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I'm always stuck how in good condition this line is (what's left of it) hardly any weeds and the track looks in good condition. The Bridge that crosses over a road in Royston was having maintenance done the other weekend with road closures (that might just be for safety)...

Just an observation I've been making as I watch guards checking tickets up and down the train that some of them wear RMT union ties with their Northern uniforms, now the ones I have seen are a burgundy red or blue/green with RMT on but it got me thinking that they don't exactly go with the...

Steady! that passes my childhood home of Stoneclough! Although it used to be much more interesting when the power station and mini electrified railway used to be there. My throw into the hat would be Leeds to Horsforth, its a snoozeathon, I think the line gets much more interesting after...

I think of the squeal purely as a battle cry as the mighty Pacer goes blazing around the corners (speed limit permitting). Alas I hear it everyday on the Leeds to Sheffield run on the junction just outside the station.

Many many moons ago, I was on the way back from college in Bolton on a 142 and we were approaching my home stop at Kearsley, coming out of the Farnworth tunnel we were going (as it seemed to me) at a fair old lick, not too bothered I went to stand at the rear exit, the guard came out and...

Thanks for the heads up, I'll certainly watch that, some good stuff on BBC 4.