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Oh so now its the RMT's fault for the fare SET BY THE DFT... Really? Are you honestly this dimwitted in real life...

"RMT Scaremongering" Care to explain how protecting (or at least trying to) the vested interests of their membership is scaremongering??? Isn't a trade union supposed to protect its members? "They also don't usually come running when there are issues with yobs on trains" - there is a...

God almighty. Have you no respect at all for the dignity of the dead? Regardless of the circumstance? Have you thought of how long it takes to get a replacement crew out to the affected train? How long it takes to mobilise Network Rail staff? How long (if deemed necessary as yesterday) it...

Jings!

Its alright balloting the drivers for a dispute over the matter. Infact any union executive can put a ballot on its members - no problem - however its a question of getting everyone onside for the ballot and somehow, just somehow, I fear they won't this time around. I am happy to be proved...

Often throughout viewing threads on this forum, I've wondered why people appear to think you suffer from delusions of grandeur. Your posting above makes me realise why. The ECML, WCML and Transpennine Links provide vital links into and around London and Manchester (in particularly the...

Oh I did wonder how long it would take for someone to mention Bob Crow in a thread that is completely unrelated to the man himself or the union he represents... 6 posts must be a record :s

One wonders if the old Travellers Fayre selection of foods were proffered would this please those unhappy with the offering despite its many changes since May 2011

135 pages and this thread is still going? I think the criticism mark may also be aimed at me aswell. I do believe in constructive criticism and have no problem with it, however when time and again normal hard working human beings are blamed and criticised for things out with of their (sp)...

Someone mentioned this earlier, regarding 'the guard leaving the train in accordance with rules and regs' Please some correct me if this has been rescinded, but if I remember correctly wasn't that '5' on the buzzer?... If so, one can see this bell buzzer being brought into use as a...

I fail to understand how you can call yesterdays weather and todays infrastructure faults "ECs problem" Do you ever have anything positive to say about EC? - all I ever see on EC matters are postings from you taking every opportunity possible to twist the knife into the company when you can.

The difference between the SOS and FOS as posted above.

In the time I've been browsing this forum I too, have never seen such a ridiculous post untill now.

I'm on the 0830 ex KGX heading back to 'muchty for the festivities this train is also very quiet too! Plenty of space to spread out with. The guard has just been past with a bah humbug hat on - quite novel (well it made me smile anyway!). Seasons greetings to you all

I know, one can only dream that we could have the same service levels of old as we do now

Tonight I find oneself on the sleeper to London, the headcode being 1M11. I remember 1M11 as one of the old Nightriders, in particular the blue (if I remember rightly) coloured lights on the old mark 2 d,e,f stock. I also remember vaguely a sleeper service that was loco hauled originally but...

From what I am aware through discussing with one of my former colleagues whom I served with when I was part of the trade union movement, the requirement is 9 hours turnaround when lodging in inverness, the evening guard that works into inverness works back out the following day, only as far as...

As a thought, why not try the operator specific tickets, those which are routed 'XC ONLY' (Cross Country) or 'EC ONLY' though I'm not sure the latter exsists for Newcastle as a destination anymore. That way you are not tied down to a particular train, however you are tied down to a particular...

Hello on my frequent journeys south from Edinburgh i notice alot of work being carried out here where the Branch was once in place. Recently i notice now that all vegetation has been cleared away and what looks like a trackbed complete with ballast that has been laid. I have heard talk...

I to remember the sleepers having travelled on them occasionaly from Dumfries, although cannot remember the terminating point. If memory serves correct I can confirm that there were 2 LMS sleepers which were normally coupled together. Can anyone confirm the terminating point I wonder?