[MSTS] class 56 topping out at 30?!?
Hello all, I have railworks as well but sometimes like to play around with MSTS which I remember as a 11 year old... anyway, downloaded a class 56, got the sounds and cabviews for it, sorted (after 5...
View ArticleCroydon Tramlink with railcard
I'm hoping someone can help explain some stuff to me: I need to travel from Guildford to New Addington during the morning peak and return at some point later that day. I have a young person railcard...
View ArticleCarry On films
Carry On films.does anyone like them? I love them myself. Whilst growing up I thought they were great but it wasn't until my teens that I started to get a lot more of the jokes for example the Sid...
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Requirements for 4 aspect signalling
I realise that this question may have a number of answers due to it being based upon variable factors: line speed; frequency of trains etc. But are there any general requirements that need to be...
View ArticleEws nameplate sale 20/4/13
Crewe heritage centre... Nameplate Shakespeare Cliff 33051 Vale of York 59201 Data Panel 59201 59201 Workplate 59201 59201 St Edmund 86430 Kidwelly rebuilt Landore 1987 08995 Bow Fell 60015 Peak...
View ArticleCompartments (French trains)
Hello all, I would like to know if there are any trains in France where one can sit in a compartment. As far as I know, the only one is the once-daily weekend-only Intercité 100% Éco (Paris-Toulouse...
View ArticleAn East Coast First?
19:33 London Kings Cross to Leeds due 21:49 Details: This train has been delayed at London Kings Cross by 23 minutes and has been further delayed at Finsbury Park and is now 45 minutes late. This train...
View ArticleThe Wanderer in Wroclaw
Evening folks, I'm spending the weekend in Wroclaw in Southern Poland. Here are a few snaps of the city which also has an extensive tram network. http://smu.gs/14GB5DY The Wanderer. --- old post above...
View ArticleTicketing innovations - spreading best practice
Hi, A few different TOCs are doing new things with tickets - some things which spring to mind are:Mobile tickets, with a confirmation number which doesn't need to be exchanged for a paper ticket at a...
View ArticleAmsterdam advice
'ello! I've just been tagged in to a mate's 21st weekend in Amsterdam. Given that I have no experience of public transport outside the UK, I have a few questions: 1. Is it easy to get hold of an...
View ArticleMedia bias: Privatised train fares rise three times faster than cost of living
From the Evening Standard. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/trans...g-8479918.html Lovely to see them cherry picking the walk up anytime fares without a mention that advance fares are very cheap! But...
View ArticleHorsham to East croydon over run
This is a one for RJ and all the others. Tonight on my train from Brighton to Victoria I had a passenger who showed me a weekly from Horsham to Redhill. The problem was we were past redhill and on our...
View ArticleSpiky spongey things at end of platforms?
Hi all I've recently noticed at the end of platforms at least on the Manchester to Liverpool Lime St via Warrington line some strange objects. They are square and have pointy bits on them and at the...
View ArticleRequired walks
New Pudsey - Frizinghall is routed 'not via Leeds'. Clearly the intention is that you walk between Bradford Interchange and Forster Square. However as there are no mapped routes applicable for this...
View ArticleCentrica decision to withdraw from new-build nuclear power plants.
One of the reasons given to the electorate by the Government for the dramatic rise in prices charged by the power supply companies, is that the domestic customers are expected to pay something towards...
View ArticleWeekly Travelcards
Would a weekly Zone 1-6 Travelcard ever be printed as issued at London Terminals, or would it have the actual name of the station (e.g. London Waterloo & London Zones 1-6)?
View ArticleHelp scotrail
Hey everybody, I have applied for first scotrail in glasgow and Dumfries. I have applied to glasgow 3 times and passed the first sift then put on hold with the same application. I have failed the 1st...
View ArticleLondon to Liverpool via Manchester
Hi everyone, I realise this subject has been done before, but I'd just like to check that nothing has changed as I'll be telling 10 people to do this. We're looking to leave Euston Friday...
View ArticleMaintenance fitter
Hi everybody! Just a question that may have been asked before (I've looked but couldn't find any thread), does anybody know the selection process for applications for a maintenance fitter? I would have...
View ArticleMy proposal to split XC services at Reading
I have come up with an idea that would effect the demand for fast services into Waterloo and so effect Crossrail 2. It is that once the HS2 route to Manchester and the northern WCML is open that the...
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