as a German travelling occasionally in the UK, I am always impressed by the friendly and helpful staff on the UK's network. Thank you to all British railway staff. looking forward to my next trip!
8 years on the 125s are gone. A few lucky 225s are still going strong on East Coast (now called LNER) and they’ve received a lot of love and care with new liveries and maintenance.
@@manomaylrIndeed! Quite a few changes since I posted this comment (which I've no memory of doing!). The railways are now in one of their darkest phases where moral is at rock bottom. Now the 225's are mostly retired, I hope to see a Class 91 one day displayed at the NRM in York in its original InterCity livery next to the Class 43.
all i can say is some people have no manners and think it is fine to abuse the people that are trying to help them I am embarrassed to say these are my fellow countrymen
It really makes me angry when I see how angry people get when their train is delayed. It's an inconvenience, but that's all it is. A man's heart stopped three times on one of the trains here and That was what caused the delays. Those arrogant passengers should count their lucky stars all they had to deal with was a later train.
My wife just retired after operating light rail trains and streetcars in the Portland Metro area in Oregon USA. She operated for 24 years. No reason woman can’t do this job. I find it amazing there are so few of you.
These "keeping Britain on track" documentaries show how selfish people can be when they dong get their way! Its almost sickening how disrespectful people can be!
Thats a fair point but you think about what the network rail people have to do to keep services moving. In a way they are miracle workers because they are able to reopen the lines so quickly whilst under the stress or reopening the line. I must say I would be angry if I had to pay that much for a ticket.
Trudy "you carn't speed you will end up in field... there's alot of forms to fill in when you come off the track (laughs)".... i dont think the farmer would be too impressed to find a HST in his field lol
Well, everything has to come to an end I suppose... But I really enjoyed this series, I hope a second season comes out at some point! Thanks again for your excellent efforts in uploading this so quickly and in such good quality every week. Much appreciated from Australia.
I met Trudy in real life at Waverley and I can say she's even prettier in the flesh and she's got such a great sense of humour. She even let me in to see the cab of the hst :p
I am pleased to know we have a good team of cleaners there to clean up the mess created by messy people. :-) Thanks to all hard work cleaners that keep our journey fresh.
Wonderful series!!! I hope they do another set of programs. Thank you so much for uploading this and allowing everyone to watch. Scotland is a spectacular place to just sit on a train and watch the world go by. Cheers from Canada!
For me it's the Great End, Scotland for me is the most beautifull and maybe the most different area all over Great Britain. Thank's a lot for uploding the wohle serie, now a have a lot of places to visit for my next Train Holldays in Britain. Some People are workoholic, so i'm trainaholic( what a mad word...) so just i will be soon back onto Britain's Tracks. Greetings from Blackforrest, Germany
I recall, in 1960, riding from Prestwick (bus to Glasgow)? down to London...upon entering a tunnel I tasted the soot so it must have been a steam loco so I shut the window, and got to London. I like these videos, very much :) I remember a bunch of kids on that bus, speaking something strange so maybe it was this guy? :)
Whether traveling by train or plane (long distance traveling that is) I always make it my goal to be at the station/airport at least 3-3.5hrs early. This gives me time heaps of time to look for the terminal and I make sure to remain in close proximity.
I watch these programmes they are just totally awesome You know how there was disruption at Glasgow on the 11th of October 2012 well I went to Carlisle just after the problem was fixed
people treat public transportation like its their own personal chauffeur service.if they dont like it then they should buy a car, then they can come and go when ever they want.
The problem is parking in London. All the streets have been de facto privatized and Monday to Friday only residents can park on them. And even to that, they have to pay to the council for the honour.
I, like many people found it very easy to critique the dysfunctional state of Brtain's railway infrastructure and organizational operating procedures since they were privitized. Compared to main land Europe, where national railways remain State ran and are highly efficient, and given that track and rolling stock companies are often bailed out bt government, I asked myself if it was time to rationalize the entire network. This very informative series mase me think different abd enlightened me as to just how complex running a railway service in the UK is. Unlike main land Europe, the UK is densely populated and where rail travel demands have never been higher. I don't know what the answers are but I am now unconvinced that nationalization will solve the issues as observed in this programme. Thanks for a great upload. Garry Harrima. South Carolina.
