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On a delayed journey changing trains between St Pancras and Kings Cross, with one ticket finishing at St Pancras (London Thameslink) and the next starting at Kings Cross, is this treated as one through journey for Delay Repay, or as two journeys separated by a short walk?

TFW website promotes First Class Upgrades on their Mark4 services, available on board or via Seatfrog. I have upgraded on board in the past. BRFares lists Weekend and Weekday upgrades, but says 'No Fares Available' 1. Are on board upgrades still available, or are they now offered only via...

My experience of RRBs at Brighouse has been generally pretty good, but for a couple of issues: 1. A bus shelter has been specially constructed in the car park, but it is situated where RRBs normally drop off, on the opposite side to the queue of passengers waiting to go to Huddersfield. Why...

When the lines through Huddersfield reopen after this month's closure, the remaining platforms will have been renumbered, and there will likely be significant changes to the track layout and signalling as other platforms are temporarily closed. Presumably the Sectional Appendix will have been...

Today I experienced for the very first time a RRB ticket inspection. Huddersfield is closed through September for TRU works, and Replacement bis services run from the same stop to: Brighouse Barnsley Stalybridge (direct) Stalybridge (stoppers) Dewsbury (stoppers, I presume) The stop was...

We're off to NZ in November, and planning to enjoy all three Kiwi Rail passenger routes (as well as Interislander ferries); Coastal Explorer Picton - Christchurch TranzAlpine Christchurch - Greymouth Northern Explorer Wellington - Auckland Having perused the Kiwi Rail website and...

Currently on GWR 1A86 from Plymouth to Paddington, and an announcement has been made that an air conditioning issue with one carriage has been referred to Hitachi to be resolved remotely. I've long been aware of remote monitoring, but how often do train crew proactively initiate live action in...

There's a possibility that I may return from my next Interrail expedition with an unused day on my Pass. Can I use this day on a future trip if I have used my Outbound and Inbound Days, or does the validity expire once the Inbound Day has been used?

I've planned an itinerary on an Interrail Global Pass, including a journey on 20th July, travelling on the slow but scenic direct service departing Valencia 0820, arriving Zaragoza 1400. I understand reservations are required on all Renfe services, but am confused that Rail Europe tells me that...

Trains arrive at Lymington Pier at xx22 and xx52. Ferries depart at xx00. Through tickets offer the xx22 train and a 38 minute wait. Is the 8 minute connection off the xx52 ever possible, or is it too tight? On the return journey there's a 12 minute connection. Is that reliable?

I understand that Iryo services in Spain were due to join Interrail/Eurrail at the beginning of April. I also understand that RENFE reservations can become available only at short notice. My attempts to book Iryo reservations for July have been unsuccessful. Has their acceptance of Interrail...

Network Rail have announced restoration of the Canopy at Huddersfield station, describing it as one of the few examples on the operational railway today. https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/restoration-of-unique-roof-underway-in-huddersfield-stations-historic-upgrade The 1837 roof...

I'm planning an Interrail itinerrary to Mallorca in July, and hoping to get from Lille to Perpignan avoiding Paris. There seem to be no Interrail Reservations on any trains from Lille to Lyon on this date, and minimal availabilty on random dates I have tried between now and July. I do realise...

An interesting read; https://lenews.ch/2025/03/21/the-rapid-rise-of-fare-dodging-in-switzerland/

This is the line that connects Perpignan to Le Petit Train Jaune to Latour La Carol. It has been closed since a derailment last July, and I understand that repairs have been prevented owing to a dispute between SNCF and a local municipality over the costs of bridge repairs. I'm hoping to travel...

I've just travelled to Sheffield from Manchester on a TPE 6-car 185. Throughout the journey, passengers were advised that only the front 5 cars would be on the platform at Sheffield. We arrived on Platform 1 (as usual) which is more than long enough for 6 cars. Does the technology think the...

In March 2023 I travelled on the Bernina Red Train from Tirano to Alp Grum. As it was the Winter Timetable, there was only one daily Bernina Express service, but individual Bernina Express panorama cars were provided on some of the regular Red Trains, with only a modest supplement charged. I...

Just rebooked onto Eurostar Brussels-Cologne having missed our ICE connection. Do the Eurostar Vending machines offer beer and wine?

I've successfully booked Interrail reservations for 9th December, but I'm struggling to get First Class tickets for some friends. Both DB and PKP fail when I get to the payment stage. Any workrounds appreciated.

An American company is proposing Battery Railcars to shuttle passengers to and from passing mainline trains to avoid station stops, according to Trains Magazine. "The EMDI cars would pick up passengers at conventional stations, then deliver them to the passenger train on the fly. Passengers who...