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I agree with the former, but not so much the latter. The newer stations generally have fairly low passenger figures (relatively speaking, I doubt all of them together would match just one of the top 10 stations) and compared with the number of existing stations there aren`t really that many of them.

I'm sick to death of supporters of rail privatisation banging on about how successful it's been, "just look at the huge increse in rail usage" they say. But how much is actually to do with privatisation ? Even if we ignore the increase in money spent on the railways I think the main causes of...

I was somewhat optimistic when I read on this thread that the IEP class 800s were to have passenger comfort (legroomwise) and views (seats aligning with the windows) prioritised. But having seen the picture of the mock up interior in this month`s Railway Magazine (May p7) I have to say my...

I`ve just given £50 to the GCR "Bridge To The Future" appeal. Does anyone know if there`s a page on the web giving the running total so far ?

I definitely agree with this, though things have now changed for us since our own new arrival ! But before Daniel turned up we would go to quite some lengths to get a table for two reserved. I've read some of the earlier quoted specs of the IEPs and I feel rather more confident about them...

My cynical opinion of TOCs would suggest to me they`ll try to cram in more seats in at the expense of leg room, it may, or may not, also be at the expense of a view out of the window or a view of a window pillar, an excessively wide window pillar at that. On that subject, is the IEP better or...

I thought they microwaved pre mad bacon butties on EMTs ! (they're crap) --- old post above --- --- new post below --- If that's true that IEP will have 5cm more legroom that's great, I can't wait in fact. The leg room on a XC HST is 26 to 27in, on a XC it's about 27in and that`s very...

The original HST Mk3s were relatively low density but the EC and XC refurbed ones most certainly are not !

18% longer coaches ? ! ? If it were that simple how come BR didn't do that when they designed the HST or the IC225 ? I thought having a longer train introduced problems with platform lengths etc ? And longer coaches caused gauging issues ? --- old post above --- --- new post below --- EMT...

I read in the Railway Magazine that the new 9 car Hitachi express sets for the East Coast would have "18% more seats than a 9 car HST set". Is that really the case ? And if so how does anyone know how they`ll do that without reducing legroom ? The current refurbished East Coast and Cross...

Sorry, I can't accept that. In hot weather a class 158 with 4 windows open cannot possibly be as cool as a class 156 with 12 windows open. And I repeat that if the air con is so unreliable and the TOCs cannot or will not sort it out, then I personally would want more opening windows. I cannot...

It's more than a few weeks that the non working air con leads to an excessively warm Class 158, though I accept the kind of temperatures we're having at the moment only occur for a few weeks a year ! But just look what you've said, they're not going to do XXXX for the convenience of passengers...

I am most certainly not exaggerating. It was 27 degrees in the shade yesterday and a coach with windows acts like a greenhouse. As I said earlier I was using a map as a fan to try and cool down and at least three other people were also using fans of various descriptions as well. It was so...

So why, in 23 years. have they not done so.......

Funnily enough I was actually going to get on the 16.33 to Chester (it`d overtaken the delayed 16.21 at Llandudno), but got straight back off it when I experienced the heat inside it. I hoped the 16.21 would be a class 175 (not only would the air con likely to be working but the 175s must be the...

I was travelling from Colwyn Bay to Sheffield today. Hot ? It was roasting. The first of two trains I could catch turned up, an Arriva Wales 158, I got on it and thought I can't cope with this, the air con wasn't working and it was sweltering. So I got back off to await the following service...

It all helps !

Thanks for those answers chaps. So they are rebuilding some of the line, that`s good news. On average, around how many freight trains would use the route per week now ? It`s just so I can put a footnote (in pencil ! ) in the above mentioned book.

I'm just reading Stephen Gay's book "Through Kirton Tunnel" about the ex GCR line from Sheffield to Cleethorpes. In it he states that at the time the book was written (in 2004) the only booked trains on the line from Barnetby to Gainsborough* were the three e/w Saturdays only passenger trains...

To be frank I`d rather have a Pacer than a C150. As regards leg room there`s not much to choose between them (they`re both poor) but Pacers have a better view out and the seat backs are lower so you don`t feel as claustrophobic. One of my pet hates about new type seats is the fact the backs are...