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    New Stations (proposed and under construction)

    End of October 2016, as reported in the local press. Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    Whimsical names of pop/rock bands

    * Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction. (ex Bradford Art College student Mark Manning is sometimes known as Zodiac Mindwarp in real life) Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    Whimsical names of pop/rock bands

    Ugly Rumours, including Tony Blair, who has just completed a spell in politics. Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    Whimsical names of pop/rock bands

    (Ian Dury's first band I believe) On a similar note, Hatfield and the North Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Weren't they 60s ? Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    Ordinary passengers using Heritage Railways as normal transport?

    Keighley & Worth Valley Light Railway. Through tickets available from the national rail network, railcards valid on the through tickets. Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    Football

    Two non-obscure names play each other this week, in the National League North Division. Wednesday, Bradford Park Avenue v. Darlington. Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    Trivia: What are the UK's most awkward stations? (infrequent services)

    Seem to remember the taxi service didn't serve Sinfin North, but I didn't know why... Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    Triva: Best hotels for train watching

    There's a hotel overlooking Ipswich station but not really that much to see. It's fairly cheap if in the area. Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    Hamburg loco-hauled

    Various interesting modes of transport in Hamburg, including the Hochbahn, with many sections above street level. Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    Hamburg loco-hauled

    As mentioned above, Niedersachsen tickets cover an area West and South of Hamburg, and Schleswig Holstein is North and East. Both cover all local transport in Hamburg. There are also local day tickets, including one to cover Greater Hamburg. Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    Emmerdale 29th August

    Reckon it were Kirkstall Forge, nobbut a stone's throw from t'Kirkstall Road studios, may have been filmed just before opening this year. Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    North Yorkshire Moors Railway by public transport?

    Yes the Malton - Pickering bus service may be good on Saturday, (not sure if Coastliner still do the Flamingoland deviation but they do stop nearby) but Sunday service is a struggle Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    Ipswich to Ryde Pier Head

    I'm not sure of the situation now, but rail card discount was only applicable to the train portion of the journey (well in 1988!!) so I had to buy separate tickets. Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    Single operator cross-county day tickets

    My post disappears... K Day is valid on most routes operating out of transdev's Keighley depot, up to Harrogate via Ilkley and to Skipton in North Yorkshire plus Keighley-Colne and Skipton-Barnoldswick... Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk --- old post above --- --- new post below --- The first...
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    Hannover Airport to Wernigerode

    Probably similar to the South Yorkshire Day Ranger that's valid on all operators except Grand Central and Hull Trains. Also the Harzer Schmalspurbahnen system has its own fare structure, but you probably know that anyway. Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    Multi-operator Countywide Day Tickets

    In West Yorkshire, there's also the traditional scratch-off day tickets, Day Rover, these including off peak train travel, but Monday to Friday are valid from 0930, but you're not allowed to board a train 1601-1829. Operator-only tickets can be a problem if on certain routes. The KDay ticket...
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    Examples of what NIMBYs have prevented being built around the network

    Railway lines began operating locally during the 1840s, but it was the 1850 opening of the*Great Northern Railway'smain line from London to*York*that transformed Peterborough from a market town to an industrial centre. .Lord Exeter*had opposed the railway passing through Stamford (and near his...
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    The new Northern franchise - what we know

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eJwPqJiJEYJlFfzyK_c7NUddkyuDdcp2VNwdOFtRgn4/edit?usp=docslist_api From the current edition of TRACKLESS, house magazine of the Bradford Trolleybus Association Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk
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    Examples of what NIMBYs have prevented being built around the network

    Other historical examples include EC main line running via Peterborough rather than Stamford Railway lines began operating locally during the 1840s, but it was the 1850 opening of the*Great Northern Railway'smain line from London to*York*that transformed Peterborough from a market town to an...
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    Hannover Airport to Wernigerode

    Ah, I remember Vienenburg is the border station, so I got a ticket at an earlier DB machine. Tickets are available from the DB site. Note only the German version shows the extent of the regional tickets. Sent from my 4009X using Tapatalk

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