(09 Oct 2013, 6:48 pm)aureolin Capping at 6.1% is still almost double the current rate of inflation, and is way beyond what average workers are getting in the private sector. Public sector on the other hand still has pay frozen at 1% if anything at all. They really haven't gone far enough.

South West Trains have advised people not to travel on Monday with most services not
running until at least 10:00 GMT to allow
Network Rail to check lines. A reduced
timetable will be in operation, with some trains
limited to speeds of 50mph

East Coast has no trains running south of Peterborough due to flooding in the tunnel at Potters Bar, and trees on the line at Barnet and Hertford. It says it is looking to resume a limited service later this morning operating via Hertford

First Great Western and Virgin West Coast main line are also running an amended service until 10:00 GMT and 09:00 GMT respectively.

First Great Western has suspended the service
between Guildford and Gatwick Airport. Virgin
West Coast said journey times may be extended by up to 70 minutes

First Capital Connect and C2C said services are unlikely to begin until 09:00 GMT. Greater Anglia, Southern, Stansted Express and Gatwick Express have also said services will not run until after 09:00 GMT

London Overground will not run a service on
Monday before 09:00 GMT, while Southeastern said services might not start until 09:00 or
10:00 GMT, and then with an amended
timetable

Transport for London (TfL) said there was disruption to six Underground lines due to debris from the storm on the tracks. The
Bakerloo, Central, Jubilee, Metropolitan,
Northern and Piccadilly lines were all partially
closed

Meanwhile, Chiltern Railways, which earlier said it was hoping to run a near normal
timetable, has cancelled services.

(28 Nov 2013, 12:22 pm)andreos1 www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H02199/2013/11/25/advanced

Does anyone know about this train?

Saw it passing through Durham, but was on other platform and there was a Crosscountry pulling out at the same time - even though it states the run was cancelled.

There were two old school loco's at either end, which makes me think it was a flask train, but the end point indicates otherwise.

(28 Nov 2013, 7:07 pm)aureolin What was it pulling? Anything to Drax is generally coal freight, and the specified load on that site would suggest the same.

(28 Nov 2013, 7:22 pm)andreos1 It was a couple of trucks (one smoking/steaming) sandwiched between two loco's.

(15 Dec 2013, 4:04 am)alibill_36 The train you seen was the RHTT train (leaf buster) which on the 28/11 was worked by 47805/47810 with two wagons sandwiched between them.
3S77 Carlisle - Carlisle via the world due south through Durham 08:30 back north 13:53.
Off Carlisle 03:35 due back..........16:45 the smoking/steaming would be the jets on the wagons blasting the crap (if any) off the tracks.

(16 Feb 2014, 11:46 pm)Adam Dragging my family down to NRM Shildon tomorrow for The Great Farewell. Was unable to go to York when the 6 remaining A4s were all there, but I suppose I've now got a second chance

(17 Feb 2014, 10:13 am)andreos1 How are you getting down? Car, bus train?
It is a good day, especially if you have never been before.

There were a few buses in last time we were there, inc the United bus that used to appear on Heartbeat.
For a small donation, it would take passengers on a short run to Heighington and back.

(24 Mar 2014, 1:31 pm)Andreos Constantopolous http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/24/miracle-escape-as-train-derails-mounts-platform-and-goes-up-escalator-4676534/

Train crashes in Chicago O'Hare airport and shoots up escalators.

(17 Apr 2014, 10:32 am)Andreos Constantopolous Don't take selfies by a railway line!
http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2014/04/17/man-takes-selfie-next-to-train/