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  1. dk1

    May 2026 timetable

    Leading the way as always even this early.
  2. dk1

    Get Boston Moving

    No offence but I thought this was a wind up.
  3. dk1

    EMR Class 222’s - declining reliability

    Four seems to work well.
  4. dk1

    Low speed derailment at Paignton - 16 January 2026

    It’s an absolutely laborious task but can be financially advantageous for those involved.
  5. dk1

    Avanti to run 0700 Manchester to Euston as empty stock from December 2025 timetable change

    Thank you very much for that excellent analysis. You have far more patience than me my friend.
  6. dk1

    Avanti to run 0700 Manchester to Euston as empty stock from December 2025 timetable change

    Just shocking that the ORR is so lacking in such basic operational knowledge and that if AWC advised them of this that they were still so flipping headstrong.
  7. dk1

    Avanti to run 0700 Manchester to Euston as empty stock from December 2025 timetable change

    It is very good and earns so much respect. I have cringed over the years at operational comments and/or totally inaccurate information received from senior managers. I recall one who was so incensed by delays caused by a driver who had a broken horn that he hurriedly sent a group email to ALL...
  8. dk1

    Avanti to run 0700 Manchester to Euston as empty stock from December 2025 timetable change

    Are you saying their degree in agriculture is of no assistance? ;)
  9. dk1

    EMR Class 222’s - declining reliability

    Bet it still doesn’t lose too much time.
  10. dk1

    Trivia: Stations which have gone downhill and got worse in recent years.

    Yes the staff said that right from the initial plans. Saying that though, it’s one of the smartest Coops I have ever seen.
  11. dk1

    Staff members giving their names in announcements

    That makes perfect sense.
  12. dk1

    Staff members giving their names in announcements

    To me that’s somebody who just loves the sound of their own voice and importance. If I was the driver I would’ve had to question why??
  13. dk1

    Staff members giving their names in announcements

    Totally that. Who wants war & peace? :rolleyes:
  14. dk1

    Staff members giving their names in announcements

    This thread seems to be getting more and more ridiculous by the hour. As an ex-driver, I decide whether or not I give my name and in 27 years in the hot seat I never did.
  15. dk1

    May 2026 timetable

    Thanks. Good to see XC calling again from May. I’m sure it will be well patronised once more.
  16. dk1

    May 2026 timetable

    Was occasionally served by 158s too.
  17. dk1

    Low speed derailment at Paignton - 16 January 2026

    It was a through station originally. Trains arriving can run across into the up platform and depart straight back. Anything else has to do a shunt move and return.
  18. dk1

    LNER Stevenage Pickup/Setdown

    Maybe the onboard cleaners do when passing but I very much doubt it’s a priority.
  19. dk1

    May 2026 timetable

    The local RSPB Reserve at Buckenham provides a trickle of customers occasionally but most trains I worked stopped there with nobody alighting or joining even in high summer. Now and again we’d get some enthusiasts with tickets Berney Arms to Buckenham or vice versa but all in all it’s a very...
  20. dk1

    Ayr should be served by open top buses

    Is the weather in Ayr that favourable? only been there for the Scottish Grand National.

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