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Odd, RTT had 113 allocated when I posted. Roy

113 also out, currently on 5Z22 0750 Paignton to Exeter St Davids about to get to Exter. Roy

There is a photo on Flickr of 707001/707002 operating on AC at Biggleswade. Roy

Which as mentioned above are very unlikely to have been a factor at Clapham at that time of the morning. Roy

And the RMT were happy with them when working with TFW? Roy

If true, I wonder if this relates to the lack of 175s operating yesterday? Roy

Not seen it asked before, but what has the reduction in sevice meant on crews? Has the number of staff available been reduced? Are we now going to find that when the new stock can enter service there is a lack of crew available? I know staff need training on the stock, but you gave to have...

Agreed, but that means today’s interest rates are higher, not that they are high. It is a pet hate of mine that interest rates are described as being currently high, which is not the case. We need to keep in mind that it is highly unlikely we will see interest rates in the near future to be as...

Sorry, but inflation and interest rates still sit at what are very low rates. Look back at the 1980s and 1990s and you will see what high rates looked like. Over the last 50 years, the average is around 9.1% Over the last 100 years, the average is around 8.3% The country got spoilt when for...

I can see it all slipping until shortly before the next General Election. It has happened before. Roy

Being pedantic, the Class 487s lasted in service for 53 years and the Class 483s a whopping 83 years. Roy

Was that you taking a photo at Hayle on the up service? Roy

Because the colours only reference part of the coach, not its entirety. It would not be helpful if it extended to areas to which it did not apply. This is a case of funtion over asthetics. Roy

Two things: Firstly the 387s were moved before the 175 issues became apparent. Secondly, the 387s are electric, and therefore not an HST replacement. It is diesel units that GWR are short of. Roy

That made me chuckle, I had an image of the driver changing end and taking a the aircon with him/her. Roy

I got off a train at Allerton in the late 80s to be shot at (and hit) by a couple of idiots with air rifles, a couple of other passengers suffered the same. We had to jump back on the train as there was nowhere safe to go. Thankfully I was wearing thick jeans and a leather jacket - still...

Whilst it was in GWR livery, it is no longer a GWR unit, so needed a new livery. Roy

I had some wonderful customer service from a GWR train manager once. I emailed to say what a good job they had done and got a reply explaining why I was not entitled to compensation. Made me wonder why I bothered as they obviously didn’t read my mail properly. Roy

Whatever the colour, the service in the far west is far from reliable at the moment. Wednesday afternoon was not great, as an example, with two consecutive down services around 90 late, leaving a huge gap before the first. Yes there are buses, but at this time of year people are travelling...

But that is true near London, trains can be fairly empty, apart from when they are not. You can’t plan a Cornwall service on the least populated service. Roy