On 22 Feb, 15:10, "Paul Scott" wrote:
"John B" wrote in message

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On 22 Feb, 14:36, Mizter T wrote:
There is also a slim possibility that Stratford could be a terminus for
incoming trains from the mainland.

A bit like Ryanair stopping at somewhere other than the obvious airport
IYSWIM...

Still a lot closer to town than 'London' Stansted, Luton, or Gatwick
airports - indeed closer to central London than Heathrow airport.

Is there really a possibility that Stratford could be a terminus
though - I can't see why there would be any need? Because DB, when
they introduce their new mythical London - Berlin express (if only
they would!), wouldn't want to pay the extra to go to St. Pancras?
(Though being serious I can't see that whoever owns the CTRL/HS1 by
then would really offer a discounted rate for stopping short!)

BR once ran a cut-price train up the ECML to Newcastle (or maybe
Edinburgh) that started from Finsbury Park.

Not sure whether the logic there was to avoid taking up paths into
King's Cross, or whether it was just about deterring 'normal'
passengers from taking that train instead of the full-price ones.

Either way, I'd've appreciated such a train when I was living in
Finsbury Park with a gf in Edinburgh, rather than sailing past my
house at 100mph and then getting home 45 minutes later...

'The Highwayman' - left Newcastle very late pm, took the coastal route
through Sunderland, arrived FP about 0600. Travelled on it once in the late
60s - don't think it ran for long though, it was a bit like a fully seated
sleeper...


I don't think Mr Band's old enough for it to have been that, is he?

Jonn