Recent content by duffield

I would think there's a good chance that if these "influential types" had their 1st class removed it wouldn't get them in contact with the overcrowding etc. since they would just abandon the railways altogether, and would then care even less about their state. At least in 1st they still get to...

I guess I wasn't clear, we were just 30 seconds from Bidston, where the Wrexham train terminated, when the guy tried to buy a ticket from the TfW guard about 30 seconds before he needed to change onto Merseyrail.

When I was there the waiting room was open but the ticket office was closed (shutters down). Unfortunate for the guy on the Wrexham to Bidston service, who tried to buy a ticket to Lime Street from the guard but was told there was not enough time and to buy at the office (we were literally...

Leg From Dep. WTT Dep. Real To Arr. WTT Arr. Real Distance ID Oper Origin Destination Class Car. Loading Ref. 1 Nottingham 0854 OT Derby 0924 0925+1 16m0c 2A14 EM Nottingham Matlock 170 2 Light 2 Derby 0931 OT Birmingham New Street 1004 1007+3 41m20c 1V48 XC Newcastle Plymouth 221 4...

Leg From Dep. WTT Dep. Real To Arr. WTT Arr. Real Distance ID Oper Origin Destination Class Car. Loading Ref. 1 Nottingham 0941 OT Birmingham New Street 1055 1056+1 57m20c 1G16 XC Nottingham Birmingham New Street 170 2 Light 2 Birmingham New Street 1122...

Pickering overnight is quite a good option, then you can get the first train to Whitby in the morning.

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/mml-electrification-progress-updates.110445/ Could the 810's be cascaded (maybe to Cross Country?) and replaced with pure EMUs if electrification is completed part way through their life? Then maybe the "overkill" engines...

There's an interesting (and somewhat sad) article in The Guardian about the impending shutdown of Ratcliffe. I'm going to miss the cooling towers, they always signal "nearly home" when coming back from London. Relevant quote:

P17 lengthening would be great if it led to the busier Nottingham/Leeds services being strengthened to four coaches. I'd certainly use the service more. Although cynically, I suspect that even if/when the platform work is done, it will turn out that there won't be any units available to do this.

When I lived down south it was almost always "railway station", but when I moved to the east midlands forty-odd years ago it seemed to be mostly "train station". Does anyone else think that it's at least partly a regional thing, even if "train station" is maybe becoming more common everywhere?

I saw the thread title and thought it sounded like the end of another magnificent historic railway building! Errr... I guess not then. :E

So it's only about a 50 mile round trip from Piccadilly to Buxton and back, one third currently under the wires, (with a 20 minute+ dwell time at Buxton for the use of a short top-up section if it was even needed). Isn't this well within the capabilities of a battery/overhead hybrid? I'm a great...

Thanks. The "down" bit of the the "up and down" wasn't obvious to me but I've found a side view of the bridge from Google Streetview and it all makes sense.

So, I've looked at the linked article and I'm a little bit familiar with the area as a visitor, and it looks like a big improvement. But I don't really understand how, with the bridge gone, Queen Street is going to rise up on the approach to the junction with Micklegate. Won't it now be on the...

The least that XC could do (but in my experience, mostly don't any more) is announce after a stop for any joining passengers that there is no 1st class catering. Then at least anyone who has some snacks or drinks of their own would know they might as well get stuck in rather than wait for the...