A question about class 1 and 2 trains and why sometimes a slower train is class 1.
Every hour a Northern train leaves Leeds for Manchester Vic via Bradford at xx18 and another for Southport via Brighouse at xx20. The train via Bradford is a class 2, that via Brighouse a class 1, despite making more stops along the Calder Valley.
The Bradford train should reach Milner Royd Jn first but, if it is late, which train takes priority? The answer is of course the train with fewer stops (the “express”), so we have a situation where a class 2 train takes priority over a class 1. Is there a reason of which I’m unaware why the classification is like this?
Every hour a Northern train leaves Leeds for Manchester Vic via Bradford at xx18 and another for Southport via Brighouse at xx20. The train via Bradford is a class 2, that via Brighouse a class 1, despite making more stops along the Calder Valley.
The Bradford train should reach Milner Royd Jn first but, if it is late, which train takes priority? The answer is of course the train with fewer stops (the “express”), so we have a situation where a class 2 train takes priority over a class 1. Is there a reason of which I’m unaware why the classification is like this?