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Good morning from a c2c 357 on its way to Shoeburyness. I’m on a senior day rover, and I’m aiming to cover their whole network before validity ends at 1600. However, the day started with a slight problem - my attempt at Fenchurch Street to snap a pic of a train was stamped on in very firm...

I’m thinking of going by train tomorrow from home (Lichfield City) to Kings Norton, just so I can return via the reopened Camp Hill line. Does an ‘any permitted’ Lichfield - Kings Norton return allow me to do that, please?

There'll be an open day at Queens Road garage in Manchester on Saturday 6 June according to the website of the Museum of Transport Greater Manchester, celebrating 125 years since the garage opened in 1901. It got me thinking, what is the UK's oldest operational bus garage? I suppose you'd have...

My journey was yesterday, so I’m not looking for advice - I thought people might find this interesting… The gate line staff at Manchester Victoria have a reputation for being intolerant, and quite willing to penalise or at least challenge a perfectly valid ticket if it’s unusual. So yesterday’s...

I have a ticket with restriction XV, on an advance single Manchester Piccadilly to Lichfield Trent Valley this afternoon. I’m running very early, so at Piccadilly I plan to ask the Train Manager for permission to board their train an hour earlier than my itinerary. If they say yes, then given...

If you take a look at this thread you’ll find the story of the restoration of my 1968 Bristol RE, North Western 299A which I completed in 2023. Well, being a glutton for punishment, I appear to have started a new project - an AEC Reliance with Harrington Grenadier bodywork. It‘s KTC330C which...

I've had a search in the forums, but can't find anything so far... Reopening Lichfield - Burton gets talked about from time to time, and seemingly at a relatively serious level. Can anyone please point me to a formal appraisal that might have been done by NR, or by someone that's not just a...

After my son graduated from university, he didn't need a railcard for a while; so it lapsed some time ago. Fast forward to now and he's 25 (DOB in February 1999), and wants to get a railcard again. So he, and then I, looked at the www.railcard.co.uk website today and discovered what appears to...

Yesterday, my colleagues and I spent the day picking up this beauty (or beast, depending on your perspective). It was a long day, but completely worth it! I took photos of the day's proceedings and a few of my pics are attached. For the record it's Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation 8 (TE5780), a...

Within the bus preservation fraternity, Reliance and its proprietor Martyn Hearson are very well known and held in some affection. However, it appears that yesterday (Sunday 8 January), kids got into the yard and appear to have broken every window of every bus present, including those of...

Some people may know that the museum in Manchester is holding a 1980s themed event this weekend. Details are on the museum's website https://motgm.uk/events-themed.html#octthemed Anyway, for those who like MCW Metrobus thrash, following a successful MOT the museum's 'GM Express' Metrobus 5208...

At this moment I’m travelling Edinburgh to Lichfield TV on an Anytime First, route on the ticket shown as ‘any permitted’. At Derby we have a connection time of nearly an hour, then Derby to Tamworth and Tamworth to LTV - all a bit of a shlep. The train continues from Derby to Birmingham New...

I act as the social media manager for this splendid museum, with Facebook and Twitter pages plus a Flickr album. The museum is primarily focused on buses but it's the 'official' museum of TfGM so we have an interest in rail transport and that extends to a surprisingly interesting rail photo...

I need to travel tomorrow from Lichfield TV to Stansted Airport, with a break of journey at Harlow Town (I actually have two tickets, Lichfield to Harlow and Harlow to Stansted). I have an anytime First ticket and, much though LNR has to laud it, I don’t fancy doing the LTV - EUS leg in an...

Just an idle question, but does anyone happen to know when/if Avanti are planning to return to pre-pandemic catering? I’ve started to do work trips to London again and in First Class, a soggy bacon roll is a poor substitute for the full English…

As an antidote to the thread on the most intimidating stations to wait for a train, where have you found to be very pleasant places to wait for a train, or just watch the trains go by? I’d suggest that heritage railway stations are disqualified, I’m just thinking of National Rail. I’ll start -...

Stagecoach Manchester have donated their 17612 (T612MNF) to the Museum of Transport. It was Stagecoach's first Dennis Trident, and its first low floor double decker, outside London. https://www.facebook.com/motgm/posts/3507661455949403 The Museum has published a press release that says:

I'm scanning some old photos taken by a deceased friend and I've come across this one that I can't identify. I'm pretty sure it's in West Yorkshire, but I can't place it. At left there's a platform sign - 5 & 6, so clearly a big through station. There's a totem, but you can't read it. Does...

Hi, please could someone advise the routing map two-letter code for a journey from York to Lichfield Trent Valley? I have a journey coming up on a First Anytime (not via Birmingham) with no rush, so I’m contemplating taking a route that’s valid but not the obvious. Many thanks in advance!

Purely for my amusement, and possibly yours, I thought I’d post to show you some of the work that’s required to restore a bus. My current restoration project is a Bristol RESL6G with Marshall body, 299a (KJA299G). It came to me looking reasonably presentable, but in truth it needs plenty of...