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I'm just adding to the chaos. Oxford road is handy for me but not a cat in hell's chance of getting a seat on a train heading NW. So get a train heading east to piccadilly, wander down from platform 13 to 14 (getting some helpful advice at 100 decibels about not crossing the red line) and pick...

At Oxford road at 15:45 today and a 397 pulls into platform3 and stays there till I caught my train at 15:55 so a good chance to most through the windows. As has been said, looks smart and lots of table bays all aligned with windows

Anyone else find them a bit "bouncy"? It could be the track but the ones I'm on are doing WCML, Wigan to Lancaster, I'd hope that was in a good state.

Rather than garden sheds and scout huts can we have two Pacers smashing into each other at max speed! ( Just like the thing with nuclear flasks a good few years ago)

Not sure about crosscountry but the situation with TPE trains from Manchester to Scotland is a daily free for all in evening peak. Trains are full with lots of people standing the 40 minutes to Preston. Virtually all seats are reserved with about half actually turning up. So it's do you lurk...

Are you including Barrow, Roose, Bootle and Manchester Piccadilly in that 208? hahaha, can't resist stiring that pot

On a positive note, took a 195 out of piccadilly two afternoons this week and the functioning air con was a godsend. Unlike the furnace that was the 156 on tuesday

Was at Preston yesterday evening and saw my first Northern 195 in service and heading to Windermere. Looked rather smart and was looking forward to getting aboard to see just what it was like.. However turns out it wasn't going to stop in Lancaster which was a bit of a surprise. Never known a...

Now I've found a picture

Just taken a 24 hour trip with South African railways from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg. Went Tourist Class and that meant we had a sleeper and access to the dining car. All felt very safe with good secirity. Meals adequate and reasonably priced but not much choice. Best way to see the...

Not a big new settlement but an area of a few square miles of rural hinterland. Bay Horse, between Lancaster and Preston. Station named after the adjacent Inn and before too long all the farms and houses within half a mile are said to be in Bay Horse.

Saw a 331 heading south through Lancaster yesterday morning, 8.45am approx, stopped at the platform so had a chance of a good look. I'm quite impressed

Hope you caught the train and Johnnychips is right about the temperature. I was there in summer and in an open carriage. Dressed for the heat of the coast but I was freezing when we got to the top

Oxenholme to Penrith through the Lune Gorge and over Shap summit,stunning!

Merseyrail and their staff deserve a gold star. Got to Moorfields Saturday and there were queues down the street so thought I'd be shuffling along for ages. However everything was handled very efficiently so took 20 mins till I was on a train. Good humoured team and not a "jobsworth" in sight

Planning to travel overnight by train from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg in January 19. Anyone done that (Or other SA trips) and got some helpful advice or tips? Thanks

Finally downloaded the pictures. That's fridge freezer getting loaded up

The council elections in Pendle were in 2016 (21 Con, 17 Lab & 10 LibDem) It's a borough were everything is up for grabs politically

For any spare cash for rail re-opening that can be found down the back of the Government sofa i'd think there are a lot more deserving routes to be reopened first

Took the bus over the border from Bariloche to Puerto Varas. That was a 7 hour Andes adventure and involved 30 minutes at the Argentine crossing and an hour at the Chilean side. That involved unloading all our baggage for the dogs to sniff and inspect etc. Top tip the Chilean guys give you a PDI...