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Retford would be a contender for point two. The high level and low level parts feel like two different stations in my opinion even though technically it's just one single entity. I'm pretty certain that I've seen an OS map at some point that even shows the high level and low level parts as two...

Thank you for all the replies so far, really interesting stuff! If it helps, my Grandfather worked in the London Midland region.

Hi, I've recently inherited this hat, it was formerly my Grandfather's who we sadly lost about 15 years ago. Regrettably, my Grandmother also died recently and upon clearing out their house we discovered a large box of railwayana, which amongst other items, contained this hat. As the...

Is there a reason why so many modern train seats have such low amounts of padding? I seem to remember reading that it was something to do with fire safety but there are several fire-safe materials that decent padding could be manufactured from so surely it can’t just be that?

The footpath beneath the railway bridge near Derek Dooley Way still hasn’t reopened even though the works were supposed to be completed in April. In addition, over the past few days these chalk markings have appeared on the railway infrastructure beside the pavement. Anyone have any idea what...

To clarify, I don’t think reopening Victoria as a heavy rail station is a good idea, nor do I think it’s going to happen. Im my view, the only outside possibility it stands of seeing passengers again is if the Supertram is extended to Wadsley Bridge using the Stocksbridge line. That said, I...

I’ve recently inherited a selection of really interesting historic railway manuals and this book is amongst them… but unlike most of the others I can’t seem to find any information about it online. I’ve attached a photo of the cover - does anyone have any idea regarding the scarcity/value of it...

I can see your logic but at the point these meetings were taking place it was clear that Putin was on the verge of breaking both the Budapest Memorandum and the Minsk Agreements come what may. Those final meetings with Macron and Scholz were pure brinksmanship and the fact our Prime Minister...

Ok, you made me laugh with the Lukashenko jibe :lol: Regarding the core point, our membership of the EU gave us an additional way to wield British influence and power that we’ve since relinquished - that’s why our standing on the world stage has decreased since Brexit. Following the Suez...

You’re massively overestimating the size of the EU budget - to continue using the example of Poland only around 1.5% of their GDP comes directly from funds in the EU budget. The main economic benefits of the EU come from access to and a role in the running of the single market. Something that...

Couldn’t a best of both world’s situation happen here once the Hope Valley Line capacity is increased? As I understand it a third "express" service between Manchester and Sheffield is being added to the timetable once the works are complete. If this were to stop at Chinley with a reasonable...

An argument could be made that it also affected the latter - the UK’s influence on the world stage has certainly diminished post-Brexit. Evidenced by the fact Putin met with Macron and Scholz in the run up to the war but not Johnson. Had we remained in the EU I’m certain that the British Prime...

The EU is providing Italy with all the benefits of membership - how the Italians utilise those benefits is really down to them. Contrary to the belief of some, it’s not the EU’s job to run the entirety of it’s member states’ affairs. What extra do you think the EU should do in order to "rescue"...

Let me help you with your puzzle: 1. Italy hasn’t been an industrial, banking and economic superpower since the days of The Roman Empire 2. The Italian economy benefitted enormously following the foundation of the EEC and the subsequent establishment of closer trading relationships with it’s...

Sorry, I should’ve been clearer. I was referring to the work being undertaken around the bridge beside Sheffield Ring Road near the junction with Savile Street. Specific Location 1679229025 ****Update**** I went to take a closer look at the work being done this morning - it’s really quite...

I’m local to the area and walk past the work that’s being carried out regularly - it’s still going on and has been for months now. Seems quite extensive and has now required long term closure of a significant pedestrian walkway/cycle route. Does anyone have any update as to what is going on...

That tax sounds like the kind of thing that needs to be done in order for the government to hit their CO2 targets. Is it possible to calculate how many emissions would be saved if around 90% of domestic flights switched to rail? That Maglev sounds fantastic! Is there anything even close to...

I appreciate that at no point soon are we going to see 500mph trains but 300mph doesn’t seem too unrealistic in the medium to long term in countries that already have high speed networks. And in theory if they can exist elsewhere we could ultimately have them here too if we so desired. In terms...

I recently needed to travel between Aberdeen and London and despite the considerably longer journey time would’ve preferred to travel by rail. But I didn’t - purely because: Flying was about a third of the cost From an end to end journey perspective flying was about twice as fast as rail...

They were indeed - I used them several times. It was only a handful of the total HST services though in later years - the ones that went all the way through to Leeds or London via Nottingham. I still would argue that these don’t count as Mansfield services though - the station formerly known as...