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Currently trying to arrange a brunch for next Saturday in Sherburn… Most of the party would be coming through Barkston Ash under the Leeds - York bridge on the A162 that was meant to have works done over Christmas. Official reopening of the road was 29th December but the works did not take place...

Hasn’t even started its role by the sounds of things. The bridge needs an under bridge installing and potentially raising to allow the OHLE gantries to be installed.

There is a rather tall and splendid looking crane that has been set up over the last 24 hours on the outskirts of Barkston Ash on the A1 62 between Sherburn and Tadcaster. Main road between Sherborne and Tadcaster is closed at the roundabout so he’s going to create some challenging conditionsfor...

Sorry, everyone. I’ve edited my post to what was originally typed but only half of it was posted.

I’ve just checked it and the last half has disappeared!

As you’re travelling under OHLE, every so often, you come across sections where overhead wires cross from the OHE mast to the contact wire and back to the OHE mast. Is it a way of keeping tension? Earthing sections of wire? An example is on this video from 09:32: (Video is of a steam train...

Watching a video at Wolverton and I’m struck watching a 350 depart how steep the cant is and how I’d struggle to board/exit the train at such an angle. What impact would levelling the track out at such a station have? My assumption would be that it would have an effect on speed, potentially...

When much of the network isn’t accessible for disabled non-wheelchair users, why would they have installed safeguards for other disabilities?

XC and LNER for Northallerton?

Not Waterloo? Sorry. Brain fog at its worst. The busiest stations with the least number of platforms rather than largest station.

Just been watching some videos of trains at Sutton. It appears there are some quite steep gradients on the line via Wimbledon and one of the lines coming up to Sutton. How steep are these please?

Is that the line of track that is passed over at the summit of Tanner Hill?

Fab., thank you. It looks like quite a steep hill. It’s somewhere I want to travel to when I’m next in London just so I can say I’ve travelled up/down it!

So all non-Cannon St services will use Tanner Hill?

Not necessarily related - after watching YouTube videos, do trains using Tanners Hill usually not call at St Johns? Is there a pattern?

Have a look at what the reading comprehension age is for Joe public and you’ll see why they’re written as they are. They’re not there to inform train enthusiasts; they’re to inform Joe Bloggs.

Lovely. Thank you.

Friend is currently on a train that has come to a stand outside the station. Conductor has said BTP are responding to an incident and that the train will be evacuated. Any ideas what’s going on?

What time was this? I was on the 0900 ex Sterling, so would have passed through about half tennish or so.

Would be interesting to know!