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Post by tomtom11928 on May 31, 2016 12:58:04 GMT
On Saturday 18th June I'm traveling from Sheffield to Ormskirk to go to Edge Hill uni. I'm proposing to get:
6:20 EMT Sheff-Man Picc
7:45 TPE Man Picc-Preston
8:43 Northern Preston-Ormskirk
Anyone know whether I've got anything good in store? Hoping I will do as I've got to get to Rotherham for half 5 (which is impossible from my village)
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Post by TC60054 on May 31, 2016 20:58:36 GMT
On Saturday 18th June I'm traveling from Sheffield to Ormskirk to go to Edge Hill uni. I'm proposing to get: 6:20 EMT Sheff-Man Picc 7:45 TPE Man Picc-Preston 8:43 Northern Preston-Ormskirk Anyone know whether I've got anything good in store? Hoping I will do as I've got to get to Rotherham for half 5 (which is impossible from my village) The 0620 EMT is 2x Class158. The 0745 TPE is an Edinburgh service, so will be a class 350. The 0843 ARN is usually a class 142, however can be a 150 or a 153. |
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Post by tomtom11928 on May 31, 2016 22:07:24 GMT
On Saturday 18th June I'm traveling from Sheffield to Ormskirk to go to Edge Hill uni. I'm proposing to get: 6:20 EMT Sheff-Man Picc 7:45 TPE Man Picc-Preston 8:43 Northern Preston-Ormskirk Anyone know whether I've got anything good in store? Hoping I will do as I've got to get to Rotherham for half 5 (which is impossible from my village) The 0620 EMT is 2x Class158. The 0745 TPE is an Edinburgh service, so will be a class 350. The 0843 ARN is usually a class 142, however can be a 150 or a 153. Thank you renown  Class 158s will be interesting not been on one since I went from derby to sheff Class 350s I could take or leave and Northern is Northern so meh |
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Post by TC60054 on Jun 1, 2016 7:52:54 GMT
The 0620 EMT is 2x Class158. The 0745 TPE is an Edinburgh service, so will be a class 350. The 0843 ARN is usually a class 142, however can be a 150 or a 153. Thank you renown Class 158s will be interesting not been on one since I went from derby to sheff Class 350s I could take or leave and Northern is Northern so meh If you've not got an advance ticket, you could always travel to Liverpool on the 158, use the Merseyrail round to Liverpool Central, and then the Merseyrail again up to Ormskirk. The routeing guide shows this as a valid route, but if you do this on the return as well, bear in mind that the Liverpool loop exists on Wirral line which serves Lime St, and the Northern Line doesn't, but does serve Ormskirk. The Merseyrail to Ormskirk is every 15 mins. |
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Post by tomtom11928 on Jun 1, 2016 12:03:54 GMT
Thank you renown Class 158s will be interesting not been on one since I went from derby to sheff Class 350s I could take or leave and Northern is Northern so meh If you've not got an advance ticket, you could always travel to Liverpool on the 158, use the Merseyrail round to Liverpool Central, and then the Merseyrail again up to Ormskirk. The routeing guide shows this as a valid route, but if you do this on the return as well, bear in mind that the Liverpool loop exists on Wirral line which serves Lime St, and the Northern Line doesn't, but does serve Ormskirk. The Merseyrail to Ormskirk is every 15 mins. Both options are available... set off at 6:14 and if I go the Merseyrail way I'll get there at 9:44 and if I go the Northern way I'll get there at 9:14, but I have to go either through or stop at Stockport, and its a half an hour walk from the station to the uni so I'm gonna have to take the lovely northern route |
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Post by titan1641 on Jun 1, 2016 17:31:01 GMT
If you've not got an advance ticket, you could always travel to Liverpool on the 158, use the Merseyrail round to Liverpool Central, and then the Merseyrail again up to Ormskirk. The routeing guide shows this as a valid route, but if you do this on the return as well, bear in mind that the Liverpool loop exists on Wirral line which serves Lime St, and the Northern Line doesn't, but does serve Ormskirk. The Merseyrail to Ormskirk is every 15 mins. Both options are available... set off at 6:14 and if I go the Merseyrail way I'll get there at 9:44 and if I go the Northern way I'll get there at 9:14, but I have to go either through or stop at Stockport, and its a half an hour walk from the station to the uni so I'm gonna have to take the lovely northern route Why not take the short walk from the railway station to the bus station and take bus EL1 which runs every 15 mins straight to the Uni and takes approx 5 mins to travel the distance? The timetable is on the Lancashire County Council website. |
