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Just a final update from me and sharing my thoughts on today I arrived back in Peterborough 70 odd minutes late - so all in all not too bad. For what it is worth a few observations It felt a bit like intermidate station between Doncaster and London were a bit of an after thought in terms of...

I’m on the 1610 to London. Guess a change at Doncaster required

Afternoon, I'm trying to get back from Leeds to Peterborough The 1540 to Kings Cross was ready to go but then cancelled at departure time. Does anyone in know have any ideas of the severity please or advice to get back to Peterborough. Little info filtering down to the frontline staff Thank...

Windsor CC based in Home Park Windsor CC on the left as you approach Windsor and Eton Riverside Wokingham CC from Reading to Waterloo line Kings School Grantham cricket square viewable on the right as you depart Grantham. Appreciate it is not technically a cricket club but from memory the East...

I feel a very fortunate. Got the 1430 from Kings Cross to Peterborough. Arrived in Peterborough at just before 4. The 1559 to Newcastle was sat on platform 5, and was an HST. Walked past David Horne on the foot bridge, great to see him in the thick of things. Free water being handed out at the...

Thank you all - very interesting reading your replies It does lead to a another question though. Why does the Liverpool - Norwich train use platform 4 at Peterborough. I thought that's why platform 6 & 7 were built. Also is there a speed restriction near Welwyn Garden City at the moment?

Evening all, I've now been taking the about train daily for the last six weeks. Disclaimer time - I'm not at all having a moan in the below - I am purely interested if anyone could add any further comments / context in terms of the performance of this particular service. I guess like most...

Bit of a mess tonight. No trains out for about an hour going north of Peterborough. Platforms full so no platforms for local trains. Seems a shame that LNER couldn’t have run at least one service to Grantham. They had four trains fully loaded and then cancelled them. Currently very cosy on the...

I've been to Birmingham today from Stamford Lincolnshire. Journey to Birmingham was good - traveled on the 0906 Coming back has been a nightmare. I ended up coming back via Derby and Leicester. Train to Stamford eventually arrived in Leicester at about 19:30 after also coming via Derby...

Just to close this off. The day after my trip I popped into the ticket office in Peterborough in the hope of getting a refund. After explaining to the guy in the travel centre what had I happened I asked him to double check I had collected my original advance tickets, even though the guy...

I'd rather not upload the image as I really don't want to get anyone in trouble as the guy in Newcastle was pretty adament that it shouldn't have been done in the first place. Can't quite remember the exact words but is was along the lines of 'authority for 1 x gent to travel on headcode xxxx...

They were advance orange tickets :)

Hi all, Pretty sure I read on here that Virgin Trains East Coast had a understanding view towards when that dreaded moment comes when you arrive at the station and have left your tickets at home. This happened to me this morning travelling from Peterborough to Newcastle. After I...

http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/K97539/2016/12/21/advanced The Virgin branded new IPE?

Wouldn't it have to be have turned regardless due to the formation it was running in? When it went through Peterborough heading north this morning the 90 was on the front, coupled to the DVT with the class 91 on the back. Could it in theory been driven back from the class 91 with the class 90...