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700520 During engineering work on Sundays between 25/05/2014 and 15/06/2014, direct services between Middlesborough and York routed 'not via Darlington' will travel via Darlington --- I'm planning a trip to Whitby this Sunday, and yes I know it will involve the dreaded rail replacement bus but...

A while ago I heard that the old British Rail book of routes, which I believe dates from before you were allowed to take any reasonable route was recursive and tended to be a little more restrictive in most places than the present Routeing Guide but more logical. I quite like this idea, but I...

I notice on the 'Guidance on fares and validities' on the National Rail website this: Could this be interpreted that 'any reasonable' has returned? Now that the NRE journey planner is arguably king, could this be seen as an endorsement to use reasonable routes not in the Routeing Guide?

I notice that the brake type for a class 323 is listed on Wikipedia as a 'regenerative air brake'. I'm familiar with air brakes, and regenerative braking whereby the power is fed back into the OHLE as in a Pendolino, or the kinetic energy into a flywheel as in a Parry People Mover, but what is...

I want to go to Sherburn in Elmet (don't ask why!). Of course for this from Thirsk the cheapest way is a Thirsk-Sherburn in Elmet through ticket. But the early last train from SIE is putting me off. Instead I plan to walk from South Milford into Sherburn, given the short distance and much...

Just been on a walk via Thirsk station, noticed 3 North Yorkshire police vans in the car park and police onboard the 1P58 to Newcastle. Hope it's nothing too major. Anyone have any information on what happened?

Reading through the instructions for the National Routeing Guide, I notice this is still here. Do any of us think it may be worth taking advantage (en masse if possible) of the disputed route procedure to try to gain some changes to the current shambles that is the new Routeing Guide? Does...

I wonder if anyone can produce any useful responses to this query: If I understand correctly, The National Routeing Guide says that where you have a choice between two routed tickets and you choose one more expensive than the other, you may use this ticket via the cheaper route also. My...

Just a quick question, a certain member of station staff who shall remain nameless added a few days on to my 16-25 railcard that I renewed yesterday, taking it up to my 27th birthday (I renewed a few days before my 26th). As the railcard has no start date would I be ok to use it before my 26th...

Maybe this belongs more in Fares Advice and Policy but I plan to make a return journey from Northallerton to Watford Junction. Was thinking of avoiding London to get cheaper advances (looking at late August all of the cheap advances have sold out to KGX or WFJ) but still some good fares to HAT...

For a while those of you who travel from the North to Scotland will know that the regulated product has been the 'super off peak return (SSR)', which has had restriction 3V applied, and the off peak product has had only a nominal restriction for a slightly higher price (though the gap appeared...

I noticed last night that a Crosscountry train called at Thirsk (not usually served at all by XC) at around 2200 at least according to the live departures board on NRE. Does anyone know of any reason for this? I've also seen one call at Northallerton about a month ago, again this station isn't...

It's taken me a while to find but I notice on brfares.com that East Coast have taken over the pricing of Thirsk to cluster Q469 (Doncaster cluster). They have replaced TPE's 8A restriction with a 3V restriction meaning the ticket is not valid before 0930, the result is you have to buy a £40...

Currently on an East coast train that was meant to go to Aberdeen but is now terminating at Edinburgh due to an engine fault. I have an ec & connections advance. A replacement bus is being provided as the official solution but would I be able to get the FSR service instead? Or wouldthis count...

Recently I took a trip to Carlisle. At the front of the station I noticed that Virgin Trains are offering for £17.50 a 'Saturday day return' to Glasgow that is only valid on Virgin Trains. How do they get away with this when VT are the fare setter for the any permitted route tickets? It...

I work at a leisure attraction in North Yorkshire. One of the bonuses of working there is the 'ticket swap' facility whereby I can obtain tickets to other leisure attractions in the UK, free of charge (in return their employees get to come to where I work). There are some heritage railways...

I have searched the forum and can't find the exact information for this, I think the answer to my question is 'yes' from reading the NRCoC but here goes. I wish to make a journey which is in part triangular. I won't go into specific stations (sorry if this makes things difficult to...

I don't really know if this belongs in this section or F,T & R, but here goes. I'm going to do a North Country 4-in-8 day rover next week and would like to know if anyone has suggestions of lines I should try. I've already done Settle and Carlisle twice, but may use it as a means to get to...

Is the text that East Coast gives for an 'any permitted' ticket. Yet it frequently gives me non-permitted routes. What are my rights here? Surely this is false advertising of a route, or does the journey planner showing something as valid override the Routeing Guide if the tickets are booked...

Looking at London to York fares I notice this ticket type. The restriction (1J) seems to be quite liberal except break of journey is not allowed. Non-standard railcard discounts apply. What is it exactly? Avantix just says 'off peak BVR' as the ticket type without much explanation.