Even good connections to and cross channel trains stopping at Ashford would be a good start.
December 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Even good connections to and cross channel trains stopping at Ashford would be a good start.
Apparently many passengers on these flights are travelling point to point - maybe cross channel rail competition will eventually change this.
December 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Apparently many passengers on these flights are travelling point to point - maybe cross channel rail competition will eventually change this.
Has this service ever *not* been under threat? 😂
December 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Has this service ever *not* been under threat? 😂
It really is rail passenger purgatory, I prefer to use Lille if possible
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It really is rail passenger purgatory, I prefer to use Lille if possible
St Pancras also has this challenge... BXS most neutral of the lot I think
December 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
St Pancras also has this challenge... BXS most neutral of the lot I think
December 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Seen very little on this so far 👀
December 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Seen very little on this so far 👀
What on earth happened to the railway in Greece 😬
December 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
What on earth happened to the railway in Greece 😬
Typically on any one project, some work is done by NR in-house and some done by private sector consultants (especially for signalling). It varies a lot from project to project. Organisational funding has been so thin lately that more funding is project based, i.e. risky, i.e. consultants
December 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Typically on any one project, some work is done by NR in-house and some done by private sector consultants (especially for signalling). It varies a lot from project to project. Organisational funding has been so thin lately that more funding is project based, i.e. risky, i.e. consultants
www.networkrailconsulting.com
Yes, but @pglux.bsky.social is also correct that it was sold off (and then re-established)
Yes, but @pglux.bsky.social is also correct that it was sold off (and then re-established)
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December 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Yes, but @pglux.bsky.social is also correct that it was sold off (and then re-established)
Yes, but @pglux.bsky.social is also correct that it was sold off (and then re-established)
I need to do some research to find out more for sure. I believe GB left the common European ticketing system sometime in 2008
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I need to do some research to find out more for sure. I believe GB left the common European ticketing system sometime in 2008
I wanted to answer the question: at what point did it become impossible to buy tickets e.g. Leeds-Amsterdam sailrail, or through tickets to the continent (excluding Eurostar)
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I wanted to answer the question: at what point did it become impossible to buy tickets e.g. Leeds-Amsterdam sailrail, or through tickets to the continent (excluding Eurostar)
I have often wondered what happened to BritRail International, I had a clue that SNCF had bought it but wasn't sure. I've been meaning to go to the library to research this but I never found the time.
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I have often wondered what happened to BritRail International, I had a clue that SNCF had bought it but wasn't sure. I've been meaning to go to the library to research this but I never found the time.
If only there weren't hills in the way 🌹🥶🌬️⛰️💮
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
If only there weren't hills in the way 🌹🥶🌬️⛰️💮
This excerpt from Hansard (official register of discussions in parliament) from 1988 is interesting on the 'Cross-Bradford Rail Link'
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1988...
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1988...
Cross-Bradford Rail Link - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Cross-Bradford Rail Link' on Wednesday 22 June 1988.
hansard.parliament.uk
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This excerpt from Hansard (official register of discussions in parliament) from 1988 is interesting on the 'Cross-Bradford Rail Link'
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1988...
hansard.parliament.uk/commons/1988...
Such a scheme as a viaduct (the rail geography makes a tunnel vastly more expensive and much longer here) was even authorised by act of Parliament in 1898 and again in 1911 but never built, then the First World War happened, railway mania died off and so did that project.
December 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Such a scheme as a viaduct (the rail geography makes a tunnel vastly more expensive and much longer here) was even authorised by act of Parliament in 1898 and again in 1911 but never built, then the First World War happened, railway mania died off and so did that project.
But the direction by UK Gov to devolve more rail responsibilities to Mayors is clearly a move in this direction. A Leeds or Bradford 'Crossrail' to unlock the capacity is not 'steaming at us down the track', so to speak.
December 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
But the direction by UK Gov to devolve more rail responsibilities to Mayors is clearly a move in this direction. A Leeds or Bradford 'Crossrail' to unlock the capacity is not 'steaming at us down the track', so to speak.
I'll try not to comment too closely on my actual job 😬
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I'll try not to comment too closely on my actual job 😬
West Yorkshire, pop. 2.35m
December 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
West Yorkshire, pop. 2.35m
Thee underground idea was latterly replaced by elevated proposals. From the early 90s onwards, the proposals were largely at-grade. Some of the proposals have been trolleybus-based rather than rail-based. The current proposal is for conventional light rail.
www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/transport/ma...
www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/transport/ma...
Mass Transit in West Yorkshire
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December 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Thee underground idea was latterly replaced by elevated proposals. From the early 90s onwards, the proposals were largely at-grade. Some of the proposals have been trolleybus-based rather than rail-based. The current proposal is for conventional light rail.
www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/transport/ma...
www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/transport/ma...
This instagram account has some good images documenting the failed schemes:
www.instagram.com/p/DMKIzUANHy...
www.instagram.com/p/DMKIzUANHy...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This instagram account has some good images documenting the failed schemes:
www.instagram.com/p/DMKIzUANHy...
www.instagram.com/p/DMKIzUANHy...
The Leeds history is a sad one. No shortage of ambition, but the constantly evolving ambition has meant meaningful and easier improvements have not happened. Unlucky but also strategically undermined by centralised decision-making and few truly devolved budgets.
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The Leeds history is a sad one. No shortage of ambition, but the constantly evolving ambition has meant meaningful and easier improvements have not happened. Unlucky but also strategically undermined by centralised decision-making and few truly devolved budgets.
Yes, there was a post-war plan to move the existing tram lines in Leeds city centre below ground. Sadly this did not come to anything as money was short at the time. Likely Leeds would still have trams today if it had, instead it lost them in the 1950s.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Yes, there was a post-war plan to move the existing tram lines in Leeds city centre below ground. Sadly this did not come to anything as money was short at the time. Likely Leeds would still have trams today if it had, instead it lost them in the 1950s.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sorry but Felletin-Busseau only?? They really will be carrying around fresh air...
It's not as if there a great deal of trains on Busseau-Guéret!
It's not as if there a great deal of trains on Busseau-Guéret!
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Sorry but Felletin-Busseau only?? They really will be carrying around fresh air...
It's not as if there a great deal of trains on Busseau-Guéret!
It's not as if there a great deal of trains on Busseau-Guéret!
Good to hear they are building the new Virgin Trains/Trenitalia terminal as part of the works 🙃😆
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Good to hear they are building the new Virgin Trains/Trenitalia terminal as part of the works 🙃😆