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    Birmingham-Wolverhampton Problems 2-4-22

    Does anybody know what happened this afternoon/evening to warrant all the delays to trains from Birmingham-Wolverhampton? According to Realtime trains it was due to disorder but according to staff at Wolverhampton it was due to a broken down train, unless the 2 reasons are connected. I know a...
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    Scotrail Class 170 Query

    Does anybody know why one of Scotrails 170s ran from Haymarket-Crewe C.S. today? I just happened to see it going through Leeds tonight at about 18:55
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    Redruth-Manchester Query

    A relation had planned on coming to Manchester today on 09:54 XC service from Truro-Birmingham New Street then changing there onto 15:57 Birmingham New St-Manchester Piccadilly service, now she was booked to travel on the above services and had tickets but because of today's events she was...
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    Redruth-Manchester Piccadilly Cheap Advance Return Tickets

    Does anybody know whether there will be any cheap Advance Return Tickets this year from Redruth-Manchester Piccadilly like there has been in the past? If so when will they be relesed?
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    156480 Query

    Does anybody know why the above unit has been back at Newton Heath Depot recently? It now seems to be back in service but being used on various Newton Heath diagrams including Blackpool South-Preston services. Are there any plans for it to return to service on its usual Barrow-Carlisle route?
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    TPE Queries

    1> Does anybody know why this service runs virtually daily? https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:G82288/2021-11-16/detailed#allox_id=1 I normally see the stock in Platform 2 at Manchester Victoria, it runs ECS from York and then runs ECS again back to York at 14:00. The route it...
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    Northern Victoria-Stalybridge Sunday Service

    Is there a reason why at the moment Northern's Manchester Victoria-Stalybridge service is a replacement bus every Sunday? I can't see it being down to engineering works as TPE are still running their services from Victoria via Stalybridge. Is it down to Northern not having enough staff on...
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    Summit Tunnel Flood

    Not to sure how its been caused as not much rain has fallen recently but this morning added to the engineering works in Miles Platting Summit Tunnel is closed in both directions due to heavy flooding in the tunnel just found this on National Rail website...
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    Sough Tunnel Closed

    Not to sure which tunnel but apparently debris have been found in a tunnel between Bolton-Blackburn by Network Rail Staff and as a result all lines through the tunnel have been closed until at least 13:00 today with Rail Replacements operating between Bolton-Blackburn and some trains diverted...
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    National Express Query

    Does anyone know or have any idea of when National Express routes will go back to anything near normal? With a number of bus companies almost going back to pre-covid times this weekend I was wondering whether National Express had any plans of revising their coach services to operate back to...
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    Earlestown Fire (20/05)

    1> How long is the railway at Earlestown going to be shut for after the fire yesterday? 2> Did the fire damage the railway in anyway and if so how?
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    Preston-Wigan problems 17-3

    Problems between Preston-Wigan at the moment with all lines blocked due to overhead wire problems meaning all lines blocked until 14:00 at least according to National Rail this morning.
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    Landslip Weaver Junction

    Currently there's a Landslip at Weaver Junction which is resulting all lines being closed today so repairs can be carried out, Avanti Trains cant run via Runcorn at the moment so Buses are replacing trains from Lime Street-Crewe via Runcorn apparently at the moment until further notice. London...
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    Manchester Piccadilly First Class Lounge

    I'm travelling 1st Class on 09:15 Piccadilly-Euston service on 27-7 and was wondering what I can expect from 1st Class Lounge at Piccadilly as I've never used one before?
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    Northern 156485 Query

    Does anybody know what's wrong with the Scotrail 156 (156485) that's currently stabled at Newton Heath at the moment? Its got no door at one end and looking at the interior it seems to have some panels missing from where the door was. Has this one been involved in some sort of incident which...
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    Northern 158 query

    With Northern's new trains entering service tomorrow what's going to happen to the 158s that have recently been used on Barrow/Windermere services, what services are they going to be used on now? Will they be used to strengthen other Northern services?
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    Manchester Piccadilly Problems 11-6

    Just found the following on Northern Rail website: Cancellations to services between Manchester Piccadilly and Ardwick Due to a broken rail between Manchester Piccadilly and Ardwick some lines are blocked. How does it affect your service: Train services running to and from these stations will...
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    Manchester-Derby Query

    What are the permitted routes to travel from Manchester-Derby these days? The ones I know are: Via Chester & Sheffield Via Stoke-on-Trent Is it possible to travel the other way via Tamworth even though its longer?
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    Transport for Wales Query: Could Chester to Birmingham trains be 4 car?

    Is there a reason why Chester-Birmingham International service can't run as a 4 car service throughout? I know its 4 car from Shrewsbury-Birmingham International but trains are always coupled and decoupled at Shrewsbury and this can lose the service time especially if one of the services is...
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    Manchester-Redruth Deley Repay Query

    A friend of mine is on their way back to Redruth from Manchester Piccadilly, unfortunatly their train (12:05 Manchester Piccadilly-Exeter) got into Exeter St Davids 8 mins late meaning they missed their connection they were booked on (16:20 GWR service from Exeter St Davids-Penzance). Can they...

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