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    The proposed Eden Project North at Morecambe

    I don’t know why the Leeds – Lancaster - Morecambe couldn’t run via Morecambe first and then terminate at Lancaster. That way, it is only entering Lancaster once as opposed to twice as is the case at present. I would also be inclined to reopen platforms on the up and down main at Carnforth and...
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    Trivia: from which stations can you see/hear your train coming when it's still miles away?

    Northallerton looking North. You can see for miles.
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    Lines with a strong case for electrification that have no plans to be electrified

    How about Carlisle to Newcastle. Would be useful for diversionary purposes.
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    Minor things on trains which irritate you

    Wobbly glass on 333 units which means you can't see out properly from some seats.
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    Possiblility of Bi Mode Locos for TPE and Night Riviera could cause cascades of stock elsewhere

    I just don't get this need for loco hauled stock. If a 68 fails, that's it, it's a fail. If 1 engine on an 802 fails, there are 2 still working that can at least get the train to the next station at the very worst.
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    Can big stations put up notices showing which platform for which destinations, like small stations?

    Absolutely. I once had to go to 11D for an Ilkley service, and Platform 1C for a Manchester Victoria via Dewsbury.
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    speeding up existing services with a bulldozer

    Bulldoze Normanton and rebuild it to full PRM spec with a full track realignment to vastly increase speed, particularly on the Up line.
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    Should Northern scrap direct trains between Cumbria and Manchester?

    The odd one a day working Windermere - Lancaster - Leeds would not go amiss IMHO. Again, a 769 could do it being under the wires from Oxenholme to Lancaster and Skipton to Leeds. Opens up more tourist links.
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    Least successful new stations

    ..which is why Kirkstall Forge surely needs better than a half hourly service. Some of the peak time Ilkley's should call there once the 2 x 3 car 331's get up and running. Car park needs extending too.
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    Which timetabled passenger train which has the most reverses?

    Just noticed that the 2C12 currently en-route from Great Malvern - Westbury reverses at both Gloucester and Bristol Temple Meads.
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    Which timetabled passenger train which has the most reverses?

    Everything going through Bradford Interchange, plus stopping services through Castleford. Gunnislake and Looe branches too come to mind.
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    195s truly awful, not a step forward

    I am not rightly fussed as long as they turn up, get you there, and you can get a seat. If they do order any more, they really should be built with corridor connections given that so many are working as 4-car sets.
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    Leeds Station Improvement

    I was wondering if anyone has got any piccies of the completed work yet? Does this mean that the planned use of 6-car 331’s is now a step closer?
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    Being allowed to accept more than one route.

    How about Aldwarke Jcn to Conisborough which can go via Swinton or avoid it?
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    Leeds - Lancaster - Morecambe cut back to skipton.

    Thanks for the correction. I didn't realise so many roads/platforms were OOU.
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