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I imagine this has something to do with a significant proportion of the call centres being based outside the UK. If the Northern Rail call centres are 40% above where other call centre workers are, then they are earning more than the guard jobs I see going.

Thanks for the tip on the guitar band...hoping to have a day in Santiago to spend relaxing, depending on my feet holding out and carrying me at a decent pace! We would have liked to book the train out of Santiago too, but eventually the fact that we were getting close to the trip, and Renfe...

I'm heading out to Spain next week, and had been keeping an eye on the trains running from Madrid to Leon (where I'm meeting my old man to complete the Camino de Santiago, which he started last week). I've seen the trains available on the site for a few weeks, each time telling me (at least my...

Around a week ago there was a report saying that there was plenty of availability for the Wales v Uruguay game...maybe they should save the big guns for the other two matches being held there. Some of the scheduling seems to be designed to cater to the international markets though, some of...

I mainly use ATW, and the little cards at least tell you what the reservation is, I'm not keen on those little scrolling screens. As for cinema tickets, I like the seats down the front with the space for wheelchair users because you get a lot of leg room, even if you do have to look up a...

I did find it interesting on the Arriva Trains Wales posters promoting their services for the Rugby World Cup that the caption about 70% of services having seats available had an important asterisk (*not on rugby match days).

Now that is a spectacular factoid and no mistake. Superb sir.

@stripeynick - that spot looks really good, that curve where the class 60 is coming from must be great for photos.

I'm probably not at the subscribing point at the moment, putting aside cash for train tickets is still enough of a sacrifice...and money for the pots of mini sausages from Tesco that seemed to be the lunchtime staple when I was trainspotting as a kid. Bath and Bristol for me this weekend I...

I used the wi-fi on a FGW HST from Paddington to Swansea on Friday night, and while it was slow, or sometimes I needed to reload something, I don't think it is too bad. It is free, and it is on a train that is hurtling at high speed, so having any kind of wi-fi connection is pretty good in my...

Yes, I suppose the weekend is a little quieter for freight, they're terribly inconsiderate not to work their schedules around my working week! EMUs and DMUs are all well and good, but I still find that it is the locomotive hauled trains or freight locos that are the most interesting, and are...

May have misphrased a little, I'm not bothered if there are other people around, just wondering if there were any spots particularly noted by those in the Bristol area for freight etc. Will have to check out Bishton Junction, sounds like a decent spot. May pop up to Bath on Saturday for a...

Hello folks, I'm just restarting the trainspotting hobby that has lain dormant for nearly 20 years, and I was wondering if you all had some great spots that nobody else uses to catch those rare locomotives that rarely find their way beyond the depot. I'm heading down to Bristol Temple...

I'd love to see a situation where the Scots, Northern Irish and the Republic of Ireland fans are in France to share a few pints with us. I'd even have a bottle of bitter ale (for the explanation, see the Max Boyce song "Hymns and Arias" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0RDadPheNQ) for any...

Ask any Welsh fan, do we genuinely deserve the title of being second, third or fourth best team in the world .... probably not. However, when it comes to form teams in the world, then there a possibility we might deserve to be put up there. Nonetheless, having got back from Cyprus a couple...

Getting ready for the National Express out of Swansea to Gatwick in the early hours of tomorrow (5.45am!!!) and heading on my first away trip to watch Wales v Cyprus on Thursday night. Been wanting to do an away trip for a while, but a combination of extra money from a work promotion and...

Oops, you're right. This was copied from the list I did before referencing it with my shiny new Locomotives and Coaching Stock book. I think there's a couple of others in there I'll need to remove too. *Edited out the duds*

Did my first day's spotting in over fifteen years a couple of weeks ago, and as my books from that period are long gone, everything was a first spot for me! Nice day around Cardiff, Barry, and up the valleys on 22 August. 08499 08503 20228 43002 43015 43026 43053 43092 43098 43122 43138 43145...

I was hoping that by reading all the way to the end of this thread I might be a little wiser about what the particular code was. I guess I'll just remain in anticipation for someone to pop up with the actual answer. In call centre terms, code 663 means going for a pee (or a number 2 if you're in...

Did something similar last weekend, although I was traveling from Swansea instead of coming from further afield. I took the line up to Merthyr Tudful however, which appears to be a small station which is located right next to a massive Tesco. Didn't actually get to see much more of the town...