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Ah well, I’m unlikely ever to be able to use HS2, so meanwhile I’ll be thankful for small mercies, and enjoy using the Northumberland line, local to me :D

Reported on the YouTube ‘Altnabreac News Channel’ that Appleby & Howe were found guilty on 7 of 11 charges of contempt, sentencing on 12 June. https://www.youtube.com/live/Nq0gjlr6i4A?si=9EFRIeaxuVjw5fV-

It was reported on the YouTube ‘Altnabreac News Channel’ that another intermediate diet was arranged for 15 April, with Appleby and Howe being given the opportunity to obtain legal advice.

Reported locally that the platform will remain closed until at least Friday, when it is due to be inspected to determine the repairs needed.

Most of the frustration locally is from people who live near the already opened intermediate stations between Ashington and Newcastle, who have been unable to board the frequently rammed 2-coach trains, with little hope of replacement by 4-coach trains in the near future, except on the odd...

Formal bid to extend line to Newbiggin now submitted. “A formal bid to extend a railway line which has seen more than 900,000 passenger journeys in the year since it reopened has been submitted. Northumberland County Council asked the North East Combined Authority to extend the Northumberland...

Thanks for this report, good information - I’m looking to do a similar trip next year, to include the Gornergrat and Jungfrau railways, the Schilthorn cable cars, Glacier Express and one or two others.

Snacks and drinks were again served on the return journey, before the staff surprisingly changed into costume to act out a historical play. A fantastic experience, as was the whole tour, which also included a day on Lake Titicata, where I was amazed to see that the 1930-built British steam...

A fleet of buses ran a shuttle service up the hairpin bend road to Machu Picchu. An orderly queue for the buses snaked half the length of the main street, but the regular flow of buses meant that the wait wasn’t long. Machu Picchu is of course spectacular, and we had a very knowledgeable...

My train was an early morning Inca Rail service with ‘360’ panoramic carriages, which certainly gave great views of the spectacular scenery as the train wound through the valley, alongside the river and up to Aguas Calientes, thankfully in bright sunshine. M Complimentary snacks and drinks were...

When I watched Miles Kington’s ‘Three Miles High’ programme on Peru in 1980, part of the ‘Great Railway Journeys of the World’ series, I never dreamed I would one day take the train to Machu Picchu. However, I was privileged to experience that a few days ago, as part of a tour of Peru (with a...

Could a cumulative series of issues that overall result in ‘poor performance’ (for whatever reason) trigger early ‘nationalisation’, and would that be a good or bad thing for the staff?

Waiting at Morpeth for the 1E86 Lumo to London. Currently 104 minutes late, it left Edinburgh a couple of minutes after the 1E25 LNER stopper, but I was pleased to watch 1E86 pass 1E25 at Dunbar on Signalmaps :D Every little helps, as does a refund!

Probably OK on Cross Country, where it’s common for trains to be rammed

I forgot to add that the RAIB found marks on the gantry indicating that it had been hit on a previous occasion, and its only two recommendations were in relation to structures with reduced clearances.

It should be noted in relation to the Balham incident that the RAIB found that one of the three causal factors was that there was less than the normal standard clearance between the structure and the train. At the time the gantry was installed, Ministry of Transport requirements specified a...

Thanks for the interesting report. I enjoyed my trip on the Far North line a few years ago too, nice variety of scenery as the line changes from coastal to inland. If there’s another tour which takes in that line in the near future, I might try and get on it!

Congratulations on the 20th anniversary of a great forum - clear layout, wide cross-section of topics, well modded, and with good additional features such as the fares advice, disputes, forum meets and ticketing sections!

Excellent evening, attentive service from staff throughout, and great food

Duck massalam, yum!