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Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/ecml-animals-incident-near-grantham-20-21-8.306199/ It really isn't hard to forsee people taking matters into their own hands after such a ridiculous amount of time. 2 hours max for a plan to be in place to walk people off to the...

Apologies if this is in the wrong forum area. Does anybody have experience with Northern covering taxis in disruption? I’m stuck in Edale with no trains moving any time soon. I need to get home. I’m thinking of trying to get a taxi to Stockport and then train from there. Would Northern cover...

Hi all, Would the off-peak return ticket from Crewe to Glasgow Central be valid to Carluke, with a change at Motherwell? Or not because it is doubling back? It would be nice to have a bit of flexibility of not sure whether my journey will end in Glasgow, Motherwell, or Carluke.

Hi, I'm trying to make a seat reservation on the 0703 service from Hamburg to Copenhagen on 4th August. However, the DSB website isn't working, nor is the DB website. I also can't get through to DSB on the phone. Does anybody have any suggestions for how I can get a seat reservation on this...

Andrew Haines has announced his retirement in October. Who will be the next CEO of NR I wonder? See NR announcement and quote: https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/press-release

Hi all, I'm wanting to travel from Crewe to Settle tomorrow, do some walking, then carry on up the S&C to Carlisle. Then travel back to Crewe from Carlisle. What is the best value ticket to do this? I was thinking of a single Crewe to Settle, then Settle to Carlisle, then Carlisle back to...

Does anybody know why the Northern stopper services are not going via Stockport? This massively increases the time it takes me to travel from Crewe to the likes of Edale, Bamford, Hathersage etc as I now have to go up to Piccadilly and wait 30+ minutes for a connection and the increased travel...

Hi all, Is it possible to pay an excess at a ticket office or onboard to use the return portion of an Off-Peak return from Crewe to Euston (i.e. the leg departing London)? The ticket has staff discount applied. I’m unsure what time I will travel back on Monday, and may wish to travel back...

Hi all, Looking for some advice/guidance please. My girlfriend is trying book a cabin on the Night Riviera from Paddington to Newquay for 30/06/2024. They have gone on sale this week. She has an interrail pass so only needs to book a sleeper supplement - currently £90.50. This can't be booked...

Hi all, Looking at buying a sleeper cabin for me and my girlfriend on the above journey. Current price is £330 for travel and the cheapest cabin. She will have a valid interrail pass, and I have Rail Staff Online Leisure Card (although I believe for some bizarre reason this is not accepted on...

Is anybody having issues with the RST website? Trying to buy a ticket urgently for travel and getting an invalid origin error, which I have never seen before. Origin is Birmingham New Street.

Hi all, Could somebody please advise if the below linked ticket (off-peak single, not via London) is valid both via Leicester and Bletchley? I haven't decided on the route to take yet, but would like flexibility to go via both ways if possible. Thanks...

Hi all, Is a ticket from Crewe to Manchester Airport valid via Manchester Piccadilly? I want to meet a friend for lunch in the city before an afternoon flight. I suspect it isn’t valid because it double back? But I’m not sure. Thanks for any help.

Hi, Am I correct in thinking I can travel via Manchester Piccadilly on a Crewe to Glasgow Off-Peak Return? Thanks for the advice

Hi all, Could anybody advise whether the off-peak return from Crewe to Euston (BRFares link here) is valid, on the return leg for an overnight break of journey at Birmingham International? Thank you

Hi all, I have friend using an Interrail pass to travel from Finland to the UK. They are visiting me on Friday. To travel from Euston to Crewe on Avanti, Interrail are saying she needs to purchase a seat reservation for 6 euro. I was under the impression pretty much all National Rail services...

Hi all, I'm looking at booking split tickets for a journey from Crewe-Glasgow. On my outbound leg I will have an advance from Crewe-Carlisle, and another advance from Carlisle-Glasgow. This involves changing from Avanti to TPE and the connection time is only 15 minutes. If I miss the TPE train...

Hi all, Is anybody able to shed light on why there is no Flexi season ticket between Crewe and Milton Keynes? I was under the impression you could buy a Flexi season for any route, but clearly this is not the case. I have tried to find out from London Northwestern Railway and Avanti to no...

Hello, I’m wondering if anybody knows this. In the UK you can combine tickets to complete a journey. Is this possible in Germany? I have a valid 3 day ticket for zones 1-4 in Munich. Can I buy a ticket from Zone 4 to the airport and combine them, or do I need a whole new ticket for the airport...

Looking up the timetables for travel between CRE-MKC, which I may have to do daily this summer, and much to my surprise the first train is the 0856 which doesn't arrive until 1002. All other options are nearly twice as long or involve multiple changes. Seems ridiculous to me, especially as it...