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I wonder why the Fort William was cancelled. I thought the bad weather disruption was in the east.

I can’t help but wonder if St George’s will eventually be abandoned and that people who used that terminus will instead have to use the new stop in Pipers Row opposite the bus station. Slight further to walk from there to the main shopping area though. Of course, if the idea of continuing past...

Thanks for that

I’ve got the impression from comments in the thread that it is possible just to turn up and buy a ticket on board. Is this correct? I’m considering travelling on this service this Friday from Crewe to Euston but am reluctant to buy a ticket in advance in case I’m late in arriving at Crewe and so...

Matt, I have enjoyed reading about your travels and experiences over the past two weeks so, thank you for going making the effort to keep us informed. I do think that having an ALR, especially a 1st class one, is a great way to spend 7 or (better value) 14 days. Yes, it can be tiring, it can be...

Assuming there was a host on board, I think it was wrong for there to be no refreshments offered to passengers after Carlisle. Even at normal linespeed, it’s over an hour’s journey.

It’s definitely one of the joys of a 1st class ALR for me! Well, I won’t say hammered but I enjoy my fair share of them on LNER and Avanti.

Matt, looks like you had a pretty good day of travelling yesterday and good that you could go further north into Scotland this time. Regarding your experience on the train from Milton Keynes, I would have asked about what food was available especially as you could see that others had previously...

I enjoy the information about the catering experiences

It‘s just a pity that the sleeper supplement is so much more expensive these days.

You‘ve certainly had some interesting experiences. Thankfully, I’ve not had anything so bad. The most irritating gateline is at Euston. Several times, they have read the name of the issuing station and took that to mean where the ticket is valid to. I‘ve lost count of the number of times I’ve...

We had a sensible TM on a very packed service waiting to depart Euston one Sunday afternoon a couple of months ago. He checked the tickets of everyone sitting in a full coach K, noted that everyone had a 1st class ticket so told the Host that this coach would remain 1st class but that the rest...

That’s disappointing for you. Were you aware of the strike dates when you bought the ticket? Will you still be using your ALR on the date of the next strike?

Looking back on yesterdayl you certainly did a good number of miles. Great that you were allowed to travel early on the Avanti and have breakfast on board. On just three occasions since the 10.00 restriction came into force that have I asked a TM if I could travel early, only one refused and...

Breakfast looks great - apart from the black pudding! How is it that you were able to go on that service before 10? The refurbishment looks good but I miss the table lights as I think they made things feel cosy on dark evenings. Going back to yesterday, travelling so much everyday is...

I haven’t travelled on a Grand Central train for a few years now partly because I don’t like the class 180 trains but also because 1st class is much better on LNER and it’s predecessors. There was a 1st class host back then. Is that still the case?

I’m feeling tired just reading what you’ve done today! That was an early start. In the past. I‘ve stayed on the Night Riviera until about 6.25 then caught the Bristol train to Reading, changed to the XC Manchester train as far as Coventry then on what was the first Virgin service timed to...

Sounds like a great day and hope you enjoy the sleeper. I travelled on the refurbished mk3 sleeper nearly a year ago and thought it was pretty much perfect

good photos of varied modern scenes there. One thing that might have been good to do would be to crop the one of the 70 to cut out the man just on the left. I hope today is going well and that trains aren’t too packed.

i asked about having my faded ALR reprinted at the station where I’d bought it and was told it wasn’t possible.