Not this week — Leeds to York line closed

Yeah — my cover photo is the view of quayside from the st James park away end

Come back when you’ve found a quicker and more reliable route 👍 Go and ask some station staff if you need a hand

Leeds to York line closed all week for engineering Otherwise would have done that

Severe delays on the Avanti line north of Liverpool/Warrington Couldn’t have reliably made that journey, be entering into the unknown

Verify that yourself with realtimetrains.co.uk Sat at home looking at google maps completely oblivious to what was going on yesterday 👍

I looked that up earlier following another suggestion but at the time I was travelling it wouldn’t have made any difference, with more potential for disruption Journey would have been as follows if I’d have done that: 2:56 Chester to Stockport (4:17) 4:24 (delayed to 5:01) Stockport to Sheffield (5:42) 6:22 (delayed to 6:42) Sheffield to Newcastle (8:45)

I’ve said this so many times Carlisle to Newcastle line was shut yesterday afternoon

Yes — but the trains you’re looking at from Liverpool to Newcastle run through Carlisle, which was closed yesterday. Or I would have done that.

Not this week — Leeds to York line closed for repairs

Again, all this talk but nobody’s found a quicker and more reliable route 🤷🏻‍♂️ Zero time pressure, all data available, luxury of hindsight… but still no quicker and more reliable route I could have taken

You’ve tried to community note it but there’s nothing to community note You misunderstood the concept of “today” If it’s not the quickest and most reliable route from yesterday then you’re still very welcome to prove me wrong But despite there being zero time pressure now and everyone has the luxury of hindsight and all the data in the world at their fingertips… nobody’s found a quicker and more reliable route Regardless, thanks for your interest in the state of northern rail infrastructure

All this chat and nobody’s found a quicker and more reliable route yet Everyone now with the luxury of hindsight and all the data in the world to help them under zero time pressure Funny that

Not this week you can’t

Rail infrastructure should be more weather resilient Some wind and some repairs shouldn’t bottleneck the entire north of England

Mainly because Leeds to York line is closed all week And Carlisle to Newcastle line was closed yesterday with trees on the tracks

Not this week, Leeds to York line closed

I have and my way is quickest

You’ve definitely never been to leeds station Stop commenting on things you don’t know about

Prove it and find a quicker and simpler route from yesterday afternoon then