Recent content by Mallone

My best wishes as well. In the meantime you might try "RailAdvent". This is quite a detailed site.

Have Northern any idea of the hardship they have caused to commuters between Lancaster and Carlisle on the West Coast line and more importantly, the huge loss of income that businesses have had to endure especially over the Christmas period?.

I also use the track cleaning wagon from a Ten Commandments. I find that it cleans the track extremely well and uses no fluids. I use IPA to clean the point blades

Apparently, Carnforth ticket office is closing in October, it has just been refurbished. TVM's going on platforms 1and2.

What an amazing video...thank you for sharing it.

9 trains now backed up with more coming

Apparently the guy who owns WCRC put the buildings up with the intention of overhauling locos and rolling stock there. Word has it that, typical of him, he didn't have proper planning permission or he did something that hadn't got approval so it has been left to ruin for a few years now. I agree...

It would appear from the new map that Carnforth now ceases to exist

I find it hard to understand how anybody interested in rail transport can call "Steamtown" a scrapyard. You seem to be oblivious to the fact that old passenger carriages are stripped down, refurbished and returned to excellent condition at this site. Also, steam and diesel locomotives are...

Carnforth has connections to lines to Morecambe, Barrow, Carlisle, Leeds and Windermere, Oxenholme only has connections to Windermere. Surely this makes Carnforth a better place for intercity trains to stop.

Hi all...does anybody know the current possibility of this?