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  1. GNERman

    Transdev Blazefield

    Not sure this has been posted here yet; Transdev Keighley have announced changes from 21st May. The rumoured changes to the 64 (Ilkley-Skipton) and 72 (Grassington-Skipton) are correct; both reduced to around every two hours. Minor changes to 62, 67, K9 and Dalesway also...
  2. GNERman

    Transdev Blazefield

    The Zap's an interesting one. I've never really understood who their target market was. Assuming that they were aiming to attract people from rail; it was never going to be able to compete on speed / journey time or on frequency. Initially it maybe was able to compete on cost, but it's now £12...
  3. GNERman

    Transdev Blazefield

    One that caught me out this morning - from 10th April CityZap Leeds - York has gone hourly, vice the standard half-hourly timetable. Transdev stating that "many of our routes have shown a good level of recovery since the extended lockdown periods, however the return of customers back to...
  4. GNERman

    Inbred Coaches

    http://railwaymoviedatabase.com/inbred/ Details above, location was Dalton Airfield - not too far from Thirsk. The coaches shown in the film & link are long gone, however.
  5. GNERman

    Strangest long distance through trains

    Not as weird as when it used to be Selby - Wakefield Westgate, during the Northern Rail era. Again, perhaps not long-distance, but I think it was about 2 and half hours end to end. Was routed Selby-Leeds-Bradford Interchange (reverse)-Halifax-Huddersfield (reverse)-Wakefield Kirkgate...
  6. GNERman

    Grand Central 180s - do they all have the same interior layout?

    All 10 have the same interior. Even before the sets were refurbished (with 5 in ex-GW condition and the other 5 in ex-GC / FGW condition) there were very few major interior differences - and no differences between seat layout, seat positioning etc.
  7. GNERman

    The new new KISS trains for Westbahn

    I'm not sure that's a prototype. Westbahn have apparently ordered four sets from CRRC in addition to the 15 sets that they've odered from Stadler.
  8. GNERman

    60050 on the A1...

    I would assume Kinsley, West Yorkshire. Same as 60086, 37503 and 31454.
  9. GNERman

    Diesel Loco Engine Hauled Passenger Trains in Western Europe

    Planned to have a multi-system electric loco, not a bi-mode i'm afraid. Presume it'll be dragged by a 218 or 245 off the wires, bit like current IC services.
  10. GNERman

    Diesel Loco Engine Hauled Passenger Trains in Western Europe

    Good shout re the Alex 223's. Also the Leipzig-Chemnitz MRB service runs with 223's, and I think the Hamburg-Cuxhaven service is still loco-hauled also with diesel Traxx locos. There's also the DB 245's replacing / working alongside the 218's.
  11. GNERman

    Diesel Loco Engine Hauled Passenger Trains in Western Europe

    I think there are still some CD 754 workings in Czech Republic, if that counts.
  12. GNERman

    Wensleydale Railway ‘clear out’

    33035 I think.
  13. GNERman

    Most northerly rail line in Europe

    I don't know for certain that it's the most northerly in Europe...but Narvik in Norway was the first I could think of.
  14. GNERman

    Swinden Quarry - Shunter

    There's quite a few photos online of the loco. Try searching for "Rylstone Quarry", "Rylstone Sidings", "Rylstone Tilcon". Was built by RFS at Doncaster in the 90's I believe. In fact there's a scale model of the loco in one of the rooms at Doncaster Works (approx 50-60cm in length). I'll...
  15. GNERman

    Northern Consultation Dec 2020

    Welcome to the forum. Funnily enough I was looking at this earlier today. The way i've read it is that they've entirely given up with the original "fast" service from Middlesbrough to Newcastle via Stillington/ECML, and are instead looking to run 2tph via the Durham Coast; one stopper (ie the...
  16. GNERman

    Foreshortened Termini

    As well as Bradford Interchange (mentioned above), wasn't Bradford Forster Square altered quite a lot in the early-90's? I seem to think that the current station is about 50-100m to the north and slightly to the side of the original station.
  17. GNERman

    Leeds/Ilkley/Bradford/Skipton services

    Afternoon, From experience, at Skipton a from Leeds tends to form a to Leeds, and same with the Bradfords. At Bradford, and I may be wrong, they mostly swap around - a from Ilkley tends to form a Skipton, a from Skipton tends to form a Leeds, and a from Leeds forms an Ilkley. As for what...
  18. GNERman

    Verona - Munich - Prague trip (Spring 2019)

    Morning all, Can't comment on Verona to Munich, but I did the Alex from Munich to Prague back in May (well I say Munich to Prague - it was actually Munich to Nryany, rail replacement bus to Rokycany then replacement CD to Prague). Quite a nice journey on the whole. Not a particularly quick...
  19. GNERman

    Location of Wheel Lathes

    Doncaster Roberts Road has one (apologies if already mentioned...)
  20. GNERman

    23:19 KX - York 11.11.16

    Get people home after England vs Scotland (at Wembley) I was told... (and 1D36 goes to Leeds via York tonight - not sure if that's connected though...)

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