Recent content by gord

Thank you. Wow, I really am behind with the times, particularly Llandudno.

Lowestoft has had a London service removed and re-installed more times then I can remember. Everything from full on intercity trains to 2/3 car Turbostars have attempted the service over the years. Does Great Yarmouth still have a direct service to Liverpool Street? Been a long time since I was...

Been confirmed by Network Rail Western on Twitter, aiming for an opening at 05:00 with an ESR in place. Forecast for Teignmouth tonight is dry, cloudy, breezy and around 10C so hopefully that'll let them get on unhindered.

Thanks for the information. Good to see some joined up thinking going on. Let's hope so. I'm sure everyone your way is hoping the Atlantic has blown itself out and it'll be a calmer, more serene winter this time around!

I'm due through on the sleeper Wednesday night which is why I'm also following this with interest. Some things to be positive about. The weather is a lot calmer there now and set to stay that way, and repairs are clearly underway already. I was tempted to do the Cornwall part of my trip...

Well of course, absolutely can see your point,but I think it's positive to see the ballast being delivered. It seems to suggest that a repair can be attempted to the railway relatively quickly. I also wish them luck, these engineers are no strangers to these kinds of problems in that part of...

My goodness, just made the mistake of reading Twitter comments about this incident. Suddenly everyone is an expert. Some people are even commenting it'll take 2 to 4 weeks to repair! Network Rail don't even know how long it will take yet! Public Transport disruptions really can bring out the...

Ticket acceptance has just been extended for tomorrow. So that may ease the pressure later on if there are any passengers who are able to wait it out. Not so for people trying to get home who need to be at work in the morning. Sunday is an awkward day to ask passengers to wait. Will be...

At least (according to the rainfall radar), it's dried up in the southwest now. That's got to be a massive help. Mother Nature has thrown everything it's got at the railways this year, powdery snow (and lots of it), a prolonged heatwave and now some deep low pressures in the Autumn. These...

My goodness, that's quite serious then. Maybe it can't be done in time for tomorrow morning then...maybe at best a temporary fix and speed restrictions but that is a substantial hole. Not looking too good. Network Rail did a good job getting the line through the Lake District open yesterday...

The latest rainfall radar has the heavy rain just clearing Cornwall now, so it should clear Devon soon, which will help the workers on site enormously I should think. The weather for the week ahead is looking much calmer as well, hopefully will give Network Rail a fighting chance of getting...

Network Rail are having a tough Autumn so far, and conditions today aren't much better out there. I'm due to use that line on Wednesday so hopefully they can have it up and running by then.

If you include large towns, there are a few on the outer edges of tram systems in this country, for example, West Bromwich or Wednesbury. But the thread title says cities. I was thinking Cincinnati, but I'm pretty sure an Amtrak still visits at least once a week. Dayton, Ohio has trolley buses...

I reckon the Pacer under Manchester Victoria could inspire a modern day Railway Series story.

I'm hoping to have a go on the Kyle line next week as part of my Scotland to Cornwall adventure. Seeing I've already had to scrap part of my journey and re-book thanks to a late announcement of engineering works around Stirling, I'm now fearing this part of the journey may be ruined too.