Hitting the “Subscribe” link on the Blog page get’s the system to let you know when there’s Blog posts and comments. Many of you know this, but for those who don’t, here’s a reminder …. It’s the next to last item on the lighter green banner above. Mike Battman’s post about his trip to Dublin from the [...]
With acknowledgement to STORM for this, we ask that as many of you as possible complete Network Rail’s questionnaire on the perceived benefits to you and your colleagues of the Ordsall Lane Curve, Victoria Station Improvements, Northern Hub and North West Electrification. Click here for the survey.
We hear from various sources, including Jen on this Blog that the Chester free buses from the railway station to the city centre end on 20 November. A new service starts the following day operated by Aintree Coachlines and registered as Route 40. (In the “old days”, route c40 was from the Town Hall to [...]
There were worrying words from Teresa Villiers, Rail Minister at Northern Rail’s Conference in Leeds on 20 October. It seems apart from the Ordsall Curve, that the rest of the Northern Hub may be cut back or postponed due to overspends elsewhere (South East England – where else!!) It’s apparently “an expensive package”, though it’s [...]
We’ve talked about the serious overcrowding in the Leeds and Manchester areas more than a few times since this Blog started. Last December we blogged about when we might see the overcrowding relieved, given the then further announcements that had been made. The cascade has started. Here’s 1986 built ex-London Midland class 150 150111 on [...]
The Friends of Heaton Chapel Station are applying for a NatWest community grant to assist them in their work …. They’d very much appreciate your vote to help them towards the grant …. It would also set a good precedent for other station groups.
Twice a year Northern hold conferences at York for their engineers from their stations and depots around Northern England from Liverpool to Carlisle, and Newcastle to Sheffield. Around 100 attend each conference, each one being run twice to allow for shift patterns as well as making sure there are still engineers in place to keep [...]
Not only is business in the North West strongly behind the need to bring HS2 to the North West, but also calling for much more investment in the traditional rail infrastructure. Click here to read yesterday’s interview with Michael Oglesby, Bruntwood Chairman and recently crowned North West Property Personality of the Year.
As many of you know, we’ve been complaining to Northern about the dirty state of their trains for well over a year. A previous post covers this, with comments as things changed (a bit) …. A new washing plant was promised for Newton Heath, the Manchester depot where all these diesels are maintained, as well [...]
On Friday, Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Transport released a statement on the revised franchising timetable. It shows the Northern and TPE franchises extended to April 2014 with a view to considering prior to then whether to combine them or to split the services in some other way. Given the upcoming electrification programme, this [...]
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