They also make some weekend workings from New Street to Hereford.

His reticence is unsurprising given his two-month leave of absence exposed his overdetailed management style and his obsession with weekend workings and 18-hour days.

From October 2004 onward, scheduled services using 215 series stock were limited to a small number of weekday Home Liner services, with only occasional holiday weekend workings, such as the Holiday Rapid View Yamanashi.