What's in the news lately?
~Cost of the delayed Southwestern 'Arterio' trains' introduction - five years! - has been withheld due to concerns it would 'prejudice commercial interests' (
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-68239657)
~Government repeats inaccurate claim of HS2 funding being 'reallocated', claims to be spending fictional cash on roads (
railwaygazette.com/uk/high-speed-2-funding-reallocated-to-roads/65999.article)
~75 stations in the Midlands and Manchester to trial contactless ticketing (
modernrailways.com/article/contactless-trial-midlands-and-manchester)
~Edinburgh consulting on second tram route (
railmagazine.com/news/network/2024/02/14/consultation-on-a-second-tram-route-for-edinburgh)
~...and TfL consulting on a DLR expansion to Thamesmead (
tfl.gov.uk/corporate/about-tfl/how-we-work/planning-for-the-future/dlr-extension)
Cool stuff to do? (suggestions welcome!)
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lner.co.uk/our-destinations/popular-destinations/trains-to-york/things-to-do-in-york/ - take a trip at 125mph from King's Cross to York. Make sure to spend an hour or two in the National Railway Museum near York station, and take in York Castle and the city's Viking history exhibits afterward.
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avantiwestcoast.co.uk/where-we-go/destination-guides/lake-district/ - journey through the Dales into Oxenholme, and go mountain biking through the gorgeous natural scenery of the Lake District national park.
~www.sleeper.scot/destination/ftw/ - take the Caledonian Sleeper from London to Fort William, then change onto the
westcoastrailways.co.uk/jacobite/steam-train-trip/ Jacobite steam train that'll take you over the famous Glenfinnan 'Harry Potter viaduct'.
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scenicrailbritain.com/lines/st-ives-bay-line/ - the St Ives Bay Line will take you to the sandy beaches of Cornwall.
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cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/caerphilly-castle/ - visit the largest castle in Wales, a short walk from the station.
(and the previous thread, if you're weird:
>>1962311)
