Recent content by peteb

Agree, otherwise it might result in fewer people travelling and there's nowhere to buy a ticket at Bewdley except online.........

They're not available yet, with less than a week to go. Type in Bewdley and nothing comes up in the from or to boxes. I've heard that tickets are not available on the train. Unless WMR sort out the ticketing pdq there won't be any paying passengers on the service!!! I've tried Northern App, WM...

Yes I can see that could work.

But this solution assumes the SVR would be willing to be locked out of their own system whilst WMR trains are using it. It might work for the early morning services but would probably cause havoc on a normal running day late afternoon/early evening.

For that I'd want my own train, steam hauled too!!

In Germany the seat has to be occupied within so many minutes of departure, after that it reverts to being free. But it's a pain if you were to go to the buffet car for half an hour, you risk someone bagging your reserved seat. The turn up and go facility that has been a feature of British...

Has anyone been able to find tickets for journeys originating or terminating at Bewdley on the national ticketing/timetable system yet? I understand the code is BEW for Bewdley, but cannot find them for sale (for the running dates, starting Tuesday 1st September).

https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/seat-reservations-compulsory-london-paddington-cardiff-sunday-16th-august.305918/ I noted the issues facing people trying to get to Cardiff on Sunday who hadn't reserved seats. Two Questions: Now there's a hundred and one reasons why you might not want to...

They'll have CCTV of the person that parked/abandoned the car there. Should enable a prosecution if they're identified. Not much fun if your Eurostar was cancelled........

Agreed but how to meet environmental concerns?

Agree, but at least it's a move in the right direction. Problem is it's not usually possible to use very toxic weedkillers anymore, especially where a site drains into a water course.

Great news! Someone has cut back the buddleia at Birmingham Moor Street.

Pros of continuous welded rail: no annoying clickety clack for those riding the trains. Cons of CWR: no nice clickety clack sound for those videoing trains lineside for YouTube.

A nice buddleia bush at the south end of Birmingham Moor Street platform 2 scratches every passing train! Surprised it hasn't been chopped.........

https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/rail-passengers-warned-of-ongoing-disruption-after-major-stourbridge-fire Pictures of railway cutting vegetation by Stourbridge fire available at the above link. Also below...