(09 Mar 2015, 11:30 am)Andreos1 wrote Ironic a company who bases their business on sampling techniques, finds fault with a toc who axed the rewards scheme, based on a small sample.

http://www.passengerfocus.org.uk/news/articles/passenger-watchdog-urges-new-east-coast-operator-not-to-slash-benefits

(09 Mar 2015, 2:53 pm)aureolin wrote Ah come on man. How dare you question sampling techniques!

Backs up the point I was making back then though. Anyone can apply a sampling technique to get the end result they desire. I can't for the life of me believe that anyone would have opted for the new scheme over the old, unless it wasn't explained properly to them...

(10 Mar 2015, 10:34 am)Andreos1 wrote First is now lookin lg at Open Access on ECML

http://www.railnews.co.uk/news/2015/03/10-firstgroup-lays-down-gauntlet-on.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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(23 Mar 2015, 12:09 pm)leestransportphotos wrote VTEC have really p****d me off! i complained and they gave me a promotional 50% off code but it doesn't even work!!

(23 Mar 2015, 10:13 am)Tommy_1581 wrote From Paul Gentlemen of the Class 91 Appreciation and Photography Facebook group
 
BREAKING NEWS:
91 111 is to become part of the National Collection once withdrawn from service.

(23 Mar 2015, 1:36 pm)Andreos1 wrote Is this genuine?

How much weight does the letter carry?
If it is, it essentially means, that the livery must continue, until withdrawal - meaning it can't be branded in corporate livery.

I would like to see 91 110 kept too.
How far do you go, should 91 101 be kept?

(26 Mar 2015, 5:05 pm)aureolin wrote 91121 will be the service that terminates in Newcastle at 2029. May be an interesting one to photograph, as the loco is still in East Coast livery, but the coaches are in the new Virgin livery.

(26 Mar 2015, 5:05 pm)aureolin wrote 91121 will be the service that terminates in Newcastle at 2029. May be an interesting one to photograph, as the loco is still in East Coast livery, but the coaches are in the new Virgin livery.

(09 Apr 2015, 5:36 pm)leestransportphotos wrote There is an East Midlands Trains HST (On loan to VTEC) passing Manors at 19:01 if anyone is interested... Me, Davie, Anthony and Thomas will be there.

(10 Apr 2015, 4:05 pm)aureolin wrote Got a shot of the EMT set in Kings Cross earlier. I think it's been doing to leeds and back all day.

No buffet service on my train yet again, and there's no hot food for the posh lot either. Poor show Stagecoach.

(10 Apr 2015, 4:08 pm)Dan wrote No change from when it was operated by East Coast then! 

(10 Apr 2015, 4:11 pm)aureolin wrote It was very rare under East Coast from my own experience, but under VTEC it seems to be just about every afternoon trip, along with the odd morning trip.

(10 Apr 2015, 4:14 pm)Dan wrote I haven't really travelled up and down the East Coast mainline much on weekdays, but Saturdays used to be absolutely dreadful. East Coast seemed to be short staffed quite regularly and I've travelled long-distance (NCL - EDB or NCL - KGX) on a number of occasions where no tickets have been checked for the duration of my journey.

Used VTEC twice NCL - KGX last week when connecting to/from the Eurostar at St. Pancras, and it was spot on in both directions. 0900ish out of NCL and 1530 out of KGX.

(10 Apr 2015, 4:05 pm)aureolin wrote Got a shot of the EMT set in Kings Cross earlier. I think it's been doing to leeds and back all day.

No buffet service on my train yet again, and there's no hot food for the posh lot either. Poor show Stagecoach.