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TransPennine Express has recently made a major improvement to its Anglo-Scottish services, referenced briefly in the 'December 2017 Timetable' thread but deserving of greater praise. There is a new evening service from Manchester to Glasgow at 21.15, arriving at 00.50. Previously, the final...

(I've not put this thread in the Disputes subforum because it covers a historic dispute.) Does anyone know what London Midland's "appeals" process actually did here? And as for London Midland's prosecutions department (those staffing it presumably having transferred to London Northernwestern...

Which is why Delay Repay really needs to be subject to a maximum repayment threshold of 75%, as is the practice for similar schemes in certain continental European countries. Getting a person from A to B is not a 'worthless' service no matter how late that person arrives at B (otherwise they...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41971389 Is this guy mad, or is this behaviour actually common? I'd be reluctant to leave a £1k bike unattended on a train without a lock, let alone £1m of gems in a "large" suitcase. Trivia: I've never heard of a Virgin Trains service being ready...

Unbelievably, London Midland's staff shortages are still ongoing. Tonight there are cancellations on the Trent Valley, south WCML (London to Northampton), Birmingham to Liverpool, Birmingham to Shrewsbury, Bletchley to Bedford (Marston Vale) and Coventry to Nuneaton routes. Little of London...

The Virgin Trains West Coast "family ticket" (http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?p=2640393) is now available in first class. Two adults must pay £1000 (!) for a flexible first class return ticket from Manchester to London. Bring a child along, or even four children along, and the price...

Can't see any threads dedicated to this yet. Discuss?

There seem to be ongoing cancellations on VTWC since around 19:15 this evening due to "trespassers" at Rugby. Is the 19:30 to Glasgow still stuck there?

Does anyone know what is going on? VTWC 17:40 Euston to Manchester has been waiting at Crewe since arriving at 19:13 (timetable: 19:10). VTWC 18:55 Manchester to Euston is being diverted via Stoke.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-40056693 Other media outlets have variously described this behaviour as 'amusing' and 'hilarious'. How so? The trivialisation of this subject matter is deeply insulting to, amongst others, victims of war crime and lawyers involved in framing this body of...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/philip-hammond-hs2-cost-wrong-20bn-radio-interview-highspeed-railway-4-today-programme-election-2017-a7742006.html I don't recall the print version of the Independent being this bad. Referencing the Daily Telegraph as a source, and even making the...

Do Virgin Trains West Coast and Virgin Trains East Coast enjoy a special dispensation in respect of condition 24.2 of the National Rail Conditions of Travel? It reads: "Animals, with the exception of blind or deaf persons’ assistance dogs, may not be taken into buffet or restaurant cars...

The concluding sentence of a report by Richard Westcott during the BBC's News at Six and News at Ten yesterday (11 May 2017) was: This was played over helicopter footage of a Virgin Trains' operated Class 390 pulling into Euston station. A screenshot is attached. "Passenger services" means...

On domestic UK rail services, the maximum discount available (by and large) for a wheelchair user and one companion is 34% off regular fares using a Disabled Persons Railcard. Therefore, I can't quite believe that Eurostar offer a flat single fare of £29 per person for a wheelchair user and one...

Birmingham Interchange will be south-east of Birmingham Curzon Street and the triangular junction between the two stations means any HS2 train from Birmingham Curzon Street to any destination other than London will have to reverse at Birmingham Interchange if calling there (and, more...

I can't see any Advance 1st tickets on Hull Trains services. Are they still offered? I'm not complaining if they are not, for Hull Trains services only have one first class carriage and I would be pleased if Hull Trains are able to fill these with flexible tickets.

The cheapest return ticket from Crewe to Sheffield (44 miles) costs £41. Hardly "cheap". The cheapest return ticket from Crewe to Manchester (28 miles) costs £11 by comparison. One would therefore expect the service between Crewe and Sheffield to be at least as good as the service between Crewe...

Virgin Trains West Coast 'Advance' fares, 1st Off-Peak fares and 'VTWC Only' tickets are increasing in price from May. Price increases for Advance fares tend to be minor. 1st Off-Peak fares are increasing e.g. from £125 to £135 for Manchester to London. 'VTWC Only' season tickets are seeing some...

During the course of today, Virgin Trains West Coast has lengthened the timetabled journey time of its services by around 30 minutes between Milton Keynes and London Euston. Why, then, are all of VTWC's services arriving into London Euston extremely "early", at a similar time to their usual...

The Virgin Trains service from Blackpool North to London Euston (arriving 08:34) appears to have been withdrawn. It now commences at Preston, as used to be the case. When did this change occur? Why? The 16:33 departure from London Euston to Blackpool North continues to operate.