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I have just booked a ticket from Crewe to Glasgow and noticed that the journey time is just over 3hrs 15 mins, but the journey time from Crewe to London is under 2 hours. I know the Crewe to Glasgow is a little bit further and has a couple more stops than to London but not that much that it...

Yes that could work but the only issue would be that then the northern unit would have to use platform 5 or 6 at crewe to get to the Marches line, and to get there would have to cross the WCML. Local press have reported the reason that more ATW services from Manchester to south Wales dont...

Cheshire East council have produced local reports on there towns and how they plan to improve everything from housing to transport. In there plan they want to electrify a 5 mile part of the Marches line from Crewe to Nantwich ! Why would this help local rail travel when the only services on...

It is the 1st time I have had a Wayfarer ticket and plan to use it spotting this weekend. The station that is the nearest to where I live that you can use this ticket from is Holmes Chapel, but as I need to Start my journey at Crewe I am going to buy a return from Crewe to Holmes Chapel then use...

2 London Overground units 378214 and 378256 were in Crewe at 3pm today in platform 12. Any ideas why ?

Hi all, Im after a bit of advice of spotting at Clapham Junction. Taking advantage of the LM great escape and heading down south. Never been Clapham junction before so any advise on spotting locations and what platforms you can get all unit numbers from, and also if the station is spotter...

I am after some advice on spotting in london as I have never been spotting there. I am planning of using the LM great escape £10 ticket to go from crewe to euston. I an wanting to do this trip on the cheap and was wondering what stations you can walk to from euston that you can access the...

Travelled on VT today the offer is: Meal Deal £3.95 Any cold sandwich or hot snack (Cheese burger, Panini, bacon muffin or Porridge) and a 500ml cold soft drink. Add 50p extra and you can choose 1 of the following walkers crisps, doriotos, kit kat, mars, snickers, bounty or twix...

I'm jumping on this thread hoping someone can help me regarding a BOJ on tickets I have allready purchased for a journey next week. Traveling from Nantwich (Cheshire ) to Birmingham New St. I have purchased them off LM with the half price rail offer. I understand that i can use the route...

I used MegaTrain a few weeks ago and went from Crewe to Glasgow Central for £1 each way. I had no problems with the conductor checking tickets, Just show him your booking confirmation print out and you will be fine. Enjoy your bargain journey. :D

I am planning on buying the £20 west midlands day ranger ticket for a full day spotting at many different midlands locations. As I have never been spotting anywhere south of Stafford befor, so any advice of getting the most of the day ranger ticket woukld be appreciated. I plan on getting...

Yes 57314 was in the same platform but was not attached to it.

picture of it :

They were fully coupled togeather like any normal dmu, 57 314 was also in crewe so may be did pull them. I was aware that the 3 normal carrage units had been used to make all 221's 5 car, Just thort it a bit stange to see it in a station platform when i thort they were in storage as back up...

I was at Crewe this evening and in platform 8 was 221144 in a 2 car formation. Does any one know why and what are Virgin's plans for it, will they really run passenger services using a 2 car super voyger and if so what routes would they use it on ?