Recent content by matacaster

As many of you will know, Huddersfield Train station is being seriously upgraded. However, despite the bus station being only a few hundred yards from the train station, it is necessary to navigate a busy road. 1. Could a well lit subway be constructed from the disused platform (currently with...

In case of conflict (or they just want to be awkward) with the soviet union or china, the interconnector cables to the continent might well be severed. If the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow, what then?

The section of line from Ravensthorpe to Leeds via Dewsbury is currently closed mid-week for 6 weeks. This undoubtedly makes the upgrade faster and cheaper than the previous weekend closures. Weekend travel is likely less time-critical for many and for the vast majority of passengers the...

I believe, if my experience is anything yo go by, BA have a terrible record on cancelling Heathrow to Manchester and vice versa connecting flights. A direct train service could be more reliable and Nord frequent via Old Oak Common?

When a major change occurs to in business requiring huge amount investment and ditching of legacy production it is to be expected that initially losses might occur. European EV makers are building big electric cars and pricing them to make very sizeable profits. They then offer big discounts to...

So, they are now proposing to get HS2 from Birmingham to Euston, but have yet to determine the scope 6, 10 or 11 platforms nor cost, who's funding it, nor timescale. I can't see trains running on even this truncated vision in less than 12 years (although I will defer to others with far greater...

Sorry second paragraph should have said estimates should NOT require years to produce.

A major issue is the seeming inability to produce believable estimates despite spending mega millions on the process. Indeed spending a fortune on estimates seems designed to a) tell the commissioner what they want to hear b) provide excuses to delay or alternatively support go ahead of a...

Where diesel locomotives and DMU's are life expired or no longer suitable, then clearly IF there are suitable electric powered alternatives, then it makes sense to purchase the same. However, there is little point in scrapping (and costly replacing of) perfectly good diesel trains in the name of...

Potential need for more trains from Sheffield and additional services from Leeds.

Just been past Hillhouse compound. First time I've seen a bit of track in place. It's at Huddersfield end but not connected to main line yet. Lots of serious earth moving work ongoing in Deighton area. Mirfield platform relocation a little further east seems to be making good progress.

Is there any case for suggesting that grand central making an application to run a service using stock which had a poor reliability record should have been refused?

I have noticed that whenever any suggestions are made for increased frequency or new services from farther north on MML, they are always rebuffed by 'southern part is full up already'. Would people like to offer suggestions as to how that southern half capacity might be increased?

I was thinking that although Stratford would be the terminus, kings cross / st pancras could be a stop on the way.

In addition to boring new tunnel from old Oak Common to Euston (with all its capacity issues and problems during construction) could that bore ALSO go further as a through route and link up with HS1 somewhere east of kings cross? Some WCML trains, could then terminate at Stratford which I think...