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Post by tomtom11928 on Jun 1, 2016 21:16:39 GMT
Both options are available... set off at 6:14 and if I go the Merseyrail way I'll get there at 9:44 and if I go the Northern way I'll get there at 9:14, but I have to go either through or stop at Stockport, and its a half an hour walk from the station to the uni so I'm gonna have to take the lovely northern route Why not take the short walk from the railway station to the bus station and take bus EL1 which runs every 15 mins straight to the Uni and takes approx 5 mins to travel the distance? The timetable is on the Lancashire County Council website. Might do... doubt I'll be able to get child fare even though I'm 16 as I doubt they'll believe my college ID with my DOB on or my 16-18 pass |
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Post by titan1641 on Jun 2, 2016 5:21:26 GMT
Why not take the short walk from the railway station to the bus station and take bus EL1 which runs every 15 mins straight to the Uni and takes approx 5 mins to travel the distance? The timetable is on the Lancashire County Council website. Might do... doubt I'll be able to get child fare even though I'm 16 as I doubt they'll believe my college ID with my DOB on or my 16-18 pass Well at 75p child return or £1.50 adult return it won't break the bank either way & it must be better than a half hour walk, particularly if the weather's bad. |
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Post by TC60054 on Jun 2, 2016 8:36:35 GMT
Of interest Merseytravel make child fares available for all 16-18 year olds. I've never been asked for ID to prove my age when buying / using Young Persons tickets in Liverpool & surrounding areas.
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Post by tomtom11928 on Jun 2, 2016 13:51:22 GMT
Of interest Merseytravel make child fares available for all 16-18 year olds. I've never been asked for ID to prove my age when buying / using Young Persons tickets in Liverpool & surrounding areas. EL1 is done by South Lancs, and for the train I've got an off peak return. That's £38.10 gone... woo trains |
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Post by TC60054 on Jun 2, 2016 15:39:55 GMT
Of interest Merseytravel make child fares available for all 16-18 year olds. I've never been asked for ID to prove my age when buying / using Young Persons tickets in Liverpool & surrounding areas. EL1 is done by South Lancs, and for the train I've got an off peak return. That's £38.10 gone... woo trains Merseytravel is Merseyside's PTE. |
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Post by tomtom11928 on Jun 2, 2016 21:58:39 GMT
EL1 is done by South Lancs, and for the train I've got an off peak return. That's £38.10 gone... woo trains Merseytravel is Merseyside's PTE. I do apologise Im not clued up about Lancashire it'll be a first... what are the main operators around there by the way... I don't THINK it's first |
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Post by TC60054 on Jun 2, 2016 22:14:52 GMT
Merseytravel is Merseyside's PTE. I do apologise Im not clued up about Lancashire it'll be a first... what are the main operators around there by the way... I don't THINK it's first Mainly Arriva. Stagecoach have quite a bit of work as do the independants. |
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Post by tomtom11928 on Jun 2, 2016 23:17:36 GMT
I do apologise Im not clued up about Lancashire it'll be a first... what are the main operators around there by the way... I don't THINK it's first Mainly Arriva. Stagecoach have quite a bit of work as do the independants. Got to love the independents as lomg as they aren't tates-esque... be nice to have some arriva as I never use them and it'll be nice to get away from the 02 Volvo's first love |
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Post by tomtom11928 on Jun 18, 2016 8:45:35 GMT
Had a TSY branded class 153 from Preston to Ormskirk. Think I'll go the Merseyrail route on the way back. Lovely little wheel-forward streetlite on the EL1. They use the same ticket machines as TM but no one is nearly as friendly as we are in Yorkshire  |
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