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I see that services around Wigan are stopped due to a signalling failure. Recovery seems to have been put back to 16:00. Is this the work of the copper fairies do we think ?

We're told that the country want's "simpler" fares, yet no one seems to know what this means, aside from some dodgy experiments sponsored by the DfT, which seem more like price gouging than anything else. This got me thinking - in spite of being perhaps a bit on the pricey side, the sort of...

Hi All. Does anyone have any knowledge of the post December 225 diagrams on the ECML (The 225 group's are still from June this year). I'm particularly interested in the weekday 20:09 from Kings Cross towards Leeds.

A pathetic indictment of the modern railway really. Need to get back from Penrith to Leeds. Severe disruption via Lancaster (which was my original route). Will miss my connection. Penrith staff have asked whether I can go back via Appleby, but no acceptance. Pathetic. (Not the staff at...

I was thinking the other day, back when the Chunnel opened, it was straight forward. Cars and lorries would get the shuttle, passengers would get the Eurostar. But now things are different. Eurostar is priced as a premium service. It doesn't even stop in Kent anymore. Could their be a case for...

Been stood at Manchester Vic for twenty mins plus. Not seen anything go past. Was a 185 towards York - 3 carriages only. Didn't fancy that. So few trains generally, they'll all be as bad.

Checking my journey tomorrow, there appeared to be rail replacement buses between Normanton and Wakefield Kirkgate for most of the morning, yet upon checking for engineering works, there appears to be nothing about planned disruption on this line. Does anyone know what's going on ?

I'm looking to buy a ticket from Mirfield to the Mersey area, not via Liverpool. I can seem to get an off-peak return as far as Wigan, but if I try to go towards St Helen's, it says no return fares available (just advance purchase, which I don't want). Is this correct or a glitch in the website ?

Interesting article on the BBC website as to whether the abolition of peak fares could be extended: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxp9zl0k90o Unsurprisingly, interviewed passengers from the rest of the UK aren't interested in fares "simplification" or some such. They do agree that...

Looking to travel between London and Norfolk on 21st September. Line closed via Colchester. No worries - it's a Sunday works have to be done sometime. I'll go via Ely. Low and behold, all routes are closed via Cambridge on the same day. Who on earth decided that it was a good idea to close...

Since before the pandemic, there has been an evening train from Lancaster to Skipton that has left Lancaster at around 21:31, getting into Skipton at 22:44. This generally hasn't changed much for some time, covid excepted. Yet on the latest timetable, whilst the saturday train remains the same...

Woodhead closed in 1984 and there are engineering works through Huddersfield today, so not many routes available. Unfortunately a freight train has broken down at Grindleford now ! The diverted TPE's at Leeds are going to be busy !

Anyone know why nothing seems to be moving in or out of York at the moment ? 1754639456 False alarm - everything seems to be on the move again now.

You try so hard to support something you love. But every time, you're screwed over. Northern are always late. TPE never wait. They've no interest in you. I've given up on Whitby - not because of the beautiful town itself. Just because of the stupid railway that couldn't run a whelk stall.

Hi all, I was wondering if there's a way to find out how many carriages a cross country service will have ? Thinking particularly of today's 11:27 Plymouth - Glasgow, if anyone knows.

Am currently sat on one of those modern Hitachi things from Cornwall. Needless to say, 90% of the seats in the unreserved coach are facing backwards. Is it beyond the capability of designers to have the same number of seats facing each way ?

In light of the recent renationalisation of South Western Railway, the BBC have published an interesting article interviewing passengers which suggests that high fares are a major concern of passengers and potential passengers. The article touches on many issues visited by this forum such as...

Isn't it time that York joined the WY Metro network. It's a sizable city in its own right, but like the other conurbations in this part of Yorkshire, it is economically and culturally entwined. There aren't any large cities to the near North and East - its near large trading neighbours are to...

They're the bane of the modern railway network. Some like the SW main line to Exeter Central are very long and would be expensive to redouble. Others like the single track sections on the Hastings main line are required for operational reasons (in this case narrow tunnels). But there are some...

I typed in a request in NRE for a return ticket from Normanton to Church Fenton and the options given were either: An "anytime short distance return" for £47.10, or two singles for £22. For those unfamiliar with the geography, the two are about half an hours distance with direct trains...