Recent content by oscarthecat92

Are they going to be extending some of the other short platforms such as Saltaire and Steeton as well?

It was a bit of a shambles again this morning on the Leeds to Manchester route. 0815 to Liverpool Lime Street cancelled. The 0807 to Manchester Pic and 0845 to Manchester Airport were both only 3 coaches with hoardes waiting on platform 16. Gave up in the end and took the slower route with...

I was on one of those 800s sat in Stevenage. 164 minutes late arriving into Leeds. To add insult to injury they cancelled it Leeds to Harrogate and a 1 hour wait ensues for the next Northern Rail to Harrogate. Quite possibly the worst journey I’ve had.

thanks for the replies - just seems odd this is the only line locally affected. Even NRE mentions there is a normal service on the Bradford Interchange route

Looks like there is heavy disruption on the Airedale and Wharfdale lines today with Leeds to Skiptons suspended and lots of delays on the other routes, down to slippery rails https://m.nationalrail.co.uk/pj/disruption/details/DB0F41AA3235418AB19AA3765C4CF41A Seems a bit strange and I don’t...

Anyone know what’s going on in the Leeds area Sunday 30th May, specifically the Airedale route? Some odd diagramming going on. The Leeds to Skipton trains are running but with long stops at Shipley showing on RTT however not advertised on the journey planner and Northern website says that these...

I hope not, I can imagine the chaos if a 3 car turned up for an evening peak Leeds to Skipton (that's if passenger numbers ever get back to where they were)

Patronage seemed to be picking up today on the Airedale line into Leeds, busy Saturday with almost all seating bays occupied on the way into Leeds on the 333, and the same on the way back on the 331. Fewer annoying 'out of use' signs on the seats also. Also at Saltaire station noticed tap in...

I ventured out on the Skipton to Leeds line the first time since early March today, following Boris' announcement yesterday. The Northern 333s each way were busier than expected, although no where near the usual level pre-lockdown. The journey into Leeds was surprisingly pleasant with no...

Increased speeds from Bristol to Birmingham would be welcomed. The journey time at present is barely competitive with the M5 and the prospect of being crammed into an overcrowded train less so. Probably a fair bit of suppressed demand on this section

How fast is the Bristol to Birmingham section, thought there is some 110mph on that?

What will replace the 331/1s at Neville Hill?

Completely agree with the south east point. Down in London today and as a regular commuter on the Airedale line 4 coach trains just wouldn't be tolerated down here. The Aire and Wharfe must be profitable routes with a very clear case to invest in longer platforms. Hopefully the 6 car working...

Leeds is the main employment centre in the region so the Leeds services to/from lkley and Skipton are the ones which experience severe overcrowding in rush hours. The Bradford to Ilkley / Skipton services are not overcrowded but well patronised. The Leeds to Bradford Foster Square service is...

Surely platform extensions to accommodate 6 coaches would be a cheaper and quicker solution?