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I think I would put Darlington into that service in lieu of Durham (or keep both). Okay, Durham is a city, but Darlington is the interchange station for a lot of the Tees Valley/Bishop Auckland etc. Plus a lot of people in the top parts of North Yorkshire use Darlington as their main station.

From BBC News: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/localnews/2633352-york/0#pinnedpost_5dbb0c56cd75fa066f74636d Albeit with a picture of the wrong type of 'Nova'.

However having geographic regions in level 6 (National League North & South), hasn't stopped the situation of matches such as Blyth Spartans (Northumberland) v Gloucester City or Gateshead v Hereford. It is probably due to the larger amount of southern based teams at that level which causes...

Conversely, I have heard quite a few people pronounce Brough (pronounced 'Bruff') as 'Brow' as in Slough. in the past, my late wife always referred to the trains running from York to Scarborough as 'Metro Trains'. This was because an awful lot of the trains on the branch at the time had 'Metro...

For a rather confused 60yr old, can someone tell me (in words of few sylabels) what the difference is between m-tickets and e-tickets please? I thought they were one and the same? Thanks

Until such time as Northern's York to Scarborough 'shuttles' start (if they ever do), Malton is served by only TPE (hopefully soon to be served by loco hauled Nova 3's only as well).

Hello, Any update as to why Advance tickets on LNER are not available for Friday 25th October and Monday 28th October? I know weekend engineering workings often delay advance tickets for weekends, but these are two working days. My journey is York to London (and return). Grand Central are...

Surprised no one has mentioned Ripon. That may, however be because it is City without a railway station.

If they are combining all the Railcards onto one application form, I hope they will still issue them in ‘Easy Read’ and ‘Large Print’ etc, particularly when for applying for the Disabled Persons Railcard. My brother for example, who has learning difficulties, can only just about understand the...

Not being funny, but couldn't the driver have communicated with the guard and asked him/her to activate braking via the communication cord (or whatever they call it nowadays) to stop the train? Rather this than have the train carry on and overshoot the station. Just thinking what if something...

To be honest, I find that a bit worrying, and potentially a bit of a failure of the railway in general. To your average or occasional passenger, during an emergency a 'train staff' member in uniform (contracted or otherwise) is in ‘authority’ and I am sure would be expected to have been...

A genuine question here, as I don’t know the answer. If the driver/train manager on say LNER trains become incapacitated in an incident, are the ‘trolley dolly’s/buffet car attendant etc trained in train evacuation? If yes, is it the same for example on Trans-Pennine where it is a contracted...

A City without a direct connection to London? Up here, we have a City without a railway full stop. The City of Ripon! Ok, it is only a small City, but a City never-the-less.

Just because I think it would be a fantastic feat of engineering (if very complex, if indeed possible), I would opt for 35029 Ellerman Lines: https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/35029-ellerman-lines/ It would be an economic basket case for sure, but if we can put men on the...

Regarding the afore mentioned press release: https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/media-centre/mark-3-disability-statement It is noticeable that whoever drafted the main body of the press release statement has rather gone out of their way not to state the reason for the withdrawal of the Mk3 carriages...

A question I couldn't find an answer to. Virgin East Coast had planned to reduce/close the Travel Centre at York and (importantly for me who uses/changes at York a lot) were going to create a First Class Lounge (at long last). With the demise of VTEC next month, will these plans now be...

If it is not a daft question, what are those white panels beneath the 3rd and 4th windows of the carriages? It does rather spoil the overall effect of what is a very nice looking train. Thanks Alan

If local rumour is to be believed, the now vacated police station on the High Street could well become a Wetherspoons in the fullness of time. Apparently the new pub on the High Street (The Potting Shed?) was originally going to become a Wetherspoons, but the delays in the NHS selling the site...

Also Grand Central has them: https://www.grandcentralrail.com/tickets-timetables/upgrades-and-discounts/frequent-travellers/ Although the barriers in the main part of Kings Cross have been wide open the twice I have arrived at Kings Cross using one. Similarly (as usual) when a Grand Central...

Will one (or part of one) of the carriages be First Class? Will the catering provision be the same? Many thanks.