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The Explorer service to Canberra seems to fly along at a much better speed than the interstate XPTs manage. The other issue for these regional services is that they run intercity style in the cities (major stations only) but once out in the country they're basically a local train. Even given the...

Thanks - the small amount of Brit rail travel I'm doing doesn't warrant it unfortunately.

Thanks for replies - changed to the 29 December instead and booked from Piccadilly. Really appreciate the help.

I'm in Australia - trying to look up rail prices for either Leeds-London or Manchester-London on 02/01/2023. It's coming up as no fares available. Does that mean sold out, they can't plan that far ahead or user error? Genuinely stumped.

Halifax - population around 90'000 in the 70s/80s was down to one per hour in each direction plus a couple of Blackpool extensions. Night and day compared to the present day.

Has anyone suggested reopening Woodhead yet? I'd hate to abandon tradition.

I've just watched ep 1-3. Favourite so far is a Miss World contestant who saw the writing on the wall for the beauty contest business in the time of Covid and trained as a driver instead. Also - how professional everyone is about their job - proper railway people

Technically, aren't some of the Transpennine's new fleet loco hauled/pushed.

There is not. There is however an Elland, a tropical Halifax, a Halifax Bay and a Halifax Mountain. We also have a Newcastle with Stockton over the water, and some originally named suburbs like Morpeth, Wallsend, Hexham and Jesmond. Wakefield and Barnsley are also close together and yes they are...

Nah - the crayon is reserved for Bradford Crossrail and the reopening of Woodhead (ducks for cover)

Is it bad that I live here and didn't know about this? Oh well - it's raining and the cricket doesn't look hopeful.

You're all very kind - it appears the answer is bloke with red pen and the authority to make arbitrary decisions. I'd like that job to be honest, although by day I'm a teacher so I'm not far off.

This is from the 1970 BR report. Trying to work out why Halifax appears as a dead end attached to Bradford. I'm assuming it's a through carriages to London thing that qualifies it for Inter City status. Probably the same applying to Barrow, Skegness and Heysham?

Penistone? If it was a larger urban area the station may have survived on a Sheffield-Manchester route.

Forgive me - I've been away from the UK for too long to have first hand knowledge. By extending Hull-Leeds to terminate at Halifax, is this really just a convenient way of giving Hull more connectivity to Leeds without having to find stabling space at Leeds? Not that I'm complaining about...

I can't attest to any of this but I do remember going on a Summer Saturday from Halifax to Blackpool, and it was a white liveried/blue strip Calder Valley DMU. Pretty sure it was at least two 3-car units together. Packed to the rafters (although we got the front seat so the view was a winner)...

I just did a Google earth trip alongside the Central - Kirkham alignment. Are there still tracks in the undergrowth right at the Kirkham end?

Oh wow - I always assumed that the oversized stanchions had their extra tracks removed. They never had them? 1629376334 These are the ones I'm thinking of

Loco-hauled Transpennine from Scarborough to Bangor. Never did the whole thing, but went to either extreme from Huddersfield. I realise it's not current but it is in my head :)

Fair point - hey - we should start a reopening Woodhead thread. No-one's ever done that......