Recent content by YorkshireLad

Hi all apologies if this is the wrong board to post on. I'm travelling to Heathrow airport tomorrow and I've been given daycard tickets via my work but unfortunately these are only zone 1-4. I'm not able to get them to amend it at this point but if push comes to shove what's the best way of...

Apparently due to more trains than usual needing repair Sun, 22 December 08:45 Sheffield to Lincoln due 10:03 Sun, 22 December 09:12 Retford to Meadowhall due 10:07 Sun, 22 December 09:41 Sheffield to Lincoln due 11:00 Sun, 22 December 10:41 Sheffield to Lincoln due 11:56 Sun, 22 December 11:41...

In all fairness the Lincoln bound crew seem to have a grasp of it. Ironically the announcement system seems to be a few stops behind with the automated system announcing we were at shireoaks when at darnall and Worksop when at Woodhouse. Bar the obvious problems I'm quite impressed with the rest...

195009 had the pleasure of working the 16:38 service from Leeds to Lincoln today. Got into Sheffield 30 minutes late and due to issues with the doors everybody had to leave via the last set of the doors at the back. Unsurprisingly the people trying to board weren't aware and the situation...

It appears that the entire fleet of Class 144 units will be in use until the middle of next year exclusively for South Yorkshires's benefit https://www.railmagazine.com/news/network/pacers-to-continue-running-in-south-yorkshire-into-next-year?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter "Pacers will...

There are a few at Sheffield train station and recently after 8pm they've been coming onto the platforms asking for cash

Definitely true https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-suspends-northern-strike-action/

Some of the Sheffield-Gainsborough Central services have been added http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/Y62665/2019-05-20 Going to be a real step down from a class 158 to a pacer for the passengers on the stopping service

Strikes every Saturday until October confirmed https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/strike-saturday-and-further-dates-on-northern-rail-announced/?preview=true That'll endear the unions to the football fans

My local station (Kiveton Bridge) has finally had a ticket machine installed. Unfortunately when it's sunny in the morning you can't see the actual screen due to the sunlight and when you tap on popular destinations nothing is shown. In addition they're tearing down the shelters and the ticket...

3 strikes this month on the 19th, 21st and 23rd.

I'd imagine there'll be one around the time of the world cup.

There's a hole in the shelter on Platform 2 at Kiveton Bridge which 2 ducts for cabling already in place. Will be interesting to see if they have machines on both platforms.

2 more strikes planned this month for Thursday 24th and Saturday 26th of May. Is this the quickest new strikes have been announced after the previous one?

Looks like the Leeds services to Lincoln have been added too but it appears that the extra services between Retford/Worksop to Sheffield has bit the dust?