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The extremely well-known LUL roundel is a very good indicator of the presence of a Tube station. Why is it's use so random, with almost total omission in places and elsewhere it's reduced to a tiny little symbol crammed alongside others? It's a symbol of London's no 1 transport system...

Hello, I'm looking for some help in identifying realistic public transport links between Katowice Airport and Gliwice in southern Poland. I'm a medical courier and Gliwice is a regional centre for stem cell donations that can go worldwide (although I've only ever carried them to the UK). I...

There have been a number of passengers being caught out by Trainline, among others, following a previous purchase of a Railcard discounted ticket, by automatically applying the discount to all subsequent purchases. GWR's app makes it really obvious that the discount is applied. It shows a...

Just a report on our second (1st was in 2024) summer Interrail trip. We bought our passes during one of the various sale periods. This time we bought 1st class. Route days: 1. St. Pancras to Salzburg 2. Salzburg to Bohinjska Bistrica (Slovenia) 3 & 4 local non-train journeys 5. Bohinjska...

It seems to be stuck on "Depart after" on its journey planner. I know I can often miss the blinking obvious, so is this really the case? Sorry. Had to edit the heading due to getting my conjunctions muddled up.

Had a real struggle today trying to get onward connections from St. Pancras on my inbound Interrail journey. It refused a planned journey from St. Pancras to London Bridge. I actually wanted to get to Waterloo East for London Waterloo and Basingstoke. When I entered Waterloo East as a...

There seem to be announcements that the Messina strait fixed crossing has been given the go-ahead. However they are talking about about the "world's longest suspension bridge". Rail and long suspension bridges don't usually mix well. So, is this bad news for rail to Sicily?

I was caught up in this yesterday. The point of the thread is not to discuss the cause - "track inspection between Totton and Brockenhurst", but how it was handled from a passenger point of view. The information systems showed delays, but no hint of actual line closure. The only staff there...

I'm planning to travel from Basingstoke to Waterloo on Friday, late morning. Then I want to catch the 14.35 to Brockenhurst to get me there as close to 16.00 as possible to meet a friend. Then later the same day I want to return to Basingstoke. I'm aware that the 14.35 doesn't stop at...

This may be old news to some. If it's well-known I'm happy for the Mods to delete it. SWR have an arrangement with Avanti (of all people) to sell Boundary Zone tickets for those who possess a Travelcard. This info is hidden behind the info (i) symbol at the bottom of the screen when you open...

Yahoo has compiled a list of the UK's 24 most beautiful stations. You might disagree with their choices, but there is a good photo of each one. Some of the small ones are not the "usual suspects" and we could probably spend the rest of our lives suggesting alternatives and a different ranking...

After Berlin-Brandenburg airport opened, there was a regular (every 2 hours) Intercity train direct to Dresden. It started somewhere on the Baltic coast, I think. A few years back this was disrupted by major works somewhere in the Berlin area. Looking up the DB Navigator app, I can see that this...

Does anyone have any clear idea of what is happening with SWR's Tap2Go? I did a single journey from Waterloo to Basingstoke on last Friday evening. Tapped in and tapped out. Nothing is recorded in my journey history. SWR have sent out a general email about problems, mainly focussed on...

Yesterday I travelled from Waterloo to Basingstoke (single journey). I used my Tap2Go Smartcard and tapped in at Waterloo and out at Basingstoke. The "manage your Smartcard" option on the SWR app only shows the tap-out. SWR did email users saying they were having trouble with the gates at...

Hi, I'm doing some contingency planning for a trip to Dublin this weekend. I'm booked on Aer Lingus from Heathrow on Sunday. I'm a medical courier and need to get there by midday on Monday to collect cells for a patient in the UK. With the Heathrow bother I'm unsure whether my booking will be...

This is a bit of a niche thread! Visiting Guildford yesterday and having recently enabled Tap2Go on my SWR Smartcard, it occured to me that the public could freely use the station footbridge as a through route again if they also got a (free) SWR Touch card and had Tap2Go enabled. If I read the...

I have been looking up fares for some friends who are travelling to Woolwich DLR from Basingstoke on Sunday 19 Jan. Then they're picking up the Tube at Canary Wharf to return to Waterloo and Basingstoke. I can only get an offer of a Sunday Out Travelcard for a few later (after 19.00) return...

I have added Tap2Go on my existing SWR Touch card and received the email confirming that. I nominated Basingstoke as the station to activate it. I have a Senior Railcard which I want to add to the account. It's not offering me this option at present. Can I do this activation at a TVM at the...

On Friday I travelled on the Northern Line south from Euston to Battersea Power Station. I noticed this strange pattern in the station tunnel ceiling. As a civil engineer it dawned on me that what I was looking at was exposed steel reinforcement in the concrete lining to the roof. Bits of...

I bought a wrong ticket on the DB Navigator app recently. (They had applied a Bahncard discount, although my card has expired). I decided to cut my losses and apply for a refund, and was pleased to find that they'd give me a full refund if claimed within 3 hours of purchase, even though the...