Recent content by Groundhopper

Has there been any update on the Marshall Meadows feeder station? Any indication of a completion date? I ask as I’m currently sat on a TPE 802 running on diesel at Reston and it just feels incredibly wasteful.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hs2-eastern-leg-leeds-cancelled-b1944060.html?amp Don’t know whether this warrants its own thread (or indeed has one that I’ve missed) but appears they’ve struck some sort of compromise for the eastern leg. Would be grateful if anyone more au...

I’m encouraged to see the part about assessing options to maintain direct connectivity between Sheffield and Manchester Airport. I take the point about passenger numbers being lower past Piccadilly but as someone who grew up in Sheffield I’d argue this link to the airport really is very...

Apologies if this has been asked before - I've seen quite a few TPE 802s on the stretch between Newcastle and Edinburgh now, but the majority of the time they seem to be operating on diesel power despite the presence of wires from York northwards. Would this be due to there not being enough...