Much to admire… but pockets of neglect

Part two of PAUL BIGLAND’s All-Line Rover trip takes him to South Wales, then to England’s South Coast and onwards towards London, on trains battered by the elements… and teenage passengers

Having spent the first two days of my Rover crossing England’s North, it’s time to venture further afield. I won’t be returning home again until the trip was over. I have a propensity for leaving suitcases behind, so this time everything is packed into or onto my camera bag. Day 3 My odyssey begins at Halifax, where I catch the 0850 to Huddersfield, a Grade 1 Listed station that’s undergoing a transformation as part of the Transpennine Route upgrade (TRU). The roof is slowly disappearing behind scaffolding, while the old wooden cafe and waiting room on the island platform has been taken apart piece by piece for re-erection later. When the work’s finished, the bay platforms that currently only hold two- or three-car trains will have been swept away by…

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