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At least you can avoid the afternoon tea trains now as at last EC have listed them on the timetable. I do remember some nice sweet things been on the new a.tea menus though, but it is still cold food only.
Anyone travelling on a weekend in the morning, yogurts, and a selection of pastries...
Assuming your on a all day menu train (?), the hot options will be Indian style chicken with mango chutney and a nann bread or Spinach and ricotta cannelloni with salad and bread roll. The sarnies will be BLT or Cheese and pickled onion.
In the main yes, E ciggies are allowed but it depends on which train company your travelling on, EC does allow it subject to no complaints from other passengers, however i know Northern does not permit there use, no idea about FCC
On another note a new menu starts Monday 13th.
Not mistaken, quite correct, if the green lights are out or turned to red on the UV sterilisation unit then we are not allowed to serve open food at all (both in first and over the buffet)
I think this is a saturday night only ECS movement from Lincoln to Heaton and even then that depends on what engineering work is planned for the Sunday.
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Think the best that will happen is all the Newark terminators will extend to York, therfore...
Maybe, but i can assure you Ronnie is still there cleaning the trains, i was talking to her last night, now and again she brings me some eggs in from her chickens.
Yes, i seem to remember at Leeds the stock was kept in a lock up near the staff smoking area behind boots, taking to some of the guys that worked them they said they could earn a pretty penny, especially on the Carlisle and Blackpool services.
I wouldnt be sorry to see trolleys gone on EC, i...
The 2135 is capped, the set that would make the 1845 will go to NL instead so the sets are in the right place for tomorrow. I think the plan is to run the 2200 and 2330 via Cambridge put not 100% sure
Indeed, and although ive no idea on the technical side of things i would like to add that having worked for GNER, NXEC and EC over quite a few years now, i would estimate disruption due to overhead line damage is down at least 80% from when i first started working on the railway. Im not that...
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