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I agree. If we delve deeply we'll find SSP are operating several outlets either directly or through franchises at railway stations. Upper Crust is fully owned. Greggs is a franchise. By checking SSP's website It's possible to see the other names on station units that are likely to be operated...

SSP grew out of Upper Crust and have worked with the railway industry for a long time. Of course Network Rail want to cream as much as they can from retail space in stations and SSP seem to be successful in doing that for them. Other operators are free to tender for the units so any apparent...

I travelled on 769434 on the first day of introduction and have noted it to have been an apparently better performer than most - until its recent unfortunate incident for which it was entirely blameless. It must be a total nightmare trying to provide reliable services with these units and have...

As it will be 8-10 years before this new fleet can be built, tested and fully deployed much can happen in the meantime, not least demand for rail. I have been using the roads between Sheffield and Newcastle and Hull for the last 50 years. Rarely have I used trains. To nearer Manchester? I can...

As an aside I recently discovered Greggs station outlets are franchised to SSP Group so your card transaction probably shows their name not Greggs. They spcialise in providing food outlets in transport hub captive markets. See; https://www.foodtravelexperts.com/what-we-do/

As far as I can see none of the demonstrators has come forward to lodge a claim of assault against them. That doesn't mean they weren't assaulted, or that an accusation couldn't be substantiated. See West Midlands police carefully worded statement...

Storm in tea cup. The demonstrator surely factored in the probability that they would be removed. Exactly how was not text book but did the waved walking aid cause any broken bones or serious abrasions? The pulling of hair was clearly unconformtable and demeaning but did it cause any lasting...

185s are very reliable trains. That's significantly to the credit of the Siemens staff at the purpose built Ardwick train depot. Sending some to distant routes would be likely to reduce that record. I'd keep them on routes running through.Manchester or close to those routes. They are heavy...

We on South Pennine are resigned to seeing 185s from now into eternity. A very brief coat trailing introduction of noisy Novas 3s never fully materialised into a regular reliable service. I suspect 185s will become further established on services around Sheffield, handily available when anything...

It's possibly a subject for another discussion but I cant help wondering where these crypto millionaires are getting all their money from. Having £36m to throw away suggests he's got plenty more to play with. It's come from somewhere. Who's being conned out of their money?

After almost 24 hours the dust may be starting to settle. New trains to enter service from 2034. Aurora? I hope these will work to spec. from day 1 but suspect they may not. Full fleet in operation by 2036, possibly? By 2036 I suspect Northern and TPE will be pooled, exactly how remains to be...

2 doors on intermediate units clearer here. 1789082012 Sent to whatever EMR becomes to cover Liverpool - Nottingham, displacing 158s?

I'm always impressed with the level of detail included in railway accident reports, and that goes back over 100 years to the early days of railways. Back in 1907 there was a spectacular derailment at Dore & Totley Station Junction when the second oi two locomotives ended on the station...

2021! Other worthwhile voluntary bodies also experience such media attacks. The difficulty is that we live in a free country and anyone can support or oppose the National Trust, NSPCC, Oxfam, RSPB, Save the Children. It's when it gets to physical obstruction and personal abuse that it has to...

An occasional Cumbrian Coast heritage special train doesn't attract the same levels of interest seen for the Settle and Carlisle line!

I seem to recall reading somewhere that Farage owns or owned a fishing boat, possibly used by his son along the Kent/Sussex coast.

I leave others to draw conclusions from the recorded passenger numbers since it's early days with very frequent services through the central core by 1983/4. You'd expect extensions to the Airport, Sunderland and finally South Hylton would have attracted more users. It has gone the other way...

Whatever and whoever they are they were well organised and disciplined. Inspired by Reform/Restore rhetoric the Dover operation was planned well in advance and kept secret. I suspect cars were picking up natonwide before final approaches to Dover. The black dressed example I saw in Sheffield on...

I doubt more than 2% of the boat people will ever be eligible to assist the NHS, if that. Rubber boats are the high profile evidence that obscures much of the migration iceberg. We're overlooking the detailed effects of net migration over recent decades. Many Reform and Restore party supporters...

Do they ever use a hospital, or any other NHS service?