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That matches my experience- I've recently started using a West Yorkshire MCard for my commute as I work in Leeds, live in Otley (nearest station Menston) and currently have a regular medical appointment in Saltaire on a Monday evening. I was previously using First Bus tickets and didn't use the...

A major one would have been the 0845 Leeds-Carlisle, which now runs at 0919. I'm guessing that with more people working flexible hours, the concern is not to price it so it undercuts weekly seasons, or (say) three return trips a week. It always strikes me as odd when rangers are withdrawn due...

When I was a student in Bristol, the Clifton Suspension Bridge used to have a 2p pedestrian toll- it was abolished in the early 1990s and did nothing to fund the bridge, but the rationale was that having to speak to the gatekeeper and find 2p allowed them time to assess somebody's state of mind...

Arguably the use of "carriage" harks back to when the first passenger-carrying vehicles were essentially stagecoach bodies on railway underframes. The idea of having your face or back "to the engine" still seems to hang around, even when more often than not these days that would mean lying...

Yes, and a disproportionate number of "odd" journeys from local stations some distance apart- when I was a child, we were probably the only people who ever bought returns from Birkenhead North to Ewell West, where my aunt lived. It's difficult for the railway to anticipate that booking- I...

The Eurostar departure lounge at the Gare du Nord had a wonderful view of an open-air urinal in the street below the last time I used it!

I think it just shows how that particular market has changed in the 30-odd years since electrification and how the outer suburban market now extends well into Suffolk.

Harrogate is next to the bus station and over the road from the main shops- walking briskly you can probably be at Betty's within 5 minutes. Ilkley is equally well situated for most of the shops and facilities.

I'd hope that the new Merseyrail, Northern and TPE fleets are coming on stream this time next year with no further delays. My fear is that the Northern dispute continues indefinitely and leads to further problems in a demoralised organisation as staff retention becomes an issue. My...

I was just thinking that Brigg can't have had a service of any description for months now.

Yes, it's become a bit of a ritual for me on the weekend between Christmas and New Year along with spending rather too much in the shop at Haworth. If nothing else, it provides a weatherproof day out for people who may have family staying over the Christmas period and restless children. Not...

My copy of Modern Locomotives Illustrated on the Warships confirms it as a ventilation grille. It looks as if from about 1965 (when the locos started to be repainted in maroon), the grille was either painted or plated over in a lot of cases- presumably a draughtproofing measure but possibly...

Not a good day on the Harrogate line by all accounts- a lot of late running and knock-on delays on the single track sections between York and Knaresborough. The 1029 Leeds-York ran fast to Harrogate, I noticed as I was passing through Leeds at the time.

I remember on the day that Low Moor reopened, I was on Wakefield Kirkgate station and checked the ticket machine to see whether the new station had been added to the systems. Not only was it there, but there was a "not Leeds" fare offered which would restrict you to Grand Central or changing at...

I had a trip from Leeds to York and return today on TPE- didn't notice any short turnbacks being announced and although there were a few delays, usually not much more than 2-3 minutes.

The 36 bus from Leeds to Harrogate runs into the small hours of Sunday morning, but finding that information out at 9pm on a Saturday evening (as well as where to catch it) might be a challenge for somebody unfamiliar with Leeds city centre.

The Wirral Line loop in Liverpool city centre is closed for platform upgrade works from 27th December (which may mean that they actually start working after the last train on Christmas Eve) - without the Wirral-Liverpool demand there may not be a financial case for underwriting the service.

I'd be surprised if part of their business model wasn't selling hot drinks to people who want to wait indoors on a cold day.

Bidston-Wrexham is an awful line for bus replacements because you have to weave your way down country lanes practically all the way. I remember one occasion about 25 years ago being on a replacement bus as far as Shotton which was caught up shortly thereafter by the train which had left Bidston...