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The Tour de France specials were down in the 'system' as being operated by DRS, so presumably any loco hauled services would say they were operated by 'ZZ'?

I agree. A large lobby group like Greenpeace could easily afford to foot the bill. Hypocrites is the best word I can think of to describe them. They are no better than any other organisation that lobbies governments.

In the statement from Metro the West Yorkshire Combined Authority don't seem to actually care about the new restrictions. Shouldn't they be fighting for a better deal for passengers in West Yorks?

Northern has recently refurbished 142s. There is still no cycle space so cycles cannot be safely stored (there is not seatbelt etc to secure them). In contrast most of their 144s are well designed with a groove for the wheel to go into and a seat belt to restrain them.

Well it is working. On a recent visit to Scarborough we went in the car as the expensive fares weren't worth it when busy trains are also considered.

I presume the fares are such a rip off to ensure that the 185s remain full, but there isn't a need for new trains?

Thanks all for the help. It is a long journey distance wise but also very slow, so it is a shame the tickets are so over-priced. :( The bus seems like a good option.

This is an expensive TPE-priced flow, could anyone help me find a way of reducing the cost a journey departing Wakefield on a Friday and coming back from Whitby on a Sunday? For a same-day return I have previously used tickets from Wakefield-Cross Gates, Cross Gates-Pontefract (though I have...

South Milford has been mentioned, but the foot crossing has closed fairly recently.

Apoligies if these have already been done. Some silly nicknames include: Class 60: Tug Class 70: Domino (from the lights), Toaster (from setting themselves on fire). Class 153: Dogbox, Skateboard

Northern didn't do a Christmas one, so perhaps they have decided to stop doing them? :(

Wakefield's branch is an Iceland.

Thanks for compiling the list. I hope to see some of these, though they can be difficult to catch as they don't always run to time!

Out of interest, can anyone share any Real Time Trains links to these workings? I can't find anything. Thanks

£74000 (20 MGRs at £3700) is not a lot of money for anything on the railway. I have seen it stated that a simple DDA-compliant footbridge can cost around a million pounds for example! Surely that would be a fair price for a bit of good PR for the company? There is then however still the issue of...