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  1. northern156

    Metro: Commuters furious after train driver misses scheduled stop at station

    http://metro.co.uk/2014/11/13/train-driver-apologises-for-forgetting-to-stop-at-station-4947356/?ito=facebook Poor passengers who had to suffer the ordeal of the tiring journey from Brighton to Preston Park, you've really got to feel sorry for them sometimes. [/sarcasm]
  2. northern156

    My idea for East Coast to Carlisle

    Hi all, I was just wondering now the East Coast HSTs are on diversion through the Tyne Valley through to Carlisle and then up to Edniburgh... What would the benefits and/or chances of East Coast introducing a once/twice daily return journey from London to Carlisle via ECML to Newcastle and then...
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    Tyne Valley Diversions 2013

    Hi all Just to say that according to NRE, the closure of the ECML between Newcastle and Edinburgh (resulting in diversions of East Coast HSTs via Carlisle and the WCML) will be on this year: Saturday: 9th November Sunday: 10th Nov 17th Nov 24th Nov 1st Dec Note that on 9th Nov...
  4. northern156

    Trains run by at least two operators

    Hi all I was curious to know. Are there many train services in the UK that are ran by more than one TOC? And what/whose rolling stock is used on these services? By this I mean individual trains where staff are changed mid-journey; not whole routes which are shared. The most prominent one I...
  5. northern156

    Sky News: Campaign to prevent drunk people having accidents on the railway

    http://news.sky.com/story/1122453/drunk-passengers-video-train-safety-warning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__BSIChUdak I was cringing at the bit where the man fell down the side of a TPE 185 at Picc... :|
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    The Tyne Valley Diversions

    Hey guys, this is my first post, so emmmm... lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pAhbxAxr88 The Tyne Valley Diversions - The ECML gets shut every year, around this time of year between Newcastle and Edinburgh, for engineering work. So the NXEC HST's get diverted via Carlisle and then up to...

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