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Does the penny not drop with XC that sky high prices leads to empty seats ? If the OP is doing the trip in one day, then get a) 1st open Rtn darlington to sheffield at 134.00 ( priced by Eastcoast ) b) 1st off peak day rtn Sheffield to derby 16.20 ( priced by East midlands ) c) 2nd off...

or if Meschede had caught Chanderpaul with 20 odd runs still needed for victory.... I am going for Derbyshire and Surrey to get relegated ...

Onions may now get in, if he gets over his broken finger. Kerrigan may be considered, if the pitch is thought to be conducive to turn...., although he is due to play in the two day game for the lions vs australia, which may be an error since it gives the australians a chance to work him out !

I suspect the latter - which leads to hardly any lorries using it. Hence the lack of wear and tear on the road surface.

Agreed ! Drop two out of Trott / Root / Bairstow and use the slots freed up for a) new batsman ( Carberry / Robson ) b) a fifth bowler. So I would have Swann, Broad, Bresnan and Tremlett, plus either Onions ( if his hand recovers ) or Anderson ( only if Onions is still...

Has Mr. Flower and / or the selectors given an explanation as to why Onions was not picked for Durham, despite all the media punters stating that "Onions is ideal for the type of pitch there" ? Looking forward to the Oval, I hope that the England selectors have the guts to drop at least one...

Has Cook fallen below the 15overs per hour threshold for the match ? If so, can he be "banned" from the Durham test ?

there are moves afoot to get the snicko available within 5 seconds, but no definitive timescale has yet been put ....

Are things like relay / location cabinets being placed such that they would not impede any adding of double track at a later date e.g. extending the existing loops ? I am just thinking that a significant cost of redoubling projects like the cotswolds line was moving all the old comms out of...

This is a link to a web site with pictures of a) East Lincs line in the week prior to closure in Oct 1970 b) the last trains on the Louth freight stub in Dec 1980 I know these are not the last passenger trains from Kings Cross to Grimsby via the East Lincs, which I believe ran on Sun 04...

Have ATOC / Passenger Focus / Rail Regulator etc been contacted in any case ? Otherwise what is there to stop XC (and presumably other TOCs) carrying on with this propanganda ?

Can you give any examples of these cheap 1st class fares on the Central Belt, whether walk-on or Apex ? The only example I can think of is the 1st off-peak day return from Derby to Sheffield at 16.20 ( 2nd is 10.80 ) available after 0900. For what it is worth, having done the above journey...

What do people on here suggest what the "plan of action" for Broad is, once this series is over ? Thinking particularly of his batting, which is almost a village no. 10, rather than a test no. 8 Would it be worth him having an extended spell in the county championship, even at the expense of...

Not for Long ! Shankend is even more impressive. Maybe one day, hopefully whilst I am still here, that structure will be brought back into use. One can but dream .....

So with the above quote in mind, would it be worth letting Onions and Bairstow having a game, just to keep them match fit, even though there is a risk of losing the series one-nil ? Australia have strength in depth in terms of their seam bowling and if one of Anderson / Finn / Broad get...

I agree, unless one can get a cheap 1st advance.... The disappointing thing about the TPE 1st class walk-on fares is that there are no tickets available apart from the open return. Hence one is paying nearly double, or more than double the 2nd class price. With the current severe overcrowding...

How much, if any electrically hauled traffic goes in and out of Millerhill yard ?

monolingual signs and staff ! ( I know that some SWT trains have guards with some french training )

a) post 1985 as you state, use platforms 1 and 2 b) pre 1985 services FROM blackburn were able to use either platforms 1 or 2 services TO blackburn used the main part of the old platform 3 ( now platform 4 ) OR used the through road if non-stop. Someone else on this forum may be able to...

when it was resignalled, in 1985 so platform 2 became platform 3 I do not remember the current platform 2 ( bay ) being in use for passengers, prior to the resignalling, although it may have been used whilst the line to Bury was open ( closed Oct 1970 ) what is now platform 4 used to be...