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This is my photo at Wakefield Kirkgate from www.flickr.com/fenaybridge

Severe train length restrictions in Platform 5, it will only take a 153 or a 2 car pacer even a 2 car 150 is too long for platform. It could be easily lenghtened without moving a signal and without lengthening platform 4 and it should be done to improve station working.

My photo of 802 202/201 passing through Huddersfield on Thursday night. https://www.flickr.com/photos/fenaybridge/46641412692/in/dateposted-public/

The idea of longer trains on Aire/Wharfe/Doncaster lines has been scrapped for the moment, rethink taking place.

There is a problem with all 800/802's which will not permit their introduction on LNER/TPEXp, the GW ones will have to be retrofitted. I refer to the wires between coaches which are climbable and H will have to come up with a solution this is besides the signalling problem north of Colton Jn...

Once CAF has shorted out the braking problem & tested, there will have to be a training period for driver & conductors. One set has been modified and if is acceptable they will convert the other sets. CAF has managed a fix earlier than first thought. If everything goes okay now the instead of...

Great set of photos, glad to see they are still operating, was there 9 years ago.

Shipley stops for connections to/from Bradford. Bingley stops are made by request by Metro a number of years ago even after the increase in the Aire Valley services. I travelled on the 0748 Leeds to Carlisle recently and there was substantial commuter traffic especially to Skipton.

West Yorkshire Combine Authority (Metro) can impose their own conditions on their own products and impose additional restrictions on their products (Metro cards, Day Rover tickets) just as Transport for London impose their conditions. So their products you can only use to tickets (products) to...

Until the Mark 5a coaches have been accepted by leasing company and TPEXP they are the responsiblity of the builders (CAF) so at moment CAF are storing them in Anglesea etc. and operating test runs using Freighliner drivers. TPEXP are short of drivers due to training issues. On Sat/Sun between...

Class 170's not yet passed to run on Calder Valley Line unless things have changed recently (the sectional appendix says no to 170's) Lifts to be built at Hebden Bridge as part of the governments access to all scheme. Platform extension (eastbound) at Hebden Bridge is due to signal overlap being...

Northern still issue printed timetables for all their routes. Is Altrincham station booking office run by Northern or by Transport for Manchester, if former then a complaint could be usefull if latter it could be that Northern do not send printed timetables to anywhere else other than the rail...

Currently the 185 are governed to 102 mph. It would be frightening to run at 110 mph on the Lakes line ! Lots of other issues besides engines, suspension, electronics for faster WCML runs. In any case the 185's are an inter city unit not a branch line train. In any case the Windermere branch...

Fortunately it just missed a signal.

The Leeds to Carlisle line is a MAIN LINE and is still considered as a main line what ever some people's opinion is. It did have a 80/90 mph speed limit between Skipton & Carlisle before BR reduced it to 60 mph as a cost cutting measure (reducing maintenance) so 60 mph applies Skipton to...