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Hillhouse is a Light Maintenance Depot, already handling diesel trains. It will ultimately have 5 lines. More info courtesy of Northern here; https://media.northernrailway.co.uk/news/new-facility-built-to-keep-trains-running-opens-in-yorkshire "The depot, which is open 24 hours a day, will...

. TPE Class 802/2s have First Class seating only on Coach E

On The Brighton & Dyke Railway (1887-1938) a bell was provided in the club house at Brighton & Hove Golf Club, to advise members that a train had departed Devils Dyke station, and would shortly arrive at Golf Club Halt.

Transpennine 802s seem to be often displayed on platform departure screens as having two First Class coaches rather than one for some reason

On 1W61 1450 from Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly (Thursday 9th July) the air conditioning is delightfully comfortable. However, it has been announced that owing to the heat, the kitchen is closed, and there is only a trolley service. There is also a 4 day ban on the sale of alcohol on...

Only some of the tickets were booked via thecl Forum site, so I assembled the itinerary (with appropriate interchange timings)

I should have thought of that. I contacted TPE by WhatsApp, and received that advice, but they told me the Form might not accept it, and if so I should contact Customer Services. The Form did seem to accept the Kings Cross to St Pancras, but then deemed my final destination as an invalid...

The TPE online Delay Repay site says "The Interchange station you have entered is invalid" when I attempt to input a leg departing St Pancras after a leg arriving at Kings Cross. I'll just have to try email

I travelled yesterday with LNER, and while there was no mention of Advance acceptance, it was made clear that Lumo, Hull Trains, and Grand Central tickets were not valid

On a delayed journey changing trains between St Pancras and Kings Cross, with one ticket finishing at St Pancras (London Thameslink) and the next starting at Kings Cross, is this treated as one through journey for Delay Repay, or as two journeys separated by a short walk?

Not sure how comprehensive these are, especially with so many fleets undergoing refurbishment, but Man At Seat 61 has seat maps; https://www.seat61.com/european-train-seat-maps.htm

Many moons ago, I was on a service booked to pass through Penhelig, but when I asked the guard, he happily made it an unscheduled request stop

As has been mentioned on previous threads on the topic, BRFares defines the fare as 'Std Return'. It is valid over two routes in either direction, but carries the unusual Restriction that the same route may not be used in both directions. As far as I can see it is unique, as other Round...

Other Day Returns on BRFares.com use different wording, explicitly stating; One Journey in each direction to be made within: Outward Validity: ON DATE SHOWN (1 day) Return Validity: ON DATE SHOWN (1 Day) The wording for the Ffestiniog Round Robin stipulates that the Outward and...

That is curious. BRFares describes the fare as 'Std Return'