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Was in Albania (Tirana / Durres / Elbasan) at the weekend. Managed fine with research beforehand, including internal buses within Albania (necessary as not everywhere has info obvious, times at the locations themselves etc), and travelled by railway Plazh - Elbasan. Usual caveats apply though...

T669-1041 on the 1400 from Plazh today.

Currently: Down slow closed, staff on site to remove tree Down fast open at caution Up lines open

Not a good day on the ECML today. As it stands there’s a small handful of cancellations / part cancellations tomorrow due to set displacement. There are also crewing implications still to factor in, for those who have bust their hours from today.

40mph for approx 30 miles in the current plan.

That used to be the case for Drivers, however it’s changed in the new timetable so that the same driver works to Inverness, then back in the morning.

For the record: today 1F09 started at Wigan North Western due to crew shortage, it ran as 5F09 Blackpool North - Wigan North Western.

Ah yes, that’s what I meant, thanks!

I actually know the answer (and crosswords aren’t my thing!) Su-Doku (and anything else numeric) are much more my bag…

Thanks, appreciated :-) Mum also says thanks, she’ll mull it over!

Slightly random question, but: Does anyone still have the Daily Mail from 11 December please? My Mums paper has (was purchased with) a large clue ink splodge over the cryptic crossword clue for 26 down, making it illegible. If anyone knows what the clue was, it’d be appreciated (for what it’s...

1Y67 started Preston, 1Y68 & 1N51 cancelled throughout (running ECS both ways), traincrew shortages. 1Y67 is seen approaching Salford Crescent

The diagrams in the link are correct for the Dec '23 timetable. 225s are planned to be in service for a while yet (well beyond the end of the next timetable period), but the exact diagrams for each subsequent timetable period will only be able to be confirmed closer to the time.

Availability of Craigentinny now put back from original estimate. Revised plans being drawn up for tonight, may also have some impact in the morning, but the extent is currently TBC.

On 20/09/23, your loco was 91111 if that helps. Ironically on 20/09/23, this UK resident was in Sydney, about to catch the Indian Pacific across to Perth!

I believe LNER are allowed 2 services each hour in each direction, but with southbound services not calling at Morpeth. So for them, northbound no alterations, southbound all missed Morpeth calls.

The pay is 4-weekly, next pay date tomorrow (29/09). Pay is (in the grades I'm aware of) either one or two weeks in arrears. Final salary for the people I'm aware of; *however* they are people who've been there a while (and there have been amendments to the scheme in the meantime), so although...

TT-ONR-NRN: reading this on sets V8 & V9 on 1512 departure from Newcastle - just thought you'd like to know there's still plenty of these about on that route! Have travelled on V sets 8/9, 49/40, 36 and 50/43 today, inbetween XPT sets (2009/2019, 2006/2010, 2001/2015, 2016/2000 & 2005/2007)...

Yes; LNER test runs.

They’re diagrammed in the May - Dec ‘23 TT. Beyond that, I can’t say at this point.