Sep 28, 2023 | The Main Blog
Regular readers of this blog will know that I rely on the railways to get around, which has been extra tricky for the last six months. The train I was using five days a week to get from Kirkby to Wigan has been starting and terminating at Rainford while the work to...
Aug 28, 2023 | The Main Blog
Regular readers will be aware that I’m a lifelong user of the railways and am eagerly awaiting the opening of the new station at Headbolt Lane. When Headbolt Lane opens to passengers, it will become the new terminus for the Northern service which, until recently,...
Aug 3, 2023 | The Main Blog
On 12 July, I wrote about the plan being rolled out nationally to close most Railway Station Ticket Offices. Because I’m currently commuting via Huyton, I based my arguments against the proposal on the likely changes to staffing there and, once I’d published the...
Jul 12, 2023 | The Main Blog
As someone who relies on the railway to get to and from work because I’m medically disqualified from driving, I was alarmed to learn of the plan to close the majority of ticket offices of the network. The argument being put forward by the Train Operating Companies...
Feb 27, 2020 | The Main Blog
My local station, Kirkby, is an unremarkable one in many ways but is possibly unique in being a Terminus for both the most reliable train operator in the country and the least. If you board a train from Platform 1, you’ll be on a Merseyrail service to Liverpool...
