phil gollin Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 . A repeat of a 2010 Radio 4 programme on Ghost Trains / Parliamentary Trains is now available on the Radio 4 Extra website ; http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vhhcf . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Very interesting. Are the 'ghost train' services mentioned in the programme still operating today? Are there any more running? I saw this video on the Paddington to West Ruislip parliamentary train recently, quite interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted November 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2015 The Paddington-South Ruislip still runs. It's prob a bit different from most 'Parliamentaries' in that Chiltern are happy to keep it at the daily (M-F) frequency. When Marylebone is closed for eg weekend engineering it means their drivers all (most?) have recency of working the route for any diversions to PAD. (IIRC the route will be obliterated by the new High Speed Line if it comes) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mow Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 15:54 Bristol Temple Meads [bRI]Platform 9 Pilning [PIL]Platform 2 16:10 I'm sure that this is the only direct train from Bristol which stops at Pilning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenton Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Didn't Portillo include one in an episode? ISTR it was on a Northern route - he travelled on it, so definitely still running. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium decauville1126 Posted November 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2015 http://www.psul4all.free-online.co.uk/2015.htm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hammy Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 There's a parliamentary train that stops at polesworth station near Tamworth. Situated in the WCML there used to be two platforms now there's only the one platform think up running between Nuneaton and Tamworth that stops once a day about 7 in the morning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pendlerail Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 The Stockport to Stalybridge ghost train runs on Fridays either 0922 or 1016 from Stockport Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Maybe someone should do a (BBC4) programme about these weird timed trains. Regards Vin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
csiedmo Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 The Stockport to Stalybridge ghost train runs on Fridays either 0922 or 1016 from Stockport What, depending whether the driver wakes up on time or not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O. Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Took me a while to find Newhaven Marine but it would make a lovely model! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Lee Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I used to live within walking distance of one of the stations on the Stockport to Stalybridge line. At that time, I didn't have a car, but tended to do a lot of shopping in Stockport, traveling by bus. For a long time, I couldn't work out where the timetable was, and, when I eventually found it, why the train service was effectively unusable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesysmith Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Don't forget the 3 return trips on Saturday between Sheffield and cleethorpes via Brigg. The only trains that use the original MSLR line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pendlerail Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I thinkthe Stockport Stalybridge now leaves at 1016, used to be 0922 but not sure if a summer/winter timtable thing or wether permanently changed now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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