Recent content by eastend43

I used to use the ferry as it worked out more convenient if I was using the car in the morning and could park at Seacombe and get the commuter service across. However, the the big thing stopping me now is the charge for parking at Seacombe since it was taken over by the Eureka! Science +...

Part 2 The FlixBus from Padua was quite good, apart from the place it leaves from. I know that from previously interrailing that the area around main railway stations is usually quite rough, but I had forgotten that as I had avoided them so far (and Verona station wasn’t too bad). The ‘parking...

A 15 day trip to Italy, flying from Manchester to Bergamo, returning to Liverpool in mid-August. Solo for most of it, but meeting friends in Sicily and at the end in Verona I planned the trip around getting the sleeper train from Milano Centrale to Siracusa and also seeing a concert and an...

I recently got charged £1 (at a Merseyrail station) for swapping an old Walrus card for a new Metrocard (actually it was swapping 5 Walrus cards for Metrocards when I had family visiting). We were rushing for a train so didn't have time to argue. I complained (and after a few emails back and...

I've recently started using RailUK Tickets instead of Avanti for Liverpool to London bookings. I had a booking with Avanti to London (Advance Single), with a Two Together railcard for next month, but found out today that my travelling companion needs to go to a funeral in Birmingham at the exact...

On Sunday, consecutive Ellesmere Port services were cancelled - the 1826 and 1856 from Moorfields. At Lime Street (where I was waiting for any train stopping at Rock Ferry), passengers for Ellesmere Port were advised to get a Chester train to Hooton and change there. The Chester train I got on...

The 811 from Broughton to Moreton via Birkenhead still runs (3 early morning journeys to Broughton, 2 late afternoon journeys to Moreton with one extended to Leasowe). It's a 'JobLink' service which I think fits in with shift patterns with employers in Deeside/Broughton. Leaving Birkenhead at...

I'm not fluent in Welsh, but would have thought the pronunciation would be obvious (although didn't see it at first when capitalised).

I noticed today that Stagecoach is starting a new service X10 from Kirkby to Rhyl, via Bootle, Liverpool and Birkenhead. It's one return journey on a Sunday for the months of July and August. Details at...

Like L401CJF, I've seen the free bus out and about at the time it would be taking people from Hamilton Square and the terminal. However, I note that the Stena website states that there is not a bus running. As they used the same bus to load passengers from the terminal onto the ferry the last...

Interesting tweet from MerseyRail, telling people to check which stations you can pick up tickets purchased online from: https://twitter.com/merseyrail/status/989131318641512448 The tweet says - If you have purchased from an independent online retailer, please check before travelling to see...

Some tips. If your ticket to Liverpool is to Liverpool Stations (i.e not an Advance) then it can be used to get to/from James Street or Moorfields. I am not sure what happens since they installed the barriers at Lime Street. Due to the direction of the loop, it's probably easier going to James...

Another problem with the revised timetable / replacements buses during the Wirral loop renewal is that when trying to book from (e.g.) Rock Ferry to London on selected dates, both the NRE and Virgin trains website comes back saying no tickets available. During the track renewal it is probably...

Well the OP (as in me!) had a fully charged phone and a battery charger but that isn't the issue I posted about. It was a question as to whether Merseyrail would accept a m-ticket issued by Virgin Trains. While I fully agree with Yorkie about me having a valid ticket, it might be fair to say...

Hi Just looking for general advice for next time as I didn't have a problem this time as there were not any ticket checks during the journey. I bought a Liverpool to London return on the Virgin Trains website and as I was running late I opted for the m-ticket. It downloaded successfully...