I've been allowed in the cab of an emr hst a couple of times, this is my favorite episode by far I've watched it so many times I know most of the lines of by heart
21:51 Ugh! Don't put your arm around him with those nasty gloves on!! I'm with Patrice. The TGV is a treasure. We took it from Paris to Brussels and it was 1 hour and 50 minutes, as I recall. The DeutschBahn bullet train was less than 6 hours from Munich to Paris (with a couple of stops). So nice!
And the major problem is over-crowded passengers always think they have to make sure that they will going back home punctually or either arrived at company to work in cased of they have important things to do by keep complaining station crews. I understand of how it feels when over-crowded passengers are struggling to wait for the next train but sometimes passengers need to understand workers had do their job to ensure everything is successful everyday. Workers had spent overnight to inspect every thousands of miles to see if there are anything stuck or any obstacle are blocking it's track, do you think railways mission is an easier thing to do? Now i'm here to suggest those passengers to experience how's the real railway mission actually like. Railway needs more manpower by hiring engineers, repair workers, station crew and driver. Then you'll realise complaining will just making everything much worse. If you feel unsatisfied their own action, you could have leave your opinions on survey that railway crews gave you.
yup, you're probably right, i believe many people's are worried about they can't go home on time or late for work by being mad about transportation services aren't efficient enough, that what else can they do if they're feel satisfied? Passengers cannot complain in front of the station crews here when some situation do feel hopeless, they could leave the message on survey and let railway department know of what should they improve. Nothing is perfect, only you can do it better.
I think it's such a common thing to turn into a babbling wreck when you're in a new country, or even a big city when you're used to a smaller town or village. It's certainly an interesting phenomenon!
15:05 Me likes the beautiful Scottish Lass who works for the Train company.. Grrrrrrrrrrrr and Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaooooooooo beautiful lady.. 21:07 This MAN HAS a great attitude.. If all workers had the same attitude, this world would be a HELLUVA a lot better place to live..
The Class 43 is awesome, in train sim it's my goto ride. Mostly because it gets a decent bit of speed (125mph) The 166's are good if you want all those short distance stops
Some BR Class 166 services emulates part of Class 43 services: nonstop journeys between Reading and London Paddington. They even use the same track as Class 43.
Network Rail is effectively a Government department. Train operators receive billions in Government subsidies annually. We might not have paid it all in ticket costs (which were and are ridiculously high), but we were paying in taxes. Although, now that there are emergency nationalisation instruments passed by Government, it's going to be a different issue going forward.
Slow acceleration but actually quite quick top speed. More comfortable than any new plastic Japanese train but I agree, it's time to change as long as a few of these iconic trains are kept
The HSTs hold the world record for the fastest diesel train. Almost all operators around the country are getting either new trains within 5 years or have received them in the last 5 years
theres a difference 323 would be a first class return probably first class and maybe not ecven for one person food and wifi included 49 is no baggage included youll pay extra for that no inflight meal headphones extra and youll be sitting with your legs but by your head crammed inside the airplane bathroom with 5 other people
With that said, don't forget that you'd have to book the flight in advance to get that fare while the train journey tickets weren't bought in advance but right before travelling.
yup train tickets just get more expensive the later you book them cause they know you need them my average journey to devon costs me around 50-60 if i book 3 monthes in advance the most ive paid is 120 the night before
29:46 : "Who's in charge here?" "Him..." "Me"... "Him..." Had to laugh out loud here knowing full well that these guys are working with high tension cables, in storm winds, when a cable going in the wrong direction can knock their head off - and they're smart enough to know that in situations like these you have be loose and light.
Does anyone know the name of the last song because I like it but can't seem to find it anywhere, and I have searched in Andy Cowton but it did not come up with anything, thx.
A priest that can swear with the best of them, a priest who looks just like them. A priest that can not be distinguished from the world, what a mighty testimony. Be ye separate and peculiar completely distinguished from the world. Above all things swear not at all, even though the word swear in this case was meant for cussing or using profanity and not making a promise upon ones own head or Gods. The need to express the Truth far outweighed the ability to be silent. O Lord how long?
Also is it not so that a priest ought to be grave? Or sober, to be showing forth the severity of what is coming. To set a standard and a pattern that expresses the gravity of the situation facing all mankind? A friend of the world is the enemy of God, not His worker or helper. Bearing a title means nothing, being the title means everything. Ordained men is nothing, ordained of God is everything. Grave - all seriousness, nothing to joke about, to be authoritative, weighty in the matter in which one professes to be of or about. Rude even, contemptible for the Truth appears to be to them not of it.
