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I think if the development had taken that path it could have been managed, after all Gare Du Nord has around 290m passengers per year. If you went down the mega terminal route you would need to provide adequate capacity in other areas. With vision and a will it could have been done, but as I...

I think it would have been a better solution for HS2 to terminate at King X St Pancras, even if through HS1-2 services were not provided. But that bird has well and truly flown. When the Kings Cross area was redeveloped leaving room for rail expansion would have been sensible. Yes I know its...

We have been on TGV Duplex units from Lille Europe heading around the south of Paris and then west (to Rennes).

On the York - Manchester route Crossgates and Dewsbury both had through tracks, not sure when Crossgates went, I remember it being 4 tracks. Dewsbury retained the eastbound track but lost its westbound one, and fast services do pass stoppers here, not sure if its in the timetable, or just when...

First train of the day to Scarborough went through here OK

And long may it stay that way, even during the bleakest times of the Northern meltdown the trains ran through our village with reasonable reliability. From our village there has been steady year on year growth in passenger numbers apart from during Covid. It gives a practical alternative to...

Probably not, and I am not a technophobe, but its one less thing to think about when travelling around areas that are unfamiliar

Good news. As an occasional (few days per year) visitor to London I like the idea of the travel cards. The tapping in and out, and remembering to do it, and the need to do it at some interchanges, is just too much for an occasional traveller. Paper or smart card ticket purchased in advance is a...

As I said in the other thread, One journey planner, one ticket, one itinerary and journey completion guarantee in the event of disruption. Get that sorted and people will use it. Most of it is about data feeds and linking, not new infrastructure (apart from the IT) And bus services included...

If there is one change that is needed in this country, it is proper integration of Bus and Rail services. I am not talking about new Infrastructure, just the ability to buy a ticket from Home (rail connected) to a place served by buses but not trains. One booking engine, One ticket, one...

Certainly that is our experience, once our train service went from 90-120min to hourly around 2019 the bus service to our village was decimated, the council massively reduced the support. Down to just two buses per day, from previous 8 (I think). Overall we are better off but I can see that for...

All trains cancelled today as well according to Northern website (updated at 04:51 so refers to todays service). Does anyone know what has gone wrong? Update: Local bush telegraph is saying problem is at Sewerby Crossing, but no further details.

I dont know, but some upset people in our village today. Rail replacement buses finally in service at lunchtime, no trains for the rest of the day. A train of what looked like ballast wagons went very slowly northbound at about 2.30pm yesterday but nothing since. Northern website promises an...

Yes, but you are still left with the same underlying problems. I seem to remember much trumpeting about the Ordsal chord, including connectivity between Vic and Pic and look where that ended. Manchester needs the current heavy rail issues addressing, even more so as the 'pot of gold' that was...

Never use the word promise with the name of a politician in the same sentence... Whitby - Scarborough is interesting as a quick check in 1955 shows a journey time of around 1h 10m +-. Current bus time (X93/4) is about 1 hr, many other lines closed in our area have significantly poorer journey...

If you are going to spend money wouldn't you be better spending it on rail upgrades that means you dont need an express tram between Pic and Vic Thinking specifically Castlefield 4 tracking and Piccadilly appoaches improvements. Then combine the Stalybridge - Victoria and Pic - Airport stoppers...

Not just legistative change, but also put in place a way of ensuring that project costs are realistic at the start, and dont spiral out of control. I have no idea where you would even start, but given the issues with HS2 something needs to change, I know some of the cost escalation was caused by...

And to look at the politics behind it, I dont believe a change of government at the next election will alter anything. I suspect the opposition are going 'phew, glad we didn't have to take that decision'. Its my belief that any form of major rail investment along the lines of HS2 or NPR will not...

I think the lack of forward thinking, and the "cant do that" attitude that seems to pervade everything to do with railways these days exposes problems which spread way beyond Dawlish disruption. Consider the facts: Yesterdays waves, whilst significant were not beyond that experienced several...

According to weather station data winds are not excessive, but waves could be the issue