Starting Tuesday 12th February 2013 at 2100
(repeated Thursday 14th February 2320)
1/6 Episode.
King's Cross
(Courtesy BBC2 website..)
Episode 1 of 6
Duration: 1 hour
Documentary following the staff at London's King's Cross station, the gateway
to Leeds, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh for the 47 million people who travel
through the station every year.
The 1970s concourse at King's Cross is cramped and dark, doing nothing to
help the spirits of the passengers - something that Alexis, who works on the
passenger information point, knows all too well from her experience of dealing
with frustrated travellers. Steve, who sells tickets in the travel centre, says
he regularly relies on his conflict resolution training.
There is hope that a brand new concourse will lift everyone's spirits. East
Coast manager Steve Newland wants the opening to coincide with customer service
levels worthy of a five-star hotel, a vision that is frustrated when broken-down
trains and fatalities on the line bring everything to a standstill.
Laxman has worked at the station for 35 years, during which time he has
witnessed both an IRA bombing and the King's Cross fire. He is a much-loved
staff member but will not be there to see the new concourse filled with
passengers, as retirement beckons. His last day at work is a very sad one for
everyone at the station..
See a clip from the programme.....HERE
The UK Government is pushing ahead with HS2, recently announcing the route for the second phase of its ambitious high-speed rail project. The line is intended to bridge the country's north-south economic divide and cut journey times in half, but the government's plans have met stiff opposition from critics. So, Is HS2 on the right track?
Go to railwaygazette.com for Rail Business Intelligence, the incisive and analytical newsletter which has been reporting on the transformation of Britain's railways since privatisation.
Visit the National Railway Museum, York, for a great family day out! (www.nrm.org.uk)
Projects, policies,manufacturers, suppliers.
Week Starting Monday 11th February 2013.
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Thursday 14th February 2013
The British Pullman Circular Luncheon Train (VSOE)
- 35028 London Victoria (pu) - Barnes - Staines - Virginia Water - Woking - Guildford - Shalford - Reigate - Redhill - East Croydon - Selhurst - Clapham Junction - London Victoria.
Saturday 16th February 2013
Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express 2 (Railway Touring Company)
- 86259 London Euston (pu) - Watford Junction (pu) - Milton Keynes Central (pu) - (*Northampton) - Weedon - Rugby (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Crewe (pu) - Preston (pu) - Carnforth
- 60009 or 45305 Carnforth - Preston - Blackburn - Hellifield - S&C - Carlisle (break/rev) - Carlisle - Shap - Carnforth
- 86259 Carnforth - Preston (sd) - Crewe (sd) - Nuneaton (sd) - Rugby (sd) - (*Northampton (sd) - ) Milton Keynes Central (sd) - Watford Junction (sd) - London Euston
The Valentine Express (Vintage Trains)
- 4965 Tyesley Warwick Road (pu) - Coleshill Parkway (pu) - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Leicester - Loughborough - East Midlands Parkway - Castle Donnington - Stenson Junction - Burton upon Trent - Tamworth High Level - Coleshill Parkway (sd) - Tyseley Warwick Road -
The Lancastrian (West Coast Railway Company)
- WCRC Class 47 (Pair) St. Neots (pu) - Huntingdon (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Grantham (pu) - Newark (pu) - Retford (pu) - Doncaster (pu) - Preston
- WCR Steam tbc Preston - Carforth - Wennington - Giggleswick - Settle Junction - Hellifield - Blackburn - Preston - Lancaster (break) -
- WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Lancaster - Preston - Doncaster (sd) - Retford (sd) - Newark (sd) - Grantham (sd) - Peterborough (sd) - Huntingdon (sd) - St. Neots.
With thanks to the Railway Herald.
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