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  1. Jorge Da Silva

    Grimsby and Cleethorpes 2024 changes for buses

    What changes are likely to happen to the buses in 2024 in North East Lincolnshire? Last year saw some major route changes, and I found a document from February 2023 saying one change would be number 9 and 10 going to 6 buses an hour instead of 4. Any other changes likely to see...
  2. Jorge Da Silva

    Good software for design layouts for Transport fever 2

    Hi, I am re-design a major section of my railway network in TF2 and instead of doing it by hand as it hurts my wrist, i was hoping to find some software that could help with track layout designs. I have an idea and i know what i want it to look like i just need some software to make the track...
  3. Jorge Da Silva

    When will the Trafford Park Line extension to Crumpsall?

    The line has been finished to Crumpsall, just wondering when it will be extended as planned to Crumpsall.
  4. Jorge Da Silva

    Will Eurostar get competition? Getlink plans to purchase 10 sets for use by rivals for Channel Tunnel

    https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2022/03/21/eurostar-to-finally-lose-its-monopoly/ Any thoughts?
  5. Jorge Da Silva

    Solutions to capacity issues at Leeds

    So i have read a lot about capacity issues at Leeds and with NPR and HS2 i suspect this will get worse with a study on to how HS2 should approach on the eastern side. Anyway, what solutions could be done to: 1) how hs2 can approach Leeds from the south 2) capacity increases to accommodate NPR...
  6. Jorge Da Silva

    Should more excursion services exist to take advantage of the leisure market post-COVID?

    I was reading in the latest rail magazine that maybe more excursions should exist to take advantage of the Leisure market post-COVID? Any thoughts on that? Any ideas what routes could work?
  7. Jorge Da Silva

    Was Birmingham Moor Street ever proposed for closure in the Beeching Cuts?

    Out of interest was Birmingham Moor Street ever proposed for closure, if so why was it saved or why was it not proposed for closure?
  8. Jorge Da Silva

    How much freight was there on the GCML prior to closure?

    How much freight was there using the Great Central and did it get diverted elsewhere?
  9. Jorge Da Silva

    Why did Rose Hill Marple survive the cuts of the 60s??

    Was Rose Hill Marple ever proposed for closure? If so why didnt it happen? If it wasn’t any reason why they kept it??
  10. Jorge Da Silva

    TRIVIA: Stations that used to have Excursion Platforms

    which stations used to have excursion platforms usually used for summer services
  11. Jorge Da Silva

    Liverpool to Hull direct train from December 2022

    So it looks like TPE have decided to switch the Liverpool to Scarborough service with the Manchester to Hull service and change it to Liverpool to Hull and Manchester to Scarborough...
  12. Jorge Da Silva

    Ideas for service patterns on TransPennine Route Post-IRP

    Post the IRP it has been said that the capacity will increase from 5tph to 8tph. What could this look like post IRP assuming all links have been built. Pre-COVID: 1tph Liverpool to Scarborough 1tph Liverpool to Edinburgh via Newcastle 1tph Manchester Airport to Redcar Central 1tph Manchester...
  13. Jorge Da Silva

    Trivia: Railways that were proposed for closure but did not closed.

    Which railways were proposed for closure at some point but never did and got saved.
  14. Jorge Da Silva

    Could Bury Interchange close?

    If (it’s a big if) the Bury to Bolton line, Bury to Rochdale and Bury Wells to Rawtenstall lines reopened under Metrolink could Bury Interchange close in favour of Bolton Street. All of these have been awarded funding from the Restoring Your Railway fund towards feasibility study.
  15. Jorge Da Silva

    RENFE aims to compete with Eurostar on Paris – London route

    https://www.railwaygazette.com/passenger/renfe-aims-to-compete-with-eurostar-on-paris-london-route/60168.article Any thoughts?
  16. Jorge Da Silva

    Ideas for more services like Lumo on the UK rail network?

    Ok what other rail services could be introduced using a similar model to Lumo Could Consider: Service patterns Frequency Rolling Stock Interior Prices
  17. Jorge Da Silva

    Why does Hayes & Harlington have a bay platform?

    Here is my question: All of the supposed Crossrail timetable diagrams suggest that no services will terminate at Hayes & Hartington so why did they keep Platform 5. Is there any plans for it long term when Crossrail is fully running. There is no suggestion that services that terminate from...
  18. Jorge Da Silva

    Development of business case for Stocksbridge Line set to be announced in Budget

    According to the South Yorkshire Woodhead Heritage Railway via their Facebook Group Any thoughts?
  19. Jorge Da Silva

    North East Lincolnshire Plans for a new station at Riby Square

    According to here https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/the-state-of-rail-travel-in-lincolnshire.25946/page-35#post-2512495 there have been plans for a new station at Riby Square. Though i cant find any sources to back this up that are available. Anyone got any sources
  20. Jorge Da Silva

    Grimsby Bus Service Improvement Plan

    https://www.nelincs.gov.uk/bus-service-improvement-plan-to-be-considered-by-cabinet/ Any thoughts on it?

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