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Unfortunately, it doesn't suprise me - the NR BPLAN dataset is peppered with errors.

Looking at a copy of the Winter 2005/6 NRT, it ran Mondays to Fridays only. Departing Birmingham New St. (16:51), Sandwell & Dudley (16:59), Wolverhampton (17:10), Penkridge (17:20), Stafford (17:27), Crewe (17:50), Warrington BQ (18:08), Wigan NW (18:18) and Preston (18:39)

Network Rail's BPLAN data lists the direct route between WRNGTNJ and GLNTNJN as 1761 meters, which is approximately 1.094 miles or 1mile 08chains.

The East Lancashire Railway had them when buying tickets from the booking office in Bury. This was pre-covid though, so may have changed in the intervening period.

At the risk of going a bit over 'rulesy', here's how I understand it. Rulebook module S5 outlines all the occasions when a train can pass a signal at danger. It specifically mentions passing a signal at danger for shunting purposes, but only where there is no signal provided for the movement...

Rainford signal box has a single token machine for both Knowsley and Kirkby. Trains to Kirkby collect the token from the signaller at Rainford and return it on the way back. There's an auxiliary token machine at Dale Lane for trains to Knowsley, so that they can lock-in, and allow the passenger...

Whoops. Auto correct prefers Non-technical Skills (NTS) over No Signaller Token (NST). Probably best to read before submitting, next time :oops:

This is a superb resource! Clearly a lot of work has gone into this! One minor issue I've found, is for NW6015 (WKL2). Between Rainford and Kirkby, including the freight stub to at Dale Lane, is ETB and not as shown NTS.

The first tram of the day, does indeed depart at 05:25. But that is formed of a journey that departs Therapia Lane at 04:42. It may be of interest, that back in 2010, the first tram from Beckenham Junction was at the later time of 05:35. Full timetable...

Since the timetable change, all Northern services to/from Ellesmere Port have been cancelled, with the exception of the one afternoon return trip on Wednesday 18th. I can see these reliability issues resulting in a few headline (low usage) figures when the relevant station usage statistics are...

This is an excellent resource. Thanks for sharing!

Apologies if you've already seen these, as they are based on the Manchester changes, however they also include timetables for local services at Preston, from December 2022. (click "The Routes" towards the bottom of the page.)...

Hi Kemal, 2C02 - 507010 2C03 - 508117 2C04 - 507031 2C09 - 508127 2C11 - 508136 2C13 - 507024 2Y02 - 508120 2Y03 - 507008 2Y04 - 507007

Thank you both - well spotted! I'll have to admit to not making the map myself. It's the same map as used in the Route Coverage thread. However, I'll have a perusal for a more up to date and copyright free map.

You're very correct, it does include the Marches line between South Wales and Chester. I've uploaded a map, which will update as coverage grows, so it's possible to see the areas covered. MAP