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Is there any plans to reinstate the connection with the East Lancs Railway at the motorway end by the bridge?

Any Blackpool North to York (and vice versa) on a Saturday that arent down as a 195? I'm really sick of those units now with the ironing board seats and horrible bumpy rattling suspension

I semi regularly travel on the Calder Valley line and have started to wonder a few things. Why is the ride always so rough in the tunnel between Low Moor and Bradford? Partway through it starts and then jumps around a bit, but has a strange noise too (same thing happens in the tunnel next to New...

Thanks for that!

Thanks for that. Tbh, its more what type of set they are down for rather than the actual numbers of them. Want to do HSTs as much as possible

Any idea what the 0950 from Penzance to Plymouth is down for tomorow? Also the 1227 Plymouth to Edinburgh and the 1817 Leeds to Wigan Wallgate? I'm locked out of facebook so cant check the HST page. Thanks!

As long as the Northern 158s are transferred off the Calder Valley completely then I'm not that bothered! 170s should be good on the Leeds-Southport. Guessing that goes via the Calder Valley?

Shouldnt matter if the cables have long runs. What does matter is if the mics and cables are a proper balanced line, with a twisted pair and shielded. The mic pre-amp should also be balanced. Any unbalanced piece of equipment could pick up interference if it only has mic level signals running...

Northern Rail 158s. Better at first, but looking old amd tatty now! Carpets so wrecked that they are sticky with all the disgusting dirt that gets walked in! Awful air con that never works properly and leaks diesel fumes in whilst going through a tunnel. Supposed to be quieter than its...

Usually connected to a 150 but occasionally a pair of 142s. Reason I dislike the 158s is because of the state they are in. Would you ever want to go in to a building with a carpet so unbelivably filthy that its sticky? They also leak diesel fumes through the air con whilst going through...

0723 Leeds-Manchester Victoria (Via Brighouse) 0915 Manchester Victoria-Leeds (via Bradford) 1051 Leeds-Manchester Victoria (Via Bradford) 1326 Manchester Victoria-Leeds (Via Brighouse) 1518 Leeds-Manchester Victoria (Via Bradford) 1648 Manchester Victoria-Leeds (Via Bradford) 1823...

Something has gone badly wrong at Northern Rail recently. The 7.12 Manchester Victoria to Leeds always used to be a 3 car 158. Now its down to a 2 car 158. I always check the live distruptions page on Northerns website before I set off and occasionally when it used to be 2 cars instead of 3 it...

Anyone know if any changes are coming in with the new timetable in May? Guessing that the new Northern franchise would want to have a complete overhaul of the system?

Any idea what is going to be allocated to this? Guessing it would have to be from Neville Hill rather than Newton Heath?

I dislike the 158s for a number of reasons. The air con is terrible. Never warm enough when its cold outside, and never cold enough when its hot outside. Also going through a long tunnel leaks the diesel fumes in to the carriage through the Air con. Also the ridiculously noisy fans on them. I...