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Leeds NW electrification of course did originally have hand-me-downs before the smart 331s came into service.

Portishead line was mooted for restoration as part of the proposed Avon Metro scheme in the mid 80s, Wikipedia tells me Advanced Transport for Avon was put forward in 1987 but there were definitely noises about it a lot earlier than that. I might have some newspaper cuttings on it somewhere...

It’s what the adjacent facility is known as, so will be clear where it is. I suspect they might get some passengers from housing on the other side of the Portway road.

Unit mentioned in the OP passed at 21:05…

Is it foreseeable that they might redouble some of the line to allow for more services? There’s quite often compounded delays caused by units waiting at Clifton Down for the single line. 2tph will be harder to manage.

I’m surprised there’s never been a proposal for a new town around Pilning/Severnside/Severn Beach, lots of marginal land, not much in the way of spectacular countryside for people to object about, sea views for some and potentially very good road/rail links to a popular city. Instead it’s a...

I think this is the first appearance of the destination on RTT: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U36865/2021-11-07/detailed A milestone of sorts. Surely they will need to increase service frequency (and capacity) from 3t/2hr if it’s to be viable as a Park and Ride station? Plus...

Not certain this is the right thread for this (mods feel free to move or create a new one), but can anyone explain how the scheduling of RHTTs works? Are these planned in advance or to some extent adapted to conditions and weather? Is there a controlling mind somewhere making these decisions...

Alternativery, you get residents demanding NR fell trees, then take matters into their own hands: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-43391238

I’m sure the media will scream and point fingers about this incident despite the contradiction with their long-term stance of leaves on the line being a pathetic and unjustifiable excuse for delays. Maybe even shoehorn an attack on the ‘green agenda’ into articles too. Don‘t expect consistency.

At least down here in the West Country we‘ve had a wet and windy week, so ground will be saturated leading to flooding or weakening of tree roots. There was disruption on Saturday (30/10) too following a very heavy downpour early in the morning, with flooding at Flax Bourton (between Bristol...

Nobody knows yet whether that is something that happened. However, we have had very heavy rain in the West Country over the last couple of days, so my initial thought seeing the location was it could be that or some kind of slip outside the tunnel, prompted by the weather. Whatever it is we...

With NPR providing potentially a very fast route from Manchester to Huddersfield, is it not possible that running Manchester - Hudds - Wakefield - Sheffield becomes competitive with Hope Valley? Particularly if there is also a fast route from Leeds-Sheffield that can be tapped into?

By the time HS2 gets there, Radcliffe will have been demolished and replaced with the sort of dismal high density housing and car-centred retail parks that get built on such sites now.

Portishead. No way they will be able to cheaply electrify the Avon Gorge part of the line with multiple tunnels etc, so start the wires from Pill and run on battery from Ashton Jn to there.

Haven’t shown up for the crowds at Bedminster yet, single line working at Flax Bourton due to flooding is causing disruption. Hoping it’s not been routed through Westbury to avoid the chaos!

Unless you go to the Isle of Wight! When I did go there (which was over thirty years ago!) the vintage carriages really did add character.

A date on there for 45118 late in the year - is that currently mainline certified or on the way? I’d quite like to watch that coming down this way.