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Preserved D6948 15:10 Broadway - Cheltenham Racecourse today Otherwise 220027 Sheffield - Doncaster on 1E48 13:45 Reading - Newcastle on 19/12

Sorry it’s 2063, couldn’t read my own notes

Went by road see post 2033

Why the government? Surely the problem is the ROSCO’s, they own the vehicles, it should be their businesses getting the work done and paying for it. They make money out of leasing their assets, so should make sure that they comply with all of the relevant legislation to allow the assets to be...

Changes have consequences too, they may be right but they may cost the business and or the staff, how would most people react in their job was moved and their travel time increased by an say 40 mins each way each day? would you be happy with that? Or if you are running a business and your costs...

All of these ideas, will in general either add to the turn length or reduce the amount of time available to drive trains, unless you move the train crew depots to those locations. Can’t see this being popular with management in terms of depot establishment or the train crew, as the latter may...

I hope not the Mark 4 stock was much more comfortable before the horrible mallard refurb, getting to quite like the Azuma sets now.

The. Tamworth squadron will fly first!

1453 Manchester Airport - Cleethorpes ran load 6 , rear 3 locked out. Full and standing arrive and depart Sheffield. As usual TPE and their owners have no interest in their customers.

Surely it’s not Northern who make them dirty internally? But the passengers who travel on them, dumping litter and all sorts of detritus, spilling coffe and food etc? Do they also treat their own homes and cars the same?

TfGm draft delivery plan shows some of their thinking for extensions and routing, available as a summary also, via the Metrolink website. Also bus schemes in same document. Edit link is this https://tfgm.com/2040/delivery-plan-2020-2025

A better solution would be more non driving vehicles to extend the ridiculously expensive and short class 195 sets to 4 vehicles

05:36 Doncaster - Manchester Airport, 185127 & 185107 today, tear 3 at least pretty empty. Looks like 6 cars are starting to appear more.

Or you could turn it on it’s head at start electrification infill from the north, ie Doncaster/ Wakefield / Leeds and head south towards Derby whilst the rest of the issues are addressed, this would clean up the air in ‘dirty’ polluted Sheffield, and would still be of use when the Class 804’s...

Then there is the issue of crash worthiness, along with doors and opening drop lights.. Think of the modifications and staff required. The health and safety team would be occupied for years to work out a safe system of work for that.

Definitely in traffic travelled on it on 1D24 1733 Kings Cross - Harrogate on W27/11.

Thank you once again successfully caught via a HS1 dash to Ashford

Thank you, looks like I’m off to Ashford.

Anyone able to advise what 171721 is working today. Thanks in advance

2C60 0836 Beverley- Sheffield was 142018