• Our new ticketing site is now live! Using either this or the original site (both powered by TrainSplit) helps support the running of the forum with every ticket purchase! Find out more and ask any questions/give us feedback in this thread!

Recent content by RailAleFan

  1. R

    Manchester City Centre free bus 2 / Victoria station

    Why does this route not serve Manchester Victoria station directly? Drivers seem as frustrated as passengers with the situation. Dispute with taxi operators?
  2. R

    ORR estimates of station usage 2024/25

    Origin Destination Matrix for FY 2024-2025 data now uploaded to the Top 100 tool; https://railalefan.co.uk/labs/flowstats/
  3. R

    Phone reception inside carriages - Repeaters? Wifi? Cellular modems? Laser etched glass? I'm confused...

    4G might work better on trains if you are using 5G by default; I think most phones can disable 5G
  4. R

    Why would a passenger train driver need to see internal CCTV images?

    I know. But that's totally different to being a featured passenger on Avanti West Coast TV.
  5. R

    Why would a passenger train driver need to see internal CCTV images?

    I don't mind being on CCTV, that's fine. I object to being on CCTV and displayed on a loop on a screen in a train carriage to everyone else whilst i'm just trying to mind my own business.
  6. R

    Why would a passenger train driver need to see internal CCTV images?

    It's overly intrusive for those sat closest to the cameras at either end of the coaches.
  7. R

    Why would a passenger train driver need to see internal CCTV images?

    It's horrible. I get it in pubs where there is often a clearly visible screen near the bar cycling through the CCTV feeds but if you're sat on a train for a 3 hour journey trying to mind your own business; no need for you to be shown on a screen every 30s.
  8. R

    Macclesfield to Holyhead via Stafford

    Thanks for the replies. This just hadn't occurred to me as an option, and we'll be on the right side of Macclesfield for that too. Taxi ~£20 so when the time comes that's what we'll do... Cheers
  9. R

    Macclesfield to Holyhead via Stafford

    Is this is a permitted route? 1 change, CrossCountry > Avanti I'm not getting anywhere with journey planners, insisting on routing via Kidsgrove and Crewe. NRE brings up the result based on timing but with no tickets available. Cheers!
  10. R

    Trivia: Stations with numbers in their name and route?

    Tweedbank has the highest number expressed in base-16 (Hex) at 978,362
  11. R

    Could station names be sponsored to raise cash?

    Stafford sponsored by The University of Wolverhampton
  12. R

    Snow Disruption 5/1/25-6/1/25

    I'm sure many of us on here remember being a kid in the 70's and 80's and school was open if the heating worked and the caretaker could clear a path from the road to a way in!
  13. R

    Where is the Network Railcopter overhead in this cockpit view pic?

    Can anyone figure it out? Image shows a cockpit view of an aerial survey helicopter on railway ops, a section of track can be seen on a screen on the operator's console; https://pdgaviationservices.com/services/aerial-survey

Top