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Captain Cod's at Kidderminster. Just across the road from the stations. Absolutely gorgeous grub from there. Great chippy.

Isn't the Signalling School in the West Midlands now being held at Walsall Training Centre?

Congrats on getting the job, WMSC is all 8 hour rosters with 12s on Sundays. The LOM should be able to send you the roster.

The service on the Chase line is still a disgrace. From seeing perhaps one or two services a week terminated at Hednesford before the timetable change there are now multiple trains a day turned back, even when only 8 mins late at Cannock. Before the change trains had to be 20 or more late before...

Often see symbolic messages in TD berths to mark events such as Signal Box closures etc. today Old Oak Common depot closed with due honours.

Always was interesting to deal with the Bloxwich Tripper. 66s did work it towards the end, so did 56s just before they finished with EWS. Some good info here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/61164-bloxwich-and-the-cannock-chase-line/ And from the box:

I heard a London Midland conductor on a Walsall-Wolverhampton a while ago announce Duddeston as Vauxhall and Duddeston and Wolverhampton as Wolverhampton High Level. Thought it was rather nice

It was quite funny in places and a great insight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1XIrHcV6dA

Poor woman. I've had concerns over auto-lower for some time. Yes she was in the wrong but probably didn't expect the barrier to come down while her vehicle was still on the crossing.

Charge them for a ticket I hope.

Bog hogs!!! Love that!

Have you seen a 170 toilet? I can't imagine more than one fitting in there...:D

Anyone else noticed this? It seems to be more and more common around the West Midlands. A few times this week I've seen someone dive into the toilet at New Street and remain in there until the train reaches Rugeley Trent Valley! Nice, selfish way of getting a qiuet seat to yourself and avoiding...

I'm surprised LM are taking this action. They don't usually bother. On my local line it is very rare to be checked. Since the barriers have been installed at New Street it is even more unusual. After about 2100 no guards walk through and to be honest I can't blame them for not wanting the...

With apologies for resurrecting an old post, this is one of the most fascinating Ive read on here. Railways and ghosts.....

Well I take it all back about no ticket checks on the Cannock line. There was a star on there yesterday evening who took no messing! All the usuals who had no intention of paying were ejected at the next station.

Quiet coaches, like seat reservations, should all be removed now. They are no longer appropriate. BR never had quiet coaches. Instead they had something far more welcome: longer trains.

Which is why it shouldn't be the job of the guard to sell tickets. Every station should have a staffed booking office. No ticket? - no getting on the train. That will of course never happen....

Steinway? How common. Now a Bosendorfer Imperial Grand is something else...!:D

Interesting topic this. On the Rugeley Trent Valley to Birmingham New Street route ticket checks are erratic to say the least. I can understand it is difficult to get through the train at peak times and not worth the hassle on the late services but during the afternoon? Its rare to get checked...