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  1. Masbroughlad

    What's Your Woolworths Now?

    BigW in Rotherham now Boundary Mill
  2. Masbroughlad

    Arthur Scargill Was Right ?

    I should have put a question mark. The industry needed modernising - both 'sides' could have done things differently.
  3. Masbroughlad

    Arthur Scargill Was Right ?

    Putting economics to one side (if there were any REAL ones). It ripped the heart and soul out of my home county of South Yorkshire.
  4. Masbroughlad

    Arthur Scargill Was Right ?

    It all stinks!
  5. Masbroughlad

    Paying for IEP

    I am just pleased we are getting some new trains :)
  6. Masbroughlad

    Dawlish sea wall and the storms

    Just wondering how the Dawlish sea-side railway is bearing up under the stormy weather?
  7. Masbroughlad

    WH Smith Closed NYD !!

    Rubbish isn't it? I think station retail units should be let with terms in the contract about opening hours. Let's face it, they must make enough money the rest of the year!!!
  8. Masbroughlad

    Railway Management Recruitment

    Does anybody know of agencies/recruitment specialists that specifically concentrate on management or executive positions in the railway industry please?
  9. Masbroughlad

    Rail-looking back and forwards / your 'awards' & predictions

    As the end of the year draws closer - how about: 1) Best rail memory / event from 2013 2) best rail memory / event ever 3) Looking forward to rail-wise in 2014 (and beyond) 4) Rail prediction - bad - for 2014 5) Rail prediction - good - for 2014 6) A wish for 2014 - rail related These...
  10. Masbroughlad

    Your very first rail journey with parents

    Rotherham Masborough to Sheffield (on an old DMU) - sitting in the front seats and being able to see forwards :D (in the days of Brightside and Attercliffe Road - no Meadowhell, just mile after mile of factory!) Or the same, but to York from Rotherham Masborough
  11. Masbroughlad

    Bah humbug new year.

    Do you play words with friends on line?
  12. Masbroughlad

    Bah humbug new year.

    I love Christmas and New Year!
  13. Masbroughlad

    Favourite Alcoholic Drink

    Lager: 1664 Cider: Westons Extra Dry Spirit: Asbach German Brandy Wine: Good French white
  14. Masbroughlad

    Had some interview feedback from a failed interview today..

    We have some fantastic suits in charity shops. Have a good look around. That and a dry cleaning bill would be cheaper. Or Asda /Tesco etc have suits for under 40 quid. Keep trying! My other thought was did you give train enthusiast answers or customer service ones? Good luck with future...
  15. Masbroughlad

    VT first class offer

    Do VT not do cooked dinners anymore? ie cooked by a chef not micro ping meals?
  16. Masbroughlad

    VT first class offer

    If I was to travel midweek early morning from Crewe to Carlisle and return late afternoon, would I get meals in first on Virgin trains? If so-what? If not, what is the offer?
  17. Masbroughlad

    Hamburg Hotel

    And it is a brilliant hotel!
  18. Masbroughlad

    Alliance Rail

    The Huddersfield to Kings X service seems to have disappeared from their planned GNER activity map. Was going to run via Meadowhall, Sheffield, Worksop and Retford. Anyone know why it has gone?
  19. Masbroughlad

    HSTs and Other TOC stock for Private Hire

    So could for instance a an EMT or FGW HST operate a Ludlow to Scotland charter? Hypothetically speaking!

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