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They also ran 1V66 with a 158 - https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:09562/2026-08-23/detailed

It's the Ebor Festival at York, there are usually significant numbers travelling down from the North East for the event, hence the 10 car. There is a booked 10 car on a Sunday too now for general passenger loadings, should be 1A64/1N94.

One of the digital displays on Piccadilly 13/14 has been proudly showing the SWR logo for weeks now.

1A92 did the same this morning. Both running 5v10 coaches so assume an overcrowding mitigation.

345 came back from works recently with a few niggly faults.

155s are either all working or all broken, no inbetween. They couldnt work to Southport as a 769 infill though, not cleared through Wallgate.

XC Control provide Control services to Grand Central, I assume someone has accidentally used the wrong Darwin account for the GC service!

2W15 was cancelled as 458 went to Deansgate to assist 442 which had suffered a loss of air.

Yeah drivers can use it, it's principally for dispatch though. Sighting of the platform starting signal for drivers is actually decent from a reasonably good distance back.

It was installed Xmas 2025 to meet current sighting standards for the platform starting signal. Bridges around East Leeds are now being fitted with yellow signs warning of overhead live wires which suggests livening of the section as far as Cross Gates will be sooner rather than later...

The Irish completely have the right idea, both North and South of the border.

Every operator who holds a Track Access Contrsct considering it's in Part B of the Network Code.

The agreed industry system shows 18:39, 29 late.

Trespass incident close to the former Batley box.

East and West have different T&C's but also there were two sets of T&C's at Neville Hill between Northern and EMR, I'm not sure if these have been harnonised.