"One of only two female drivers on East Coasts scottish routes" - do not think that means one of only two female drivers in Scotland. I'm a guard and former trolley steward in Scotland. I can confirm that there are many female drivers in Scotland (like all railways, not as many as we would like) and some of them are amongst our best drivers. I have (when I was in hospitality) been the only man on the platform and alot of the public come to me to ask questions . . . I have honestly said, 'sorry, I just serve the teas and coffees! Your guard is that lady there, and your driver? That lady speaking to your guard 🤣🤣🤣 I'm a guard now, and I'd like to be a driver . . . But its doesnt escape the fact that a good guard or driver is a good guard or driver irreguardless of gender or anything else for that matter.
Who did the research on Whatleys commentary. describing the Northern Belle as a restored 1930's train..not even close. its 1970's stock. BR mk2d's etc. None of the original 1930 stock goes north at all. its all kept south. rarely goes further than North of the GWR main line
Its illegal when packed up like this?? WHAHAHA... I like to invite you to have a ride in the MRT.. ( manilla train between Taft and SM North, along EDSA)....
as a German travelling occasionally in the UK, I am always impressed by the friendly and helpful staff on the UK's network. Thank you to all British railway staff. looking forward to my next trip!
After Brexit, you won't be allowed in mate. We are leaving and cutting all ties.
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that's not how it works
@@nickmageebrown1981 lmao, wtf?
I agree, they've always been so friendly and helpful with me. It's just a shame, some British people are so rude to them.
Ben Watmough I agree.
Nice to see those good old InterCity 125s and 225s still going after so long. :)
Not for much longer now
Ashley Sutherland well.. they can be preserved! Right
💩
8 years on the 125s are gone.
A few lucky 225s are still going strong on East Coast (now called LNER) and they’ve received a lot
of love and care with new liveries and maintenance.
@@manomaylrIndeed! Quite a few changes since I posted this comment (which I've no memory of doing!). The railways are now in one of their darkest phases where moral is at rock bottom. Now the 225's are mostly retired, I hope to see a Class 91 one day displayed at the NRM in York in its original InterCity livery next to the Class 43.
"Take some more water. There's no toilet on this bus."
"You'll need the bottle later."
Mirza Ahmed HAHA
all i can say is some people have no manners and think it is fine to abuse the people that are trying to help them I am embarrassed to say these are my fellow countrymen
It really makes me angry when I see how angry people get when their train is delayed. It's an inconvenience, but that's all it is. A man's heart stopped three times on one of the trains here and That was what caused the delays. Those arrogant passengers should count their lucky stars all they had to deal with was a later train.
But if that man had been one of them it would've been completely justified to cause delays, of course.
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My wife just retired after operating light rail trains and streetcars in the Portland Metro area in Oregon USA. She operated for 24 years. No reason woman can’t do this job. I find it amazing there are so few of you.
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These "keeping Britain on track" documentaries show how selfish people can be when they dong get their way! Its almost sickening how disrespectful people can be!
To be fair if i spent £150 on a ticket and get that level of quality then I'd be pretty pissed off
Thats a fair point but you think about what the network rail people have to do to keep services moving. In a way they are miracle workers because they are able to reopen the lines so quickly whilst under the stress or reopening the line. I must say I would be angry if I had to pay that much for a ticket.
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@@McRambro Very true, the fares in Britain seem outrageously high, but that is never the fault of the railway workers.
Trudy "you carn't speed you will end up in field... there's alot of forms to fill in when you come off the track (laughs)".... i dont think the farmer would be too impressed to find a HST in his field lol
Thanks
Buddy Theman
Stu The man I would love to find a HST in my field!
Stu The man I would love to find a HST in my field!
Hawks 0706 I would too if I owned a field
When people bitch about the cost, well fly, drive, or walk, up to you!
It's nice to see the specials mentioned :) this series is amazing and will make me feel bad about grumbling about late trains....
Oh wow!!! I’m a woman and I have wanted to be a train driver since I was 7. I’m currently a bus driver hoping to migrate to trains
How’s it going Kiwi? Had luck with the move?
Well, everything has to come to an end I suppose... But I really enjoyed this series, I hope a second season comes out at some point! Thanks again for your excellent efforts in uploading this so quickly and in such good quality every week. Much appreciated from Australia.
