Recent content by bluenoxid

As stated above, the route is mainly single track from Knaresborough to Poppleton. From a selfish perspective, I would appreciate the benefits of it shifting to double track as any delays are compounded by the current set up. The other issues to consider are: The reduction of the local service...

Are they (in their minds) trying to jolt public awareness in the lead up to the various elections being held on 2 May? At least one Union (not railways) appears to be planning their strategy around strike action during an election campaign.

Sticking with the theme of airports, there are some installed around Leeds-Bradford airport.

The general public won’t know what happens with regards to their role but I (who is not a legal expert or HR rep) expect that the organisation will look at the case for bringing the organisation into disrepute

I agree that it is difficult to give away magazines. I am not linked to them but one option is to ask the group who run the model railway at Ormesby Hall if your location is that way (someone suggested you weren’t too far off Thirsk). They have a shelf/window sill that gives magazines away in...

A station on EWR supports access from Oxford, which I understand is one of the key destinations for tourists. The location also supports a relatively swift Universal to Disneyland switch. Check out from Marne-La-Valle and be wandering around Universal for the evening feels realistic as long as...

There is a sign at Leeds station asking for bags/panniers to be left unlocked by the cycle racks. I cannot recall if there is a clear point made if you do lock them.

The North Yorkshire mayor has a challenging task. The geography spread is huge compared to other areas with a relatively low population. They won’t be able to promise many rail improvements as they mostly link into other areas that will have other priorities. I’m surprised that the area hasn’t...

I think what some are insinuating is that Lumo is watching the air market carefully to understand where potential passengers could be sourced from. If Lumo see that flights in a certain arrival slot are coming in at a premium, they might look at options to fulfil that perceived demand. The...

It’s an option. Question is, what else could you do with the money? I am going to say £25m for the station and £3m per annum for the additional train. I expect there to be signalling and infrastructure requirements but they depend on the interface between existing movements and the new demands...

I would be interested to know how different routes are reacting dependent on the impact of strike action and engineering works on the service. We have zero trains on strike days and I think we’re stable-ish with a small increase in numbers based on my limited experience.

A highly pedantic person would remove ~1 mile from the Hazel Grove-Cleethorpes mileage because of Doncaster.

There’s lots of questions for railways in Bradford that need to be considered What new railways are going to be built? What is the plan for Leeds-Pudsey-Bradford Interchange? Is it a fast connection, the service we have now or an intense rapid transit railway.

What is the ownership model of Railway Paths? I would like to understand if the current model would be better shifted under Network Rail.

I like it but without the lift, quite a slog back into town.