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Has someone has said, the contact area is very small on solid wheel to solid track contact. On cycle tyres because the area of contact is very small, tread is generally not needed on solid roads.

Thanks, it is now so easy.

Hi I have a Northern off-peak rail pass, station adoption, are there any route planners that would allow me to just select Northern trains? Thanks

My local station usage has increased by much more than other stations, in part due to CCTV. I wouldnt describe it as rural tho.

I agree totally.

Morley has a bridge with steps to climb at one side, quiet a lot less passenger numbers. But when does it become reasonable to adapt a station for 300,000 users per year?

If it was in the Sun, I wouldnt believe it. Why would anyone carry their bike, when they could walk or ride it it the side of the track. There are lots of anti-cyclists around.

I was thinking about going today, but it now looks like it will be tomorrow. I was reading that you can print your own tickets, but I dont think that Northern allow it. My local station, Morley, has no collection points, so printing the tickets would have been usefull. Same day return, with ff...

Hi When I search online, I come up with a price for Leeds to Scarborough at around £26 for 1 adult and 2 children, its for tomorrow. How do I find out if its the same price to buy at the station?

I am surprised that train transport pays the full fuel duty, the fuel duty rebate is set at 61% of the tax, but I believe it only goes to local bus transport. It has recently been reviewed. It does seem daft to subsidise public transport, only to tax it.

Hi My local station, Morley has shown a 6% increase in usage, most other local stations are slightly up, with the exception of Wakefield, posibly due to recent improvement works. Perhaps the figures show a nationwide increase in usage? I assume that they cannot be wrong, as over 6,000 visit per...

The organisations funding the redevelopment are Network Rail, Wakefield Council, Metro, Railway Heritage Trust, Grand Central Rail, Northern Rail, Groundwork Wakefield, Garfield Weston Foundation, Headley Trust and Eggborough Power Station. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-21804091

Does that mean that you dont need to buy a ticket at the first available location? Thanks for your replies.

Hi Why is this, Meadowhall has a ticket office and automated ticket machines, I have not come accross this before.

There were no trains for a time today, there was a replacement bus service. There was a large workers cabin parked down there too, and some vans blocked Station Road because they did not leave enough room for a large vehicle to pass. https://www.facebook.com/groups/229841590470405/