Recent content by bbrez

Is that really TPE? Or is it the lack of infrastructure that was supposed to be built to help accommodate the timetable changes?

It's not really a fraudulent argument though is it? More than half of the UK's transport investment is in London. Is it needed? Most definitely. Do we resent London? No. Do we resent that we;re not getting anywhere near the same level of funding? YES! You take the Yorkshire region as a whole...

Is anyone really resenting London's investment? I think you'll find people in the north are resenting the fact they're not seeing the same level of investment, which is completely different. FYI, London will receive £4155 of investment in transport per head, Yorkshire will receive only £844...

TPE PR and Comms is generally very good, but they really need explain things in more detail in these kind of replies. Still think it's silly that Mossley is not included in the stopper. Edit: Even stranger, it's not even in TPE's media centre.

Transpennine confirmed on their Twitter that the stopper will be split. Definitely the right decision. https://twitter.com/TPEassist/status/1045214945103818752

Must've just been my luck then, although I always went back on a Sunday morning so that could've been something to do with it.

I remember this, was back around 2010. I used to come home from University for the football on a weekend and getting back was a bit of a mare as most people all piled on an hourly Sunday service to Manchester. I think an issue with this was and still is the platforms at Huddersfield. With a...

Weren't they looking at some new routes in regards to the Standedge routes? I remember reading the report as part of my old job, but I can't place is that was as part of NPR or just a normal transpennine upgrade? If anyone knows the document link, would love to read it again! EDIT: Found it -...

Problem is TPE services that go on Ordsall Chord can easily get terminated at Victoria given the timetable etc...

When I worked in Castlefield, Deansgate was a saviour. Always busy in peak times. Although, if Oxford Road ever gets upgraded, with extended platforms and a new exit, then Deansgate is pretty pointless.

This reminds me of this...

Said article in full. The northern powerhouse faces another hammer blow as ministers prepare to ditch plans to electrify the railway between Manchester and Leeds. In a move that will spark outrage across Yorkshire and Lancashire, Whitehall officials are understood to have ruled that upgrading...

I know someone who went to the cricket who was stranded yesterday. Put me off going tomorrow.

Isn't the real issue here the contempt the DfT have for some northern routes and their passengers? Far too many distracted by a change of route on this thread to realise that.

I must say I'm glad I turned down to contract extension at my previous job now. The new timetables would've added a fair chunk of time onto my commute and my experiences so far on travelling on TPE since the timetable change for job interviews and leisure has been pretty poor. Timetable needs...