Recent content by HowMuch?

I agree. No finer area in the world for walking. Wainwright's Coast to Coast goes through Kirkby Stephen, and the Dales Way goes near Ribblehead and Dent. There's plenty of accommodation in KS, and the Ribblehead Inn has rooms. Even one or two of the stations have holiday lets, Just over...

But do you have to try quite so hard to sound like you've given up trying? Some passengers/taxpayers reading this might not get your humour and imagine they have found support for their completely unjustified predjudices about rail staff.

I understand the capacity issue and I'm not questioning it In fact I hope I'm one of the good guys when it comes to supporting public transport upgrades. But it's an "insider's" reason for building it. As more of a tram user than a tram expert, I can sympathise if, without an exciting new stop...

I resemble that remark!

I am genuinely taken aback. Shows how difficult misconceptions can be to get rid of. All this diiscussion for so long and I never realised my mistake and never noticed that no-one was mentioning a Cross Street stop. I don't live in Manchester or I might have noticed they weren't building one...

You sound a little sarcastic. My mistake, then. I have always believed there was going to be a stop on Cross St. I can't see why I would have made it up, so WAS there going to be one and it was dropped?

That blurb almost makes it sound like there is no stop between St Peter Square and Exchange Square. It will leave a lot of people not in the know wondering what the fuss is about.

Be aware that the earliest tickets to appear 'in advance' may not be 'Advance' tickets. Don't buy a walk-up ticket (ie off peak or anytime) by mistake if you want a cheaper (but 'booked train only') Advance ticket. I apologise if that was too obvious, but some people do get confused between...

No queue at Skipton for tonight's (weds) 1715 northbound and a large number of free seats. Tornado stopped past the end of the platform 2 on the way in, to get as many coaches as possible onto the platform. So sightseeers waitimg at the 'S' (Leeds) end were having to catch frantic photos as...

If it will help anyone on Thursday to plan their visit... Tornado arrived from Appleby on olatform 2 at about 10:10. More or less on time, I was caught a bit by surprise because it wasn't reported at the previous 2 or 3 Real Time Trains reporting points. Tornado was leading, tender first...

On platform 2. Queueing for loo. Take any opportunity for a tinkle before you get here!

The problem with tickets using special stock is that stations out of the validity area then have an excuse not to sell them. And having to pay extra to get to a ticket selling point INSIDE the area reduces the incentive to use it.

No. Part of the 'fun' of the runs this week is that they are scheduled services, so buying tickets and making reservations works like any other services. Including the cheapy all day ranger. There are several coaches with unreservable sears, but there is also a 'no standing' policy. Which...

Iskra - thanks for that, it never occurred to me that the day ticket would work the barrier. You are starting early! I'm going to be early tomorrow, but not like this. I'm just giving mysellf easy connections to get to Skipton in plenty of time to see Tornado arrive. Hope you have a good...

As Winston Churchill said (possibly quoting someone else) "Parliamentary Democracy is the worst possible political system - apart from all the other systems that have been tried" A long-winded approval process is the price we pay for not having a system where "the strong man at the top" just...