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In a similar style to that already done here, my more detailed proposals are… 1] KX – YK – DLT – NC – AM – BOT – DB – ED – HM – IVK – KKC – LCH – DD – AB – MT – SH – AD. Every 2 Hrs, but 1/3 stop at Morpeth. 2] KX – PB - YK – NC – AM – BOT – DB – ED. Every 2 Hrs, but 1/3 stop at Morpeth. 1...

Yep. IF there's a 2tph service to London, there would still be a requirement for an additional train between Edinburgh and Newcastle every 6 hours to MAINTAIN the present level of service. This would be an XC service. You've unintentionally contradicted yourself! I couldn't agree more, re...

IF I understand your post correctly.... 1) I'd have Thirsk served by TPE only - at present it's about a 1tph service. The "...local service..." I banged on about was a Pacer I saw between Northallerton and Thirsk. This was 5 years ago, so I'm probably out of date. (I am - I've just looked at...

Some of what you're saying is spot on, but some of it is a bit wide of the mark. I agree about less stops on KX-Scotland services, particularly SOUTH of Newcastle. Trains stopping at Thirsk should be confined to Sunderland services, but I'd not stop there at all, except for TPE and local stuff...

Some of the suggestions for services for a combined ECML franchise mirror some ideas I've had for about 8 years! If I had my way.... Temporarily transfer the Newcastle - Edinburgh and Edinburgh - Aberdeen XC services to the EC. This then lets you have... A 2tph service between Kings Cross...

I used to travel a lot between Kings Cross and Edinburgh. I used to take a folder with me and compile arithmetic puzzles that looked like cosswords (don't ask, for God's sake). Later, I used to time the journey, particularly going through significant stations, junctions and crossovers. I had to...

Yep, it's extended alright, but that took the form of some through roads now having platforms. They didn't help when I was taking shots of Tornado on Feb 28! There were (from what I've seen) NO platforms extended in length. To confuse matters further, there was a platform renumbering - they...

Whitehaven routes from MY past 01 = Bus Station - Kells 02 = Bus Station - Woodhouse 03 = Bus Station - Sandwith 04 = Bus Station - Harras Moor (via Pelican Garage) 05 = Bransty - Bus Station - West Cumberland Hospital (was always Bristol FSFs) 06 = Bus Station - Hensingham - Mirehouse 07...

I was at Edinburgh on Saturday 28th, and, from the photographer's and railfan's point of view, it was a nightmare! Photographing Tornado was very difficult, though not impossible. The principle problem was photographers getting in each others way - I witnessed one vicious shouting-match. It...

A compilation CD I cobbled together myself of King Crimson tracks that feature the Mellotron, such as.... In the Wake of Poseidon, Bartley Butsford (an improvisation), segueing into... Exiles Sailor's Tale Starless Epitaph Cirkus (yes, it's spelt like that!) The Fright Watch (another...

My recollections are a bit hazy on this, but I THINK there was a dedicated railway station at a holiday camp near Ayr. I think the station was called Heads of Ayr, or something like that.

According to the report in tonight's Edinburgh Evening News, they're anticipating 13 trains an hour between Glasgow and Edinburgh. By my estimate, 6 an hour via Falkirk High, 1 via Shotts, 1(?) via Carstairs (NXEC?). Where's the other 5 coming from? I've heard that the line between Bathgate and...

Mr Pemberton I've been having a go at re-designing the "Inter-City" (including what is now EMT - was MML) timetable for years, and I've got no-where. My only source of information has been the Passenger TimeTable (PTT), but you need more accurate data. This can only come from the Working...

Yes, I was afraid of that. I've had Quails for some time, but I bought a couple of new ones (LMR & ScR) in May, which is where I quoted the info from. Mind you, the data did date from 2005! I don't suppose it would have mattered if it was tunnel or flyover, there would have been a bit of extra...

A number of points raised that I'd like to comment on 1) As Planner said, it's 3 track from Trent Valley Junction to about a mile and a half south of Nuneaton (Attleborough Junction), but according to my Quail map, it's 4-track from there to immediately north of Tamworth, then double track to...

Spot on that man! Clockface DOES mean XX.07, XX.37. It isn't simply confined to convenient minutes past the hour, but to regular & consistant minutes past the hour. Nice, round figures past the hour are almost the norm for departures from a terminus. Look at departure times for trains from Kings...

Going back to the original topic..... What I'd like to see is very Pie in the Sky, for financial and (mostly) structual reasons. Nevertheless my dreams are.... 1) Fast and slow up & down lines between Kings Cross and Doncaster. It means building an extra viaduct in parallel with the Welwyn...

Even after all these years, I wondered why the tunnel collapsed. I was always under the impression that they were doing an inspection of the tunnel or carrying out routine maintenance in it. I didn't realise that they had actually dug the track up and were scraping up the track bed. Were they...

Before embarking on big electrification projects, I'd like to see 'links' put in between existing electric lines. Leeds - York has had a couple of mentions, but what about Manchester Piccadilly - Bolton - Preston? While they're at it, they can rebuild Euxton Junction and get rid of that accursed...

There used to be a Birmingham - Edinburgh - Aberdeen XC service (in both directions) that reversed at Edinburgh at Waverley There was (may still be) a service up the WCML that reversed at Carstairs on Edinburgh - Carlisle - Preston - beyond services. This used to happen a lot when...