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Thanks for that. Does that mean it`s settled or may there be more in the future ?

Ahh right, I assume you mean the stopping service via New Mills, I'd forgotten about that, good thinking Batman. So, effectively, the number of services between Man and Sheff would be down 33% rather than down 50%. Apart from it taking about 60% longer of course ! --- old post above --- ---...

Oh dear..... I've been planning a NW Rover ticket for the last months but living in Sheffield means I've really got to travel to Manchester as via Leeds takes a lot longer. Unfortunately ASLEF have decided to strike meaning, as far as I'm aware, that there will be no (or few) EMT services...

I read an article (on the Bluebell Railway's proposed purchase of its line) in the December 1961 edition of the Railway Magazine which really does throw into sharp focus the achievements of the preservation movement in this country. To quote : "Even if the line could be bought, it includes...

I sent an E mail to the three train companies which I would normally use (EM trains, EC trains & XC trains) asking about their attitude to noise in the "Quiet coach" and in particular overspill from personal stereos. This is the reply from East Midland Trains : The quiet coach should be a...

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That link may not answer my question, but it`s bleedin` useful anyway, I`ve put it in my favourites !

I was under the impression some of the rules are different for return tickets and season tickets (e.g. that a service used with an "add on" ticket doesn`t have to stop at the boundary station) but are the permitted routes the same for a return ticket and a season ticket ? And is there anyway to...

Thanks for all your help. Used the earlier advised link to get straight on to the East Coast site when it opened for the date we wanted and I've just booked two outbound seats York to Aberdeen First Class for £80, that's £40 each, which I'm happy with. The cost for tickets (which ended up on...

Thanks for that, I`ve just used that advice to get the seats we want !

Does Sheffield to Stalybridge include the Hope Valley line and the route via Leeds/Huddersfield ? If it did that'd be really handy because I could then pick up the NW Rover area at Leeds and thus get access to the S&C and/or the route to Carnforth. Effectively it'd extend the NW Rover area down...

I`m thinking of buying a weekly season ticket between Sheffield and Manchester (so I can use a NW Rover) for £81.80. It says the ticket is "valid by any route option shown in the journey planner where the journey can be made by one ticket". What does that actually mean ? Is it valid via Leeds ...

I sent an E mail to the three train companies which I would normally use (EM trains, EC trains & XC trains) asking about their attitude to noise in the "Quiet coach" and in particular overspill from personal stereos. This is answer from East Coast trains : We intend the Quiet Coach, Coach...

I don't mind the odd conversation, provided it doesn't go on and on and on because, unfortunately, humans naturally try to hear things even if you really really don't want to.... But the tinny overspill from load personal stereos is really annoying to me, and, I know for a fact, to many other...

So where do those of us who hate other peoples noisy music go ? Use our cars instead ? Not only would that cost train companies money, but it`d make the roads even more crowded than they are already......

I agree with you on that. I think it'll be my idealistic streak. I don't like it and, officially, they shouldn't be doing it ! Two reasons to get annoyed by it !

Does anyone on here know what the advice to staff (from their employers the rail companies) is when it comes to dealing with noise in the "Quiet coach", particularly personal stereo "overspill". In addition, are staff instructed to be "proactive" about noise in the "Quiet coach", or just to...

I have to say I don`t find the "Quiet coach" any less full than any other coach (which is at the end of the train). Sometimes they actually seem more full.

I tend to find First class coaches are quieter than most "Quiet coaches". That's one of the main reasons I travel First class, the other passengers tend to be more courteous... --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Ironically, provided they aren't talking too loud into them and...

I've noticed more and more personal stereos in "Quiet coaches" which are anything but quiet. On a train back from Leicester today I could hear one from 4 rows back ! Which begs the question what is a "Quiet coach" ? What constitutes unacceptable noise ? Most significantly, how do guards (or...