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  1. Whistler40145

    Dog on the Whitby line (04/08)

    Glad to hear that
  2. Whistler40145

    Dog on the Whitby line (04/08)

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

    Shortest possible sleeper train journey

    Would Carstairs to Edinburgh or Glasgow Central be the shortest journey on a sleeper?
  4. 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?
  5. Whistler40145

    Worst Journeys to make in Extreme Heat.

    Any journey on a Class 153 Dogbox, they felt like a greenhouse in hot weather
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. Whistler40145

    Your walks

    Thanks for sharing the photos York City centre certainly has had it's fair share of flooding over the years
  10. Whistler40145

    Services that have terminated short or diverted to a different destination

    We've all had chaotic journeys where your train has terminated short of it's final destination or diverted to terminate at a different destination, sometimes leaving you with a longer journey home including road transport Hoping to hear your stories
  11. Whistler40145

    Annoyances experienced when travelling by train

    I find it irritating when for some reason the train has been held at a signal, 5-10 minutes go by, no announcement, then when they’re is an announcement, to be told we’re going to be here for a while.
  12. Whistler40145

    Pre-black box trips involving speeding trains

    Travelling on a Summer Saturday in 1993 Inverness to Glasgow Queen Street, was booked for a pair of 37/0s (37188+37051), we were treated to some fast running, especially down Slochd and arrived in Aviemore about 30 minutes early, quite surprised it stayed on the rails
  13. Whistler40145

    Pre-black box trips involving speeding trains

    Travelling back from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly late at night, train sat for ages at Sheffield, guard announces we’ve no driver, up arrives driver throwing his weight around, turns out he was a strong willed Union Man, arguing with the guard about station stops, this service was a 158...
  14. Whistler40145

    Experiences of travelling on TPE Class 397 ('Nova 2') trains

    It was booked a 397 and was substituted by a 350/4, which was waiting movement to the Midlands
  15. Whistler40145

    Experiences of travelling on TPE Class 397 ('Nova 2') trains

    Just thought the last time I made a journey on a Class 350/4 from Preston to Edinburgh and was the most cramped and uncomfortable journey I've ever made
  16. Whistler40145

    Experiences of travelling on TPE Class 397 ('Nova 2') trains

    Definitely an improvement from Class 185s and Class 350/4s
  17. Whistler40145

    Overnight trips

    Mainly Premier Inn, pre COVID19 I would stay overnight prior to going on a railtour, usually booked through Pathfinder Tours
  18. Whistler40145

    Request only stops?

    During the COVID19 pandemic, on some operators services you never see the Guard, so how would you get the train to stop at a request stop?

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