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Relieving Castlefield

Author: Phil Smart - Published Tue 07 of Apr, 2020 11:40 BST - (7268 Reads)

The Castlefield Corridor – a great opportunity for freight, and a way to enable reliable passenger services across Manchester. A Trafford Park to Southampton Western Docks freight train approaches Platform 13 at Manchester Piccadilly. To the left is the rear of a train to Trafford Park from London Gateway. Without these two trains, four more passenger trains could cross Manchester every hour.

Freight appeal

Author: Ray King - Published Wed 28 of Dec, 2005 13:26 GMT - (6072 Reads)

Freight show

Author: Ray King - Published Wed 13 of Oct, 2004 14:58 BST - (4554 Reads)

Deltic museum

Author: Ray King - Published Sun 03 of Oct, 2004 11:19 BST - (4325 Reads)

Rail rally

Author: Ray King - Published Fri 16 of Jul, 2004 13:16 BST - (4174 Reads)

Rail Regulators

Author: Ray King - Published Thu 08 of Jul, 2004 13:24 BST - (6389 Reads)

Rail revival

Author: Ray King - Published Mon 29 of Mar, 2004 14:18 BST - (5111 Reads)

There is now a rail solution for the Luton-Dunstable line rather than the misguided idea of converting it to a busway.

125mph standard

Author: Ray King - Published Mon 01 of Mar, 2004 13:56 GMT - (12001 Reads)

New trains will boost the number of seats on offer this year on the Midland main line from London St Pancras to Luton, bedford, Wellingborough, Kettering, Market Harborough, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Leeds

Light relief

Author: Ray King - Published Thu 26 of Feb, 2004 10:46 GMT - (10594 Reads)

The Docklands light railway is to be extended across the River Thames to link with the National Rail network at Woolwich. But a main line rail link would have been better.