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Ah I somehow missed that in all the 350/2 talk I definitely don't see 8 car 331 formations happening, 8 350 only barely fits at Oxford Road. 8 331 would absolutely foul the junctions at Salford Crescent too.

I think the only towns we'll see forcibly depopulated are ones like Fairbourne where the tide is forcing it. Unless someone decides a random town is the perfect place to build a nuclear reactor or other megaproject but I don't really see that happening, the optics of HS2's compulsory purchase...

Not even 2 carriages over 350s have 20m carriages, so an 8 car set is 160m 331s have 24m carriages, so a 6 car set is 144m So any platform that fits a 6 car 331 will at minimum fit 7 cars of a double 350.

The video has a ruler visible at the bottom of the frame that's presumably just on the desk the monitor is on, and there's a lot of effects common from using a camera to try and record a screen. I'd also guess it's compressed quite a bit, so it may have been recorded then sent through WhatsApp...

they don't, there are passenger doors at the very front and back (well, near enough)

I think every train WiFi where I've been able to connect to the internet Traksy has worked (although it can be a bit difficult to load in the first place, but once the map is loaded I assume there's very little data that needs to be received).

It is impossible to go North from Platform 3, you can reverse from either Manchester route, but not go towards Bolton from it. The signal at the North end is a permanent red signal. Trains can go towards Atherton from P2, and arrive from Atherton in P1 or P2 Trains can go towards Bolton from...

Exactly that. The 'compulsory' reservations are shown just in ticket systems, and aren't at all relevant to actually travelling. Anyone who fits on gets on, noone will be forced off because they didn't have a reservation.

Anything notable about it or did you just feel like sharing? (Now see below after automerge) Yeah, I don't think 9 car would fit at Manchester Airport so it'd be problematic.

Generally I see banners put over the entrances saying do not board, but I've only seen a few trains on text in this way and no clue if 175s are doing the same. So you could physically press the open button, but you'd need to duck under the banner to get on (and if anyone was watching you'd...

I don't think there's any place for that on local/commuter services, which is what these (mostly) are. Someone travelling 1 stop from Meadowhall to Sheffield definitely shouldn't be forced into Advances (especially since that pair is Northern's most served, with 7tph, not counting the TPE) or...

Maybe once we're building HS14* with a tunnel or bridge to Northern Ireland since it'll probably be the best staging point But that'll be some centuries off yet. * Alternative numbers are available

Any reason specifically? Or are they aligned on saying there needs to be a dispatched for a completely straight flat platform that probably won't be that busy?

Looks like Leeds-Nottingham services are showing as compulsory reservations the whole way, but Lincoln-Leeds is only 'compulsory' between Sheffield and Lincoln.

Do Northern not get told by the retailers which itineraries are sold? Putting compulsory reservations feels like a bad solution when anyone wanting to use a walkup ticket could buy one on BRFares, at a ticket office, or using quick buy on one of their TVMs without getting an itinerary. Not like...