I met Trudy in real life at Waverley and I can say she's even prettier in the flesh and she's got such a great sense of humour. She even let me in to see the cab of the hst :p
I know! She seems really nice!
she seems like such a nice lady. My auntie Wendy works train driver for Northern Rail. Same attitude and everything
Jpr993 sounds like she's a very kind person
Jpr993
Jpr993 Isi
29:47
Cameraman: Who's in charge here?
At least three men in unison: Me.
I am pleased to know we have a good team of cleaners there to clean up the mess created by messy people. :-) Thanks to all hard work cleaners that keep our journey fresh.
messy people need to be exterminated.
6:30 Trackskeeper Willie
Wow, I really need to travel to Scotland. The landscape there is absolutely beautiful!
Wonderful series!!! I hope they do another set of programs. Thank you so much for uploading this and allowing everyone to watch. Scotland is a spectacular place to just sit on a train and watch the world go by. Cheers from Canada!
I bet the freight driver was like "oops."
For me it's the Great End, Scotland for me is the most beautifull and maybe the most different area all over Great Britain. Thank's a lot for uploding the wohle serie, now a have a lot of places to visit for my next Train Holldays in Britain. Some People are workoholic, so i'm trainaholic( what a mad word...) so just i will be soon back onto Britain's Tracks. Greetings from Blackforrest, Germany
Ah Trudy, she seems like such a nice lady.!
She still works on the ECML!
This was a great doco series.
*West Highland improvements*
Its now 6 trains a day! 👍😁
Well, it's double
The French guy has a great work ethic and attitude. Well done him.
Trudy might get to drive the Azuma trains!
Yep there's a chance!
haha, “Virgin Azuma”... not anymore under LNER, just a Class 800/801
@@RWL2012 seems you were wrong.
@@DeeDoubleYous indeed. I'm surprised the name transferred over
Azuma is cheap plastic
I recall, in 1960, riding from Prestwick (bus to Glasgow)? down to London...upon entering a tunnel I tasted the soot so it must have been a steam loco so I shut the window, and got to London. I like these videos, very much :)
I remember a bunch of kids on that bus, speaking something strange so maybe it was this guy? :)
Thanks a millions for your uploads from Hong Kong!
Whether traveling by train or plane (long distance traveling that is) I always make it my goal to be at the station/airport at least 3-3.5hrs early. This gives me time heaps of time to look for the terminal and I make sure to remain in close proximity.
You don't have to for trains, even the largest of stations barely take 20mins to navigate. Just come 30mins early and you'll be fine
This is one of the best behind the scenes shows I have seen, thanks for the up loads.
I hope their is more.
Cheers Mark from Australia.
The general public are indeed the worst people to work for!!!!!
What a brilliant series, thank you for uploading them all. Thoroughly enjoyed it
when you have your sound fully up, its 10:08PM and the starting titles have train honking its horn
Ya wonder how Network Rail still operate with all the fines they get 🤔🙈🙈
In the end, they will write it as a cost and pass it to the customers.
Loved this series! thanks for the upload!
as ever its the quality of the staff that make this thing called rail travel work . and they all work for minimum wage . my hat goes off to them all
Absolutely loving the Virgin girl ( no pun intended ), who used to work in a Police. Full professionalism
I watch these programmes
they are just totally awesome
You know how there was disruption at Glasgow on the 11th of October 2012 well I went to Carlisle just after the problem was fixed
Thanks for the upload! I enjoyed that.
people treat public transportation like its their own personal chauffeur service.if they dont like it then they should buy a car, then they can come and go when ever they want.
The problem is parking in London. All the streets have been de facto privatized and Monday to Friday only residents can park on them. And even to that, they have to pay to the council for the honour.
What about people who aren’t able to drive.
The "it were 'orrible down at pit" guy has such a great accent.
good docu 4 a monday morn --- home sweet home scotland
interesting program. Thank you
Customer Service in a nutshell. Nobody you yell at has the power to fix the problem, so why bother?
I, like many people found it very easy to critique the dysfunctional state of Brtain's railway infrastructure and organizational operating procedures since they were privitized. Compared to main land Europe, where national railways remain State ran and are highly efficient, and given that track and rolling stock companies are often bailed out bt government, I asked myself if it was time to rationalize the entire network. This very informative series mase me think different abd enlightened me as to just how complex running a railway service in the UK is. Unlike main land Europe, the UK is densely populated and where rail travel demands have never been higher. I don't know what the answers are but I am now unconvinced that nationalization will solve the issues as observed in this programme. Thanks for a great upload. Garry Harrima. South Carolina.
