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9P37 Euston - Preston via NS, tonight , is late leaving because the driver needed his break. I’d be a bit annoyed if I was the driver - he’s entitled to it , but has been thrown under the train there..

I bought a return ticket a few days ago for Euston - Birmingham International. Ticket is for 18.13 which has been cancelled. There’s an 18.09 service which I assume is a re-timetabling. In any case I asked an Avanti staff member and they said my ticket can be used on any train. By stroke of...

It didn’t say this at Birmingham International this morning. It went with the ‘sorted’. I’m waiting for “ top one, nice one” to be added.

Thankyou for the diagram. That's how I recall it and it was archaic in the 80s. New in the 1880s.

Compare this to the pre-remodel days of BR in the 80s. 60mph max I think on the through lines.

They should keep it, but use a variety of accents.

Just catching up with this (Only last night I was reading RAIB report of a Freightliner which lost it's containers in a high wind (March 1st 2008) in that area). Main thing is that the human damage is minimal. Pendolinos are fairly sturdy and safe. However, someone claimed earlier on the...

Thankyou for this. Extensive summary.

Ah, ok, apologies must have misread it

Apparently, a Leeds - KX was behind 1Y90, which apparently passed Huntingdon at 19.45 1/2. This makes the decision more remarkable, even if the road was already set to SL platform.

An engineering train (3J30), 4L90 and numerous passenger trains went through during BBC coverage, so the line is getting back to near normal.

Ok. I'm not familiar with the routes / lines on ECML. Where would they re-route into Huntingdon Platforms - closer to the station?

Would it have been re-routed into the slow/platform lines at Connington South Jn? What is te junction speed there? As you say a heroic response.

BBC News now talking about the service (1Y90) now. Also kudos to the signallers and train crew.

True of course. Reports say once it was away from Peterborough. It is 10 minutes from Peterborough to Huntingdon?

Apologies if mentioned, but on Real Time & Traksy it seems that 1Y90 was on time at Connington South junction , presumably the attack happened after it passed there. Thoughts with everyone involved, it would have obviously been traumatic to have been on that train. Kudos to first responders too.

Absolutely terrifying.

It was bus replacement on Wednesday

I agree, the Train Crews and Staff were good under pressure. A sad day.

Yes, it was a troublesome day on the WCML. All thoughts with the deceased and their loved ones. What happened to us is a minor inconvenience in context of what happened to the poor person at Berkhamsted. I was on 2K10 , 9.30 from MKC. I'd got split fare tickets and had to change off 1Y19...