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Some people on this forum are obsessed with buffets. The average passenger is far more worried about getting up from their seat and leaving their luggage / laptop / phone behind to be nicked. Trolley services may have their disadvantages, but I'd imagine the general public prefers them (or...

Yeah, struck me as odd. They did operate Leeds-Hudds via Bradford Int until the Dec 2019 timetable (used to be my regular service) but that's now been truncated to the BDI-HUD "Dogbox Express" shuttle which, as you say, is covered in the list of 153 exemptions.

The whole of the Settle-Carlisle line has lovely idyllic-sounding stations such as Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Appleby, Langwathby, Lazonby & Kirkoswald etc. But right in the middle: "Dent"

It's shortformed due to unit availability. It's been shuttling back and forth between leeds and Hudds all day, saw it at 07:36 passing through Low Moor. I'm on it now and the guard's apologising profusely.

I hadn't thought of that! Yep, there will be plenty of people, especially given HT's more leisure-oriented customer base, who will do just that. Should be fun for the staff to sort out.

Yep, although given its tribulations today, 'Diva Victrix' might be more appropriate.

That's the badger. Never got off at Bramley before. Hope I never have to again! They turfed us off to reset things, but never told us it was going to leave us behind - it just set off! Nearly caught my feet with the steps, I was standing close and no-one warned us. Glad I wasn't leaning against...

Stuck at New Pudsey at the moment on 195110 on the 05:45 MCV to Leeds. Brakes sticking apparently.

And everyone will still call it IBM Halt :D

They've had 20 years. The cold dead hand of the DfT is all over this.

Saw it depart this morning and had exactly the same thoughts.

New barriers have gone live today (old ones this morning, new ones this afternoon). Seem to work OK, despite being apparently the same model as at Bradford Forster Sq that enjoy eating me.

What about towns with a railway station, but almost no railway service? Like Denton (36.5k) - one return a week

B’ham New Street has a ‘Dog spend facility’. Allowing one’s dog to comment on the layout of the station in their own way...

They'd certainly need flexibility - I don't think they're well catered for by current Day Returns. Again, a carnet-style approach would seem to work where each journey is deducted separately from a pre-paid pool. But if a "Day Return" equivalence / cap was built in, it would be a good idea to...

But how do you define a 'fair price'? If it's one price for all, irrespective of the time of day or frequency of travel then it would negatively impact certain groups of users. It would also result in even more defined peaks with increased overcrowding and could well reduce leisure travel...

Would that be like a ticket with places to punch holes to cancel? - not sure how a paper solution would work with ticket gates. I guess it would be better implemented as an app-based solution.

A large percentage of commuters have flexible working available to them* although not all take this up. Annual season ticket prices are roughly based on 400 single journeys i.e. 200 returns For conventional working a season ticket therefore makes sense, but even one day a week working from...

What's needed would probably be some form of continuously moving belt, with individual flat platform 'transports' for each person to step onto. To allow for maximum capacity it would need to be inclined (otherwise the 'transports' would be too close vertically to stand up). Intriguingly this...

Picture of a 142* I was on the other day, complete with rust. I pity the scrappers - there'll be a huge red dust cloud the moment they start cutting. *sorry, didn't get the number