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Originally Posted by Midland Compound
Bad News - arrived at Stafford station 1733, no 1758 listed
Good News - 1750 announcement "tonight there will be an extra train at 1756 to Crewe, Warrington, Wigan, Preston
Bad News - it was a Pendolino
Good News - it was virtually empty
Even better news - Stafford to Crewe in maybe as little as 15 mins !
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By chance on this train again tonight. 16mins 2sec Stafford - Crewe start to stop. Quickest I've ever done it.
On the down side
1. train was fuller - mainly with people addicted to talking on mobile phones in loud voices ! [ Couldn't use quiet coach because I was on call ]
2. delayed by 5 mins from Stafford due to lte running Birmingham - Glasgow being signalled onto fast line directly in front of Euston - Crewe - Manchester which had to slow virtually to a stop.