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Are all the TfW 150s going straight to scrap? Is there are chance some could cascade elsewhere, say Northern? I guess probably not.

I'd rather listen to the three S's on an endless loop for the whole duration of my journey than listen to rap music.

Is there any scope for using platform 12 for TPE services? Or is this filled with XC services most of the day?

Nationalisation isn't a cure all though. It can slice both ways: better investment vs pruning/cuts. To work effectively it would require MPs of all parties to reach a consensus that a nationalised rail industry has value to the country as a whole and that running at a profit isn't the greatest...

Still nicer than Lea Road though. 1733207668 At the moment, my vote goes to Huddersfield. Due to the alterations being done the place is full of scaffolding. It looks very dark and grim. I'm sure it'll look great once it's done.

It just popped into my head as I was typing it. Can't say I've heard it before either! :)

Proving that too much ear spam makes people simply tune out. A bet a fair amount of travellers don't listen to any announcements.

I personally love the Edwardian decor of Birmingham Moor Street.

No one listens to them anyway. Like a bad smell, you soon stop noticing.

That sounds very logical!

It's back. Does this actually stand for something?

Normanton Not so much downsized but Wakefield Kirkgate prior to the refurbishment looked like the perfect example of derelict grandeur.

If it was down to the driver or guard then gritting time would have to be added onto the dwell time for each stop they were required to grit. It's make for a very slow journey! :)

I noted yesterday that the loops near Brightside said SNOW, assuming this was due to them being covered in snow. Which then lends the question of why the Deepcar branch stated POO. :) It seems to have been changed since.

I miss the clickty-clack of jointed track.

I thought all mail traffic had stopped decades ago (2003?). I remember reading about all the 325s going into storage. I hadn't realised they'd come back!

I miss slamdoors. I don't miss Pacers.

Exactly where I'm at. I'd take a first gen DMU over a steam engine any day. I have been on steam hauled trains in preservation of course. They're certainly interesting, but I have no nostalgia for them.

Hull has plenty of disused platforms used to stable stock. Platform 1 was recently rebuilt and reinstated. The others would require similar.

Problem with going through more populated places is that you get more slower stopping trains getting in the way.