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Berlin Hauptbanhof. 3 levels. And the U-Bahn to Brandebburger Tor is well Hidden (Might be easier now its not just the U55 shuttle - not been for a while. I much prefer Alexanderplatz and Friedrichstraße, or one of the Kreuz stations on the ring.

I got a lift from a colleague from Warwick to Wembley. He had his satnav on all the way. Its A46, M40, A40 till the N Circular. Did he really need a satnav for that. He went up North for a family weekend away. He was diverted off the A1(M) north of Wetherby onto the parallel A168. He...

Isnt there a problem converting semaphores to electric lights that they may be perceived by a driver as a colour light? Isnt there a max wattage allowed?

How many sign Clitheroe- Hellifield and on to Carlisle?

There are some big changes in the West Yorkshire network this weekend. It looks like First are cutting at the edges, but as had been said, can Transdev cover their existing network? https://www.wymetro.com/media/8835/public-transport-changes-3-oct-2022-13304.pdf (I would quote but the document...

Even though the X98/X99 will run under the York operators licence, they will operate out of Harrogate depot On this page ( https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/york/now-recruiting-skyclass-x98x99-ps3000-welcome-bonus ) it says

I only caught 1 cross country train onto the southern and that went via oxford and reading to get to brighton. I just did Leamington Spa to Gatwick a few times. 1999 i think.47 + Mk 2. Wasnt there some trouble about there XC trains onto the Southern being withdrawn meant closure procedures were...

I remember pix in Modern railways of the loco change at Mitre Bridge Jct. Cant remember the date.

An obvious enhancement would be to join up X98/X99 with the 8 and restore a through Leeds - Knaresborough service and maybe operate some journeys omitting Oakwood, but running down Easterley Road non stop to allow shorter journey times. Glad you enjoyed my scans on Timetable World, by the way.

but they didnt do Carnforth!

But the cross country services that went onto the Southern also changed traction in the same way. So the extension of the 25Kv into Kenny O would have benefitted those also. But maybe the layout at Kenny O wasn't well laid out for loco changes. Or even permitted. Also not sure there were that...

Doh! Of course. Thanks.

Lived near there till 88. Station building was offices. Fenced off on the platform side.

I think DC interferes with 25Kv as the DC can cause corrosion due to electrolysis. (Most corrosion is caused by electricity.)

Did the £74m include the resignalling? I assume Carlisle, Preston & Warrington power boxes.

Cross Country switch from Diesel to Electric was done at Mitre Bridge Jct by loco change. Don't know if Motorail used the same procedure.

so an EMU connected to shore supply via receptacle boxes cant have live shoegear, and therefore, cant make the 3rd rail live?

I used to read Modern Railways from 1976 till about 3 years ago. But they got mired in the franchise system and forget the running of the day to day railway. So I binned the sub.

Get a train that goes over the King Edward VII bridge. The views of the bridgescape down the Tyne are awesome. Easy way to get to metro Centre. Tynemouth Metro station is a gem. dont rush out but give it 10 minutes to ebjoy

Its private property. Its up to the railway to police passenger behaviour. They have to make a decision as to whether they are happy for some people to not travel by train because of the behaviour of other passengers, or they put staff on trains with the power to sort out the truly anti-social.