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    Looking after Passengers during severe service disruption.

    What is the protocol for looking after passengers during severe service disruption? I'm particularly interested to learn from staff (Guards, TM's, Catering or DOO drivers) what do they do and what is expected of them to look after passenger's on-board both in First Class and Standard. Are staff...
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    Marston Vale line suspension over - FULL services start running 19/02/24

    Well if you are at Ridgmont or within walking distance (Wed-Sat btwn 1000 and 1600) I can recommend the tea room at the station as well as the little musuem.
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    First Group Sheffield - London via Retford open access proposal

    £67 (according to Bank of England). Inflation averaged 2.4% a year.
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    LNER proposal to withdraw Stirling and Glasgow Central direct services: what do you think should happen?

    This proposal is nothing new - EastCoast operators have have been trying for decades to offload anything north of Edinburgh. Elaine Holt when MD of East Coast trains wanted nothing north of Edinburgh. The case was that there would be more London to Edinburgh trains (the core market) however the...
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    Station announcer phraseology no longer used

    Luton station ... never to be heard again. Always live manual announcements made by the platform supervisor. Your attention Platform 3 (4) - next train to arrive will call at King's Cross Midland City, Farringdon, Barbican and Moorgate only. then repeated several times - King's Cross...
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    London North Eastern Railway (LNER) First Class service

    Don't expect too much. Its one of their Deli menu trains. Very basic and limited choice. Food on LNER is getting poorer such as very limited rations and more inferior service. There are some very good crews and some just average. Gone are the days pre covid where this would be a full breakfast...
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    TPE Nova 3 (Class 68 + Mk5s) updates and withdrawal from service

    I strongly suspect that Hitachi whilst taking some financial hit will still be quids in. What is most likely in my opinion is that behind closed doors Hitachi will negoitate a case for more cash to be pumped in and it will be the UK taxpayer that will fund it.
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    History of services from Euston to Manchester - routings

    Tickets from Manchester to London in BR days were also valid with no excess to: London St. Pancras via Sheffield. (also when direct route was available via Matlock) and also valid via Hope Valley which had through trains. London Paddington/Marylebone via Birmingham and Banbury (which I believe...
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    Services advertised as terminating at penultimate station

    Ealing Broadway was shown as the destination for stopping services to Paddington at Reading prior to the introduction of the full Elizabeth Line services.
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    Issues North of Newcastle - Plessey Viaduct - 09/10 (onwards)

    Yes, spot on - a dear colleague from Newcastle who now sadly has passed always told me many times you could instantly recognise Southerners as they always wore coats whereas the 'locals' are lightly clothed including the ladies on a freezing cold night out! Its not freezing .. it's just 'fresh'...
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    Food/snacks/drinks you miss and would like back

    Cabana. Made by Rowntrees - their version of the (Mars) Bounty bar .
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    lostwin - BR in the mid 80's

    Oh I miss those days when travelling was more fun. You don't see mail trolleys and sacks on the platform these days as well as the mixed traffic trains. Dover Western Docks gone. Thank you for sharing these excellent photos.
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    lostwin - BR in the mid 80's

    BR did operate a observation car on the morning departure from Inverness to Kyle returning back to Inverness in the afternoon.
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    The last cross-country trains with a full restaurant car service

    I remember the Cross Country Grill. Also the Midland line HST's that terminated at Leicester from St Pancras had the Capital Grill. A few had a chef on board who cooked fresh to order and in the days when the resturant car was declassified the meals were served sometimes in a plastic tray or on...
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    Signalling Failure WCML Oxenholme Penrith Fri 29 Sep

    Jokingly ... New item for the buffet menu given that there would be many hungry passengers with that delay!

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