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Labour promises rail nationalisation within five years of coming to power
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Given open access operators were partially the result of EU directives it could get interesting. I am aware we are now outside of the EU...
25 minutes ago
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Labour promises rail nationalisation within five years of coming to power
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Sounds like Labour in the 1990s when they promised to nationalise the railways, did they? Well I suppose they nationalised South East...
Today at 01:38
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Derailment near Grange Over Sands
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It is announced as Dalton-in-Furness on the 195s although the station itself is just Dalton. Mind you the 195s refer to Cark & Cartmel...
Yesterday at 19:59
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Permanent closure of Belfast Great Victoria Street station
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Scary to think Great Victoria Street is 29 years old.
Saturday at 17:37
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Idea for Buxton line improvements
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Hasn't the Buxton line got quite low bridges meaning electrification would be difficult?
17 Apr 2024
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thenorthern
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Rail services to be included as part of Bee Network: how should this be achieved?
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There would also be the question of if it would be run directly by Greater Manchester Combined Authority or a concession. Let's not...
17 Apr 2024
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thenorthern
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Rail services to be included as part of Bee Network: how should this be achieved?
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Not too sure about that bear in mind it would require a "Bee Network" TOC to have their own stock and depot as well as drivers and...
17 Apr 2024
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Rail services to be included as part of Bee Network: how should this be achieved?
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It would be very difficult as there are very few trains that operate solely within Greater Manchester.
17 Apr 2024
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thenorthern
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Rail services to be included as part of Bee Network: how should this be achieved?
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Realistically all that will happen is some trains will feature a Bee logo on them. It's nothing new really as we used to have the...
17 Apr 2024
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Grange-over-Sands Derailment - Response of local MP including idea to run a shuttle service
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I was walking over the bridge at the end of the promenade in Grange today and there are two new rails about to be put in place between...
16 Apr 2024
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West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin promises "spades in ground" for tram network by 2028 if reelected
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Speculative Discussion
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Over the weekend I noticed this from Tracy Brabin who is the Mayor of West Yorkshire and is running for reelection. While a West...
15 Apr 2024
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What is the point of Old Oak Common?
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As others have said it's meant to be an interchange with Crossrail so that passengers can (in theory) get to most parts of London with...
12 Apr 2024
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thenorthern
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Grange-over-Sands Derailment - Response of local MP including idea to run a shuttle service
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No it was the Liberal Democrat election leaflet although the Liberal Democrats do have a habit of making their election leaflets look...
11 Apr 2024
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Grange-over-Sands Derailment - Response of local MP including idea to run a shuttle service
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Speculative Discussion
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Recently I saw this leaflet by the Westmorland and Lonsdale Liberal Democrats, it contains what the local MP Tim Farron would like to...
11 Apr 2024
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[Trivia] Passenger Trains That Often Carry No Passengers For Entire Route
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A couple of times I have been on the last train of the day from Birmingham to Rugley Trent Valley and been the only person on the whole...
6 Apr 2024
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