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If there had been a connection between Interchange and Forster Square a completely different set of travel patterns and services would have developed over time based on trains running through Bradford. It is hard to imagine how these travel patterns can be created based on the current network as...

I think the eventual aim is to run direct to Victoria not Castleton. Changing to a tram in Bury would increase travel time, even if somehow it was cross platform at a new interchange station just beyond Buckley Wells (Bury South) but on the other hand it opens up travel to all the well...

I was thinking the ELR is a heritage railway that runs through was is largely an urban area. K&WVR is similar, but it is a branch and I don't think there will be proposals to run trains from Oxenhope to Leeds. Are there any other other heritage railways operating in urban areas that might be...

Rossendale Council has put forward a proposal to create a rail link from Rawtenstall in Rossendale through Bury to Heywood and Manchester. The proposal is described in this document : "THE CASE FOR THE CITY VALLEY RAIL LINK" There is discussion of this proposal on Skyscraper City - Manchester's...

Then it is possibly a good idea to separate the power-storage unit(s) from the passenger accommodation ?

We used to send luggage in advance. I suppose it would be impossible now.

(Whitley Bridge, Hensall, Snaith & Rawcliffe) I'd use this line to travel to Whitley Bridge ( and possibly Snaith and Goole) if it had a more frequent service. The trouble with this thread is I wasn't around my current location before privatisation so I've no way to compare services.

But traveling from York, and other places, you have the choice of direct and via Darlington and now that the dread pacers have gone, the Darlington journey isn't all that bad.

The route to/from the taxi servicing area formed a useful short-cut between the the staff entrance of the British Library and Kings Cross. I used it frequently to save a few minutes when traveling back home to Yorkshire. However, it was quite scary being pitch black in places.

Well I hope the half-hourly service happens because I would probably use the line more. What I find strange is that a place with the prestige of Scarborough doesn't kick up more of a fuss about the poor train service they receive. This especially so because the main road, the A64, tends to be...

There's little old Saltburn getting 3 trains an hour connecting it with the ECML, and then there's Scarborough, about 10 times as big, getting one. Somethin' wrong surely. (Yes I know there's another hourly train to Scarborough that wanders along the east coast, but that doesn't count.)

It's a nice footpath. The descent from Garforth in a cutting is surprisingly steep and then a steep-sided embankment near Kippax.. The viaduct over the Aire at Castleford is in rather bad condition, it would probably need a complete rebuild.

You were not to know, so apology gratefully received. Apart from the railway, which is well worth a visit, Bury has its famous market, a transport museum, art gallery and the Fusiliers' Museum.

I would agree with you. When the 158's are getting full, the narrow leg room and high backs can make it a rather unpleasant experience and the view for many is poor. A more open first class section with a good view would be quite popular, even in the winter. Also, some Skipton - Leeds commuters...

The East Lancashire Railway is not based in Bolton! You* took away our football team, you're not having our railway as well. (*Not you personally) Possibly being confused by the main railway station name: Bury Bolton Street ? If the web-site doesn't make it clear where the railway is, the...

Take Accrington to Bury, once connected by a railway, until Beeching, on a route from Skipton, Colne, Burnley and through to Manchester. Distance by road 14 miles, at 16:45 taking about 30 minutes by car, but in the rush hour probably 45 minutes. Time by train and Metrolink (25 minutes + 5...

This article in he Manchester Evening News reminds one of the failed Picc-Vic underground line. Under the Arndale Centre in Manchester.

I was wondering how much more expensive is it to have two tracks rather than a single line. Presumably the wear on each track is halved, the signalling and operations can be simpler ? After traveling on the Falmouth branch I also wondered whether a new line should have stations similar to Penryn...

Is there an audit of the railway's finances? If so, how detailed is it? Does this identify where revenue and grants could be used more efficiently? Or, are opinions on efficient railway practices formed on a piecemeal and allegorical selection of targets which match either political and...

West Yorkshire is poorly served for direct services to Barrow (and the Lakes). It is a similar situation with the main direct roads. Good connections at Carnforth and the maintenance of a fairly fast service on the Bentham Line is all that is required. I have used this route a few times with...