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Back in the mid 80's I had the opportunity to work on a Rail Safety video which was introduced by Mark McManus (better known as DCI Jim Taggart.) He insisted on calling ScotRail "ScotchRail" throughout the filming. Although, I think he may have had a couple of scotches beforehand. :s
And how would you go about stopping at all the request stops?
Letting the guard on the 13:14 Swansea to Shrewsbury know that you'd like the train to stop at Bynea (but you won't be getting off) AND Llangennoch (but you won't be getting off) AND Pontarddulais (but you won't be getting...
Way back in the 80's, you could make a day return from Waverley to Haymarket last all day (I know, I know! I was young and impressionable and know now it was very wrong and wouldn't do it today!) and I would often jump on a North Berwick/Dunbar-Haymarket to meet one of the portions from...
Possibly an urban myth this one.
Back in the days before the direct line from Glasgow Queen Street High Level to Springburn was opened, the Glasgow-Cumbernauld trains reversed at Cowlairs.
Drunk guy staggers onto the train, train leaves and stops, as per schedule at Cowlairs.
Drunk guy...
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