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I did say I was dreaming. I have seen a local transport analysis that said that capacity between Darlington and Saltburn is constrained by paths across the ECML. Ianno87 is quite right about a Middlesbrough bay on the up side if Network Rail effectively rebuild Bank Top and passengers from...
Up in here in the North East we would benefit from (obviously) replacing Pacers, but an obvious aid to everyone's timekeeping and capacity around Darlington would be a solution to Saltburn trains having to cross the ECML to and from Darlington station. I dream of a grade separated crossing...
I have only seen this once, on a Pacer, at Dinsdale 1st stop out from the bay platform at Darlington. When I gestured to the driver he switched the lights over pretty quickly!
And as Pencille is now 36 he can look forward to emerging blinking into the light at the age of 64, considerably enfeebled, into a very different world. Cue the opportunity for forum members to muse upon the things they have done over the last 28 years, or hope to do in the next 28.
Penal policy...
I've been lurking for a while wondering whether to join this forum, but was compelled to do so by this thread. I wanted to post this link https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/pencille-darren-SENTENCING-REMARKS-for-circulation-12-7-2019.pdf
in which the judge outlines the facts of...
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