Latest Train Crash

[SPUGGIE J]

Originally Posted by flashytart

*smart arse*


i always enjoy nicking the kiddy bags off the virgin trains and did you know you can get free bottles of water when your on them spugster??lol

Nope to the first comment. Just decided to get the answer once I woke up.

Rather have a beer or 6.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by mick

Katex was going to Glasgow this morning on the train.

was trying to wind her up sat night mick. but she was driving,that s why she stayed sober.

[WillowTheWhisp]

I was just listening to the interview on the radio this morning where the spokesman said that, although they hadn't ruled out other possibilities, it looks like a problem with the points. The interviewer was trying to get him to admit that they don't do as thorough an inspection these days as they used to, but he kind of wangled out of it.

I remember years ago travelling on a test run of one of the early APTs which tilted, coming up from London to Preston. I was just waiting for my usual train, as you do, when a chap came up to me and asked if I'd be willing to try out this new fangled creation and I'd get home a lot quicker. It seemed really strange at the time, the only way the passengers knew they were tilting was by looking outside at the scenery. A lot of us spilled drinks because we were holding them 'level' which of course wasn't level at all! We were all given a questionaire to fill in about what we thought of it. Some of the older passengers decided it would never catch on.

[tadah]

Its scary when i used that line every weekend for 3 years.

[jedimaster]

funny thing is
at the beginning of last week i was covering the late rail service from preston to carlisle because they were working on this stretch of line
(not sure exactly what they were doing though)

and guess where i'm off to today!

they reckon about 6 weeks of replacement coaches
the proverbial has definately hit the fan at work!

[SPUGGIE J]

Admit it you love it really just watch out for dozy passengers who should be going to Lancaster for Penrith and Oxenholme.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Good luck Jedi - don't drop anybody off on slip roads!

[jedimaster]

only got 2 trips one direct up to carlisle and one return via penrith oxenholme and lancaster.
so it shouldn't be too bad.

[flashy]

yeah ya can actually get to glasgow via another route, i was looking at that the other day cos reece wants to go to scotland

[WillowTheWhisp]

There is more than one line from Preston to Glasgow? Well I never. I haven't seen a rail map for years - probably back when Accy had a Manchester line!

[tadah]

Originally Posted by flashytart

yeah ya can actually get to glasgow via another route, i was looking at that the other day cos reece wants to go to scotland

Just go blackpool plenty of sweaty socks and closer

[SPUGGIE J]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

There is more than one line from Preston to Glasgow? Well I never. I haven't seen a rail map for years - probably back when Accy had a Manchester line!

Yes there is well 2 actually. Once came down via the Carlisle to Settle line and down the line through Clitheroe and Blackburn to reach Carlise. Or you travel to leeds and go up the east coast via Edinburgh to Glasgow.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Oh I knew about the Leeds to Edinburgh line. It's not a Preston to Glasgow line though. I thought she meant there was another one of those lurking about somewhere. If you really wanted to you could go down to Wales, sail across to Dublin, travel up to Stranraer, get the ferry to Larne........ yes OK I know I'm being daft.

[SPUGGIE J]

Had to sort it Willow just in case.

Oh I knew about the Leeds to Edinburgh line. It's not a Preston to Glasgow line though. I thought she meant there was another one of those lurking about somewhere. If you really wanted to you could go down to Wales, sail across to Dublin, travel up to Larne, get the ferry to Stranraer........ yes OK I know I'm being daft

[flashy]

did i say anything about it being from preston?? did i? did i?