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I was one of 8 people on the 2030 between Edinburgh and Morpeth on Thursday. Did 2 returns Dar to Edb last week none of which were particularly busy. Very civilised indeed.

Has there even been the paths available for Northern to do route learning between York and Scarborough given TPE have lots of their own training/testing going on?

If this Friday is anything like last (which I imagine it will be) I'd recommend avoiding that service if at all possible. LNER had to deploy crowd control measures to allow those with reservations access first for Edinburgh bound trains from around lunchtime. I'd suggest services pre 10am or...

Really surprised they are going through the crossing with all it's associated affects on traffic. Also confused as I thought one of the few operational benefits of carrying on to Redcar was the ease of changing ends for the driver on the platform, yet this suggests a walk along the track in the...

The biggest retailer for people complaining thinking they have reservations I see across most TOC Twitter feeds is 'thetrainline'. Whether deliberately or accidentally their system can be very vague on the success or otherwise of a reservation request.

Always thought the Saltburn idea was crazy primarily due to the already problematic level crossings in Redcar.

If I remember correctly they needed the 90mph capability of the 158's on other more time crucial paths.

There are engineering works on the midland mainline today with no directs to st pancras. East Midlands have been recommending the via Grantham/Newark route for some time which I suspect is why HT acceptance hasn't been forthcoming today