Recent content by 6Gman

I think it would be very unwise to claim that the card has been "lost" when it had, in fact, been used by a family member and then confiscated by a ticket inspector.

The phrase "start as you mean to go on" comes to mind for some reason. Naughty, I know.

I did Chester to Llandudno on a 142. It was vile. Especially the fast section between Flint and Prestatyn.

Frankly, given the numerous and premeditated offences involved he should be grateful for the settlement offer and pay it immediately. The alternative would be a prosecution which will be more expensive and sit on his record.

Thank you - that makes perfect sense. An elegant and practical workaround!

That was my initial thought with the first 'liner having come off the Trent Valley and the first Pendolino being the Scotland via Brum, but the pattern then broke down with Class 1s off the Trent Valley.

Curious arrangements this evening - 3 successive intermodals used the Down Fast between Stafford and Crewe, while passenger trains overtook them, using the Down Slow. Any suggestions why this would happen?

Wait for the letter from GTR then come back here where you will find some very knowledgeable and helpful people who can advise further. The likeliest outcome - if you co-operate fully - is you will be asked to pay the full fare for each incident of evasion plus a contribution of around £150 to...

Sunday schools in Crewe still booked a train for their excursion to Prestatyn (Rhyl was considered a den of sin and iniquity) until around 1971/72.

Not least because the major population centres tend to be on the eastern side of the country. Wrexham to Cardiff via Shrewsbury makes a lot more sense than via Moat Lane Junction and Three Cocks Junction ! And always did.

The driver would have started as a fireman (usually at the same depot) and would have worked numerous duties as a fireman, during which the driver would explain* what he was doing, why he was doing it and would - unofficially but helpfully - pick up the shovel and let the fireman take over...

I think perceptions of GW practice are coloured by what happened on the South Devon banks (and how heavily covered/photographed it was). My 1962 operating data folder for the Birmingham District lists 25 locations where "arrangements for assisting on inclines" existed. Of these only one...

Also known as "Look and Book" - a cheap off-season trip to a resort to see whether you fancied it for the summer holiday.

As a former resident of Deganwy which is the crossing involved?

And, of course, the various components of any new train can come from a number of different countries.