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There are more than enough LNER Azumas running today for people not to need to divert to EMR. Passenger loadings are still far lower than normal.
Next week though people in England can book hotels or equivalent for leisure purposes.
If the HST is ex Midland or ECML, it might not be fitted with ATP required for GW mainline into Paddington, coaches maybe useful for GWR power cars though. Such a shame there is no light engine moves from Kidderminster to pick up the rake, according to real time trains.
Without wishing to contribute to the wibble does anybody know if the following Ecs by Locomotive Services from Crewe to Laira today is relevant to these issues?
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/24508/2021-05-10/detailed
How busy are GWR/LNER trains this weekend. I am planning to do an All Line rover from Thursday, as I am South West based it will be the first voyager out on Thursday morning and avoid this area for a few days. Disappointed not to see LNER north of Edinburgh this coming week, but understandable.
I have done First Class all line rovers the last 4 years. The overcrowded Standard Class only trains before Covid19 put me off travelling on rural routes with certain operators.
As a previous poster has said the LNER north of Edinburgh trains can also be really full south of Edinburgh even in...
I have only been on 3 IET services in past 6 days. No reservations on this service on the boards on each departure.
You can reserve a PLACE on the train as a guarantee, but the services are very lightly loaded. You will not be reserved an identifiable seat number.
Either phone the GWR number...
The Avanti seat reservation was changed from compulsory to strongly recommended on Wednesday. Their reservation system isn't fit for purpose if you have a valid ticket without a reservation, so therefore was unenforceable. I emailed the reservation email link with no reply. Also tried to get a...
I have been checked on ten services out of 24 since Monday. In summary :
Avanti 3 times 100%.
Cross Country 3 times across two services 100%
TPE 4 times out of 6 trains.
Scotrail 1 out of 6 trains.
GWR 0 checks 1 train only
SWR 0 checks 1 train only
Northern 0 checks 2 trains only
TFW 0 Checks 1...
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