Recent content by Dannys

Thanks for the suggestions everyone - much appreciated. No idea you could get a fare via Tamworth, getting it to show up on LNERs journey planner, my usual booking choice - doesn't seem to work, so I might need to look at buying on the day at the counter, old skool style, if we end up doing...

Afternoon, Hoping someone can help me find some cheap(er) fares! Im booked to fly from Gatwick in Jan '26 and wanting to use the train to get to/from the airport if at all possible - to save the four hour drive after the flight home mainly - however I can't seem to find any, what I would...

Had to cancel my journey in the end. TPE are planning on running but no tickets acceptance on AWC advances apparently- which is unhelpful for customers in the circumstances! Alternative would be to use northern to Carlisle and LNER but would mean getting into EDB just an hour before my return...

Has there been any indication of likely services tomorrow, or when something might be published? I’d expect Shap to be closed. I’m booked on an AWC Carlisle to Edinburgh tomorrow late morning but no idea what kind of service will be running, if any. Don’t think anything has run Carlisle to...

Given the proposed stagecoach 84 offering between Crewe and Nantwich is an hourly service, with almost all the Nantwich-Crewe shorts operating school holidays only (and one that operates on School days excluding Wednesdays?) - Id be very suprised if "someone" doesn't come in with a better...

Its on Earle Street, bottom of Queens street. Its where most the shops that used to be in Crewe Centre have moved to. It currently has the 8 service every 30 minutes - but it runs in a big loop, so Bus Station to Grand junction takes about 5 minutes, Grand Junction back to Crewe takes...

Whatever ends up happening, its going to be interesting over the next few months as alternative operators step in, before the dust settles. Crewe and Northwich/Winsford/Macclesfield areas are similar to most of England, in that bus services have been gradually trimmed over the last 15-20 years...

Same appalling service from Scunthorpe tomorrow. Westbound cancellations 0547 cancelled 0708 cancelled 0811 running 0908 cancelled 1108 cancelled 1208 cancelled 1308 cancelled 1508 cancelled 1608 cancelled 1708 cancelled 1808 running 1908 running 2008 running 2108 running 2208 cancelled That...

Shocking service this morning on the south. Scunthorpe departures westbound: 0547 cancelled 0708 running 0811 cancelled 0908 running 1108 cancelled 1208 cancelled 1308 cancelled 1508 cancelled 1608 running 1708 cancelled 1808 running 1908 running 2008 running 2108 running 2208 running

A someone who is/was a rail commuter, and also someone with an interest in the rail industry, I thought I would throw my tuppence in this discussion for a change. I would summerise the issue in that the "off peak is the new peak". I have observed that trains are generally quiet until 9.30 -...

In the initial example - using railmiles.me - Scunthorpe to Doncaster is actually 23 miles, not 32. This equates to 58p per mile return - or 29ppm each way. Dover to Sittingbourne is 32 miles - so 49p per mile return, or 25ppm each way. Depends on the rate per mile? If any such review were...

South Yorkshire Railmaster monthly which has increased by £10 from £79.30 to £89.30 (+12.6%) Other South Yorkshire rover tickets have increased. Mostly by around 2-3%

Back in the beeching cuts era - The Humber bridge didn't exist - the Barton line was well used for connections to the Ferry over to Hull. Shortly after the Humber bridge opened, the ferry service ceased, and buses could now run Direct from Grimsby to Hull, saving the need to use the train and...

Disruption on the Penistone line will continue tomorrow, with pretty much all journeys terminating at Barnsley. The main area of disruption is actually at the local stations between Barnsley and Sheffield, as the service on this section has been halved. The last Sheffield to Huddersfield train...

Thanks, that's more re-assuring that Northern, who seemed like they couldn't give any answer other than what was on a script.