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    18:06 Harrogate - Leeds - Sheffield

    Interesting, thanks :) I seem to remember several years ago it actually skipped calls at Headingley and Burley Park but these days it does call at all the stations between Harrogate and Leeds
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    Transdev Blazefield

    Hopefully the next update also removes the rather bizarre requirement of having to upload a photograph just to buy a standard bus ticket...
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    18:06 Harrogate - Leeds - Sheffield

    I'm curious about the 18:06 service that starts at Harrogate, goes to Leeds then back out to form a Sheffield via Rotherham service https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:W31570/2024-03-25/detailed https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:W32936/2024-03-25/detailed Generally...
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    LNER to offer free period products on trains

    (Article mentions Harrogate trains but that is just because it is a Harrogate news site) https://www.thestrayferret.co.uk/lner-to-offer-free-period-products-on-harrogate-trains/ Very good initiative but (and I'm obviously of the opposite sex so forgive the stupidity!)...why can't they just...
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    Transdev Blazefield

    First impressions not great (in comparison to the old app) but maybe just a case of getting used to it a bit more Very 'laggy' moving between things though even on my iPhone 14 Pro Max
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    E-Tickets on dead phones - a possible solution?

    The 'rent a charger' station at Harrogate is by a company called Joos - although the website doesn't really tell you too much it is basically the 'mobile charger' equivalent of renting a Boris bike! https://www.joospower.com/ Looking at the app they seem to have quite a number of locations...
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    Another landslip - Knottingley (Pontefract East area)

    Disruption until at least Friday now Northern now seem to be terminating the via Castleford services at Castleford rather than Pontefract Monkhill and managing to run the via Wakefield services from Leeds terminating at Monkhill rather than outright cancelling them as seemed to be the case last...
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    Supermarkets discussion

    I work in IT and 'read only Friday' is certainly a thing but these days sometimes you have to bite the bullet, e.g. if a critical security fix is required that is being exploited in the wild hackers don't just have the weekend off! In the case of McDonalds I'm surprised everything is so reliant...
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    E-Tickets on dead phones - a possible solution?

    I was at Harrogate station recently who have installed a vending machine style power bank rental machine (I've forgot the company name), something like £3 for the first hour which is slightly more appealing than a £50/£100 penalty fare!
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    Pontefract Monkhill railway station to gain accessibility upgrade

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw0z6ye43rwo Basically looks to be a 'copy and paste' job of the recent installation at Castleford, seems a bit odd not to do something with Knottingley at the same time
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    Another landslip - Knottingley (Pontefract East area)

    Another headache for Northern (and to a lesser extent Grand Central) today in that there has been a landslip in the Pontefract East area meaning no rail service at all for Knottingley, the inspections and works seem to have been extended until 'at least the end of Tuesday 12 March' now too...
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    Northern trialling PRT tickets from ticket machines

    Talking of phones and the comments of potentially chucking away a bit of paper in the wallet - is it valid simply to take a photo of the paper ticket on your phone and just bring that up to be scanned?
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    Northern trialling PRT tickets from ticket machines

    I only really use the TVM these days to buy a ticket alongside PlusBus, presumably that means I'll still get both tickets on CCST That Summer 2022 goal for converting PlusBus into a digital format is certainly dragging on now :(
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    TPE pricing oddities from Castleford

    Any updates on changes to these "temporary" fares yet? (other than they've increased slightly as part of the general fare rises this month) It would also be quite nice if they could sort something out so I can use them to get to Knaresborough / Starbeck / Harrogate for the same price as the...
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    So many announcements, so few people taking them on board

    Congratulations go to Northern for recording a special bonus strike information announcement ...however I don't need to know about a strike happening on the 1st March whilst travelling on the 5th March!

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