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I regularly take advantage of Northern's cheap Advances for the days I need to commute into Leeds. I have received an email advising that the train I am booked on this coming Friday is cancelled, and that my ticket is valid on the next train. Fair enough. However, am I also valid on the train...

Part of the old viaduct on the approach to where Leeds Central Station used to be (now an office park) is now open to the public. I checked it out at lunchtime: This is looking towards where the station used to be. Very nice! I looked for signs of old railway-related gubbins, and spotted...

Hi All, This morning the train I had an Advance ticket for was delayed by over an hour. Under such circumstances, do I have an automatic right to catch the previous or next train, or in theory do I have to sit there watching multiple trains depart until my booked service shows up? As it was, I...

First two visitors have been announced: 26038 and 37403 Not the Syphon I was hoping for, but so be it. Should at least get to enjoy a pair of 37s up the hill. Event being held June 23 - 25.

Hi All, Next week I am traveling to London with an Advance ticket to "London Underground Zone 1-3", aiming to travel to either Ealing Common or Ealing Broadway. My question is, is this ticket valid to get to Ealing Broadway via a combination of Tube and Elizabeth Line, or do I need to stick to...

Hi All, I was in Chester at the weekend and stumbled across Pete Waterman's layout in the cathedral. Very impressive, with lots of variety of trains in operation. I took a couple of poor photos - you can see Mr Waterman himself in the background of the first:

Northern were handing out mini brownies to passengers on the concourse at Leeds this evening. Has this been happening elsewhere? (For the avoidance of doubt, I am referring to the chocolate cakey things, not the younger version of Girl Guides!)

Did BR ever run service trains with the specific intention of appealing to enthusiasts? Locos may have been fixed on certain workings by a crank in control, but the service itself was aimed at normals, rather than bashers.

Hi All. So with TPE chaos this afternoon I had to catch a bus from White Rose into Leeds rather than a train from Cottingley (for which I already had a ticket, which I then used to complete my journey from Leeds). So while I didn't suffer too much of a delay I am out of pocket. Is there a way...

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/goole-area-to-knottingley-hardly-any-valid-itineraries.185151/ Better still would be the reintroduction of a decent service to the route throughout the day, together with more sensibly priced tickets.

Hi All, This event is coming up soon: 14th to 16th June. 33063 is advertised as a visitor, along with "Visiting mainline locomotive courtesy of DRS". Now, does anyone know what DRS are planning to send? Other traction: Class 20, 20227, Sherlock Holmes Class 37, D6732 Class 08, D3935 Both...

Hi All, Rather than continuing to hijack other people's threads with my reminiscences of bashing in the 80s, I'm starting my own. So, as promised, my 1985 Freedom of Scotland is detailed below. Just to set the scene: 4 teenagers, 7 overnights in row, poor food and no showers. We set of from...

Hi All, So clearly a ticket to Zone 1 allows one journey on the underground. My question is, are there restrictions on where you can get on to the underground? Does it have to be at the terminus where you arrive? Supposing I arrive at Kings Cross and walk along to Euston to meet a colleague...

So with the news that we might not be getting 6-car services from Leeds to Skipton, what else could be done to increase capacity? In my view, Shipley to Bradford is over-served. Therefore I would get rid of the Skipton - Bradford and Leeds - Bradford services and replace them with additional...

Advice please: My TPE service was late, so I missed a connection with Northern. Normally another train 10 minutes later so there would be no Delay Repay. However, as today is a strike day, I am delayed over an hour. So, do I claim from TPE or Northern? Thanks!

Does anyone know if there are plans to have 'interesting' traction on the diesel-hauled leg this year? Thanks!

York has both linking the platforms. Darlington has a subway leading in to town and a footbridge over the avoiding lines towards the car park. Shipley has one of each serving different platforms - some changes require you to use both. Keighley has a subway between the two KWVR platforms and a...

As the title says, are there electrified lines where only diesel trains run? My suggestions are the York avoiding lines and the freight lines south of Doncaster. Are these correct? Any others? I imagine that there are also specific platforms that are electrified but are only served by diesels...

Can I turn this thread upside down and suggest that Keighley used to be 1 station and is now 2? Did Tamworth operate as 2 separate stations in the past?

I haven't got a clue about this routing lark. Could some kindly person please advise if any of the following are valid for travel between Skipton and London on a 'normal' ticket: Skipton - Lancaster - Euston Skipton - Lancaster - Birmingham - Marylebone Skipton - Leeds - Birmingham -...