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Interesting. Does it run to maximum speed in that instance or follow a freight path? Daytimes are busy on the WCML

[Apologies if this has already been answered somewhere]. But in a situation where a southbound sleeper (let’s say) runs the full route and a northbound sleeper (let’s say) doesn’t move (or vice Versa). Is there a positioning move that returns the relevant set back to the other end of the country...

Fascinating insight people, I had no idea there were so many sleepers so recently ago

Intestested in the consists of these? Last ran in 1990. Were these Mk1 Sleeper cars? I’m guessing all the current routes would have been running back then along with a few more. Were they electric hauled from Lancaster / Preston or diesel hauled all the way? Combined with anything else? What...

It strikes me that over the next 10 years as various bits of East West rail go live alongside HS2 a number of routes from Southampton and Felixstowe to the ECML, MML and WCML will potentially open up for freight operators. What is the loading gauge of East West Rail? And are there any plans for...

Yes, been in this situation myself a few times, but not anymore

Good to know, thanks!

Just thought I’d open this up to the forum in case I’m missing anything. I need to get to Glasgow City centre by 9.00am on Monday 20th June. I live in Milton Keynes ideally placed on the West Coast mainline, normally this isn’t a problem and I would head down to Watford the night before and...

Is there a way of obtaining a return ticket from somewhere on the Marston Vale line that will allow an outward journey from Bedford to London Terminals, returning via Euston to Milton Keynes or Bletchley? In a perfect world I want to go from Bedford to London With Thameslink/EMT but returning...

I was wondering if someone could enlighten me as to the stopping patterns of these services in the early 70s to early 80s. Euston to Wolverhampton services now typically include three stations that didn’t exist at this point: Milton Keynes Central (1982), Birmingham International (1976ish), and...

Quite right, my mistake. I’m doing the reverse journey on evening of May 1st which I believe might a bank holdiay

Just wondered if anyone had any knowledge on the likely timetable arrangements in the Gatwick Airport area over Easter this year? I would need to arrive by 08.00am on Easter Sunday morning (24th April) for a 10.00am flight but not sure if any services will be running that early. (I’m assuming...

Thanks! Useful to know 1641403218 This sounds ingenious, and looks plausible to me.

OK, I think I've found the solution here: Watford Junction to Edinburgh SOPR at £162.60, any train, inc. travel through London. So use the seated sleeper outbound travel up the WCML, and return travel with LNER or Lumo via Newcastle and LKX using the ECML. The MKC-Watford Junc legs I'll sort...

Very glad I ran this by the forum now. Does anyone have a link to the up to date NCoC routing guide with maps? It sounds like there’s been some recent changes.. I’m wondering whether switching the start station to St Albans or somewhere on the Marston Vale line might open up a few options...

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(Bit of a complicated journey so just want to make sure I’m booking this correctly and not setting myself up for an excess or PF) I want to travel from Milton Keynes Central to Edinburgh on the night of 6th/7th Jan on the lowland sleeper in seated sleeper class. I’ve already reserved a seat...

This what I thought too, does anyone know if there were carriage numbers or anything that could identify the individual carriages departing Waterloo for Southampton on the morning of 10th April 1912?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-56941766 Can’t see this covered elsewhere in the forum. Anyone know the story behind this rolling stock? Assume these were SWR boat train coaches for the Waterloo - Southampton services... anyone know when they were withdrawn and how they ended up...

in the pop music video ‘get out of london’ by Interferon. Looks like it might be Liverpool Street’s roof at one point (pre-renovation), then it switches to what might be Holborn Viaduct or Broad Street in the Chase scene through the covered footbridges. Also interested if anyone can identify...