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As in the famous poster. Dinting Railway Centre. Engine in steam every Sunday. Train service Monday to Saturday.

Plans emerge for a new station at Leighton, on the outskirts of Crewe on the Chester line: https://thenantwichnews.co.uk/2026/08/25/plans-emerge-for-new-railway-station-off-a530-at-leighton/?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

It's a normal service today on Cross Country. Just 13 cancellations: Service Updates | CrossCountry Trains https://share.google/EyGWwvvyq3FUwHCPCService Updates | CrossCountry Trains https://share.google/EyGWwvvyq3FUwHCPC

Left Stratford on time.

Yes I'm on it.

The runaway train was at Lac-Megantic in Canada when Ed Burkhardt was CEO of the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway. 47 people died: Lac-Mégantic rail disaster - Wikipedia https://share.google/sD1IjiT1E0ZXOng67

Note that in TfGM land Northern advances are not available on the day.

The Government subsidy to Lynemouth Power Station is also being halved from 1st April 2027: Lynemouth Power Station: signature of low-carbon dispatchable Contract for Difference (LCD CfD) - summary - GOV.UK https://share.google/VbIkfQSersILxzL83 I heard talk that Lynemouth was looking at...

Was the train perhaps diverted via the Alsager line, part of which is single track?

Thanks Planner.

Thanks Vexed.

The 1985 blockade took six weeks.

Talk on WNXX of a month-long blockade at Crewe station next year, with diversions via the Independent lines. Does anyone know more? Is it in connection with the renewal of the roof? There are rumours of resignalling but that sounds unlikely (to me). Unless others know more? I know that...

I recall some long point rodding from Dinting signal box which went over the top of a hill to get to the points at the junction where the curve towards Hadfield diverged from the line towards Manchester.

The effect of the eclipse on my front door. The light was coming through trees acting as pinhole cameras.