Split Tickets Barnsley to Pontefract
Is it possible to use a SY Travelmaster and a Darton - Pontefract season ticket on the fast services that only call at Wakefield and not Darton?
View ArticleLoco haulage goes to Derry!
Not quite passenger trains but 111 & 113 worked to Derry today. The first time since 2007 on this line infact.... They are based there for 14 weeks for a programme of re-ballasting the...
View ArticleSplit Infinity
What is the most number of splits anyone has done on a straightforward A to B journey ?
View Article4965, Tractors and HST
4965 in action today on the Valentines Express. Also an XC HST and 37601 and 37059 at Portway
View ArticleHeritage electric railways
So, we've had steam preservation railways for quite some time now, and running heritage diesels on those same lines seemed like the obvious next step. My question is "What about heritage electric...
View ArticleATW 158s
Hi all, Could anyone tell me whether the Holyhead - Cardiff and Manchester Piccadilly - Milford Haven/Carmarthen services are 175s, 158s or a mixture of both. If both, does anyone know which are 175s...
View ArticleWest midland rover
Just got the go ahead from she who must be obeyed to have a day out with my 9 year old son tomorrow. We intend to travel by car to Tamworth and then use a West Midland Rover for the day. We really do...
View ArticlePPM - Should it be in here or in the main forum ?
Limited to 20mph and with only a handful of seats should Class 139's be classed as light rail or not ?
View ArticleAnyone with NFM11, what's the price?
Off Peak *and* Peak Travelcard prices with Y-P discount from Herts Uni+BusPk (typing in HERTS should bring it up, if not, they've removed the station!) to London Zones 1-6. I was going to book it...
View ArticleYork - Scarborough work
Any idea what the work was that required the closure of the York - Scarborough this weekend. I saw some sign of activity around Haxby LC. Crossing removed but nothing else. No manpower or other sign of...
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Olympics more important than week old baby?
I was outraged reading this in the Metro today. Apparently this woman considers the Olympics to be more important than their new baby. I'd also suggest that an event the size of the Olympics isn't the...
View ArticleVideo: Powderham
Cross Country and First Great Western Trains at Powderham in Devon. 1. CrossCountry Class 220 Voyager 2. FGW HST 3. FGW 158 4. CrossCountry Class 221 Super Voyager I gave up after this as it was...
View ArticleSt Albans to Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon
Right, so on Wednesday I'm travelling to Cobham (CSD) from St Albans (SAC). I'm planning on arriving around 11:30ish and leaving maybe 4 or so, potentially later (i.e. off peak on the way there and...
View Articletranspennine electrification/upgrade
Trans Pennine Route upgrade New Journey Opportunities through Electrification It is to be hoped, that the announced upgrade and electrification of the Trans Pennine route via Huddersfield is also to...
View ArticleCaldervale 4 car 158???
Can anyone tell me why the diagram which incorperates the 0737 Leeds to Man Vic and the 1421 Man Vic to Leeds is being covered by 2x 2 car 158's today? It wasn't on the 0637 LDS - MCV or the 0821 MCV -...
View ArticleTfGM DO actually invest in heavy rail.
TfGM's subsidy to Northern Rail Limited is currently £6.26 million per month, which makes it £75.1 million per annum. http://www.tfgm.com/corporate/financial_disclosure.cfm WY Metro's subsidy to...
View ArticleClass 158s not starting
Every time I'm in Hull Paragon there seems to be a team of people nursing at least 158. Yesterday evening it was two that appeared not to want to start. Is this commmon?
View Articlecross country delays
Afternoon all. Did anyone get stuck in the cross country delays between Leicester and Coleshill Parkway today due to a broken down freight train? 85 minutes delayed not a good start to the week but not...
View Article2005 gallery update
I've added another 65 pix to the 2005 gallery, which include.. NR's HST Serco 67s around London Renaming 87012 'The Olympian' 37606 working a service train Liverpool St - Norwich plus other pictures...
View ArticleFCC to make cash machines free + offer 10% off eco-friendly car parking
I read today that FCC is axing fees for using its cash machines (a charge it introduced when it took over from Wagn in 2006!) and also offering 10% off parking for people with environmentally friendly...
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