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In the case of Northern: The restriction after 16:00 and before 18:30 includes any connecting train departing during this period (or re-commencing your journey following a break of journey).

It seems crazy that customers travelling between Barnsley & Rotherham would need to wait up to 2 1/2 hours in Meadowhall to change trains.

Without technology at your disposal, I'd say it is almost impossible for infrequent travellers. Generally speaking, travelling within South Yorkshire (even when the journey requires a change), I find that there are restrictions on "off peak" tickets before 09:30 and also between 16:00 => 18:30...

Many thanks. I often wondered about that. They gangway doors on the front of the train look ugly too. I do like the 195 Units they have on the Sheffield => Barnsley => Leeds service though.

Forgive me, but you mean that the CAF 195 DMU can't be joined with another one (to make a longer train)?

The 50% EV manufacturing rule won't be an issue for Tesla. His association with Trump might be more damaging.

It has. They have also scrapped the £5 (local) Day Rider ticket. Cheapest is now £6.50 (but it covers a wider area).

I would love to see more of this type of technology used. It should be possible to get payments for individual journeys capped at a daily / weekly rate. 1736948375 Not sure if this allows you to change buses in order to complete your journey, but I think a further improvement could be to...

I think it would be better as time limited ticket too (at least within the app). A change of buses (say for a hospital visit) could cost double that.

Agreed.

I had a wander on the Upper Don Trail a few weeks ago. This is the disused railway line as it currently stands at Fox Valley. It’s quite close to the houses.

I discovered that Stagecoach has been charging me £3 for a £2.60 journey despite stating my destination. The drivers have a habit of issuing a ticket for the end of the line rather than the exact stop. This is probably a carryover practice from the £2 cap. It raises another issue. How do they...

I couldn’t agree more. The 195 trains are really nice. I don’t mind the 158 trains, but the 150 units on the Penistone Line are embarrassing.

I couldn't find the Local Dayrider Ticket within the App on Saturday, but was advised by the driver that it has been "merged" with the Day Silver. So, that is quite a jump from £5 to £6.50.

Is this the route via Rotherham? The Sheffield / Barnsley / Leeds trains are a massive improvement. I think they are Class 195 or something, but I am by no means an expert. The Class 150 trains always seem to be on the Sheffield / Barnsley / Huddersfield route, and those are dreadful. The...