This morning was indeed a shambles, although couldn't be helped with the floods as they are. I caught the 0746 which eventually left at quarter 8 but was in by 5 past 9 at the Cross and had a fair number of empty seats..

To be fair to Peterborough the announcer did say that the 0720 was full and standing when it was approaching. Its a pity the platform staff weren't in attendance to espy your pregnant Lady as they could have suggested she wait for a later train a few minutes later and get a seat that way.

I felt GNER let the commuter down badly yesterday by not having a printed timetable available for the evening peak of what trains were running and at what times etc. Neither the GNER website or National Rail let alone the actual Railway reporting systems had a set of trains running, it would have been handy to know for certain that the service was going hourly from 1900, the only info I saw of this was posted on here.

Anyway i believe something has been provided today so i shall look later.

It was bad this morning. I spent the whole journey finishing off a rather nice sample of Columbias finest export.
Still it made for a more pleasant journey.

I appreciate your public acknowledegement of our efforts. Have a good holiday Fentyke. Hope you're heading somewhere warmer and 'drier' than here at home?

You boys need to get up a bit earlier and get the 0615. No problems with that, it was even on time this morning.

Of course it has the advantage that it starts from P'boro and so doesn't get involved with the flooding further north.

You can't talk Ron. Your home country barely has a rail system. What's that famous train of yours down under? The Ghan isn't it? Top speed is 40 miles an hour and takes three days to get to its destination. Not much to boast about in this day and age 'Ozzie Boy' !

I bet that Poohwoomba woomba place where you come from hasn't even got a railway line? Ha ha ha Heh Heh !

So, if things are so great over there, I'm just curious why you're over here?? Anyway, thanks for the invite. Maaate !

By the way, still waiting for the answers to the quiz?

GNER control were useless this morning. I attempted to get information from them and well having the phone picked up and then put down is not good.

Finally was told That leeds is open hooray.... but.... not calling at wakefield and all Electrics were cancelled.

The message changed 15mins later and no services to Leeds.

20mins later back to leeds only and change at doncaster and pray for a replacement service.

Later this morn more cancelled trains, gave up and gave them GNER Customer Services BT number and told them to mon at them.

heard that ex-President Bliar no longer has use of the private jet and went to Darlington by GNER today.

It reminded me of an encounter with our great Deputy Prime Minister 'let's shag a fat civil servant tonight' Johnnie Prescott.

I had reserved a first class return ticket from Newark and was looking forward to dinner and a glass of wine on the return journey from KX. The train pulled out....all was well in the world; the guard appeared and I was happy to produce my ticket. "You can't sit here - security risk" I was told "The Deputy Prime Minister is in this carriage with his party so you have to move"
And there he was - I could see the back of the great man's head. Anyway that was it - I had to go. I did ask the obvious question that if the fat bastard who calls himself a socialist is such a risk then he should not have been allowed on the train. He was clearly a liability.

And that was as close as I have ever been to a world statesman.

I will always do my best to get a pregnant woman a seat, its only right, I will give up my seat for somebody who needs it more, its only right that you do, but it is surprising how many people who don't. I was working a train once that was very busy and lots of people were standing. A young man inhis early 20's was sittning down whinging about how busy the train was and that there was an elderly lady standing next to him and that she shouldn't have to because of her age. After I asked him why he did not give up his seat for her I found her a seat in first class.

I am not in the habit of moving people because a famous person is travelling. They may be famous but they are just people afterall.

On a slightly different note... Anyone know what's happened to the 17:50 from KX? It hasn't appeared on the online departure board at all the last couple of days. Normally it's there but is in red if its cancelled. Is this train still running?

The online departure boards for our PDA's are now ten days out of date. I am willing to bet that things on the trains will be problematic in the coming week due to more weather and the attack at Glasgow airport, this is likely to affect GNER and Virgin services.