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So called 'safety announcements' on trains should be abolished. They are irritating and serve no useful purpose - particularly the ones that ask you to read the safety notices. A depressing reminder of corporate blandness. Announcements over the PA system should be restricted to information that...

More than one study into the reopening of Colne-Skipton has already been carried out. If Mr Grayling was serious about reopening this stretch of line, or numerous others around the country, there would be action and financial commitment instead of yet another report.

It's quite simple. Manchester & Leeds are 2 of the largest cities in the country and the journey time between them by train is a disgrace - totally unacceptable. Higher linespeeds and a greater number of passing loops are required.

Westbound is unacceptable for a major route. There definitely needs to be an opportunity for overtaking in the westbound direction earlier than Mirfield.

We can easily afford a double track electrified EW rail with a suitably high linespeed. I don't want to stray onto non-rail topics, but I can think of several transport & non-transport areas of government spending that I actually consider to be harmful - ie diverting spending away from them...

The intensity of these type of rainfall events is increasing due to man made global warming. It is important that this is recognised in order that money is spent on long term improvements that are robust rather than a succession of repairs that will only fail again in future. I don't know to...

The railway system definitely doesn't work like that. There is a clear demand for later services out of major cities that is not being met. This has a very restrictive effect on people's lives.

It depends on whether a cost is attached when considering the Economics.

'Expenditure' is only part of the story. The above statement ignores the huge costs of premature death by air pollution.

The whole bundle of renewable options could quite easily produce enough electricity for a railway network with a greater number of miles electrified than at present.

This is the 'Canute' way of looking at the Dawlish situation. Due to the collective refusal of [most] leaders around the world to make serious attempts at significantly reducing fossil fuel emissions, the Dawlish route will ultimately become history. Taking a long term view of costs, the more...

The peak Skipton services are full already. The Leeds-Bradford Forster Square services are lightly loaded in comparison.

These are three good questions. Given the importance of the Manchester-Leeds route it is inexcusable that the abysmally slow routes between Stalybridge and Manchester have not been significantly improved. There also needs to be opportunity for westbound fast services to overtake stoppers much...

Stock should meet the following criteria: 1) Majority of seats align with windows 2) Seats have sufficient cushion, not the concrete ones currently in class 333

I know the area well and I expect loadings to be disappointing. The view from the upper deck of the X43 bus is far superior to the experience of 'NH's finest', but the journey times by rail will improve when some stops are removed in future timetable changes. A major problem in my opinion, and...

I know the area well, and I certainly won't be tempted away from a comfortable seat on the top deck of a double decker bus where I can enjoy the lovely scenery that much of the X43 bus route has to offer. The only factor that would tempt me to use the train would be if the last departure from...

I [and some other posters] have explained previously in this thread, with evidence, why the existing stretch of line is becoming more vulnerable and that this vulnerability will increase year on year. We are definitely talking about more than just a 'few days' disruption. Some years of course...

Your memory is good. The weather in 2014 in NW England was actually more favourable than average for construction projects.

It is correct that land in much of the South of England is slowly sinking due to the reason given above, but it is factually incorrect to suggest that this is the dominant cause of coastal structures becoming more vulnerable to the sea. At Weymouth [I don't have a figure for Dawlish] the land...

I think we can predict with a high probability that there is little chance of getting several decades of reliable service on this line. Not every winter will see storms as severe as last winter with winds from the wrong direction, but each time there is a recurrence of this weather type with...