Recent content by rosswilson

Thank you for your help guys, it is much appreciated. My post was merely inquisitive and I will continue to pay the (vastly) greater priced ticket to play it safe. Thank you Yorkie for your reply, although I am quite aware of the geographical placements of Lancaster, Manchester, and Crewe...

Hi, I am trying to find an open return ticket from Lancaster to Crewe for the best price. The cheapest that I can find with a 16-25 railcard is £22.95. But I have just tried searching for a Lancaster to Manchester Stations ticket (calling at Crewe) and it was £10 roughly!? Is that...

Is that what those yellow boxes are? Axel counters? I always thought they were just junction boxes for the wiring. There are literally dozens of these all within 100m at Cardiff Station. Why would there be so many axel counters at a station? Ross

Hi Guys, Thanks for your replies, although I still believe these "plates" are something electrical related due to the presence of a "On/Off Switch". I have managed to track down a photo of Lancaster platform 3: http://www.flickr.com/photos/estaga/5334070711/sizes/o/in/photostream/. Open...

Hi Everyone, I noticed something today whilst waiting at Lancaster platform 4 that I thought you could help me with. At a few stations i've visited there are switches all along the platform almost at track level. I have attached a photo that I managed to find to illustrate. These switches...

Hi Everyone, Long time lurker and now decided to register an account in order to start posting :D I came across this Youtube video today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2TEkLZDElQ&feature=related it shows a train driver (apparently in a simulator) identify that a collision was imminent...