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  1. Whistler40145

    TRIVIA: Rhyming rail journeys

    Whalley to Crawley
  2. Whistler40145

    Hotel bedrooms overlooking busy railway stations

    I have stayed in the former Central Hotel and my room overlooked the platforms
  3. Whistler40145

    Hotel bedrooms overlooking busy railway stations

    I meant the former Central Hotel from the start
  4. Whistler40145

    Hotel bedrooms overlooking busy railway stations

    No, it's now the voco Grand Central Hotel
  5. Whistler40145

    Hotel bedrooms overlooking busy railway stations

    If it's still open, the hotel at Glasgow Central has rooms overlooking the platforms
  6. Whistler40145

    How far have you travelled without being asked to show a ticket?

    Manchester Piccadilly to Blackpool North
  7. Whistler40145

    Highest point and Tunnels (TFW)

    Is Llanvihangel the highest point on the line?
  8. Whistler40145

    Dog on the Whitby line (04/08)

    Glad to hear that
  9. Whistler40145

    Dog on the Whitby line (04/08)

    I wonder if said Mutt was wanting a lie down
  10. Whistler40145

    Shortest possible sleeper train journey

    Would Carstairs to Edinburgh or Glasgow Central be the shortest journey on a sleeper?
  11. Whistler40145

    Advice Appreciated for Travel Chester to Glasgow

    Would going with Transpennine Express on the direct Manchester Airport to Glasgow Central service from Manchester Piccadilly or going a longer way round on a Transpennine Express service via York to Edinburgh be a quieter option?
  12. Whistler40145

    Worst Journeys to make in Extreme Heat.

    Any journey on a Class 153 Dogbox, they felt like a greenhouse in hot weather
  13. Whistler40145

    Oddest seat reservations you have been issued with

    I remember reading in a well known railway magazine of someone booking a seat reservation from Worcester Shrub Hill to Worcester Foregate Street
  14. Whistler40145

    The funniest or most unusual thing you have ever seen or experienced on the railway?

    Was on a 37 hauled Cardiff Central to Liverpool Lime Street service, somewhere around Runcorn workmen were pruning trees down an embankment, one of them was happily making a call of nature and nearly fell down the banking when the driver blew the horn.
  15. Whistler40145

    Trivia : What is the longest diversion you had to take due to a line closure.

    I've had several diversions on one train London Euston to Blackpool North via Northampton, Rugby, Coventry, Bescot, Stafford, Crewe, Wilmslow, Styal, Manchester Piccadilly and Bolton Flooding closed the Trent Valley and vandals brought down the OHLE at Bamfurlong
  16. Whistler40145

    Your walks

    Thanks for sharing the photos York City centre certainly has had it's fair share of flooding over the years

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