Greg Round

Former teacher & bus company manager following St. Godric (pic) from Norfolk to Weardale, ex-owner Blue Bell Inn. Church minister supporting total equality.

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@Keskin__Mavi 76901

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@whatukthinks Is there a "safe" Labour constituency in the Manchester area based on last week's council results (which could elect Andy Burnham?)

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@BBCNEandCumbria Why have we got Leeds tonight?

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@LNER Platform occupancy at Kings Cross in the new timetable (awful for Durham) implies that the 0627 NCL - KGX (and others) will only be a five-car Azuma. Surely this cannot be the case, especially with this being a peak hour service making eight calls on the way?!

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@peter_levy Happy 'big birthday' for Friday.

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@BBCSport Awful presentation of the results today on Final Score. Please bring back the announcer reading them all sensibly as has happened for the last 60 years or so.

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For the uninitiated, Class 800 Azumas are bi-mode, so can operate on electric or diesel power and therefore work trains to Inverness, Aberdeen, Middlesbrough, Hull, Harrogate and Lincoln. Unfortunately only a third of Azumas are bi-mode, the rest electric only.

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@LNER When there is disruption between Darlington and Newcastle why aren't at least all Class 800 trains (eg Inverness & Aberdeen) diverted via Sunderland?

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@LNER I have just seen the new timetable starting in Dec 2025 and the appalling changes for Durham. No direct trains to Edinburgh or Peterborough for most of the day, but you can get to Grantham every hour, which is of considerably less use than Peterboro, gateway to East Anglia.

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@LNER Are today's disruptions due to urgent repairs to a bridge, over-running engineering works or points failure, or is it just a case of delay excuses bingo?

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@LNER Why does my LNER App (Android) no longer show Train delays etc.

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@Hudsonweather Did Peter Levy borrow that jacket off a bus driver? And did I see Blue Suede Shoes?
Greg in Weardale

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@GWandShows Where is Joe Swift? Bring him back. Adam Frost is so annoying. I wish he could speak normally instead of in such an exaggerated way. He spoilt the interview with Mary Berry by being so dominating.

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@peter_levy Thanks for the mention ... good job none of the congregation will have seen it as they'll all be die-hard Look North East & Cumbria fans ... But did you do the survey for James ' flood risk perception? If so, thanks.

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@gonortheast It would be better, if SIGNIFICANTLY late (and 10 late isn't significantly) to go DIRECT to W. Auckland via bypass then back via normal route through Bishop dropping off inbound passengers on the way. Inbound slightly inconvenienced, outbound not affected!

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@gonortheast On Sat. 26th why did 1442 X21 from W. Auckland run NIS to Middlestone Moor via A688.??? It was only 10 min late into W. Auckland - with 4 min recovery it would only be -6 min back. Avoiding B. Auckland so often is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

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@LNER Absolutely mad that a five car Azuma (1L42) stops at the north end of Durham platform 2 far from facilities and where the platform is very narrow. Short Cross Country trains stop in a sensible place at the south end.

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@tonyblackburn Decimating local radio, cutting news staff, etc, how can the BBC afford to introduce new channels. Local stations should be properly funded as 25+ years ago with a full local news service, genuine LOCAL programmes with interviews and features instead of just music, music, music.

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@LNER One of the most annoying adverts on TV today. Awful.

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@LNER ... If such a train is running late, logical signalling practice should hold that to let on time expresses go first, so why do 1T13 and 2C17 cause further delays so often. Is it because signalling is controlled by computer without any sensible human intervention?