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    Hope Valley Capacity Scheme updates

    It's good that the Barrow Hill line is being used by Cross Country and EMR.
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    Hope Valley Capacity Scheme updates

    The blockade is from Saturday 16th March to Sunday 24th March (inclusive). There is some useful information about diversions and replacement buses here: https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/engineering/hopevalley2024#:~:text=For%20nine%20days%20between%20Saturday,longer%20distance%20trains%20to%20use.
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    Hope Valley Capacity Scheme updates

    Thanks. It's spelt "Heeley" (between Sheffield and Dore).
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    4 day closure of ECML south of Peterborough

    Air fares between Newcastle and Heathrow reach £650 during ECML engineering work. An article by Simon Calder in the Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/rail-engineering-work-east-coast-main-line-lner-b2498449.html
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    Special Offers Discussion

    Information on the Northern website as to when the tokens will appear in newspapers: Tokens will be available to collect from participating papers from the 12th February - 2nd March 2024. Also the end date of the offer has been corrected to Friday 22nd March.
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    Special Offers Discussion

    Details of the offer are now on the Northern website: https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/tickets/newspaper-offer/reach-plc Presumably they mean Friday 22nd March as the last day of the offer?
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    Special Offers Discussion

    Reported that the Northern tokens are to appear in newspapers from Monday 12th February.
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    Special Offers Discussion

    The Northern £10 day ticket offer in connection with local newspapers appears to be coming back. This page about the offer has appeared on the Northern website: https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/tickets/newspaper-offer It is not yet clear when the tokens will appear in particular papers.
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    WCRC loses judicial review in High Court

    I've heard that the slow running out of Euston in the morning and the diversion via Northampton was because the 47 on the back was limited to 75mph (due to the type of brake blocks it was fitted with?).
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    Weaver Junction accident c. 1975

    Some InterCity trains were diverted via the Manchester area (Denton-Ashton Moss). The accident was often called "whisky and soda" because the Runcorn train was conveying soda ash and the Freightliner train included containers of Scottish whisky.
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    Disruption on HS1 due to signalling problems caused by flooding in the Thames Tunnel.

    Of course class 374 Eurostar trains can't divert off HS1 because they were built to the Continental loading gauge.
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    Kolhapur sold

    Being reported on WNXX that David Smith of West Coast Railway has purchased Jubilee 45593 Kolhapur from Tyseley. The WNXX post says:
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    New Station calendar

    An article from the Northwich and Winsford Guardian about progress with the reopening of Beeston Castle & Tarporley (between Crewe and Chester). Said to be possibly going ahead "soon'"...
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    More Delay for HS2, and how should we proceed?

    I understand that Old Oak Common HS2 station will only have the capacity to accommodate trains to Birmingham.
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    Manchester Metrolink

    Tickets between any two stations within the TfGM area are shown as "Route Metrolink CTLZ" and can be used on the tram between Piccadilly and Victoria. Also Wayfarer is valid on the whole of Metrolink and the GM Bus and Train Daysaver can be used in Zone 1 of Metrolink.

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