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I was surprised to see that Platform 1 is used by at least one northbound ECML service (1S01 Doncaster-Edinburgh, depart 06.15). Doesn't this involve crossing from the DM to the UM and then accessing the platform by the diamond back across the DM? I did wonder if it was because Platform 5 wasn't...

See post #6611 of the EW Rail discussion in Infrastructure and Stations: near the bottom of the long quote. Alterations to two footbridges on the line to Cambridge East from Cambridge station are proposed to accommodate a second track and electrification.

It's worth registering your credit card with the Netherland's official OVpay phone app. Then when you tap in and tap out with it, the transactions are confirmed immediately on your phone, and you can check details of your journey as well as looking up train times etc. It also makes sure (before...

So no plan to split the branch services using the opportunity the new east-side platform gives? Would improve ECML capacity which is clearly very valuable given proposals elsewhere to spend huge sums e.g. Northallerton. And yes, I know Darlo trainshed is a listed building, but that's not an...

When I passed though Darlington a couple of days ago, there seemed to be a lot of trackwork in progress. On looking at Network Rail's website, the page on the Darlington improvements includes the sentence "We need to adapt the railway lines to the south of Darlington station where they branch...

Mid journey charging has the advantage that it provides a safe haven during disruption, where services can wait without fear of running out of juice. And gives more options during maintenance closures; if only termini are electrified then closure of track near one terminus would mean most of...

I was looking up services between Nottingham and Durham. This was to check if it's faster to walk between Newark stations, rather than use a direct train (it is). I noticed in the EMR timetable that there actually is a direct train between Newark stations, though it must be one of the poorest...

I'd agree. The Newcastle & Carlisle is likely to have a lot of problems with clearances as it's 1830s engineering, and only carries 3tph so not economic to wire. Electrifying to Ashington would be a lot of money for just 2tph (and increasing frequency is difficult in view of the use of the...

I've driven a hired car around the Faroes. Some of the older tunnels are scary: single lane, no lighting, rough rock walls, and just alcoves every so often to tuck into when there's traffic heading in your direction. Probably not so scary if you're an islander in your own car and not having to...

Staggered platforms are used on the Tyne & Wear metro, e.g. at Kingston Park and Fawdon , opened in the early 1980s. But platforms are be on the same side of some level crossings (Callerton Pkway and Bankfoot).

When I was waiting at West Jesmond yesterday afternoon, a 555 stopped at the platform in between regular services. Bleepers sounded but doors didn't open, then it pulled away. Looked as though there were were quite a few staff on board.

According to Wikipedia: Langholm population: 1740 Newcastleton: 768 i.e. if 10% of the population of Langholm decided to go to Carlisle, just one 3-car service would be ample. And even that's not going to happen day after day throughout the year.

One of the shorter platforms (but still adequate for 5 cars) was removed in the latest changes at Kings Cross. That would have been a strange move if OAO were so short of platforms as to need to double up regularly.

I fell roller-skating and my broken arm was treated at the New Addenbrookes in winter 1962/3...so the A&E Dept was open them, but my memory is that there was still a lot of building work going on. The Cambridge South area was used for my school's cross country run course: wet claggy land with a...