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    Kirkstall Forge & Apperley Bridge

    Metro have just announced tlc travel will be running a local rail link bus service to apperly bridge station from the local communities. No further info but at least they are planning something as it's quite a walk from most homes in the area
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    gelderd coaches leeds

    Major fire at their depot this aft. Word is quite a few vehicles were damaged. http://m.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/video-huge-blaze-shuts-main-road-in-leeds-1-7396923 Unable to paste full article as on mobile
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    17.26 Leeds Skipton

    From York they advertise it as a service to burley park
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    Some TPE trains tomorrow between York and Manchester (was 'All...')

    Tpexpress on train crew and control were brilliant. Trains merged to reduce paths required. Diversions in place. Excellent on train announcements. Shame they don't communicate with on station staff.staff at huddersfield were useless.
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    Some TPE trains tomorrow between York and Manchester (was 'All...')

    We've just passed through dewsbury. Looks like it was a manchester airport train as there us one stopped few hundred metres after Dewsbury with network rail staff on track in front of it. At Dewsbury was more network rail staff and police on the Manchester bound platform. Tents on the platform...
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    Some TPE trains tomorrow between York and Manchester (was 'All...')

    That explains why we are currently being held at Huddersfield on the Manchester to Hull TPE service --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Hull service terminated at Huddersfield. Moved onto Newcastle service which is being diverted via Wakefield
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    TPE 1B52 - 2327 Manchester Airport to Sheffield

    They do this route frequently for route knowledge so they have a diversionary route if hope valley is shut
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    Leeds trolleybus - any up to date news

    The Inquiry Inspector, Martin Whitehead indicated that he expected to take until May 2015 to deliberation the findings and prepare his recommendations for the Secretary of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government who will assess the inspector’s...
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    TPE depot at ardwick open day

    i only got the e-mail on friday to say i'd got tickets. i applied thursday night as saw it advertised on facebook. was a good event but think they could have advertised it better and as it was a show yourself round trip why the need to pre-book?
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    TPE depot at ardwick open day

    Open day 2moro as part of science week. Have to pre-book . Anyone else going?
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    Enviro 400, Leeds

    this is mentioned on the first leeds website http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/leeds/travel_news/news_initiatives/?item=21801&conf=0 "First staff have been travelling on bus route 49 in Leeds this week to celebrate the introduction of brand new, state-of-the-art buses between Bramley and...
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    leeds station tourist information centre

    I hear burger king have been given notice that network rail won't be renewing their lease but surely it's too big a unit for them
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    leeds station tourist information centre

    It's been announced that the tourist info centre at Leeds station is to close and it's going to move into a smaller unit under the art gallery. Any idea what the unit in the station will become?expanded ticket desks?
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    Kings cross cancellations 20 Sept 2014

    At kings cross waiting for the 22-00 East Coast service to leeds. Of the next 16 great northern departures 3 are cancelled . Why such a high percentage?
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    Unavailability of toilets on TPE

    I've been on tpexpress services between leeds and Manchester with no working toilets . Most times they have had a toilet stop at Huddersfield
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    Attaching; detaching or moving trains. What's more dangerous?

    I used to get the 08-19 Leeds to morecombe service when I worked in keighley. This came in as two sets of two carriages from Manchester Victoria about ten past eight. They would open the doors to allow passengers to alight/board. Then shut the doors and split the units. With front two forming...
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    TPE Liverpool-Newcastle via Manchester Victoria

    I got the 07-44 tpe service from Leeds to Manchester Victoria on my way to a course in bury today. I was shocked how quiet it was. I'm used to having to stand between Leeds and Manchester or at least Leeds to hudds. Today I got a table seat and the carriage must have only been 33% full
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    The next station is...!

    Kettering
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    May 2014 timetable changes

    Are northern moving away with the through services from the calder valley line to the york/selby line? Seems on the new timetable that a lot of the services from york/selby terminate at leeds! does this mean more use of platforms 7 and 14 at leeds? timetable
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    Settle-Carlisle line & low traffic levels

    I did this a few weeks ago. It was nearly £100 cheaper to go from Leeds to Glasgow via the S & C and even with a twenty min connection at carlise was still 12 mins quicker

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