While waiting for the TPEx to York we took our time to solve all of Huddersfield's operational issues!

1. Open up a bridge/subway from the "old goods yard" car park to the station to provide some decent parking for the station

2. Give some thought to getting a pedestrian link to the bus station or use the current car park for a free shuttle bus to pick up and drop off bus passengers to make the connection easier. Buses and trains run by First, can't be beyond the wit of man or even TOC directors to manage that!

3. Re-instate the through line to allow (in rush hour only) some TPEXs to run thru Huddersfield without needing a "platform" and then utilise the platform to have a fast shuttle to run on behind the non stop TPEx with a call at Dewsbury. Just what is the point of full trains from Manchester stopping to pick up a platform full of passengers at Huddersfield....bonkers.

4 Buy some extra carriages/trains with all the money the full trains generate and run proper trains...express trains do not comprise of just 2 carriages....bring back the doubled headed Black 5s on the Liverpool>Newcastle run with 8 carriages in tow.

Huddersfield station gets 7/10, mainly for the catering and station facade. It lost marks because the widened platform in the shot now gets wet when it rains as it now is under the opening in the canopy!