I'm surprised it ran considering it was midweek in school term time. Ironically when they ran on summer Saturdays the weather was often rainy meaning thick cloud over Mam Tor and the windows were steamed up anyway whereas weather on the 17th was quite good given all the bad weather.
Just a note on the re-routing. This was due to the landslip at New Mills Central resulting in single line working through there making pathing the excursion problematic. This has meant routing the Sheffield - Piccadilly stoppers via Stockport so the service through Marple is now hourly. The...
Sorry folks - it's been rerouted via Stalybridge & Diggle. Work still ongoing on the HVL?
Full timings :-
Hereford - York (IZ81) https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U07297/2024-04-17/detailed
York - Hereford (IZ82)...
...........Sophos trains "The White Rose". No passing times up yet - will update when available.
https://saphostrains.com/journey/the-white-rose-17-04-2024
There's a way of telling the sex of an orange...
If it squirts in your eye without warning, it's male.
If it's bitter for no apparent reason, it's female!
Funeral costs are so bloody expensive these days...
.....at my mother-in-law's after paying for the bouncy castle and pony rides, I could barely afford the face-painting!