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I take it by the very specific nature of your description that this was mooted at some stage but I'm not sure it was pacers that saved the day; correct me if I'm wrong but as I remember it, the Calder Valley Manchester Vic - Leeds services went from 1st gen DMUs to 150s (before the WYPTE 155s...

I'd say Crewe. It's a long time ago now but the pre-arena, original Manchester Victoria was the epitome of faded grandeur.

Can they make enough money to make it viable just from ORCATS? I shouldn't imagine it's massively lucrative otherwise, as it stands; it's been quiet whenever I've used it. It's a nice, cheap, quiet alternative for those in the know, and presumably that has never bothered EMT / EMR because it is...

Also posts #9, 16, 17 and 26 (directly above yours!) ;)

Well they are timetabled to wait at New St for 18 mins* so shouldn't be much different if running on time. * Not that much less than the terminating trains!

Right, I see what you mean now. Well it needs fixing so if that's the way to do it then surely it's a good thing?

I'm sure people north of New Street faced with the choice of a short wait to get to International or to continue to suffer the appalling service they have had since May last year would choose the former.

Unfortunately?? As was widely predicted on this forum the May 2019 timetable change was a total, abject failure; a balls-up of the highest magnitude, as any regular user of LNR will testify. Anyway I can see 3 Birmingham trains an hour off peak from May; a New St terminator and 2 Liverpools...

I guess that'll be the end of the EMR Leeds trains then.

It was dangerous but unfortunately the yellow lines have contributed to the current situation where the car park fills up long before the end of peak time. Cheddington station has a very under-used car park because the parking charges aren't justified by the level of service. Many people from...

Hopefully they'll stay until the 730s arrive. The 350/4s will do little more than improve the reliability of train formations, which will be extremely welcome.

As they seem to be putting them at all their stations I guess they're not really non standard in the strictest sense but I do find it interesting that London Northwestern Railway (WMT too....?) have chosen to put massive great plain white signs up at station entrances with none of their own...

Ouch! You're right though, of course.

That would be perfectly adequate I'd say.

I note that the choices didn't include "get the train as planned despite it being a bit chilly". I'd much rather have used an extra blanket or two (and maybe had a couple more whiskies!) than get a coach or a morning train service arriving later. I'd have been a bit cross in that situation if...

Well then I really don't understand where the DfT are coming from.

I really think this is one of the biggest failings of the franchise system - if things need doing they have to wait until the new franchisee arrives whilst the 'outgoing' one (if they can really be called that when they have years left) effectively shuts up shop and coasts to the finish. I...

Noisier with opening windows I suppose - Chiltern ones are very quiet. Even so I don't think they're as noisy as a 150.

But it's GWR's money isn't it?

Fair enough. Well the ORR clearly see the droplights as a big problem so if the stock is there to stay it seems sensible to me to put the interior handles in. I really can't believe that a small modification like that to such a small fleet would be all that expensive.