Leeds - Morecambe service changes

[Burnside]

From the December timetable change, there will be two big alterations to Leeds - Morecambe services:

10:19 (Mon - Sat) from Leeds will extend to Heysham Port (replacing the 2 shuttle journeys from Lancaster) thus linking West Yorkshire directly to the Isle Of Man ferry for the first time in years. As a result, the return working (12:44 from Morecambe) will run later at 13:29 due to starting from Heysham at 13:15.

Also, and this is an odd one, the 16:38 Morecambe to Skipton train will now depart at 16:39 and run to Millom on the Cumbrian Coast Line. Passengers for the Leeds route will now have to leave Morecambe on the 17:15 shuttle and endure a 37 minute wait at Lancaster for the Skipton train which will leave at 18:03.
So, those used to leaving at 16:38 and arriving in Skipton at 18:03 will not now get to Skipton until 19:13.

Progress? Like hell!

[Bradford Traveller]

FURTHER to the above, the late afternoon return journey will run earlier Morecambe-Skipton and continue to LEEDS.

[Burnside]

Yeah. Nice one, although to be still fiddling with the timetable a month from it starting is pushing it a little, methinks!

[busman3]

Nov 13, 2008 0:53:47 GMT 1 Bradford Traveller said:

FURTHER to the above, the late afternoon return journey will run earlier Morecambe-Skipton and continue to LEEDS.

In order to clarify the situation so we all know could you post the actual times please

THANK YOU

[Bradford Traveller]

SORRY, not got the times to hand, they are on the wyMETRO.com and northernrail.org sites now.
The reason I know it's changed is cos I was checking Carnforth-Shipley return times for an £8 winter special.
SO, the MON-FRI train will run at 1349 from LEEDS to Lancaste as present and continue to Morecam. The return will depart earlier than present and will be the "parliamentary" journey running DIRECT to Carnforth calling at 1635.
(from Lancaster change at CARNFORTH)

ON SATURDAYS, will operate as present but earlier, arr Skipton 1754, but continues to LEEDS.