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I have always loved this 1980 travelogue by Michael Palin, where he travels from Euston to Kyle of Lochalsh over four days. I would be interested to know (if anyone does know): 1. Was this all shot as one journey or was it done over a longer period than the suggested four days? I ask as...

I remember that before the decision was taken to extend the current franchise there was a passenger consultation about the future of Cross Country services. Does anyone know whether the results were collated for some future purpose or just binned? I would be interested to see some of the...

Went for a ride on the Gloucs. & Warwks. with the family today. They have BR Mk 1 rolling stock of several varieties, refurbished to a very high standard. The seating was very comfortable and spacious. Well upholstered, plenty of leg room, aligned with windows. The train had both saloon and...

I’m thinking of doing this route in one go. A bucket list thing, if you like. I’d like to know, is this service currently operated by a Voyager or an HST? I don’t think I’d be cut out to do 13 hours in a Voyager.

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/future-of-wrexham-bidston-line-inc-possible-franchise-swap-etc.165699/ For almost as long as I can remember we were been promised the integration of the Borderlands line into Merseyrail. I remember that at some point in the early...

On some apps and sites, when one searches “Liverpool”, one of the options that comes up is “Liverpool Landing Stage”, which (as I understand it) was the destination on GWR tickets from London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside, the journey to Liverpool being completed by ferry as GWR had no...

Mod - split from this thread In early BR days First Class used to cost just 1/3 more than the applicable Second Class fare. Why is this no longer the case? On some services the mark-up is insane. Surely it would help reduce overcrowding if some people thought that spending just a little bit...

I believe this happens with shipping. Here’s the concept: Allow old rolling stock eg Mk 4s to be tagged onto existing freight services to provide cheap “no frills” long distance travel. The idea would be that the passenger would pay for a cheap, non-refundable ticket for a specific service...

If batteries were fitted to the 777s, perhaps Merseyrail could use them to offer a frequent West Wirral commuter service to and from Upton, Heswall and Neston via the Borderlands line, to supplement the TfW services there?

As a regular traveller on CrossCountry trains (often as a turn-up-and-go passenger) I note that there are often many many seats that are reserved but for which the holder does not turn up. This creates confusion as people will loiter in the aisles to see if the holder does turn up, or will...