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  1. backontrack

    Trivia - journey which requires the most changes

    Thanks for checking this :) Good spot about Southampton, I've updated my post to add that. Can we go below five hours on another route? I'm trying to think of more shuttle services like at Stourbridge.
  2. backontrack

    Trivia - journey which requires the most changes

    In that spirit, here's a geographically shorter one: Ryde Esplanade to Ryde Pier Head Ryde Pier Head to Portsmouth Harbour Portsmouth Harbour to Southampton Central Southampton Central to Leamington Spa Leamington Spa to Stourbridge Junction Stourbridge Junction to Stourbridge Town
  3. backontrack

    The next station is...!

    Harlesden
  4. backontrack

    End of the station's word!

    King's Langley
  5. backontrack

    This one's called 'Stella was a diver and she was always down'

    This one's called 'Stella was a diver and she was always down'
  6. backontrack

    Under/Over-Served areas in the network.

    Thanks for the tip :) I'll bear it in mind.
  7. backontrack

    Which lines were permanently closed due to weather events?

    From another thread: This begs a good question: which lines were closed due to geological or meteological events? The one that springs to mind for me is the Berwickshire Railway. Running from St Boswells to Reston on the ECML via Earlston, Greenlaw, Duns and Chirnside, it was forced into...
  8. backontrack

    Trivia: Most impressive stretch of line on the network?

    It's a wonderful stretch of line. Real scenic marketing potential too.
  9. backontrack

    Where would you start a new Open Access operator?

    Manchester Victoria to Aberdeen. (3 per day) Calling at Preston, Penrith, Carlisle, Motherwell, Cumbernauld, Stirling, Perth, Dundee, Arbroath, Stonehaven and Aberdeen. Birmingham New Street to Inverness. (1 per day) Calling at Stafford, Preston, Penrith, Carlisle, Cumbernauld, Stirling...
  10. backontrack

    What routes will close as a result of potential nationalisation?

    I was there on Tuesday! :D It's just the S&C. Cheers - as far as I know, the relevant bodies are in the process of examining different infrastructure solutions for the long single track section between Inverness and Dingwall (specifically around Lentran east of Beauly); one of these will be...
  11. backontrack

    The next station is...!

    Queenstown Road
  12. backontrack

    What routes will close as a result of potential nationalisation?

    There's nothing about the Bentham Line at Leeds station.
  13. backontrack

    What routes will close as a result of potential nationalisation?

    The Far North Line now pretty much has passenger traffic to Thurso under its control. The X99 has come under fire for unpopular vehicles; it's also changed its routing and slimmed down the timetable. Passenger usage on the FNL had been slipping of late due to well-chronicled reliability and...
  14. backontrack

    The next station is...!

    *Spotted out in the wild on a Class 333...*
  15. backontrack

    Impact on Universities

    Universities will still need places to fill next year. Even including a larger volume of deferrals. There's fewer international students, for example. As it happens, my dad works at a post-1992 university with a low placing in the rankings. Despite covid, they've managed to fill all their...
  16. backontrack

    Is the usage of Emergency Legislation still justified?

    There's a fairly wide cross-section of political views on this forum, yet nobody is defending the government's approach to emergency powers. I think that says it all, really.
  17. backontrack

    Is it time for a change of government and change of strategy?

    The latter. :) I wish we had a discernable, coherent strategy...
  18. backontrack

    Is it time for a change of government and change of strategy?

    no worries :) 1599853422 How do you change your strategy when you don't have a strategy to begin with?

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