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So I would imagine by the time the train gets to Doncaster, all tickets checks should have been performed. So what is stopping someone getting on at Doncaster to go to Leeds? Surely the ticket inspector doesnt come round again after Doncaster? Or is the station closed, and only opened to...

Why would an East Coast driver need to learn that route? Surely this is the only train of the day that goes that way? Unless it is used as a diversionary route of course. And is this the same HST set that goes to Aberdeen later that morning?

The timetable also says it taken 1h13 to get from Doncaster to Leeds?? http://www.eastcoast.co.uk/Documents/Timetables/PDF%20timetables/Weekdays%20-%20Northbound%2024.05.10%20-%2010.12.10.pdf

How on earth could they do that? The doors still need to open to let people on there. And when I was there last week the train used an unbarriered platform at Waverly. Even if it did use a barriered platform, ScotRail staff wouldnt care less. Plus if it doesnt say as much in the official...

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I remember a few years ago, Virgin brought in a "set down only" at Wakefield Westgate on the first train after 1700 from Leeds, obviously to try and help overcrowding and force commuters to use the slower trains to Doncaster/Sheffield, or the bigger GNER trains to London Kings X. However it...

Ah yes, Darnall. You would think given its location it would be a great little station for commuters etc, all it gets though is an hourly service to Worksop/Retford/Lincoln.

And trains approaching from the west are not able to get into Westgate without reversing just before Kirkgate, and even then the traffic on the ECML may not allow for the additional traffic, as you said. Wakefield is also devoid of any bay platforms which would increase the problem.

Yes. And I'm a 27 year old male who can look after himself! Everyone I know in Wakefield (including family) refuse to use it. The last time I used it was when I came back from Greenfield late one New Years Day, wasnt the nicest experience.

Do Northern operate services from Huddersfield to Manchester Piccadilly? Used to be Victoria when I used the line to go to Greenfield a few years back - has it changed or do they now operate services to both main Manchester stations?

Pedant. :D

You would think the Oldham Loop Line would have had services starting and ending at the same station. But if I recall many started at Manchester Vic, went to Rochdale via Oldham, and then returned to Manchester Vic via Mills Hill but continued onto Kirkby or Wigan Wallgate. And the reverse, of...

For a medium sized station with connections to Leeds, Bradford, Liverpool, York and Blackburn, Manchester Victoria is a bit grim.

But GQS is totally barriered, and Waverley is barriered for the bay platforms the service usually terminates in. So why, and indeed how, are people buying tickets on board? Only explanation I can think if is passengers changing without going through the barrier, but won't apply to many at...

No, I was talking about a service I was on at Thursday afternoon back from N Queensferry which was terminated at Waverly instead of running to Newcraighall. Just thought the EWS train might have been brought in as replacement the day after. Good speedy responses though. Cheers all!

Was stood in Edinburgh W station waiting for my 1730 return back home tonight, and across the platform a EWS 6-car diesel set pulled up to run the service in the thread title. Are ScotRail hiring rolling stock from EWS? Or is this a one-off? Whilst coming back from North Queensferry (to...

I'm on the 1730 but only as far as Doncaster. Thank god.

Hi all. Currently in Edinburgh at the moment and got up here on an electric set (after missing my connection in Doncaster and having to get to Darlington on XC to pick up the next Edinburgh train!) However it turns out on the way back I am catching the Aberdeen - London KX service, which...

When travelling into Leeds from the West, I have noticed they have 6 displays above the 6 lines which display which platform the train should use. Surely these are dot matrix and won't need any reprogramming as they can display any number anyway? Or are these systems relatively new, or are older...

Sheffield Station has a Platform 2C which is actually a bay platform and not part of the through Platform 2 Stockport has a Platform 0, as do other stations. I'm guessing the reason for the two examples having "odd" platform assignments is that these are newer platforms than the other...