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Recent content by Alex Smith

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    Car Parks

    Pontefract Baghill, Pontefract Monkhill, Woodlesford, Leeds
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    Fantasy: If you could run services to stations currently not served direct from a London Terminal?

    I would go for: London King's Cross - Spalding - Sleaford - Cleethorpes/Skegness London Euston - Aberystwyth / Pwllheli London Euston - Stations to St Albans Abbey London Euston - Marston Vale Line into Bedford London King's Cross - Worksop, Barnsley, Huddersfield London St Pancras -...
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    Fantasy: Stations you want opened or closed

    I would close: London Fenchurch Street, Limehouse and West Ham along the C2C route and divert all services into London Liverpool Street. Close Tower Gateway DLR Station.
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    Fantasy: if you could close and relocate any stations which would you choose?

    Close Moorthorpe and South Elmsall and open a new parkway station which covers services towards Sheffield, York, Leeds and Doncaster Close Thorne South and Thorne North and create a new Parkway station to serve Cleethorpes, Hull and Manchester Airport via Sheffield and Doncaster Close...
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    Ireland Rail Rover

    Good evening. I am looking to travel on Ireland's rails hopefully looking to cover as much new track as possible. What would be the best rail rover to purchase for 5/7 days? Thanks
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    Trainspotting at Doncaster

    Doncaster, Peterborough, Stafford, Nuneaton. There use to be around 10 at Leicester station each evening during the week.
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    Berney Arms

    I am also looking to visit BA this Summer. Just out of curiosity if a train was cancelled for any reason at BA what are the contingency plans from the TOC?
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    Britain's best value transport ticket?

    Sail Rail tickets have to be up there with the best value. I did Mallaig to Derry/Londonderry. Price was around £60. Mallaig - Fort William Fort William - Crewe Crewe - Holyhead Holyhead - Dublin Ferry Port Dublin - Belfast Belfast - Derry/Londonderry
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    'Parliamentary' Trains

    I need the track from Oxford to Worcester, keep meaning to travel on a HST up to Hereford, will have to do soon!
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    The next station is...!

    Bury St Edmunds
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    'Parliamentary' Trains

    Sheffield - Cleethorpes via Brigg is Saturdays only
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    'Parliamentary' Trains

    Theres a number of services a day now
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    Trivia: Stations with unbalanced services

    1 southbound to Inverness to every 3 towards Wick and Thurso (Northbound)
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    Trivia: Stations with unbalanced services

    M-F Corby has 2 Northbound a day, Derby AM and Melton Mowbray PM compared to 18 Southbound services to Kettering and London St Pancras

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