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Has any consideration ever been given to replacing the 2 existing stations with just the one? It seems to me that by moving the platforms to the East of the current Garforth station to near Bar Lane, you could still use the existing station car park. You could then put a new walkway in on the...

Can I just ask if the speed restriction of 30mph is still in place? If so, how long has it been in place, what is the reason for the restriction, and what would need to be done to increase it if the Leeds - Bradford electrification goes ahead. Thanks in advance.

I was wondering if there have ever been any discussions relating to the possibility of a brand new interchange station for Wakefield? My idea would be for a new low level/high level/triangular station in the middle of the triangle of lines West of Kirkgate and South of Westgate (ie a weird...

How feasible would it be to reopen the old Midland line from Swinton to Normanton and onto Leeds? Can't see much in the way of obstacles other than a big trading estate at the South End and I always understood this to be a fast liine.

Sorry if this has been raised previously, but are there any plans for electrifying Thornhill LNWR Jcn to Leeds via Wakefield to act as a fully electrified diversionary route, or will it just be assumed that bi-modes would work it as necessary?

Is this tour still operating this Thursday? I can't see anything on RTT. Cheers.

Quite a few trains have been cancelled due to unexploded WWII ordnance somewhere between Guiseley and Ilkley.

Has a Hitachi IET ever been up the Lickey and if so how did it perform? My only experience of an IET on diesel power was a TPE 802 from Leeds to York and back. It seemed to struggle on Peckfield Bank, so I was wondering how it would perform on even steeper banks. I am guessing that Cheetham Hill...

I live in Yeadon and often walk down the old railway path down to Guiseley. I know that Yeadon station was only really used for excursion traffic, and that everything else was local freight. This got me thinking. What freight actually worked up the branch, where did they operate from, and what...

I have seen reference before to 156’s working from Glasgow Central to Carlisle via Dumfries and then working through to Newcastle. This I understand involves a change of crews from Scotrail to Northern at Carlisle. This got me wondering how possible it would be to operate a through Leeds –...

Is it just me or is this line far too slow due to the existing track layout? Two pinch points strike me as needing a serious revamp. The first is Normanton station. Could a new platform be built at the West side with a new track through it which would become the Down Normanton? The existing...

Can anyone identify which tunnel was used for filming the Box Tunnel scenes? I hope that people watching it don't think that the GWR main line still uses bull-head rail.

Does anyone know if there are any current freight flows into this site? I know it was tarted up a few years ago for aggregates movements. Thanks in advance.

Is the crossover controlled by L3804 coming into Leeds from Bramley ever used? Not sure if this is what is classed as Wortley West Crossover on RTT.

Could there be case for Northern taking over some of the work from TPE between York and Middlesbrough? These could then extend through to Whitby which would improve connections down South. Thoughts?

Given that the station is I believe not compliant with PRM regulations, and that you only ever get the odd train running through to Goole, would it not make sense to remodel the site and build a new station so that it is also on the Askern line? Looking at Goole I think there may be room to...

There are 3 stations that closed on the Hallam Line between Leeds and Sheffield since 1990. These were Altofts (1990), Brightside (1995) and Attercliffe Road (1995). Are there any other routes with so many ‘recent’ closures?

Why would you want to build a new train but not have at least 1 toilet onboard? Aren't the 345's supposed to be quite long distance, eg Reading-Shenfield? moderator note : posts #1 - #3 originally in this thread: Northern Unit Refurbishments | RailUK Forums (railforums.co.uk)

Is there any procedure in place that dictates what happens to redundant rails when lines are closed? I had a walk on New Wortley Recreation Ground yesterday and looked down the embankment of the old Wortley curve, and noticed that there are quite a few lengths of old bull-head rail down there...

I have always wondered why Leeds is so poorly connected to the major cities of the UK, apart from the M62 corridor. Leeds is the 4th largest city in the UK, and yet has only 2 trains an hour to London, 1 an hour to Birmingham and only 1 every 2 hours to Glasgow. Flights to Glasgow ended a few...