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The work at Glan Conwy for the slate waste looks largely complete, including the pointwork at the west of the station. There's even some slate waste to practice with!
Update courtesy http://www.nwrail.org.uk/nwnews.htm
Our thanks to John Sweeney who responded to our comment about lack of progress on the new freight flows he writes: 'Network Rail and Hanson have both been at Penmaenmawr sidings/yard on a few occasions. The site cabins have been refreshed,as...
The terminal ground is currently used as a storage facility if its where I think it is. My contractor has the end V shaped bit nearest the line. It would take a lot of track renewal to bring it back into service.
Its pretty selfish of defined benefit pension members to expect others to carry the risk of their retirement. I can fully understand why the TOC wouldn't want the risk, same as taxpayers dont want the risk.
Twitter to the TOC is the best (usually only) way of informing the guard in my experience. Messaged the TOC yesterday as 3 trainees from the TOC on route learning were sitting down whilst passengers were standing. Guard couldnt get through at the time, but 'reminded' them of the correct protocol...
The 17.52 ex Manchester has also had its timetable changed after Chester. The units used to split at Llandudno Junction and form the 19.50 to Holyhead and the 19.55 to Llandudno.
Since the change, they dont arrive until 20.05. The Llandudno portion then spends 20 mins sat at Junction before...
I use it daily. Last week notwithstanding, it has not happened in the last 12 months, so hardly an everyday type event. Wasnt showing as cancelled when I left the house either. £5k a year for this!
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