Recent content by dk1

Yes it would be difficult to roster/diagram crews to HSTs now at the London end. The writing is on the wall out West too.

We are normally pre-warned if a VIP is being brought into the cab. I would then pre-warn that they are not and that another driver would need to be found to replace me if they insist. Simple as that.

Just what I thought.

He’s also a money man and it’s services like sleeper trains that keep accountants awake at night. Adding an extra coach and all the faffing around that goes with transporting someone of his importance just makes it even more of a basket case. I don’t particularly like him and wouldn’t be rude...

I don’t think the class 365 exists anymore. Are there any spare 333s? 1717150346 It sounds like a nightmare to path a 100mph these days. The ECML is very busy indeed.

Good. We don’t want him travelling with us anyway.

None of this is even remotely practical at short notice and would be enormously expensive long term if only in retaining competency.

He would clear our messroom in seconds if he did. 1717140079 Plus there would be calls to the DTM of interruption to our PNB.

Yes that is true to an extent but there were some unnecessary moves/trains. Bit of a hangover from the fleet change.

That explains a lot then :lol:

That’s the one, although I can’t open the link. Probs got the itinerary booklet somewhere. Remember staying out of season in a grotty B&B. No idea why I stayed in such places back then but probs a mate booked it just because it was cheap :rolleyes:

Only from Kings Cross back in BR days to Skeggy.

I was on that. Didn’t it start in Blackpool via Manchester Victoria & involve 31s?

Haha, didn’t everyone except it seems those who bagged a bargain basement fare and then had the cheek to whinge about the stock provided & lack of catering provision on Twitter :rolleyes:

It never ran on Saturdays. 1717017383 They were never really supposed to be there in the first place. The 19:32 only existed because the 17:02 down (12-car 321s) had no available time to terminate & spin at Stowmarket. No idea why the 20:30 (even well less patronised) needed to run. 1717017678...