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    Northern Rail - Goodbyeeeee...

    No new trains, waited until 1 year before franchise renewal to lease more 2nd hand trains, on a personal note, staff have tried to charge me more than the fare advertised at least 3 times, the fares I have had have varied at least 3 times when getting exactly the same trains week in week out...
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    Northern Rail - Goodbyeeeee...

    I agree to some of what you say, all the TOC,s are just in it for the profits going to the shareholders, however some are better than others. From what I can see about Arriva in both their Welsh trains and North West buses, they seem to do more to get their profits, by putting on more...
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    Northern Rail - Goodbyeeeee...

    I make it 2-2 with yours now
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    Northern Rail - Goodbyeeeee...

    Oh I see, I don't usually read the signature notes after each members title, I can't see the point of them. well obviously he was just being sarcastic, and possibly a little blinkered also:roll:
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    Northern Rail - Goodbyeeeee...

    Obviously, because I don't know what you are on about ?
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    Northern Rail - Goodbyeeeee...

    As I assume you mean you use TPX more ? My feelings of TPX are not the same as Northern, I have used TPX many times and have been happy with them.
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    Northern Rail - Goodbyeeeee...

    I don't know if anyone has mentioned this on here already ? But If not I'd just like to start a Poll to see if (or how many) there are on here who is thankful that Northern Rail are departing the railway scene:D I think if we did it in a football score style it would be appropriate, but I...
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    CobraRailfreight

    I havn't mistaken them for anything else, I am well aware of the Binliners from Dean Lane/Brindle Heath, Bredbury and Northenden. nor have I mistaken it for any of the mineral trains passing this way from the Peak District to Northwich and several other places. not even with the Biomass...
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    CobraRailfreight

    I take note of the sample of services from Real Time Trains which did not run that you have entered above. I also use the Realtimetrains website to access info about freight, particularly the Mid-Cheshire line, which is nearest to me. I check almost everyday for freight running along this...
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    TOPS Requests (including headcodes, allocations, traction, etc) [Instructions in Post 2]

    Does anyone know what was heading the 09:15 Trafford Park Euro Terminal - Southampton Western Docks yesterday (10th March)
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    CobraRailfreight

    Thanks, I just read that thread, it is about the same thing more or less, I did not notice as I had not looked in this section before posting the thread in the UK Rail Discussions section, the administrator has now moved my thread into that section.
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    Knowsley Freight Terminal

    Yes for part of it, from Winwick Jct, nr Warrington to Wakefield Kirkgate
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    CobraRailfreight

    I have just done an on-line search for news about the plant at Knowsley, it seems that a company named SITA UK have bought the old Potter Group warehouse site there, a few years back and have been building the new waste facility there, and are also re-opening the old rail siding to the site. It...
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    CobraRailfreight

    It gives departure and arrival times at that location on the RealTimeTrains website
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    CobraRailfreight

    I believe this train has run previously, I have not seen nor photographed it, but I have noticed it in the schedules, it is usually activated then cancelled, as I see has just happened again today, but I have noticed it as having ran on the odd occasion (I look at the freight scheduled to...
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    CobraRailfreight

    Could it be route learning for the Knowsley to North East that runs occasionally, as the route used by that encompasses the stretch from Wigan Wallgate to Wakefield Kirkgate which the 0Z70 traverses. It is scheduled to run today departing Knowsley Freight Terminal at 10:50 going to Wilton...
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    CobraRailfreight

    DB Schenker 67024 in EWS livery going through Navigation Road at 08:05 8th February 2016 on the 0Z70 light engine from Cobra Railfreight to Wigan Wallgate Carriage Sidings. It arrived there at 09:10
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    CobraRailfreight

    Freightliner currently have the contract for the bins to Runcorn, do you know something we don't ?
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    CobraRailfreight

    Thanks for the Train info, do you know what the reason is/ why they are running this light engine, is it driver training ? --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Yeah, I saw and photographed it at Navigation Road, it is 67024, I have also seen and got a photo of 66059 on the return on...

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