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I was at Stockport yesterday and noted on the screens that TPE were running an hourly bus service between Manchester Airport and Brighouse calling only at Stockport

Nostalgia Trip on Mersey Ferry 19/03/1925 The Mersey Ferry Royal Iris of the Mersey is being retired tomorrow after 66 years service. Built in 1960 as the Mountwood by Phillips of Dartmouth for Birkenhead Corporation she was renamed in 2001 after a major overhaul. I made my final trip on her...

There is a photograph on yesterdays WNXX update of 90026 being dragged through Crewe Station by 37409 on transfer from Crewe Electric Depot to Crewe Diesel Depot. 90026 has apparently been acquired by LSL. As their current stock of electric locomotives 90001/2 86101 87002 and 89001 spend most of...

Having known that the stadium was being built over three years ago nothing was done to improve access to Sandhills. Now the authorities seen to have gone into panic mode to provide access to platforms when large large crowds arrive at the same time. Personally I think that they are wrong not to...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/crowd-management-at-liverpool-lime-street-after-parade.286910/ The answer is not to allow any more parades which would allow public transport staff not to be abused. I have worked in Lime Street Station on one of these occasions...

According to AIS the following vessels are currently berthed Mannaman Isle of Man Steam Packet Co arrived 27/11/2024 Clansman Calmac arrved 06/01/2025 Oscar Wilde Irish Ferries arrived 07/01/2025

According to RTT this service is formed of 390006 and 390148, a 20 carriage train all the way to Liverpool. Do I assume that this is correct as probably only the front three carriages of 390148 will be on the platform at Lime Street.

In 2014 I saw my penultimate Victoria Line tube 11001/02. On my infrequent trips to London I arrive at Euston and tend to use the Victoria Line for my onward journeys and always look out without success for 11003/04. That is until yesterday- I boarded the 1346 Stratford to Meridian Water...

I boarded what I thought was 168001 on the 1045 at Moor Street this morning. Walking through to the front carriage I checked the number and noted it wss 79301. As I had noted when I boarded the middle carriages being 58651 and 58451 so I was riding a hybrid set. On arrival at Leamington Spa I...

Fast Craft Mannaman which is currently in the Wet Basin at Cammell Lairds, Birkenhead will leave on Tuesday at 1100 hours. She will cross over the river to the new Isle of Man Ferry Terminal in Liverpool to undertake berthing trials. Mannaman is due to start using the terminal when thr ferry...

It is reported in Todays Railways Issue 336 that the Betuweroute which links the Port of Rotterdan with Germany is to close for 100 weeks from November 2024, This is to allow the building of a third track between Emmerich and Oberhausen which is the connecting route in Germany. Freight trains...

12 September 2023 508112 Liverpool South Parkway-Liverpool Central 777018 Liverpool Central-Sandhills 777016 Sandhills-Kirkby 777016 Kirkby-Sandhills 777005 Sandhills-Liverpool Central 507029 Liverpool Central-New Brighton 507029 New Brighton-Birkenhead Park 777002 Birkenhead Park-Liverpool...

Could anybody give me the mileage to Coventry Arena from both Nuneaton and Coventry please?

Work has started at Broad Green Station on the Liverpool to Manchester/Wigan line. It appears that they are installing lifts. As a result the subway is closed and passengers arriving from Liverpool have to leave by the entrance on Platform 2 and walk down to Thomas Lane, using the footpath...

The station clock at Carnforth made famous in the film Brief Encounters has been missing for about two years. Does anybody have an update on the situation?

It is proposed to build a railway station at Golborne which is between Warrington Bank Quay and Wigan North Western and funding of £15 million has been allocated by the government. https://lowtonandgolbornenews.co.uk/golborne-station-funding-secured/

Lancaster City Council have approved plans to build this £117 million project subject to the Government putting money in. The public is likely to flock to this project when it opens. Trains to Morecambe are currentlly served by a shuttle from Lancaster and a few through trains from Leeds. My...

Credit to Iain Dobson on Benelux Railways Gen is that 1342 caught fire on Wednesday at Beatrix. This is the third fire on a loco of the class in recent times following those on 1308 and 1315.

A visit to Newcastle yesterday to see the Metro.Based at South Jesmond we saw approx 28 double units before they started coming round again. On a trip around the coast, up to the Airport and out to South Shields we did not see any of the units not in service. Yet after 1530 we noted "new" units...

The 0542 from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western and 0621 return appear to be 323 operated. Last Tuesday it was 323239 and today 323231. On return to Liverpool the unit goes on to a Liverpool-Crewe diagram.