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Hi all, This may not be the most appropriate place for this thread; it could go in several sections. Mods, feel free to move if necessary. Since the closure of the temporary Oldham Mumps Metrolink stop in 2012, which replaced the original Mumps station in 2009, there is obviously now a...

For a town with a population of 28,000 compared to the town where I live that has a similar population of 23,000, why does Pontefract have three stations and my town has none?! My question is not so much regarding to the infrastructure at the two locations, more the reason that one town has...

Morning all, My brother will soon be moving to Kingston-upon-Thames and working near Moorgate. He will use the train to commute. Now, obviously Kingston is an NR station yet is in Zone 6 on the LU network, and Moorgate is in Zone 1. I've priced up an annual season ticket through both...

Morning all, A quick question. Is it blatantly obvious when waiting for a train on the NY Subway whether a train is Local or Express? Is this made clear on the arrival boards and front of the train? Thanks.

Morning, Can anyone point me in the direction of the NR Standard that details the requirements for the siting of whistle boards for pedestrian foot crossings? I've had a look on the Standards database at work but it's a bit of minefield, so if anyone can narrow it down I'd appreciate it...

The title says it all, is an off-peak ticket with a railcard valid at peak times? I understood it did, but want clarification of possible. Thanks

Hi, My Dad needs to travel to Cheltenham from Manchester in the next fortnight during the working week . He'd travel down on the 19:07 from Piccadilly, then return the following day after 16:00. Looking at on the XC app, there's a 16:40 direct back to Piccadilly... The query then is this...why...

Hi all, I have a monthly season ticket from Manchester Picc to Stafford. In July, I intend to travel from work in Stafford to London Euston, then two days later return home to Manchester Picc from Euston. If I buy an off-peak return Stafford to Euston, can I use the same train, without changing...

My beloved Voyager service from Stafford to Manchester was cancelled earlier, so I LM'd it to Crewe. I then got a ATW 175 from Crewe to Manchester for the first time ever...quite impressed! The seats are miles more comfortable than those on the Voyagers, and there's bags more legroom. Couldn't...

Morning all, I was recently delayed on a couple of journeys so claimed and got some vouchers in return (terrible of me really, given I work in the industry :twisted:). I understand they can't be used online (annoyingly), so I'll most likely buy my next lot of tickets from a booking office...

Hi all, I've got a Manchester Piccadilly to Stafford monthly season ticket to allow me to commute for work. The ticket states 'ANY PERMITTED' under Route. Does this meet any route I choose is permitted, or any route that is permitted in the ticket manual? I assume it's the latter, and...

Hi all, I haven't used my model railway collection for a while now, and think all my models would be better used and appreciated by others these days! So, I've listed a lot of them on eBay (see below)... Hornby Railways R4096C Virgin Trains Mk3 Open 1st Class Coach '11026' BOXED...

Hi all, I have an off-peak return ticket from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston, however have only used the return part of it. Unforeseen circumstances meant that I travelled with a friend by car down to London instead, so the outward part of the ticket was not used. Am I able to claim a...

Hi all, I recently travelled with Cross Country and was unable to upgrade (on a Saturday) to First Class with an advanced ticket. My question is, does this same rule apply on Virgin Trains at weekend? If so, I may well need to book off peaks or First Advanced instead. Cheers.

Hi all. I'll be in London the weekend after next and am likely to make several journeys within Zone 1 on both days, as well as one to Upton Park on Saturday afternoon, then Camden afterwards. Would it be more cost effective to buy a Travelcard for Zones 1-3 on the Saturday and Sunday...

Morning all, A question regarding Underground ticketing... I vaguely remember being able to buy a ticket for a single journey from Station A to Station B in the past; does this exist? I'm looking to travel from Euston Square to Hillingdon (which will be entirely on the Met), and am...

Hi all, I have encountered a couple of copyright issues relating to BRT products being republished elsewhere, which are currently being resolved. I'd just like to take this opportunity to remind people of the copyright rules of BVE, which were outlined in the BVE Developer Guidelines some...

There has been a London Midland 153 sat in Newton Heath TMD for a couple of weeks now (not sure if it's still there as I haven't been down yet this week - it was certainly still there on Friday afternoon...) Why is it there?

Hi all, Does anyone have any photographs of the track at Leeds station? I am writing a report on the condition of it and the type of sleepers/rail/ballast/clips used. Therefore I'm after reasonably detailed photos of the track itself, particularly any defects. If not, will anyone be going...

Morning all, I'm hoping there are a fair few infrastructure engineers on here that can give me a hand with something... I work for Volker Rail on the Metrolink extension programme in Manchester (Oldham Rochdale line) as a student Track & Civils Engineer. One of my assignments requires me...