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Back in the 1980s, the "Swanline" local services between Swansea and Cardiff were launched, with 3(?) class 143 units funded and owned by a consortium of local authorities, which were each named after breeds of swan. These units no longer carry their names, and AFAIK are no longer owned by the...

I'm currently travelling on ICE627 towards Nürnberg and just departed from Aschaffenberg Hbf. On leaving, we passed a large derelict roundhouse - something I didn't think would have survived in a country like Germany which invests in modernising their network (though as there's no premium on...

This looks like the worst incident in recent U.S. history, with the death toll at 50 at the time of posting. I'm sure all members of this forum will be thinking of those killed/bereaved/injured in this pointlessly violent attack. Details here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41466116...

During October, I'm going to be spending a few days in Prague, visiting a family member who is over there for medical treatment. I'm hoping to do one leg of the journey by train rather than low-cost airline and have found The Man in Seat 61 a very useful website for this... But I wondered if...

One of the most irritating things (for me at least) about the privatised railway is the need for TOCs to splash their name and branding in places where it (a) isn't needed, and (b) where it actually causes problems. The obvious examples are names like "First" and "One" which clearly cause...

Thought it would be an idea to have a Yorkshire Tiger thread, as we seem to have quite a few West Yorkshire based contributors to this section of the forum. In recent months, the K-Line/Tiger Blue sub-brand based at Honley seems to have fallen out of favour, with vehicles slowly but surely...

According to posts on the DATM Huddersfield Town fans' forum, talks are under way for a Charter service for the play-off final. Retro Railtours with DRS 68s likely. Will update as things progress...

Decided to start doing trip reports for my unusual journeys (an endless run of Batley to Mirfield/Huddersfield/Leeds/Denby Dale trips will get pretty dull pretty quickly!) and my first will be tomorrow as I do Skelmanthorpe - Huddersfield - Bordesley and back. Bagging a new ground and several...

Just seen on tonight's Look North about a bus fire in Mirfield. Footage showed an MCV Evolution still in Centrebus livery which was badly burned. No reported injuries. No story on BBC website as yet, service will have been 262 as that's the only YT route that serves Mirfield.

Not to be confused with the similarly named thread which as far as I can tell is actually asking a different question... I was wondering what, for each TOC, is the shortest journey possible, by distance. So we're looking at (in most cases) consecutive stations where a service operated by a...

I'll be attending tomorrow's FA Cup match between Rochdale and Huddersfield, in a group of three. I was wondering if anyone could help with getting from the station to the football ground? Based on Google maps I can see there's a bus route that passes fairly close to the ground, but TfGM's...

Not including Iran or Dutch dockyards, before any smart-alecs get any ideas! The much maligned and not-at-all-missed 141 units spent their lives working from Neville Hill depot in Leeds, and were regular traction on many local services around West Yorkshire and surrounding areas for the best...

We have threads for all sorts of things, why not one for live music discussion? To start us off, I've mentioned how the inclement weather worked in my favour on my night out in Leeds (thread in Railway Discussion forum), but the reason for my trip was to see the former Sonic Youth member Lee...

As a companion to DarloRich's thread about stations which let their location down, how about the opposite: stations which write cheques that the location can't cash? :wink: I'll start off with: Dewsbury Bridgwater Barnsley

Inspired by the reaction to a comment I made about Brian Souter's beliefs on the West Coast Franchise thread, something occured to me... I think most of us respect the rights of individuals to hold whatever beliefs they choose, even if those beliefs are ones we may find distasteful... and...

Mods' note: split from: Creation of class 230 DEMUs from ex-LU D78s by Vivarail The longer time goes on, the more that statement seems true. Perhaps a better application for them would be for new services rather than replacing existing units. A Minehead to Taunton service could make use of...

Last night I boarded the 2003 Yorkshire Tiger 81 service from Lord Street, Huddersfield. The Solo forming the service was a K-line liveried example in quite a shabby state, but more surprising was this backrest for the tip-up seats in the wheelchair space (see attached image). K-line do have...

A friend of mine is currently stuck at Piccadilly where signal failures are affecting services to Preston. She's apparently been told her ticket won't be valid from Victoria - I should mention that I don't know whose staff told her this, nor do I know what ticket she's on- though if it is an...

Currently sat on what should be the 0916 Huddersfield to Manchester Victoria, still in P4b as I type. Station PIS display Stalybridge, National Rail app says the same, with service cancelled West of Stalybridge due to "Emergency Services dealing with an incident". Now I appreciate that these...

A number of changes were made to West Yorkshire Bus routes this weekend. Of significance were the withdrawal of several early morning and late evening services, and the changes to the long-established X6 limited stop route from Huddersfield to Leeds via Bradford. This will no longer run between...