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I'm travelling from Euston to North Wales on Friday 16 June and can catch the 17:10 or the 18:10. Which train is likely to be quieter? Thanks

Thanks for all your help yorkie. Much appreciated. This has got me thinking what would be the situation if I wanted to go A>B>C>D>A eg Sheffield>Derby>Grantham>Doncaster>Sheffield! Given the technology available, we should be able to go onto nationalrail.co.uk and put in any journey we want and...

Thanks for all your help, especially yorkie and bb21. So I can use Sheffield>Nottingham off-peak return £13.20 or Sheffield>Derby off-peak return £11.10 or Sheffield>Long Eaton off-peak return also £11.10 return? But the last one has to stop at Long Eaton so if I want a through Derby>Nottingham...

nationalrail.co.uk permit this route --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Sheffield to Derby via Nottingham or Sheffield to Nottingham via Derby?

I am starting my journey in A and want to visit both B and C. If I bought A to C via B, on my return journey do I have to go via B or can I go from C to A direct? In my case A=Sheffield, B=Derby, C=Nottingham

And what's more, the weather was good too.

Ian and Mark, thanks for your advice. I arrived at 15.40 and left 17.05 and saw loads and loads including the Colas. I managed a stop at Chesterfield en route and saw quite a but there - but not as much as at Nuneaton. There were about 20 other spotters at Nuneaton, about 10 at Chesterfield...

I live miles away from Nuneaton but will be passing through on a Friday this month and I'm keen to spend an hour there, mainly watching freight. My itinerary will allow me to stop for that hour either midday or late afternoon. Anybody got any suggestions as to which would be better. Or should I...

Hi. I want to buy a magazine subscription for my 13 year old son and am after recommendations. He’s into all aspects of modern UK rail especially hi-speed, freight and general plans for the future etc. He has some interest in heritage and also foreign (again he prefers foreign hi-speed and...