Anyone familar with Penzance?
Hi, I'm planning a trip to Penzance this summer - does anyone have any recommendations for a place to stay and for places to eat and visit whilst I am there? Many thanks.
View ArticleRefund on uncollected Advance tickets
I would like some advice. On Saturday 11th May I was due to travel on the 0821 Paddington [PAD]-Hereford [HFD] (as far as Oxford [OXF]) but due to a mega ATO failure on the Victoria Line (left...
View ArticlePlatform Host on Greater Anglia
Hi everyone, I received an email today inviting me to an assessment day for 'Platform Host' with Greater Anglia. I was just wondering what the assessment involves? Has anyone been to one of their...
View ArticleA 'norm' trip to Ireland, help!
Hi all, Not 100% sure whether this is the best place to put this, but the thread does contain international rail related topics as well. Move it to a more relevant area if needs be, and to be honest I...
View ArticleTPE failed driver fault finder is this one of lives gone?
Hi I failed the dff test last year, I should not have gone to the assessment really in the first place (not an excuse but I had my dog put down by the emergency vet at 4.30am the morning of the test)...
View ArticleProposed Rail link to Lydd Airport
Lydd Airport has recently obtained permission to lengthen its runway and build a new terminal building. At the moment it has no commercial passenger traffic, but its promoters want to see regular...
View ArticleChesterfield to Southport return on Saturday Jul 20th
Off Peak Return is £41.30, is there likely to be any way to do this cheaper? Arriving for about noon and leaving after 5pm? (An impressive number of stops between Liverpool Parkway and Southport!)
View ArticleMiniclip Flash game: One for any wannabe signalmen
http://www.miniclip.com/games/epic-rail/en/#t-g-l Quote: Control train-track junctions to guide the trains to their correct stations, but make sure all trains get to their destinations safely without...
View ArticleFree wi-fi for 25 Scottish railway stations
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22521026 Quote: Free wi-fi for 25 Scottish railway stations Free wi-fi access is to be introduced at 25 of Scotland's busiest railway stations by the middle of...
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Parents got grief at Tottenham Hale (LUL) - but let off 'this time'
My parents were in Dublin over the weekend and returned yesterday to London Euston (via Virgin). My mum booked the train tickets with Virgin direct and, as mums do, didn't seem to listen to my advice...
View ArticleCoventry to Yeovil (ish)
Hi all, Got a bit of a last minute trip so can't take advantage of any advance tickets or anything. Leaving Coventry today (afternoon), coming back either Friday / Saturday. Ideally would like to head...
View ArticleMore from May
A few bits added to the May gallery. New ticket gates going in at Huddersfield and Llandudno station's getting a £5.1m makeover: http://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p135910669 I'm en-route to Glasgow now...
View ArticleTender Couplings
Hi folks Apologies for this rather random query, but I was just wondering if anyone could advise of how the semi-permanent couplings, between engine and tender, on steam locomotives function. There's...
View ArticleLondon Coach termini - poor location?
probably this has been discussed to death, but does anyone else think Golders Green & Victoria are too far from Central London & that this makes taking a coach into London unattractive. Golders...
View ArticleSlade Green to Warrington Bank Quay
Hi All, travelling up to Warrington BQ on Saturday 22nd June and returning on the 23rd June and am trying to find the cheapest tickets. Did look at splitting at Crewe as the advance fare from Euston to...
View ArticleClass 47 various
Evening All I have added some new class 47 photos to various collections, all these photos by Alan Costello Pre TOPS D1503 King's Cross 17-6-63 http://railway-photography.smugmug.c...5800&k=gdzjWNd...
View ArticleAlfreton to Blackpool North route question
I know that the quickest route from Alfreton to Blackpool North would normally be with one change at Manchester. Just out of interest I wondered if an Off Peak Return would also be available via Leeds?...
View ArticleThornaby to Stevenage via Newcastle
Please can you confirm that trainscanbecheaper is correct in saying that a ticket from Thornaby to Stevenage is valid via Newcastle - on the direct trains not via Darlington of course.
View ArticleLondon Bridge platform 13 footbridge closure
I may have misread this local rail campaign website news update, it appears that when Platforms 14-16 are closed from the timetable change next week, the connecting walkway from Platform 13 to the...
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