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This is a railway thing primarily, but is related to the adoption of the Weaver Network branding: I visited Outwood station recently and noticed that the brick mosaic of WYPTE's "M" logo which was situated at the entrance to the car park has been dug out and tarmacked over. The one depicting the...

The trend for silver-on-black number plates on cars that wouldn't have had them when new, needs to be consigned to the dustbin of history. Maybe if it's a 1970s Mini or a late Moggy Minor you get a pass. Over the weekend saw a Lancia Delta (probably the same one I saw a couple of weeks ago) and...

Also roundabout collisions tend to be glancing, as opposed to the "T-bone" or head-on collisions which you'd get at a crossroads. It's all well and good to say that road incidents should get more coverage, but how do you mandate the media to give those events more coverage? Incidents on the...

Railway accidents are far rarer, and because road collisions are so common the police will get plenty of practice on how to quickly gather evidence before handing the site over to the clean-up team. Unless there's been a fire (or a particularly heavy impact or a load being shed) the road surface...

Had another annoying one yesterday, as I started at Huddersfield but it had me changing at York for Northallerton... but it keeps me on my toes by throwing the odd curveball!

I didn't intend to suggest a causal link... but whoever becomes the next Labour leader (likely Burnham, but not guaranteed) will most likely continue with business as usual, at least at the Department for Transport. A new Labour mayor of Greater Manchester will likely do the same. However if a...

In the unlikely event that there's a change of party when a new mayor of Greater Manchester is elected, that'll change more than a change of PM will. I didn't agree with Burnham (as GM Mayor) expanding his Bee Network branding onto the railways, and don't agree with West Yorkshire going down...

Some of the quirks are no problem once you've encountered them, as long as you remember it the next time it comes up again- for example it insists on doing the Wakefield shuffle if you start at Huddersfield and need to head south towards London or Birmingham, despite Leeds being an easier...

Without giving any spoilers, I was not happy with the way it routed me from some guesses today. If there's a direct train it should use it, even if it takes a little longer.

It's the locomotive that's preserved. It'll need painting periodically anyway, so why not have a bit of fun with it? It might not be "authentic" but they are working machines as well as museum pieces. For locos on static display which are unlikely to run again, I'd stick to the 'canon'... but...

Reminds me of mathematics questions in school which featured the "Vauxhall Vector" and "Ford Angle"! :lol:

Seen lots of cool older cars in the last week or so, but the highlight was definitely the Lancia Delta Integrale (on a D plate IIRC) which I passed near Wakefield last night.

Accurascale's next big project... Unfortunately the 33s were just a tease! Makes sense in some ways to do a 58 though, with the acquisition of Heljan. Heard mixed reviews of the Heljan one over the years, but it's probably due an upgrade by now.

On Thursday I saw a blue 1987/88 (E) Ford Orion Ghia in Batley. Today's "best sighting" was a 1985/86 (C) VW Caddy pickup, seen passing the Mining Museum near Wakefield. Looked to have had a fair bit spent on the restoration/modification, the sky-blue high-gloss finish was certainly...

That's all well and good, but a "true" Metro for Leeds simply isn't feasible. You'd need to find existing suburban/regional rail routes to convert, and Leeds simply doesn't have any suitable ones apart from Ilkley, maybe Harrogate at a stretch but that operates beyond the WY Mayoralty and would...

I'm not suggesting that trams shouldn't serve the station, just that they shouldn't occupy space that could otherwise be used for trains. Something akin to East Croydon would be ideal, though a quick look on Google Maps doesn't make it look easy to "crayon" a workable route. Wimbledon is also a...

Sending the tram through the main part of Wimbledon station is kind of a silly move long-term. I can understand why it was initially built that way (it was taking over a heavy rail route) but you lose one of the key advantages of trams by keeping it that way. If you could divert it onto the...

The 777s may be a Stadler product, but they aren't FLIRTs... so using them as a stick to beat UK FLIRTs with is a bit harsh. There was always going to be compromises when it came to building a FLIRT suitable for the GB network, and I think you're being a bit picky in your complaints. Internal...

It's the newer routes that throw a spanner in the works for me- I might get routed via Crossrail, but I have to keep reminding myself that it exists... I haven't even got used to Thameslink or HS2, so a routing to a station in East Anglia will throw me off if it wants me to change at Kings...

I think I've had Kings Cross to Euston as a 10 minute walk. The way it handles cross London transfers messes my thinking up, as Tube journeys aren't indicated as such until after the puzzle is solved (or you've used up all your guesses) and for some transfers the tube isn't used at all. The...