Recent content by raildude

Interesting that he was done for a Byelaw for such an offence though, as well as threatening behaviour (according to the article). Must be 10(2) or some sort of Byelaw 12 offence: I suspect the latter, especially if a load of threatening abuse was then directed to the station staff as a...

Walton (Mersey) to Orrell Park is £1.50 and is only 30 chains away, (0.4miles) timed at 1 minute. Apparently you can see one station from the other :? It is most likely going to be a Merseyrail Electrics ticketing combo that will be most expensive per minute. Wallasey Village to Wallasey Grove...

Full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-15825467 Some long journey!

I think the doors being closed is sufficient enough for any passenger with a bit of common sense to stand back. Doors closing = move away! There's already an audible hustle alarm! 2 is just one of many different bell codes, some of which the public definitely shouldn't hear. 9 is for police...

People don't always sit in seats they reserve, so if people reserve sleeper seats, and don't turn up, you won't be able to tell until the train actually arrives. The staff computer will just show no availability. If there has been a no-show, you get lucky! Technically, the Fort William train...

Scotrail Sleepers SSuX 1S25 [1S25, 1A25, 1Y11] WINSFORD/WSF: 00:04 /PASS 1S26 WINSFORD/WSF: 02:54 /PASS 1M11, [1M11, 1C11] WINSFORD/WSF: 04:00 /PASS 1M16 [1M16, 1B01, 1B16] WINSFORD/WSF: 05:25 /PASS

Couldn't tell you sorry. I don't see why they would stop railcards being able to get a discount. Not my field of "expertise". I think the fares for 2012 must be being announced soon(ish) though? Anyway, I guess this is perhaps a good thing, it is "simple" now, and removes ticket type names which...

"Delays due to safety checks being made earlier"

The notice I've seen (@ East Coast station) says the ticket type will be changing to "Advance" with mandatory train & ferry to better manage demand on the train part of the journey due to certain trains being absolutely packed. Conductors may have had a detailed brief ATOC don't deal with the...

They can (quite rare though) be 57 hauled and go via Liverpool>Huyton>Manchester>Stafford avoiding Crewe. Can't remember when that last happened though, but surely within the last year?

I don't need a password to access it though, it just takes me straight to the homepage? No need to log in. Don't see why you can't get it too...?

I did a search on here: https://themanual.tso.co.uk/TheManual/Default.aspx

I don't think that is right personally.

No. It explicitally says in the latest brief in the list of valid operators:

You are not allowed any free or reduced rate PRIV travel on Grand Central!