Recent content by Sandfield

Lime Street can largely be altered within the existing railway land - not heard that before. Proposals for a new station would need to be funded locally - why?

I am unclear as to whether the costs of the rolling stock for HS2 are part of the current budget of £55 billion.

Is there any news as to the date for the delivery of the first of these units?

Merseytravel free passes are available between Hooton and Chester. Unless there is to be a similar arrangement on the Runcorn line, it is unlikely many passengers with free passes will switch to the new service.

Is the postponed TPE Liverpool to Glasgow service expected to start in May?

The most authentic film featuring railways in the UK was the Ladykillers from 1955. Wonderful shots of the climb out of Kings Cross. I seem to remember that there was a DVD which also showed outtakes from the film which were even better.

Summer Saturdays in the West- David St Thomas and Simon Rocksborough Smith When the railways were able to cope with massive numbers of passengers unlike today.

Is it still the intention to reopen the carriage shed at Birkenhead Central to provide stabling facilities for the new EMU's expected next year ? The shed was reroofed fairly recently, yet for some reason is not in use, despite stock using the adjacent exposed siding (and also station bays at...