(21 Sep 2015, 4:47 pm)Andreos1 wrote Am I missing something here? No Heworth - http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/timetab...1005/4.pdf
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(21 Sep 2015, 5:01 pm)8222 wrote They sometimes bunch them up on timetables like this one. I think the principal section is from Newcastle to Carlisle, hence why Heworth doesn't feature in this one but does on the Newcastle/MetroCentre to Middlesborough/Nunthorpe - if that makes sense?
(23 Sep 2015, 2:16 am)Diamond One wrote http://m.shieldsgazette.com/news/girl-14...-1-7474247Thoughts and Prayers go out to that family today...
(26 Sep 2015, 11:07 am)DanPicken wrote The 1154 to Hexham from Newcastle left Heworth at 1157 and when we raced at Felling I could see why it was rammed and it was a Pacer...
(26 Sep 2015, 12:26 pm)LeeCalder wrote It left Heworth 17L...
14:42 - This train has been delayed at Hartlepool by 10 minutes, and has been further delayed at Newcastle and is now 16 minutes late. This is due to Congestion of the Line.
(26 Sep 2015, 12:35 pm)NK53 TKT wrote Really
(26 Sep 2015, 12:36 pm)GX03 SVC wrote DBTW have priority between Pelaw Junction and South Hylton, DBTW services have probably gone t**s up hence 'congestion on the line'.
(26 Sep 2015, 12:47 pm)Dan wrote Are you sure?
I regularly get the 1532 Metro from Gateshead to Sunderland and both this and the Northern Rail train get to Pelaw for around 1540. In all of the times I've used this particular journey in the past seven months, the Northern Rail train has always gone through first (even when the Metro departs Pelaw before the Northern train comes close). It's annoying because the Metro can be sat up at the top of the junction for up to 4 or 5 minutes.
I can only cast my mind back to one occasion where I was on a late-running Northern service and it got stuck behind a Metro, which delayed it even further.
(26 Sep 2015, 12:47 pm)Dan wrote Are you sure?
I regularly get the 1532 Metro from Gateshead to Sunderland and both this and the Northern Rail train get to Pelaw for around 1540. In all of the times I've used this particular journey in the past seven months, the Northern Rail train has always gone through first (even when the Metro departs Pelaw before the Northern train comes close). It's annoying because the Metro can be sat up at the top of the junction for up to 4 or 5 minutes.
I can only cast my mind back to one occasion where I was on a late-running Northern service and it got stuck behind a Metro, which delayed it even further.
(26 Sep 2015, 1:33 pm)GX03 SVC wrote Nexus and DBTW have access rights for 6tph in both directions, these have priority over any other service.
As the Northern service will already be near or in the 'block', it's easier to hold the Metro at Pelaw for the Northern service to pass.
(26 Sep 2015, 12:47 pm)Dan wrote Are you sure?
I regularly get the 1532 Metro from Gateshead to Sunderland and both this and the Northern Rail train get to Pelaw for around 1540. In all of the times I've used this particular journey in the past seven months, the Northern Rail train has always gone through first (even when the Metro departs Pelaw before the Northern train comes close). It's annoying because the Metro can be sat up at the top of the junction for up to 4 or 5 minutes.
I can only cast my mind back to one occasion where I was on a late-running Northern service and it got stuck behind a Metro, which delayed it even further.
(26 Sep 2015, 12:36 pm)GX03 SVC wrote DBTW have priority between Pelaw Junction and South Hylton, DBTW services have probably gone t**s up hence 'congestion on the line'.
(29 Sep 2015, 7:39 am)Michael wrote Northern train to Hexham, which left Sunderland at 8:30 is changing trains at Newcastle.
According to the conductor bloke, a train is already at Newcastle... and is leaving from platform 7.
(06 Oct 2015, 9:43 am)GX03 SVC wrote 156444 went up for refurbishment last month, Bus_User. So its a full 156 refurbishment.
Good review there, mind.
(08 Oct 2015, 9:27 pm)northern156 wrote Re the door release beeps being too much - a lot of units down the south (especially Electrostars and Turbostars) have seven beeps. Those I do not mind - it's just the likes of South West Trains' Class 458/5s that have an ear-piercingly loud Desiro-style 'bing bing bing' which, once the door opens, is absolutely deafening.
(09 Oct 2015, 10:24 am)NK53 TKT wrote That is one if many issues with the desiro, in summer they seem to have air conditioning set to -20 degrees, I get on in shorts and t shirts, come out with a coat on!