I have my first video diary and station video up
So peoples, earlier on in the year, I had set myself an agenda for a few stations to visit in 2013 and the last month or so of 2012, but this time it came with something else. I have decided to start...
View Articleseek help with notice of intention to prosecute
Hi everyone, I recently received a letter from Southern Railway regarding notice of intention to prosecute. On the letter it says: On XXXX 2012, at XX:XX your details were taken by a Revenue...
View Article379 Diagrams
Hey guys. Anyone know the booked 379 turns from Cambridge Southbound to Liverpool Street tomorrow night, and also the likelihood of them being cancelled? I'll try and avoid 317's and go for the...
View ArticleRegarding: South Wales - Manchester on Saturday 8th December
Hello all, I just need a bit of verification. I purchased advanced tickets for me and my mother to travel up to Manchester and return this coming Saturday on the 0557 from Newport S Wales, and...
View ArticleLowestoft Civil Engineer's Sidings
Found these on Open Train Times, what are they and when do they see trains?
View ArticleLevel Crossing Safety
We have all heard recently of several sad accidents at crossings in the last few days, was thinking driving locally tonight in the dark crossing the railway at Harston on a minor road where the...
View ArticleLast Virgin Hauled services this weekend
Hi everybody. do we know what is hauling the 18.43 Euston to Crewe tomorrow night yet, and the 'drag' on Saturday from Crewe to Holyhead and return? I am booked on both! Any help would be appreciated....
View ArticleNew to this Forum... Require some guidance
Hello everyone, Im new to this Forum, Basically I've registered as i'm looking into *trying* to become a Train Driver in hopefully the near future! I say hopefully as i'm already coming to terms with...
View ArticleTfL 2013 fares online
I don't know how long they've been there (I haven't been checking), but I just noticed that the full set of webpages covering 2013 fares is now up on TfL's website, which is of particular interest to...
View Articlerequest - bedford to sheffield
Hello, A contact will be making fairly frequent journeys between the above locations. Typically evening 1 BDM to SHF, then evening 4 or 5 SHF to BDM, then in approx 10-15 days time repeat. Can anyone...
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Family and friends railcard 1st class advance
messing about on the virgin site i found that they were offfering 1st class advance tickets with a family and freinds railcard discount. i checked the same trains on NRE and it was also showing...
View ArticleDisabled Railcard eligability?
Sorry if this has been covered before. Thinking of getting my mother in law a disabled person's railcard. She uses a hearing aid. Does there have to be any level of proof of deafness for the card to be...
View Articlescotrail gateline staff assessment centre
my boyfriend has to go for an assessment centre and do the following tests: safety concentration and attention test. does anyone have any odea what they consist of? apparently its two tests and if he...
View ArticleJanuary 2013 fares
I wonder if the forum members would be willing to help with this I work for Southern Southern has a policy of not increasing certain fares The maximum weekly season ticket price for journeys on...
View ArticleNo so Great Western today.
Had a great day (not) today in the morning waiting for more than an hour and half on the freezing platfoms with no trains going either way, was informed about something up with "lineside equipment"...
View ArticleIf there are no first class fares does this mean First Class is declassified?
A quick question. Am I right in thinking that if the timetable doesn't show first class being available and the service is run with stock with a first class it is automatically declassified? What about...
View ArticleLeyland 5/12/12
I was standing on Leyland last night (5/12) at around 10pm and to my surprise a blue class 86 (86101...I think) came through heading north, dragging a blue 87 of which I didn't catch the number. Was...
View Articleemt- 153355? and uid 158
Both of these units have been sitting at etches park since the middle of last week the 158 may have been there for longer. what is wrong with them? can anyone identify the 158 and is it defo 153355?...
View ArticleNS ICE train?
I was in Amsterdam yesterday, and as we sat in Bijlmer station, an ICE train (running empty stock) ran into the station. But instead of the usual DB markings it had NS logos on the side. I haven't seen...
View ArticlePenzance platform 4
A few years back the sleeper used this platform but these days it always seems to use platform 1. I have read that the switch was due to a fatality at a foopath crossing last year but if this is indeed...
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