Recent content by RolandR

York is open today. The station was only closed over the weekend.

This has just been reported on BBC Radio 5Live that there is major disruption across the whole network.

I can imagine that the trains and systems were tested, but the new trains were labelled and marketed to the travelling public as being capable of 225kph.

The IC225s were named as such because 225kph = 140mph. I remember hearing at the time that it was intended to run at 140mph between Stoke junction and Peterborough on the ECML and that the signalling was upgraded, but I don’t think it ever happened.

I read earlier today that the train would travel from Edinburgh Waverley all the way down the ECML. The destination was not mentioned, but I think we can presume it will be Kings Cross. No doubt, there will be thousands along the railway to see the train and pay their respects.

I would recommend the ByTrain app. There is a Pro version, but the free version should be sufficient for most and is nice and easy to use.

I was on the LNER 8:15 from Leeds this morning and we had to firstly pick up additional passengers from a terminated GC train at Doncaster. We were then stopped just before Peterborough, on P3 at PBO without opening the doors, stopped again after PBO and then a pick up only stop at Huntingdon...

I'm due a return trip LDS to KGX tomorrow. For the morning train to KGX Seatfrog is showing as "All seats sold out". I originally booked advance tickets about a month ago via the LNER website. I am using a Railcard and noticed that the 1st class advance for the evening return was only about £11...

EMR HSTs of course no longer go to Leeds for Neville Hill. There used to be 3 trains a day for many years terminating and starting at Leeds. I was at Leeds station last week and saw an EMR 222 parked on platform 5 that had arrived from St Pancras. I checked RTT and found that it then forms an...

That's crazy. It's cheaper than catching the bus from Leeds to Horsforth.

This is the temporary LNER timetable for 10 - 14 May. LNER 10 - 14 May 2021

I had assumed that TPE would be using class 185s to substitute. May not have the spare units available.

Sky News just reported that LNER had informed them that the faults were discovered overnight. Yeah right!

Looks like 1Y14 6:55 Newcastle to Kings Cross is due to leave at 7:20. That is the only LNER I can see running so far.

I think that extra stops like Peterborough and Doncaster were added recently, but this service had operated for at least 20 years. The bulk of the passengers would be traveling between London and Leeds.