LOL Voyager throws sickie, hilarity ensues.

[Dave]

Was traversing Wolves-Preston yesterday on the 1021 Virgin XC service to Edinburgh. Upon leaving Wigan (1126), the engines stuttered, then cut out. The lights went off and a few people in the carriage cheered. The floundering train stuttered as it slowed down... 20... 15... Then all of a sudden was an almighty bang as if an engine had misfired, and everything came back on again. Within seconds the Voyager was doing 75.

Ah the life of a Virgin driver.

[Ameecher]

I find it quite disconcerting when a diesel train stalls. Especially in the middle of the fens where no one lives except old slack-jaw with the pitchfork who was against the railways in the C19th and hates them now too....

[Dave]

Tales from the Country (formerly Heart of the Country) hosted by Tony Francis did a rather large piece on Berney Arms railway station on Tuesday. Dunno if you caught it Gavin, but it was an interesting programme.

[andysine]

The lights went off and a few people in the carriage cheered.

Haha, typical british response...

Suppose its better than, "Why have we stopped here? What are we doing? Letting on blackberries?"

[andel]

it's like hearing over the tannoy

"Yeah, told them I was awaiting info from the driver - that'll hold 'em!"

[patter]

Lolvoyager?

[andysine]

LOL!

Where is that? Bristol?

[Ameecher]

Tales from the Country (formerly Heart of the Country) hosted by Tony Francis did a rather large piece on Berney Arms railway station on Tuesday. Dunno if you caught it Gavin, but it was an interesting programme.

Nah, I didn't. Quite how you can do a lot on Berney Arms is a mystery to me though...

[patter]

LOL!

Where is that? Bristol?

Yup, Bristol Parkway (Borrowed from MiniTrue - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_220)

[Dave]

Tales from the Country (formerly Heart of the Country) hosted by Tony Francis did a rather large piece on Berney Arms railway station on Tuesday. Dunno if you caught it Gavin, but it was an interesting programme.

Nah, I didn't. Quite how you can do a lot on Berney Arms is a mystery to me though...

More about the pub than the train station, although they followed a group of people who went to keep it looking pretty.