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RAIL 680 briefly mentions a campaign called 'Tranzwight', which is a campaign to build a tramway from Cowes, along the old alignment to Newport, and from Newport to Sandown. There used to be a railway from Newport to Cowes and from Newport to Sandown, which is now a cycle track. Interestingly...

Sorry if the question seems unusual, but when I was about three or four years old I remember seeing what I would now recognise as a 158 painted in Network SouthEast (NSE) livery passing through Porchester station. This means: were any 158s ever painted in NSE livery, even for a short time? Or...

Hello everyone, I've booked an AP single from Southampton Central to Birmingham New Street for 29 August. I've selected Romsey as the station where I will collect my tickets from since it's the most convenient station for me, especially since I'll be changing trains at Southampton Central...

I am attempting to work out whether a SDR from Stafford to Manchester Stns is valid via Crewe and Stoke on Trent, since according to Railmiles the route through Stoke on Trent is the shortest route, which theoretically means it's the only permitted route. However, since I'd like the...

Hello everyone, In a couple of weeks I'll be travelling to Poland with a friend and spending three nights in a youth hostel in Katowice and one night in a youth hostel in Warsaw. We intend on using the Silesian Interurbans (big tram network around Katowice extensively) along with a trip to...

As a student about to start his third (and final) year at university, I'm acutely aware that when I graduate I'll find it difficult not just to find a graduate level job, but unfortunately any sort of job. From what people I know have been saying, it's very difficult to find any sort of...

Yesterday I noticed two 168s at Willesden Depot. Could anyone shed any light as to why they were there?

Hello everyone Today I noticed one of GBRF's 73s hauling 4VEP 3417 past Millbrook today. I'm assuming it was on its way to the Swanage Railway, but could anyone clarify why it was on the move today?

Given the age of many members of this forum, I'd be interested to see how many people are at uni, or planning to go to university. For the record, I'm a second year History undergrad at Exeter University.

In the past, I have travelled on several trains with toilets that are decidedly filthy. For instance, I travelled on the 1848 (ex Victoria) from East Croydon to Southampton Central, which suffered from unkempt toilets: tissues were strewn across the sink and the floor was flooded in one toilet...

Hello everyone, Today I went track bashing with my Dad using Southern's All-Network Downlander (available on Southern's website at £12.50 per person). We arrived at Gatwick Airport at around 1105 and discovered waiting in the adjacent platform was the 1120 Gatwick Express. Assuming that the...

Hello everyone. In the next couple of weeks I'll need to travel to London. I've heard a rumour that an anytime day return from Southampton Ctl to Worthing with a Young Person's card(£14.25) is valid via Clapham Junction, where I'd get off and buy an SDR to Waterloo (£3.10) which is a lot...

I've booked a Megatrain ticket on 20 August from Southampton Central to London Waterloo: afterwards I will travel on the Northern Line to Euston where I will take a VWC service to Birmingham New Street for which I've bought an Advanced Purchase ticket. If the train to Waterloo is late and I end...

Before reading this thread, you might want to read this one: http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=47756&highlight=3rd+rail+electrif. This is because it will place what I am about to say into perspective. I support any plans for a gradual re-electrification of the Southern 3rd rail...

I've read about a now closed MPD in the Birmingham area called Saltley depot. When travelling on a Cross City service I noticed adjacent to Duddeston station there's a derelict engine shed, where the tracks serving it are overgrown and there are OHL gantries without any cables serving the lines...

Hey everyone, To celebrate the end of my exams, from last Monday to last Wednesday I went on a sightseeing/bashing spree in Cornwall. If you're interested I've uploaded a write up of my experiences in Cornwall.

Hey everyone, Does anyone know whether there will be any through trains operating from Exeter to Okehampton as there have been in previous years? I've looked on the FGW and Dartmoor Railway websites, and none of them mention these trains.

Hi all, Can anyone tell me whether traveling via Brighton with a 'not London' routed ticket from Romsey to Ewell West is a valid route or not? I'm asking this because I've never had the chance to cover the Brighton Main Line south of East Croydon, and as I'll be traveling to Ewell West this...

Hello everyone, I'm a second year student at uni, and I've always wanted a career on the railways. Ideally I'd like a job working in management (influencing how the railways are run), or a job working in timetabling and train planning. At this stage I'm still keeping my options open! I'm...

Hello everyone, In late May or early June I'd like to travel around Cornwall using a 'Ride Cornwall' ticket. To avoid wasting too much time traveling too and from where I live, I'm considering staying in a B&B or Youth Hostel (preferably the latter since I'm a student and they're a bit...