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There is clearly a lot of work going on around Miles Platting Junction (vegetation clearance, setting up of a construction compound). With the scale of the work I assume this is the line speed improvements for trains using this junction to route via the North Transpennine line. Are there any...

TPE are to introduce 15 minute delay repay on the 2nd of February. https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/01/delay-repay-15-to-be-launched-by-transpennine-express.html At least this makes my entitlement to compensation simpler as I use Northern and TPE on my journey and both will be 15 mins. However...

I knew there would be a name for them, thanks.

What length of wiring would be needed for changeover just after a Station (I assume it would depend on line speed)?

Not sure if this is the right thread. The blue pole barriers that get attached to the rails to prevent railway workers falling onto a live railway are going up all around Miles Platting Junction. Does this indicate that the remodelling will be happening soon?

This morning at Huddersfield there was an automated announcement saying that Penalty Fares would be in operation from the 2nd of February. At Huddersfield this shouldn't make too much difference as the ticket barriers are in operation most of the time, the issues will be at smaller stations...

On 1F52 Scarborough to Liverpool Lime St. Going to be terminated at Manchester Victoria due to ‘a fault on the train’.

I remember earlier in the year or last year when talking about Victoria's problems someone suggested that the City Rooms part of the Arena wasn't really very useful (especially after McDonalds left). Could it be incorporated as part of the station? I have never been in there so am coming from a...

The problem at Victoria is not the barriers, the nature of the last minute service changes, platform swaps, unit swaps, A and B end use, etc means that if you aren’t are already on the platforms your too late. The problem is platform 3-6 (less so 3). The only use opening the barriers at times of...

If I have understood things, the problem is training staff on the new trains. They have gone ahead with the new timetable assuming the new trains in service but pre cancelled a number of services for a month while they catch up with the training. Annoying but fair enough. Staff shortages in...

I think the only thing that would get the Government to pay attention would be if staff and passangers both downed tools and didn't go to work until urgent measures were taken to bring some reliability to services. Things that might start to restore hope that things will improve: Firstly...

If they have given this information about post timetable change why can’t they do it for until the next timetable? Also the page on their site is so badly worded. It is a strange mixture of new timetable information and amendments to it. Not obvious that anything has changed unless you happen to...

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So the answer is yes! Thanks. Looks when there is another reason to upgrade the OHLE is improved at the same time if necessary.

Is there any rolling work to replace the old ‘done on the cheap’ stuff or are all the OLE teams busy on new electrification? Would seem like a good way to retain the staff that go from loads to do to not enough to do according to the current political tide (/ side of the bed Chris Grayling got...

In know, I’m mostly just annoyed about another massive disruption to my and many other people’s lives yet again. Transpennine and Northern’s performance has been bad enough recently, add in major infrastructure problems and it is becoming unbearable.

I understand why there is no service north of York, what I am questioning is why this then has to effect the rest of their network for so long. They don’t seem willing to vary their timetable to ensure a minimum level of service they just out right cancel whole diagrams. Trains will be stuck at...

I don’t know how badly LNER have been effected. How well have they run a service on the route south of the problem (Leeds and York to London)? XC have a better excuse due to the length of their routes. My main problem with TPE is how long it takes for them to recover from problems. Two rush hour...

Why are TPE so bad at dealing with disruption? Ok I know it is always more complicated than it appears to Joe Public like myself. Staffing would seem the main problem (drivers needing breaks, staff needing to end up at the right places at end of service) as units should be available to run...

9E16 did run yesterday. I got on at Victoria (17:02) to Huddersfield.