Recent content by wireforever

When I went years ago I drove to Reading from North West and caught the train I remember walking up to the ground and local residents were offering car parking on driveways and bbq's !

Wasn't the electric wiring for the line cancelled and Grayling the minister at the time said battery powered trains were imminent and would be used instead

No great loss perhaps they should have kept Jake Berry as chairman .Talking of chairmen George Osborne is the northern powerhouse chairman and it looks like his own govt are giving him the run a round is it all a epic failure now and the mess will have to be sorted by the next govt

Vacancy leader of tory party previous candidates need not apply .There appears to be no urgency to fill the post if Boris wants to stay in post till October at the last count 9 candidates have come forward like a ballot paper in a by election when will it end the country deserves better

Message on my TV screen to say BBC news channel will cease to broadcast on freeview HD from the end of the month .I am always losing my HD channels due to bad weather .I have considered a roof aerial rather than the loft aerial and other options such as a Freesat dish and running a cable from...

Inter and AC Milan do it and there are more examples of rugby clubs and football clubs sharing a ground Wigan RLFC and Wigan FC to name a local one and I'm sure Oldham FC used to share Boundary Park with Oldham rugby league club

I see are great leader was out and about again today.Wonder what he will do with all the safety jackets and other ppe he gets given perhaps it will go on ebay or appear at a car boot sale after he leaves office.

Is there a local election in the area on 5th May if so ideal campaign slogan keep Teeside open etc.

I'm pretty sure the trains could fit the platforms at Warrington West but EMR don't stop at said station is it not allowed or due to engineering would it be allowed as a temporary measure

I remember when we had to switch from a coal fire to gas.Do we still get gas from the north sea or is it imported liquid gas.Still considering switching to a electric boiler for the radiators and perhaps a multi fuel fire.I like plenty of others probably laughed at the doomsday preppers featured...

I have used the ALR to travel on the Highland Chieftan from Kings Cross to Inverness and return next day to travel to Newquay Cornwall and used the Spirit of Scotland on a separate trip to explore Scotland.The Highland line and Far North line are well worth doing

Yes excellent show well worth the trip from Warrington.Hornby probably ducked out of attending the show to avoid answering any awkward questions about their price increases and new model delays.I am still waiting on a preorder for a Scotrail class 153 more than a year ago!

I remember it happening for the rugby league cup final at Wembley several years ago over August bank holiday.Warrington hired a train class 67 top and tailed with mark 3 coaches took ages to reach Wembley and five hours to get back home so friends told me. The FA have plenty of money they should...

I wonder if the changes will effect passenger numbers .I have been before covid the only person getting on a train @ Warrington West to Liverpool/Manchester (1st off peak weekday service)never happened at Sankey.TPE on the CLC had to run 6 car 185's towards the end of their route change due to...

Another win for Barrow away at Widnes last night.Would be great to see Barrow in Superleague.The only town in England to have two sportsmen born in the town to captain their country;Emlyn Hughes football and Willie Horne rugby league both have a statue in the town