Recent content by rmpbedford

Thank you for raising this. This is on my list to check in the national Conditions of Carriage. There will be two of us, though, so I'm hopeful it balance out. Thanks to everyone for their comments so far. I am planning to pop down next week and do a recce. I will report my findings back to...

Hi everyone, I'm planning a work-related trip in a week or so's time, and will be returning into Paddington with a lot of equipment. Does anyone know whether there are still passenger-usable luggage trolleys at Paddington and, if so, where these to be found? We will have help to load the...

Thanks all - much appreciate your responses and I've learned a lot!

Hi there, I commute from Bedford into London and have been fascinated to see details of the very occasional, direct trains which run from Bedford to Rainham (Kent). There are two on weekdays, departing Bedford at 0600 and 0630, and one on a Saturday, departing 0656. With the Great British Rail...

Thanks everyone for your help with this. Lots to think about and I appreciate the different options! Much appreciated!

Hi all, I need to make an important visit to Bexleyheath on the morning of Friday 31st March. The plan is to take the 07:37 from London Victoria, arriving Bexleyheath 08:19. However, this is morning after a strike day. Do any forum users know if services on this line are likely to be back to...

Hi everyone, When I was a child I remember that there were some larger stations with barbers working within them, i.e. on platforms, concourses, underpasses etc (as opposed to being sited next to the front entrance etc). I have found some shared memories of these on the LNER forum, but I...

Many thanks everyone - there are some fantastic suggestions here.

This is outstanding! Thanks so much for that. What a great service. This deserves to be better known. Thanks again

Hi there, I've been reading back over the various messages which mention the recent demise of 'departure sheets' at stations, those large, printed posters which had alphabetical lists of stations served by direct trains. Sadly, it looks like these are not coming back after COVID, although I...

Hi there, I've been enjoying Titfield Thunderbolt with my 3-year-old son recently. He loves it and it makes a nice break from Thomas... I also had a copy of Nightmail and we are getting into that as well. However, I wondered if forum members might have any other suggestions for...

Thanks guys, that's great. I was pretty sure it was OK, but I figured that the staff at Bedford might be more used to issuing Gold Cards to those traveling south, rather than north. Hence I wanted to be sure of my ground in case I had to actively ask them to supply me with one. Thanks again!

Hi there, Forum members were kind enough to help me with a recent enquiry regarding season tickets between Bedford and Leicester. I wonder if you can also help me out with a further query relating to this? My reading of the Gold Card regulations would suggest that I am entitled to receive...

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OK - got it! Won't be trying it, don't worry. But I'm very grateful to you for explaining. Thanks again