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Surely the sensible solution is to make sure that the service from Scarborough to York and back is a reliable, fast and frequent service. Passengers can transfer to whatever destination they like at York which has good services to almost every place in the UK except south of London.

The Guardian article mentioned a public consultation. Network Rail and Design Council have launched ExploreStation – a national conversation about the future of UK local station design. Learn more about the initiative, and sign up for the next round of public engagement in May. And mentions a...

An interesting article in the Guardian today about station buildings: "Station to station: a spotter’s guide to prefab design on the railways" Perhaps bus shelters are not classed as prefabs so therefore not included.

Commenting on this an earlier comments: that's encouraging. The ordinary layman has little idea of these largely invisible enhancements.

This view shows almost a year's work on the electrification at Ulleskelf. Compare with this view in February 2021 I don't know whether this is good progress or not.

I commuted from Oxford in the early 80's and can remember pairs of 31's being used on the 8am (or there abouts) Hereford - Paddington train. One day I remember there were 3 of them triple-heading the train. On another morning two pulled into Oxford with the leading locomotive smoking heavily and...

No I am sure it is 'Sort it', closely followed by 'into alphabetical order'.

I purchase my rail tickkets through the Northern App (Android) as I travel mainly by Northen Rail. In mid December I returned from Filey to York. The Northern train from Filey to Seamer was on time. However, continuing the journey to York was impossible as the next two services from Seamer to...

The East Leeds Orbital Road is a new section of the ring road being constructed from the M1 at Thorpe Park to Red Hall, roughly at the north end of Roundhay Park. This eliminates a congested area around Seacroft and Cross Gates. Being adjacent to the M1, a new station with a large car park at...

Wetherby Racecourse Station. From 1924 to late 50's or early 60's race day excursions ran to this station.

Having been caught out by these cancelled trains last Thursday and eventually using the bus instead, I would agree. A reliable shuttle would be far better than the current arrangements. We have a situation where the more local Hull - Scarborough service is better then the so called Express...

Bridgeton Central, Glasgow. A quite substantial station closed when the Argyle line services started. It became carriage servicing and sign-on point for several years afterwards.

The Ordnance Survey shows the location of railway mileposts on 19th Century 6-inch maps. Using the National Library of Scotland 'Side by side' Georeferenced Maps you can discover the actual location on a current map or aerial photography. You could use that information to go and have a look...

I thought one of the issues with batteries was the danger of 'shorting out' the stored energy resulting in explosion - something that is not possible with the other fuels which need oxygen to burn.

I just have this memory in 1966/7 of a steam engine shunting in Kingston-upon-Thames goods yard and once when passing Feltham Yard some steam engines in the yard. I can definitely remember the express trains powering through Berrylands but I wondered if the rest was just my imagination.

Sorry I was thinking of the end of steam hauled freight in London.

Along similar lines the Bury - Manchester electric line was proposed for closure by Beeching: now Metrolink. Bury - Rawtenstall clung on for a while but eventually closed.

I would agree. If there is a significant amount of money to spend it would be better spent on re-opening Rochdale to Bolton via Bury as the route from Yorkshire to Liverpool is significantly shorter, the amount of 'new' railway is much less, traffic uses the Calder Valley and avoids Leeds, and...

Slightly off-topic, but when did the last steam hauled freight service take place ?

Yes, but the map shows many areas with a high risk of near surface workings and this should be a warning that you need to research in detail or expect the unexpected.