Problems in the Sheffield area (30/05)

[JD2168]

I gave up and got the 1303 X3 from Doncaster Interchange.

There used to be a daily XC via Tinsley and Rotherham Central. I think it was something like 20:55ish from Sheffield, this was several years ago (certainly pre-Covid). If they no longer sign this way, then I would question the logic of that decision, but oh well.

I saw some of the X3's around this time, they were running pretty much full. First put out a message on X saying they were not picking up after Sheffield Interchange due to being that full.

 

[GardenRail]

Late running 1315 Sheff to Leeds 2N17 currently heading north via Woodburn Jn, and 1324 Leeds to Reading 1V89 currently coming south past Parkgate and Rotherham Central…
edit …and round the Holmes Chord towards Meadowhall!

The line got given back for normal running as soon as 1V89 turned left at Aldwarke Jn.

 

[Falcon1200]

I'm on the Glasgow - Plymouth XC (4 cars with people stood througout the aisles) and it's just been announced that the train - currently near Conisbrough - is going to have to change ends and return to Doncaster.

I was also on that train (1V56), thankfully only as far as Newcastle; Standard Class was grossly overcrowded due to passengers at Edinburgh for Birmingham being accommodated on it thanks to the WCML disruption. According to Real Time Trains it terminated at Doncaster; Sitting opposite me was a lady travelling through to Exeter, I hope she was looked after.

 

[IanXC]

The Northern ticket acceptance doesn't help anyone.

Cross-country can't run past Meadowhall.
Transpennine via any reasonable route... So via Manchester?

Only help really is getting to Rotherham, which still.

Surely getting ticket acceptance with LNER from Doncaster to Leeds for Northern tickets would be a help

Yes TPE via Manchester, how else do you propose to get from the likes of Swinton to Swinton without excessively extending your journey time?

Not clear how acceptance with LNER from Doncaster to Leeds would help people in Sheffield? And anyone in Doncaster with Northern only tickets still has an hourly Doncaster to Leeds Northern service anyway??