Do I need to give up my seat?
Travelling on a Trans-Pennine service this weekend my wife and I had standard class off-peak tickets. We found seats and sat down. A few minutes later when the train had filled up another passenger...
View ArticleDoes anyone have the model railway race video?
Does anybody know where I can get a link to that video of classic model railway race on James may series from Barnstaple both versions would be great?
View ArticleRail Traction Photos recent updateing. PLUG.
Hello Everyone, My Rail Traction Photos website has, again, been recently updated with three more collections. The first is a collection of twenty photographs which were taken during a trip to London...
View ArticlePony taken on to train
Quote: Originally Posted by Metro Commuters in Berlin got the fright of their lives last week when a woman boarded a subway train with her Shetland pony. Footage of the unidentified blonde woman...
View ArticleAny interesting movements tomorrow (17th) in the North?
Hi folks, Got the day off tomorrow and fancy doing a spotting run, trying to decide between Doncaster/York and Preston/Crewe or anywhere inbetween - no railtours seem to be scheduled for tomorrow, just...
View ArticleEC Rewards - £10 Child Tickets
Is anybody else having trouble booking the £10 add-on tickets for children to accompany the complimentary East Coast tickets? I am hoping to travel Hull-London on 19th Jan and returning the 20th....
View ArticleDounreay to West Cumbria flasks Sun 16 - Mon 17th Dec
Hi. Appologies if already discussed but BBC Scotland today reporting the first consigment of flasks were moved overnight yesturday/today and that it was done under armed guard. Just wondering what...
View Article57313-316 still in Wembley Yard?
Hi all Last week 57313-316 were noted in the Wembley yard area - I still need 313 and 315 for sight (since renumbering from 47's) and can get up there tomorrow (Tuesday) Does anyone know whether they...
View ArticleAn Oyster Day
It's a given that the Oyster "day" for the purposes of Pay As You Go runs from 04:30 to 04:29, with some unpublicised variations across the city for technical reasons. However, a "day" for a Travelcard...
View ArticleMobile Phone Recommendations
Hi all, my current rather basic phone has decided to lose it's keypad illumination, plus the case and screen are scratched and dented, so I'm after a new one for christmas, it's gotta be PAYG, and I...
View ArticlePermitted Routes Sheffield - Leeds
Having tried to figure out my permitted routes, I'm left baffled by the documentation, could anyone be so kind as to help me identify my "permitted routes" between Sheffield and Leeds. Thinking via...
View ArticleItems to Swap/Sale
Hi All, I have recently been clearing out my stuff and I have come across a load of stuff I no longer require. FGW Window Labels (May12) to a Variety of Destinations. A West Somerset Railway Timetable...
View ArticleFowler & Johnson 4-4-0 compounds
Evening All I have added the first of 2 small collections of Fowler & Johnson 4-4-0 compounds First collection features the Fowler versions, and includes this photo of Tony Gillett, (the gentleman...
View ArticleNorthern Belle Route, Dec 21/22
The Railway Magazine has the Northern Belle doing a circular tour from Chester on both the above dates, but gives no detail on the planned route. The VSOE website gives no clues either (that I could...
View ArticleMore Bus Promo Video
This is a video from bus company More Bus, previously known as Wilts and Dorset. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPQG-FUQ5-A I have no idea what was going through their mind at the time! What do you lot...
View ArticleThe most stupid question you have been asked
This is mainly aimed at rail staff. One of the guards was asked by a passenger the other morning "what time does the 06.38 to London leave?". What other stupid questions have people been asked?
View ArticleWay back when
Pendolinos were new! Found this on Youtube Quote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e--yZPPPp9I
View ArticlePlatform Assistant Shift times
Hi I have applied for a job as a platform assistant at a station in the west mids. Does anyone know what time platform assistants usually work until at night and whether they will still be walking the...
View ArticleMisuse of the word 'TUBE'
I'm not a pedantic person, but reading professional journalists and even some enthusiasts describing cut and cover underground railways as tube does tend to rub me up the wrong way.:roll:
View ArticleWhy Not First Class ?
Mod Note: Off-topic/personal conversation removed and thread moved to correct forum. It is my genuine belief that a lot of passengers are ignorant of some of the fantastic offers that are available in...
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