Recent content by John C

Go ahead West Yorkshire 571 (Shelf-Brighouse-Halifax) service requires a reverse manoeuvre at Southowram, though occasionally some drivers can turn around in one without the need to reverse.

Ironically 150121 & 150122 were running coupled together on Knottingley’s earlier today

Depends how specific the question is as number of services don’t stop at the intermediate stations with the airport being the next station stop after Piccadilly, I guess the same applies to Birmingham New Street/International which has been posted.

Manchester Airport and Manchester Piccadilly.

I can’t think of a shorter example than the 20:30 Bradford-Shipley mentioned, only close one I can think of is the regular Lancaster-Morecambe shuttle at around 11 minutes.

Managed to photograph 158785 this afternoon passing through the new Pineapple Road station. https://www.flickr.com/photos/railphotosonline/55213326955/in/dateposted

331028 could do with entering service as soon as on the triangle services, to highlight the shortage of available 333’s the 0630 Leeds-Bradford F Sq/0711 Skipton/0809 Leeds is being covered by 158758 according to RTT in place of the usual 333.

Manchester Victoria (platforms 4-6) is pretty bleak most of the time.

Don’t know but it arrived, sat in the platform for 10 minutes or so then the engines were switched off and passengers let off to stand on the platform if they wished, 1J07 was eventually turned back towards Leeds as 1J06.

Looks like for the second Saturday in a row the Calder Valley is at a stand still due to a track circuit failure between Manchester Vic and Rochdale. 1J07 at a stand in Todmorden with engines shut down.

Be interesting to see how Blackpool North station handles the Railway 200 inspiration train which is due to be at the station from the 4th-7th November and what arrangements they make for barrier/platform access.

Captured 350245 this evening, I have posted a few photos on my Flickr, one of which is 350245 crossing Dinting viaduct. https://www.flickr.com/photos/railphotosonline/54683230200/in/dateposted/

168001 captured in Crewe this morning en route to Banbury. https://www.flickr.com/photos/railphotosonline/54616057377/in/dateposted/

I’ve just done the same and finally managed to check out, definitely worth a try if you have tickets in your basket.

Not sure if it’s already been mentioned but from the timetable change the current 0641 Bradford Forster Square to Carnforth will become an 0641 to Lancaster, it will no longer be an ECS working from Carnforth to Lancaster.