Recent content by EastisECML

Bloody hell, it was a post about a speculative railway line on the speculative discussion forum. Some of you are acting like I've personally offended you. There seems to be quite a bit of hostility(?) on here in response to ideas because the author doesn't know why it's a bad idea. For the...

What about reviving the Great Central Railway proposal? To refresh anyone's memory's it involved taking over some existing lines, reopen some closed ones and some new build lines to carry Berne gauge trains with lorrys on their back from the channel tunnel to Liverpool docks via the former GCR...

Do those 4tph TPE services include the stopper to Huddersfield? I'm guessing the other 3tph would be to Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Hull?

Fair enough. I guess the only other thing I can say is that I wonder if it would ever be feasible to simplify the through platforms into just six but wider and longer if and when New Lane gets added. I think that's what is happening at Amsterdam Centraal as an example. Although that's because...

Does it eliminate the York to Hebden Bridge service conflicting with LNER services as it crosses tracks? What are they?

There still appears to be room for more platforms on the north side of the station? And an extra pair of tracks on either side of the existing western approach. Might be useful if each route had its own set of tracks and platforms at Leeds. Two tracks for Northern electric services and...

How far are they being extended? I think an extra pair of tracks on both sides of the station should be a not too distant future aim at least.

I'd like to nominate every advert which tries to make something into an epic life struggle which people have to bravely overcome in an act of defiance against a cruel, judgemental society. These adverts should tie in to X-Factor.

Blyth making some sort of effort to not be the worst team in the National League North for the third season in a row by beating a team doing slightly better (were), Farsley, 2-1 on Saturday. Away to 12th place Spennymoor Town tomorrow. Only got our first win against them towards the end of last...

I know, I was speaking hypothetically about a larger Curzon Street station with extra tracks. Separate platforms for HS2 and classic services in the same station. I think they should have went with Arup's Grand Central proposal all those years ago.

Moor Street means going down a bit then turning sharply back towards the city centre. Curzon Street doesn't involve deviating off the current alignment. Sending trains from Leeds, Newcastle, Leicester, etc into Curzon Street is much more direct than that triangle shaped path to get into Moor...

I'd have to imagine 99% of demand is to get to Edinburgh or Newcastle. It'd be nice to have full local connectivity, but probably beyond what the railway can provide. Buses could provide decent links from Reston to Berwick and Berwick to Alnmouth separately. I'd expect though for 2tph to cover...

It'd almost be rude not to. If this train serves Chathill, Acklington, Widdrington and Pegswood four times a day I wonder if it should skip Alnmouth, Morpeth and Cramlington to keep journey times attractive? So going off your suggestion: 1tp2h Edinburgh - Musselburgh - Dunbar 1tp2h Edinburgh -...

That's a bit of a dog leg for trains coming from the North and East.

I think at the very least all stations with longer platforms between Edinburgh and Newcastle should have a fast train to both cities every two hours. And the smaller stations in Northumberland should get a service which gets them to Newcastle in the early morning and afternoon and back in the...