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After what has been a reasonable week re cancellations it looks as if normal service has resumed on Northern, over 60 already cancelled for tomorrow and quiet a few for today as well although there has been a major signaling failure between Leeds and Halifax which is causing chaos on the Calder...
The 1635 from Canterbury West is shown in the public timetable as a join up at Ashford, that's the National rail electronic time table (table 189) I don't know what SE's own timetable booklet shows though.
I think the Heysham boat train has been cancelled everyday this week as have loads of trains on the Morecambe branch as well. No mention of replacement bus's on Northern's website although I didn't think they had to provide any as these cancellations have gone in before 2200 the day before.
You are correct re the connection with the 0730 919 service there is even a note in the current citylink timetable saying that this journey will wait up to 10 mins for the train if its late.
Yes I did see a York Pullman coach at Harrogate station around 9 last night when I came out of the Tap pub by the station. Another half a dozen or so canx today as well including last up & down from Harrogate to York and last Leeds Harrogate as well with the usual caveat on Northern's disruption...
An awful lot of cancellations on the Harrogate's this afternoon looks like at least 3 diagrams (or parts of) not covered the worst I've seen for a while. with the 2006, 2029 & 2129 Leeds all canx there will be a gap of 3 hours this evening although there is the LNER from London (2100 ex Leeds)...
A bit of good news, earlier today I read on the 'Stray Ferret' (a local online news outlet for Harrogate) that North York's council have agreed funding for the 24 Harrogate to Pateley Bridge until at least April next year and still to be operated by Harrogate Bus co.
I assume you're asking this in relation to the RMT strike on Saturday if so then trains should run normally until close of service as the night turns book on before midnight and will work their full shift.
I arrived back in the UK from Canada last Wednesday and had to travel from Heathrow back up to Harrogate, I reserved a seat on the 1433 Kings X to Leeds needn't have worried the coach I was in was barely half full for the entire journey and the 1659 Leeds to Harrogate was also quiet considering...
As Northern's website says the closure is from 1800 so I assume the early turn guy has agreed to stay on till then. I also have an idea that there is no night turn on the S&C on a Sat night unless there is engineering work so that would make it more difficult to get someone in just for 4 hours...
Just had a look at some photos I took when there at the end of December last year and all the locos I saw were chimney facing Oxenhope. I don't think that they have a turntable but I may be wrong.
I used the 16:32 St Pancras from Loughborough to Leeds a couple of weeks ago and it was quite well used even after Sheffield (mind you it was a Friday), was a bit surprised when it went into one of the low numbered bay plats at Leeds as I assumed it went ECS to Neville Hill. It was only when I...
There are still boxes at Cuxton, Aylesford, Maidstone west, East Farleigh & Wateringbury. The crossing at Snodland is operated by cctv from Aylesford, New Hythe was replaced by an overbridge some years ago and Yalding was replaced by an AHB crossing in the early 80's.
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