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Interesting that the article is in the Telegraph, rather than the Grauniad or Indie. It might make some people in high places stop and think, if we're lucky.

Oz and James did part of the Transpennine Rail Ale Trail. They started at the West Riding at Dewsbury, so missed the pubs in Leeds (2 on the station), went to the Kings Head at Huddersfield (but missed the Head of Steam), and then finished at Stalybridge station buffet. The Transpennine Trail...

There are several shots of me on that clip :-)

With the rolling stock construction industry globalised, there's no guarantee that any of these trains would have been built in Britain, regardless of who won the contract. SNCF and DB have protectionist policies which have known to have beeen manipulated to get round EU competition...

That would be Wath Road Junction - Goose Hill Junction, then. The Midland Main Line didn't serve Wakefield.

The only private railway in Switzerland which makes any money is the Jungfrau Group (Berner Oberlandbahnen), which they do principally by commanding very high fares from Japanese tourists. All of the private railways are owned in some part (usually the majority shareholding) by local, as...

Well - I'm not going to start my usual rant about non-availability of 1st class FIP fares, but I though I'd mention this: On Friday I called DB to try to book a 1st class FIP journey to Geneva for tomorrow. As usual, there was no 1st class FIP availability on Eurostar, despite there being...

They'd need special permission for it to run over the High Level Bridge. I recall this being discussed last year, when 71000 went that way, hauled by a 66 after spadding at Low Fell.

Pacifics have a 75 mph limit on Network Rail, but the 74 minute timing for York - Newcastle did make me wonder whether this trip is timed faster. Can it be done in 74 minutes at max. 75 mph? I know there is a lot of pressure to get the loco certified for 90 mph, and why not? It's brand new...

If I recall correctly, the last time the ORR used that phrase was when they were considering Grand Central's application for the Sunderland service - which they then did approve, regardless of the moaning by the other TOCs. I think this one will be a runner.

OK - that gen hasn't been posted to my subscribed gen group yet. If it's correct, it no doubt will be, before Sunday. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- That's certainly what I'm wondering.

It's running York - Newcastle and back on both Saturday and Sunday. On the down run on Saturday, it's booked 74 minutes start to stop. That looks like a very fast timing to me. Is it being tested at over 75 mph?

Yes you're right, sorry. I misread my Baker. Must get some new specs :-)

Nationalrail website says Glasgow - Carlisle trains are being diverted via Barassie, presumably reversing there, and again at Kilmarnock.

So - 1 additional service, if I count correctly. I wonder how much demand there is for an 05.27 departure? I agree that EMT need as many 1st class full fares as they can get, but not providing enough accommodation on the Master Cutler, which has been Sheffield's main business train to London...

As far as I know, the normal fare from Sheffield to Leeds is the same regardless of operator, but is not valid via Doncaster [1]. I have a feeling that the PTEs are involved in setting it, too. On that basis, I would suggest that the "+ connections" bit would also be valid on any service via...

Schenker is a German surname, not a made up title like Railion. It was a large and very well known forwarding/logistics company, owned by DB, until they sold it quite some years ago. In more recent times, they re-inherited it and then merged their freight sales/marketing organisation into it and...

I take it you're flying Easyjet to Schoenefeld Airport? I use this flight fairly regularly myself. From the airport terminal, it's a 200m semi-covered walk to the railway station. Once there, take the S-Bahn to Suedkreuz. You'll only need a zone B+C ticket to do this as you don't enter the...

I live in hope :)

A post to another forum suggests that they _are_ power cables for the headcode box lighting.