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The 4 Northern trains I've used between Wednesday and Friday (between Westhoughton and Manchester) have all had staff doing frequent walks through the carriages selling/checking tickets, so there has still be plenty of opportunities to buy before getting to your destination. Both ticket machines...

As a resident of Westhoughton, Class 769's going into service on the Alderley Edge-Southport route. Sadly I'm due to move away in the next couple of months so I probably won't be around to see them go live!

Rugby for me, especially platforms 5/6. Similarly to Manchester Picc 13/14 raised and exposed to the elements.

TfGM now saying on their website that this will go live on Monday.

Agreed. As an ex-Hinckley resident, I would have used the railways a lot more than I did if such a service existed.

Apologies if it has already been mentioned, but wouldn't it be better to keep the Manchester - Scotland express routes running via the Chat Moss line? Is the demand for Bolton > Scotland (and vice versa) such that changing at Preston would be too much hassle? Running those trains via Chat Moss...

I'd like to think this would lead to service improvement. Faster acceleration could lead to more stopping services on the line, eliminating the pathetic 2 hourly service at a few of the stations on the route.

I was just about to put Denton and Reddish South as only having trains to Stalybridge.... didn't realise a bloody return service had been introduced as part of the May timetable changes!

Seems to work okay for the weekly bitumen train on the Ribble Steam Railway, but I believe a company was set up to haul the train for the last section of its run.

I used Preston for the first time in a while tonight to catch a service to London. After being dropped off I was surprised to be greeted by a train standing at platform 7. Turns out it was a pair of out of service 319’s, however that’s the first time I can recall seeing a passenger train using...

As a Hinckley resident I'd like to see the Birmingham - Leicester service increased to a 2tph service during the day (including Saturdays), but ideally I'd like to see the route transferred to EMT.

I agree with the sentiment on here about LM. Although the journey takes longer, I purposely travelled to work with LM between Rugby and London rather than Virgin, as the reliable (and free) Wi-Fi service meant I could have a more productive day. Hopefully the new franchise holder won't introduce...

Agreed. I live in Hinckley and it is quite often standing room only on the Birmingham trains. I would be more than happy with 30 min frequency on both the Birmingham-Leicester and Coventry-Nuneaton line.

Denton - the effects would be devastating.

Not that I advocate it being closed, but Deansgate station in Manchester is starting to stick out like a sore thumb. I know it is well used (especially as an alighting point), but it seems to be the only station in central Manchester that isn't having a bucket load of money thrown at it. With...

The test train in sidings at Nuneaton tonight

Poulton-le-Fylde to Fleetwood. Given that Fleetwood is nosediving into the abyss, and lost all its ferry services, reintroduction of a train service hardly seems worthwhile.

Before moving to Manchester, I used to use Buckshaw Parkway daily for my commute to work. This is despite living only about 3 miles from Preston station. The lure of free parking made it far more convenient to use, despite Preston having more regular trains to Manchester.

I saw this earlier in the evening passing through Bolton. I was hoping it might be Northern's solution to capacity issues on the Manchester - Preston line ;)

As somebody who commutes daily on the Bolton line, I can't say I'm particularly looking forward to these service changes. Since I started doing this journey three months ago, it has been pretty clear that changes are direly needed. A reduction in frequency and capacity wasn't quite what I had in...