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I think as others have pointed the issue is that if they go via Ordsall they add to/are affected by Castlefield congestion. If they go via Guide Bridge then they have to cross all the tracks at Piccadilly before or after a reversal. Manchester Airport as a regional trains termination point is...

We travelled to and fro from Lille Europe at the start of the month in standard premier and everything was clean and tidy.

I agree, I think its a bad outcome, but given the inability to control costs on HS2 and the current political and economic outlook I cant see any change for the better. Looking at the current York/Hull - Liverpool route, the issue is capacity, as others have pointed out its a two track railway...

Given the cost control problems on HS2 and cancellation of everything except London Birmingham how likely are the Northern Powerhouse Rail upgrades to come to fruition (apart from those already started). I know work has started on Huddersfield - Dewsbury section, but I am thinking the larger...

I suspect the problem will be solved by the watering down, delay and cancellation of various bit of NPR until there is nothing worth linking to at the northern end.

If the issues turn out to be worse than first thought and the repairs will take a lot longer than first thought (which seems possible) could you use the Blyth and Tyne one way and the remaining single track the other, at least during the day. If biomass trains need to use the diversion bi...

Although not a fan of dogs I am fine with cats, and they usually like me. Brings to mind an incident from some years back on a journey from Yorkshire to London Kings Cross. The lady next to me had a cat in a carrier, which also had a sort of cat sized harness on. She asked me if I minded if she...

Dogs (or any other animals, unless in a pet carrier) on seats - never - person and animal should be removed from the train if they dont comply when asked Dogs on the floor, fine as long as they are not blocking the gangway. I am not a great fan of dogs, been bitten more than once over the...

There is nothing wrong with HS2 as the original concept, as planned it would have been a step change improvements to journeys between London and a lot of places in the Midlands and the North. What has failed is HS2 the project delivery, so may be name it "WCML capacity increase aka another...

I was thinking anything mainline over a mile when I wrote it, so Penmansheil and Harecastle would be borderline. I was thinking that anything of Selby size would be Pre WW2, probably SR Wimbledon Sutton maybe But also Woodhead... thanks @ac6000cw for the memory jog

I remember the Selby diversion being built, I have a cousin who lives in Thorpe Willoughby near Selby, and the diversion passed nearby. Interesting thought, prior to the Selby diversion when was the last substantial length of main line railway built (not tube/light rail chords etc.). Although...

I know this has been discussed before, and various answers have been put forward. I realise that rocket power, maglev, and possibly linear motors may allow far higher speeds, but what I am interested in is what could be acheived with the current technology. So to set the parameters: Wheel...

Just come through Kings Cross, and there appears to be nothing going north of Newcastle. Lovely sunny warm day in London, but looking at the rain radar I think the caution may appropriate.

Am I surprised by the announcement, no its been expected. Is it a good thing, well yes and no, yes the costs seemed to be spiralling out of control, but no because I find it sad that as a country we seem unable to deliver major infrastructure projects. Is it the political own goal to announce...

At the risk of going off topic I dont think the density of devlopment is the (only) issue, I think the problem is the quality of what is built. I can understand that the NIMBY attitude is probably responsible for decisions taken with respect to HS2 which have nothing to do with building HS2 and...

I think the thing to remember is that any 'human driven' system can still go wrong when the human gets it wrong, and this will be a more frequent occurance than the wrong side failure of a well designed electrically interlocked system. So after a few more major accidents involving human error I...

Off topic, but thats about to change, a lot of SWMBO's family live in Hull and Hull Trains have been actively recruiting for buffet/trolley staff to extend buffet offering to standard class

I think if you travel abroad regularly then yes you will think about it, if on the other hand you maybe travel abroad once or twice a year then its going to be less of a concern, and probably not the main reason why you choose a particular card. The visitor oyster card probably covers those who...

For Paris you can load the Navigo on to your phone with no separate card needed if it has the right hardware, most later models Samsungs are fine (other makes may work... no personal experience), last year you couldn't use an iPhone but this may have been sorted. You can also top up a physical...