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Yesterday there were issues with delays on LNER at King's Cross due to a person hit by a train earlier in the day somewhere on the network. There were cancellations and delays around 5pm onwards especially towards Leeds. This meant hundreds of passengers were waiting for services and...

I used the train from Ilkley to Menston recently with my daughter in a buggy. I knew there would be a footbridge to cross the line to get out of the station so was prepared for that. However, I wasn't prepared for the 1ft+ drop from train to platform. I've never experienced such a large drop...

Does anyone have a rolling list as to the passenger capacity at northern from the end of last year to now? Towards the end of last year we had pacers and a steady stream of 195s and 331s entering service. Since New Year as pacers have been withdrawn the number of short forms, cancellations and...

For areas where a new station is considered feasible on terms of availability of stock and timetable flexibility, instead of spending years and £m's consulting and constructing why don't network rail, or whoever, construct a temporary facility to see what happens in terms of demand? The...

Are any extras been laid on for this event? Most local services are every 2 hours on a Sunday. Expected crowds of over 100,000 will mean services will be very cosy if they are not strengthened!

I used this route recently. Very overcrowded services with a poor frequency - hourly for most of the day. I know there are connections at Sheffield but I, like many, don't like connections. Is there room on the network for a more frequent Leeds to Birmingham service? I don't mean...

Are the 2014-15 station usage figures due out this month? The 13-14 data was released last December. I'm always interested to see which areas have seen the most growth. Whilst I wait for new data I had a look at the usage for my local line in the last 15 years. The data below is taken from a...