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    TRIVIA National Rail Stations Furthest Away From Football Stadiums

    The National Rail Stations Within 10 Minutes Walk Of A Football Stadium thread got me thinking as to what are the Football Stadiums furthest away from the nearest National Rail Station Peterhead must be close to the winner of the main leagues, think the nearest station is Dyce, although the...
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    Trivia: Best Timetables Published By TOCs

    What are the best timetables published by TOCs on the network, for me London North Western/West Midlands Railway-Northern Rail, they include times from other TOCs in there timetables were it's relevant.
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    Greater Manchester Challenge Saturday 6th January

    Started early caught the 06.15am 208 bus to Hamilton Square, as the bus arrived 5 minutes early enabled me to get the 06.36 to Liverpool Lime Street, which in turn got me on the 06.49 to MAN. Arrived in MAN 07.43 so made my way to Piccadilly Gardens & the TfGM Travelshop there where i brought a...
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    Trivia: Which Station Sees Most Variety Of Passenger Rolling Stock Calling/Passing?

    At Manchester Piccadilly last week on a 323 going to Glossop, in front of a 142, struck me then the variety of the passenger rolling stock that calls at the station, on any day you can see DMUs 142, 150, 156, 158, 175, 185, 220, 221 EMUs 319, 323, 350, 390
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    First South Yorkshire Out Of Area Disabled ENCTS Passes

    I have a Merseytravel issued disabled ENCTS pass, i had a day out in Sheffield, boarded a First SY bus, my pass didn't work on the ticket machine no problem, so showed the driver my pass only to be told by the driver they do not accept out of area disabled ENCTS passes, & that i have to get it...
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    A railways arch has partially collapsed near Wigan North Western station (01/12)

    http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/bridge-collapse-wigan-causes-chaos-12256746 Looking at Realtime trains, looks like it happened around 8.30am as 9M48 was the first train affected by it.
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    Areas That Have Different Numbers For Subsidised Services

    Merseytravel have mostly different numbers for there subsidised services for the main commercial service. The formula is Merseytravel services were/are between numbered between 100 & 250, such as such as the 19 becomes 119, although Sundays it becomes 244 when Merseytravel subsidise it, mainly...
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    Wolverhampton-London Ticket Advice

    I'm staying in Wolverhampton, but traveling to London on Saturday 4th May for the FA Vase final[fortunately Wolves to Euston route is not affected by rail works on the Saturday] been looking at the fares catching the 09:45am from Wolves but not sure on what train getting back so prefer flexible...
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    Cheshire Day Ranger 23/02/13 Report

    Got up 5am, caught the train just after 6:30am from my local station to Lverpool Lime Street where i brought my Cheshire Day Ranger then caught the 7:13 to Manchester Piccadilly arriving 8am. As i was early i had a ride on the new Metrolink line to Droylsden & back, i arrived back at Picc 9:15am...
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    Cab Ride Glasgow To Mallaig Full Video

    Someone has uploaded a full 4 & a half hour video of a cab ride from Glasgow to Maillaig via Fort William on to Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZi_MxaRz4c&feature=related EZi_MxaRz4c
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    Liverpool-St Helens Good Friday

    I've had a look at National Rail site & there saying a normal Saturday service is operating Liverpool to St Helens Central on Friday, but other timetable's say's it's a Rail Replacement, so i'm not sure, so can any one confirm a normal Saturday service is running?
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    Widnes-Liverpool Doubling Back Query?

    I had a look earlier Today on the National Rail Planner for a journey Widnes-Liverpool around for 8pm this Evening. One of the possible journeys was getting the 20:11 from Widnes & change at Warrington, for the 20:30pm to Liverpool, which means i'd be doubling back through Widnes, would this be...
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    Wrexham-Manchester Any Permitted

    Someone on another forum wants to know if a Ticket any permitted route Wrexham-Manchester Victoria is valid via Liverpool?
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    Rugby Stations

    Same rules as the Football Stations quiz thread, but must be Rugby Union or Rugby League teams instead, in England/Scotland or Wales. I'll start at, Welford Road for Leicester Tigers
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    Extra Stations on the Bakerloo Line were there shouldn't be

    Has anyone had this problem, i was doing the Bakerloo line, & there are stations were there shouldn't be, between Kilburn Park & Queens Park, one station just before you exit the tunnel, & the other just before Queens Park, & not only is it infuriating it's making me late into QP.:cry:

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