Well due to the platform change we never did get the photo of the 125 coming into York, too busy legging it across the station to the new platform. So you'll have to make do with a Mallard class image. Once again this was a very full train so grateful for the reserved seats which we claimed after having to turf out the "businessman" occupying both seats with his laptops (2) and multiple blackberry and iphones(3). He sat opposite us till Newcastle, which was a blessing as he could have had him all the way to Inverness our next stop. Non stop on the phone telling the same tales of his woes to anyone who was decent enough not to hang up on him. The crux of his troubles was as a salesman he had invited "seven" clients to a big do...and all "seven" had turned him down.....poor sad old "Billy no mates"....made us smile after he got off. Am I glad I have retired!!!! Just why do businessmen make business calls in earshot of all and sundry....must make them feel important but it also breaches business confidentiallity.

Newcastle to Edinburgh we had a nice couple of which the lady worked for East Coast...in our discussions she asked to be updated on the East Coast performance against the rest of the TOCs we would be using hence this blog came into being. I hope the cycling event went better than East Coast's performance :-))