Thank you wonderful insight
I've been allowed in the cab of an emr hst a couple of times, this is my favorite episode by far I've watched it so many times I know most of the lines of by heart
I loved the Scottish railways when I was there in 2012; everyone was so nice!
i love this serie
I need English subtitles as I cannae understannem, boot thae dinna help!
so you dinna ken
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You can't understand them but they didn't help?
Yup... That sounds Scottish to me.
great video 😁😄
The mechanic aprentice girl was drop dead gorgeous
"But when my ex-boyfriend comes on, BWAAH! Why not?"
Ooo I want to take that Orient Express 😊
Just saying but Kevin whatley is actually the narrator! Have a nice day
Loved that Scottish Highland and Viaduct section of the railway...
21:51 Ugh! Don't put your arm around him with those nasty gloves on!! I'm with Patrice. The TGV is a treasure. We took it from Paris to Brussels and it was 1 hour and 50 minutes, as I recall. The DeutschBahn bullet train was less than 6 hours from Munich to Paris (with a couple of stops). So nice!
I love how the most iconic harry potter train line section is in this but never mentioned
And the major problem is over-crowded passengers always think they have to make sure that they will going back home punctually or either arrived at company to work in cased of they have important things to do by keep complaining station crews. I understand of how it feels when over-crowded passengers are struggling to wait for the next train but sometimes passengers need to understand workers had do their job to ensure everything is successful everyday. Workers had spent overnight to inspect every thousands of miles to see if there are anything stuck or any obstacle are blocking it's track, do you think railways mission is an easier thing to do?
Now i'm here to suggest those passengers to experience how's the real railway mission actually like. Railway needs more manpower by hiring engineers, repair workers, station crew and driver. Then you'll realise complaining will just making everything much worse. If you feel unsatisfied their own action, you could have leave your opinions on survey that railway crews gave you.
yup, you're probably right, i believe many people's are worried about they can't go home on time or late for work by being mad about transportation services aren't efficient enough, that what else can they do if they're feel satisfied? Passengers cannot complain in front of the station crews here when some situation do feel hopeless, they could leave the message on survey and let railway department know of what should they improve.
Nothing is perfect, only you can do it better.
Bless the members of staff. Having to deal with riff raff!
Did I just hear the HST horn be a 170...
My grandma is from scotland, as an american I like seeing how my other side of family travels :]
42:27 "He's off he's defiantly gone" "where did he gow?" 🤣
I’ve had it with drunken men on trains 😂 and love seeing the 125s
Cool :)
brilliant
Where do you think the money for the railway comes from in the first place?
That Scottish man and his job of keeping his railway in check by foot. I would love to have that freedom in a job
paulus842000 I’ve only been out with them once or twice. They have a good sense of humour!
The only thing better than watching angry commuters is watching angry commuters with Scottish accents
26:35 that is grim LOL
12:43 just get scotrail via Kilmarnock
27:42 That's a huge wrench
I think it's such a common thing to turn into a babbling wreck when you're in a new country, or even a big city when you're used to a smaller town or village.
It's certainly an interesting phenomenon!
yay dundee!!!! im from dundee :)
42:08 "Dey're Figh'in'?!" NEVER EVER tell a Scotsman there's a fight.
Meanwhile drunkie is like "Why da I heah boss music?!"
15:05 Me likes the beautiful Scottish Lass who works for the Train company.. Grrrrrrrrrrrr and Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaooooooooo beautiful lady..
21:07 This MAN HAS a great attitude.. If all workers had the same attitude, this world would be a HELLUVA a lot better place to live..
The Class 43 is awesome, in train sim it's my goto ride. Mostly because it gets a decent bit of speed (125mph)
The 166's are good if you want all those short distance stops
Some BR Class 166 services emulates part of Class 43 services: nonstop journeys between Reading and London Paddington. They even use the same track as Class 43.
Network Rail is effectively a Government department. Train operators receive billions in Government subsidies annually.
We might not have paid it all in ticket costs (which were and are ridiculously high), but we were paying in taxes.
Although, now that there are emergency nationalisation instruments passed by Government, it's going to be a different issue going forward.
