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Is the Madrid -> Valenica AVE service still planned to start in December of this year. Do we have any more news ? Wiki has some information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_Spain

Does anyone else remember the original 1980s series of Great Railway Journeys of the World ? This included Ludovic Kennedy crossing the States and Michael Frayn in Australia. The series does not appear to be available on DVD. Is there anywhere else I can get hold of this excellent...

Owing to the Thameslink programme, at weekends, FCC Thameslink trains from Bedford/Luton terminate at St Pancras upper level, rather continue south via Farringdon/City Thameslink. There are only 4 upper level St Pancras platforms for all East Midlands and FCC Thameslink trains. On Saturdays...

Last Saturday, took my first trip on the Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury. Very enjoyable and scenic. Also very rural too. In two hours, you pass through just a handful of settlements and 5 stations in two hours. I like the way trains pass each other in the middle of nowhere at Talerddig. I also...

Due to lower than expected passenger use, how many sets of the South Eastern 395 are now sitting idol ? With third rail/overhead combo, where can they be put to good use? London - York additional eureka services launching in May 2011 (sure East Coast could re-livery them, shove in some first...

About to book a ticket with Wrexham & Shropshire railways. And am certainly looking forward to a bit of first class indulgence :D You can either have your ticket delivery by email or text. I like the novelty and ease of a ticket by text. But nowhere on either W&SR or their parent Chiltern...

For most passengers, minimum check in time is 30 mins. I did ask eurostar staff what absolute minimum they'd accept passengers. Was told 8 minutes. My personal 'best' was 10 minutes. Back in a July 2007 at a busy Saturday morning Waterloo. Mind you, I did have to ask an official at the ticket...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10374475.stm specifically: The upgrade of the Tyne and Wear Metro, extension of the Manchester Metrolink, redevelopment of Birmingham New Street station and improvements to the rail lines to Sheffield and between Liverpool and Leeds will go ahead...

One Saturday this Summer, going to be travelling from Aberystwyth to London Euston. Will travel on the 17:30 ex Aberystwyth, arriving London Euston 22:45. Change twice en route: at Shrewbury arr 19:25, dep 19:54 and again at arr Crewe 20:32, dep 22:47. The Shrewbury to Crewe train originates...

Does anyone have news on the launch of Brussels - Antwerp - Rotterdam - Amsterdam FYRA service ? Their web site http://www.fyra.com/?page=home-en just refers to services starting in the second half of 2010... At the moment, there's some kind of temporary service between Rotterdam and...

Struggling to make sense of the maps and routeing guides, so appreciate some help here. In July, travelling from London to York. Initially, will take an afternoon (off peak train) from London to Leeds. Would like to break my outward journey in Leeds for one night. Next morning, travel approx...

Last Saturday, had my first trip on open access operator Hull Trains from Kings X to Hull. Of the various new generation DMUs, particularly like the class 180s. Quiet under floor engine, bright and breezy interiors, nice streamlined front end. Not sure about the raspy air con unit, though...

New Grand Central Service from Kings Cross to Pontefract, Wakefield Kirkgate, Brighouse, Halifax and Bradford Interchange. http://www.grandcentralrail.co.uk/direct-london-trains-restored-to-wakefield-kirkgate-after-32-years.html In their press release, GC says last direct from London to...

Going to change trains at Brussels Midi from Eurostar to ICE. At Brussels, has the useful short cut connection between the Eurostar and other platforms been re-instated ? I've used it before, but then they closed it. Or do you have to leave the Eurostar platforms by the general exit, then...

Tried registering with the East Midlands Trains web site. They had problems with the my proposed password. East Midlands Trains web site not sending a password reset link, despite repeated requests. Tried calling the their web support phone. You get a ring tone, then an option, then it goes...

Just read draft timetable for East Coast eureka clockface timetable http://www.eastcoast.co.uk/Global/Eureka/PDFs/DraftEurekatimetable.pdf A big improvment on the skip stop timetable we have at the moment. Leeds are the winners with a standard 2 hr 10 min journey time to London. Retford...

Is the existing Stratford station (Central line, DLR, NX East Anglia etc), going to be renamed Stratford Regional? Already some press released refer to it as Stratford Regional. http://www.london2012.com/making-it-happen/transport/stratford-regional-station.php Would certainly make sense...

Do we know how the RMT industrial action is likely to play out? I heard there may be strikes over Easter. Also, what are the issues behind this ? Usually, the media play the workers as the villains.

Reading an interesting article in April's edition of Today's Railways Europe. Before the year is out, several TGVs per day will run from Paris beyond their current terminus at Perpignan and to Figueres along the newly built LGV, 45km in length. And also before the end of 2010, AVE trains...

Goverment finances are in a mess. At the moment, more than a quarter of all public money spent is money borrowed from financial institutions. So expect announcments on spending cuts between June and November of this year. It's easier to cancel a new rail scheme than close a school. So let's...