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Apparently it’s possible to simulate the Huddersfield to Manchester train experience, which is just as well because experiencing it in real life is a bit of a lottery. In-game purchases include an excuse generation module, and a station cat deployer … Continue reading →

“When you travel in the trains there’s a feeling that no one really cares if the trains are late, or where you need to go.” Christian Wolmar We can identify with that. Link to Guardian article is ‘Great British Railways … Continue reading →

“Cancelled due to a short-notice change to the timetable.” This is a new explanation for cancelled trains, used both in passenger announcements on stations and in online information such as Journeycheck. It’s not just TPE who are using this excuse. … Continue reading →

[from the Yorkshire Post, 20th May 2021] Control of trains and track will be brought under a new public sector body named Great British Railways (GBR) as part of sweeping reforms, the Department for Transport has announced. The organisation will … Continue reading →