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I thought I was in with a chance with Bishop Auckland -Darlington 11.77 miles in 27 minutes, 26.2mph. Let the service continue to destination at Saltburn and a sparkling 28mph is achieved.
There was an announcement recently about a new access road to facilitate industrial growth on the south side of the airfield.
https://www.teessideinternational.com/news/huge-step-forward-as-plans-for-airport-business-park-unveiled/
There was also talk of moving the station a few hundred metres...
My local line is Darlington to Eaglescliffe. Going in this direction, interesting features include my house on the left(!) then later what appears to be secure accommodation for young people on the Teesside International Airport Northside Estate, followed by extensive views of the airport itself...
There is a small memorial on the hillside above the collapsed tunnel. I've visited it, it is easily found, just off the A1.
At the time of the line closure I was 14. I remember having a Northumbrian Ranger ticket valid to Berwick, and seeing all those for Edinburgh trudging off to the buses. My...
My wife and I walked to Riccarton Junction from the Whitrope end having parked in the car park at the "heritage railway". Nice easy four mile round trip on good walking with artefacts to watch out for. In the deep cuttings out of the sun it can be very cold at this time of year. Don't forget the...
Of course thanks to TWPS and similar the risk has changed. Trains are less likely to be involved in heavy end-on collision and an accident is more likely to involve a derailment where the mechanism of injury is the train toppling over and passengers falling through broken windows onto the...
Why guards check the platform before departure in the way they do is down to the well known case of Georgia Varley at James Street whose fair and considered RAIB report has been mentioned many times on this forum before...
Is the winner in this category the (closed) station at Gatehouse? According to Sustrans it is 6 miles from Gatehouse of Fleet for which it was the station.
Excellent work. That's the rest of my evening sorted.
Have you thought of protecting the map in case someone tries to monetise it?
And may I enquire after Eaglescliffe which should be between Yarm and Thornaby? It is a mapmaking nuisance being north of the Tees but so close to two stations you...
I can't speak for Barnsley but certainly at Leeds, Newcastle and Aberdeen there will be uniformed staff on platforms and concourses who will be only too happy to help
Yes there is a black cat at Dinsdale which actively prefers the rail head over the ballast or sleepers to stroll along at least while proceeding east-west. Presumably more comfortable on the paws...