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I have an iPhone and have never had any problems aspect ratio or stability-wise. That doesn’t mean it couldn’t be better though. It’s fine for single journeys but hopeless if there are changes involved.

Please give examples. The vast majority of his work involved replacing botched early 19th century interventions.

Despite it being the route used for the fastest trains (because it avoided all the congested bits) I don’t think it was suitable for particularly high speeds due to severe gradients and some tight curves. Not a lot could be done about the latter, but the former wouldn’t be a problem for modern...

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The 158s were a revelation when they first appeared. Just a shame that they were so bloody short.

The south entrance is well provided as well, if you’re prepared for a slightly longer walk. Both the Midnight Bell and Cross Keys on Water Lane are nice, and the Grove round the back of Bridgewater Place is an absolute classic.

He did indeed, and when he left Wakefield for the rural delights of Foxfield he passed Tigertops on to the excellent Barry Smith, who has taken it to even greater triumphs. We had two barrels of his beer at our silver wedding do.

Apology not needed! Euston’s platforms have always been nasty, but for the first 15 or so years of its life the Great Hall was really nice. It then got wrecked by being cluttered up with “retail units” and has never really recovered. I agree about Piccadilly, though I presume you don’t have to...

If I pretend 13 & 14 don’t exist (and fortunately I rarely have to use them) I’m really fond of Manchester Piccadilly. If I’m entering or exiting it, I think the refurbished New Street is actually rather nice. The platforms are still grotty, and will be as long as Cross Country remains...

No; the platforms could only take six coaches. 2 x 3-car running was common in DC days, and later when the 304s were reduced to 3-car and the 303s started to appear.

From just north of Sale to just south of Okd Trafford. Dane Road, Stretford and Warwick Road all had four platforms. I can remember the track being lifted. It happened a year or two before I stated travelling along the line daily on my way to school in 1968.

From re-electrification in 1971 until the Hazel Grove electrification in 1981 the pattern was: Crewe vía Stockport AE vía Styal AE vía Stockport AE vía Styal In 1500v DC days there were only three trains an hour off peak.

If not it soon will be. The Bree Louise has gone already :( The Great Hall was fabulous for the first 12 to 15 years or so of its existence. The rot set in in the 80s when it got cluttered up with “retail units” and associated detritus. Most have now gone, but the impression of light and space...

Not Queen Victoria, but LCDR Chairman/MD James Staats Forbes. It’s in a history of the SECR.

For years? It’s under two years ago that the catastrophic timetable was introduced. I don’t recall there having been major problems before then, or when the core frequency went from four to five and the Newcastles were rerouted via Victoria. In my spotter days in the early 70s I remember vast...

The infrastructure reductions started in the mid-60s, when Manchester-Hudds-Leeds was de-quadrupled.

The problem with Woodhead is plugging it into Sheffield Midland. Let's improve Hope Valley first and see how that turns out. Chinley/Buxton Matlock is absolutely essential if there's ever going to be a decent service between the North West and East Midlands. Stocksbridge seems an obvious one...

This nearly happened to my daughter and me at Lime Street last Wednesday. We got on our waiting TPE that was already well loaded. Two minutes before departure an announcement came over the station PA that the train had been cancelled owing to crew shortages. Some people got off; most including...

This should be looked into regardless, paths into York permitting. I’d be very interested to see a comparison of passenger numbers pre- and post- running through to Cas rather than reversing up to Westgate. I’m by no means a regular user, but the trains seem quite a bit busier since the change...

Plenty of decent pubs in downtown Preston. The Old Vic is much the nearest to the station. If you fancy a stroll down to the river, The Continental is 15 minutes away.