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mods note - split from this thread https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/transpennine-route-upgrade-and-electrification-updates.88054/ Once this current possession is complete, what, if anything, are passengers likely to see the difference in immediately?

I recently read somewhere that TPE were about to start the process to replace their current 185s which, I thought, were originally going to be replaced by the MK5s/68s? I can't find the article now. Can anyone confirm if this is imminent? Given that one of the issues with the MK5s/68s was that...

I happened to pass the Yorkshire Wolds Railway the other day, not knowing of it's existence. Its new and small and a bit out of the way but seems to be doing ok. Is there a location, maybe with a largely intact and accessible track bed, for a decent length, with good potential that is crying out...

I am now a fairly regular user of this line but may start to use the car as the service can be so unreliable, including today. It often seems to be signalling issues and note that it's a combination of semaphore and colour light signals. Are there any plans to upgrade the signalling on this line?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr2vd5q0w2o.amp Swanage Railway Company chairman Gavin Johns said: "Two-hundred years ago passenger train services started on the Liverpool and Manchester railway and it was a true game changer, not only in Britain but across the world, because railway...

I've been travelling up and down the West Coast Mainline quite a bit recently and at least 50% of my journeys have been significantly impacted by infrastructure issues incl points failures and signal failures. Given the regular maintenance closures, should I surprised at just how poor and...

I've just got to Club Avanti Premium and with it you get a free 1st class return. Very nice but it seems to be ridiculously difficult and expensive to use it if you want someone else to go with you. I've looked at 1st advanced from Nuneaton to London and they are minimum £60 one way, so use your...

Having recently travelled on a variety of operators such as Avanti, LNER, Hull trains and TPE, I am going to put it out there that Avanti standard premium, especially on refurbished 390s, is the best value for long distance rail travel. Comfy seats, plenty of room, nicer ambience, window aligned...

On realtimetrains, the 1313 Euston to Man Pic today is shown as a 7 coach Pendolino. Is this a mistake?

Thank you in advance to all you brilliant people on here who provide advice. Can you confirm whether it is ok to break a journey from Nuneaton to Grantham, overnight in Nottingham on an off peak return fare.

Apologies if there is already a thread on this but I was wondering which was the current longest extension to a Heritage railway running length that was likely to happen in the next 2-5 years? Llangollen railway recently got to Corwen, but not aware of any other recent significant extensions or...

It's less than 3 weeks away and there appear to be no advance tickers on 11th March between Nuneaton and London. Neither can I get any ticket options from Nuneaton to final destination of Maidstone. Anyone know why? Seems too late to be engineering work and not a strike day.

According to Avanti, most weekends in June don't have timetables confirmed yet. It's only a few weeks away, anyone know why these weekend's timetables continue to be delayed?

Does anyone know why no Advance tickets are being sold by Avanti from London for most weekends in May and June despite there being no advertised engineering work that I can see, for example, for the 11th June. Thanks in advance for any help.

A year and a bit a go or so, all the chat on here was about the diabolical service on GTR, new trains, new timetable, all going to pot and talk about it being nationalised. GTR reigned back the timetable changes, introducing changes slower etc and now they hardly get a mention. Almost the exact...

I couldn't see a thread on this and since the announcement some months back of the approval to run 5 trains a day from Blackpool to London, all seems to have gone quiet. Now that 800s are ramping up on LNER and the first Mk4 sets are being freed up for TfW, does anyone know when sets might be...

For a while on this forum, popular topics were about the Northern Electrification, London Bridge remodelling, Norton Bridge grade separation and probably a few others I can't remember. In your opinion, which recent, say completed in the last 5 years, has had the most relative benefit (for the...

On a similar topic to the which extension would you like to see, what actual firm extensions/station openings are on the cards for the next couple of years?

Would it be possible in the future for any Heritage Railways to increase the speed of their service above the 25/30 mph limit (which is it?) that is imposed now? As well as being possibly a better experience, might it not also open up new options for travel even if it was raised to 40 or 50 mph...

Booked out and return 1st class advances on VWC using a 2 together card. One of us can no longer go on the outbound leg but will come back. Do we really have to cancel the whole outward journey if only 1 person travels? VWC don't lose out i.e. they are getting paid for 2 people anyway, so I...