HST train looks absolutely slow. just like the average speed of the pre high speed train. That's not making me feel like i am in high speed train
Slow acceleration but actually quite quick top speed. More comfortable than any new plastic Japanese train but I agree, it's time to change as long as a few of these iconic trains are kept
The HSTs hold the world record for the fastest diesel train. Almost all operators around the country are getting either new trains within 5 years or have received them in the last 5 years
@@richardg6983 None of the Shinkansen series are made of plastic. Their bodies are aluminium alloy.
cool
Sydney trains are like fast service due to new railway links and trains
Im in this
45:25 does anyone else think that dude looks like Jim Davidson
Obviously not.
I'm a Brit so don't tear me to shreds = "that'll be 323.50" ie we can fly from UK to Cyprus for £49 single - to me just doesn't make sense
theres a difference
323 would be a first class return probably first class and maybe not ecven for one person food and wifi included
49 is no baggage included youll pay extra for that
no inflight meal
headphones extra
and youll be sitting with your legs but by your head crammed inside the airplane bathroom with 5 other people
With that said, don't forget that you'd have to book the flight in advance to get that fare while the train journey tickets weren't bought in advance but right before travelling.
yup train tickets just get more expensive the later you book them cause they know you need them my average journey to devon costs me around 50-60 if i book 3 monthes in advance the most ive paid is 120 the night before
She's paying the maximum peak time walk up fare in first class, and she's paying a penalty for buying a ticket on the train. She's just lazy.
I love my car.
Already the last episode :(
48:52 Hogwart Express
I think CRH train are definitely safer than HST when i realised CRH trains are less polluted and the table remains stable.
Well the thing is that the CRH is high speed and new tracks but the England trains are old tracks and tilting trains
The lady at 14:18 is bloody crazy!
I know...
Odd that at 38:54 it shows Dalmeny But Aberdeen before that & Dundee After Dalmeny..
29:46 : "Who's in charge here?" "Him..." "Me"... "Him..." Had to laugh out loud here knowing full well that these guys are working with high tension cables, in storm winds, when a cable going in the wrong direction can knock their head off - and they're smart enough to know that in situations like these you have be loose and light.
Does anyone know the name of the last song because I like it but can't seem to find it anywhere, and I have searched in Andy Cowton but it did not come up with anything, thx.
Darude - I'm sick of this joke
would it not have been possible to go to to Carlisle via Kilmarnock and onto Dumfries ?
A priest that can swear with the best of them, a priest who looks just like them. A priest that can not be distinguished from the world, what a mighty testimony. Be ye separate and peculiar completely distinguished from the world. Above all things swear not at all, even though the word swear in this case was meant for cussing or using profanity and not making a promise upon ones own head or Gods. The need to express the Truth far outweighed the ability to be silent. O Lord how long?
Also is it not so that a priest ought to be grave? Or sober, to be showing forth the severity of what is coming. To set a standard and a pattern that expresses the gravity of the situation facing all mankind? A friend of the world is the enemy of God, not His worker or helper. Bearing a title means nothing, being the title means everything. Ordained men is nothing, ordained of God is everything.
Grave - all seriousness, nothing to joke about, to be authoritative, weighty in the matter in which one professes to be of or about. Rude even, contemptible for the Truth appears to be to them not of it.
"One of only two female drivers on East Coasts scottish routes" - do not think that means one of only two female drivers in Scotland.
I'm a guard and former trolley steward in Scotland.
I can confirm that there are many female drivers in Scotland (like all railways, not as many as we would like) and some of them are amongst our best drivers.
I have (when I was in hospitality) been the only man on the platform and alot of the public come to me to ask questions . . . I have honestly said, 'sorry, I just serve the teas and coffees! Your guard is that lady there, and your driver? That lady speaking to your guard 🤣🤣🤣
I'm a guard now, and I'd like to be a driver . . . But its doesnt escape the fact that a good guard or driver is a good guard or driver irreguardless of gender or anything else for that matter.
Who did the research on Whatleys commentary. describing the Northern Belle as a restored 1930's train..not even close. its 1970's stock. BR mk2d's etc. None of the original 1930 stock goes north at all. its all kept south. rarely goes further than North of the GWR main line
And not to forget: Bavaria ;)
My dream is to be a train driver
Its illegal when packed up like this?? WHAHAHA... I like to invite you to have a ride in the MRT.. ( manilla train between Taft and SM North, along EDSA)....
If the Waverley route was not closed ,you wouldn't need a bus to Carlisle
You would need a bus from Glasgow to Edinburgh.
The Brits don't seem like very forgiving or understanding people when it comes to delays.
It’s because we don’t like delays.
foxtrot789 Because we have been hearing the same excuses for four decades, and nothing ever changes.