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All fares quoted are using a Seniors Railcard. I live in Leicester and went on the 1800hrs HST to St Pancras on Monday evening, this train stops once at Mkt Harboro and arrived in St Pancras at 1914. The single First class fare was £17.50 and I was able to use the lounge at Leics. A walk up the...

I went to Clacton on Sea a couple of weeks ago from Liverpool St and I am sure the unit was an Abellio 321, this is a trip I have never made before. The seats seemed lower than was the case on my EMT HST and probably lower than on the Circle Line tube I travelled on, although these sometimes...

Today only, also stops at Leicester and East Midlands Parkway, any idea what this is about? TIA

I usually only buy Advance tickets but I am looking to buy the above ticket on the EMT web site. Going through the process I have to state a return train time, which I do not know other than it will be after 1915. Will I be OK to nominate the return train as the 1915 but my ticket be valid...

On Wednesday I had a Standard class Advance ticket purchased from EMT, Leicester to Portsmouth Stations, with travel on the 1000hrs from Leics to St Pancras and the 1202 Southern trains service from Victoria to Portsmouth Harbour. The EMT service was on time but I had problems with the 1202...

Do any members have a good knowledge of Portsmouth Harbour station and its surrounds? Next week I am having a ride out to Portsmouth and my train arrives at 1402, I was hoping to catch the 1415 Harbour boat trip, so any tips are most welcome. If my train is late and I am unable to connect I...

Apologies if this has been posted before, but yesterday I noticed that there were now two clocks at St Pancras, with the new Dent one in front of the original. The new clock is Black with silver markings, other than that it is the same design as the earlier one. I have a picture but I think...

Are there plans to re-instate the double track from Glendon (Kettering North Jct) through to Corby? If so when does work start as I may have a ride around the Kettering-Leicester via Manton section on Sunday to see if anythings been happening?

Have the line speed improvements on the Midland Mainline been implemented lately, my GPS was showing 123mph between Sharnbrook Jct and Bedford yesterday. (HST)

I note from realtimetrains that the 1355 hrs 1A41 Manchester to Euston, Virgin Trains service made special stops at Lichfield TV and Watford Jct today. I am 99.999999% :lol: certain this was to pick up and drop off the England football team.

EMT are offfering a £1,000 reward for information about the person/s who threw a sandbag from a bridge at a Meridian train near to Wellingborough last week.

Hi Guys, I have owned for a number of years an Acer Scanwit 2720 slide and negative scanner, this served me OK a while back when selling some 1970s slides on Ebay but I have now upgraded my PC and wondered if it was time to replace the Acer. I am not very PC but I understand that my Acer is...

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I have just bought my first smartphone and downloaded the realtimetrains android app, how do I access the detailed search (Freight) on my Moto G? I can access it on my desktop but I am too much of a dummie to find it on my android phone. TIA

I went to London St Pancras on Wednesday and noticed a new siding/track being laid between Harlington and Sundon. Any board members know what this new section of track is for? TIA

My friend texted me that his EMT train stopped at Luton and he was bussed to Stp Pancras, apparently a PHBT further south. He said that St Pancras was chaotic with passengers queing right back to the Sir John Betjeman pub. Can anyone add anything?

I have some rail vouchers from delayed trips last year. If I go to the station booking office can I use say my £50 voucher with different TOCs? I am thinking of going Cross Country, East Coast, Northern, Virgin and East Midlands trains for my journey and I would like to use my vouchers as near...

I have never travelled from Newark Northgate before and I was thinking of driving there from Leicester and then leaving my car for a couple of days with a trip to Scotland. Does the car park at Newark become full very easily or should I be OK, it would probably be around 11-00am in a weekday...

I was looking at Cornwall news on my Virgin media teletext news items and noticed that cleaners on FGW would be striking for 24 hours. Apparently they have to agree to a 2% pay rise but Zero hours contracts. I do not know any facts about this dispute but IMHO I do not like zero hours...

OK before I start, you are correct it was The Caledonian Highland sleeper.:lol: I have been meaning to go on the Caledonian Sleeper for some time now and when I got an e-mail from Scotrail offering a third off the fare, that sealed it, £97.90 First Class with railcard, Euston to Fort William...