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This article has appeared today. I thought this was "old news" however the MEN is not renowed for being up to the minute on it's scoops. Any thoughts would be welcome http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/run-trains-well-save-20m-5851454

Can any one tell me the route taken by the TPE 20:08 departure from Barrow in Furness to Manchester Airport between:- Wigan North Western(dep 21:48) and Manchester Oxford Road(arr 22:36) 1)Chat Moss 2)Atherton 3)Bolton

For no other reason than I like riding on trains i've been looking at the following intinery: Manchester Edinburgh(TPE dep 6.02 arrive 9.22) EDB Kings Cross (EC dep 12.00 arrive 16.43) Euston Manchester(Virgin dep19.40 arrive 21.54). I would be getting advance singles for each stage. If...

Sorry if this has been covered before. Thinking of getting my mother in law a disabled person's railcard. She uses a hearing aid. Does there have to be any level of proof of deafness for the card to be valid.

My wife is travelling today from Manchester (MAN) To Letchworth (LET) using a off peak return with a Senior rail card £55.10. She is unsure on what date she will be returning. I have looked on the National Rail journey planner and Picking a random Weekday with in the next 28 days...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19828665 A short part from the BBC link above is quoted below Who else should stay away?

I need to travel from Manchester to Letchworth on Friday 28th Sep and return from Stevenage to Manchester on Saturday 29th September. Off Peak Return tickets (with senior rail card) are available for the times I wish to travel. Man-Let Return £55.10 Man -SVG Return £55.10. If I buy the...

Just seen this posted on MSE Cheap train fares guide forum http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?p=55959399#post55959399 Anybody wish to comment?

My daughter wants to visit her friend in Exeter. She has a 16-25 railcard. She would travel from Manchester on a Friday after 09.00 and return on the following Sunday leaving Exeter late afternoon (say 16.00 - 18.00). She would be looking for any weekend from mid October to mid November...

I have an an advance ticket for tomorrow(Friday 31st Aug) from Manchester to Baldock. The route is MAN, (dept 08.20), Doncaster,Stevenage,Baldock. It is a through ticket (not split tickets). Due to a change in circumstances I need to be in Stevenage rather than Baldock and have no need to go...

Travelling back to Manchester from London last night and noticed a Class 150 parked in platform 3A at Stockport (about 20:55) with Manchester Victoria on the destination blind. Is this a new service or ECS movement?

My daughter intends spending a week in Whitby with three friends. Dates not fixed yet but will probably be last week in August.(Saturday to Saturday) They will be travelling from Manchester and all have 16-25 railcards. Where are the best places to split fares? Is there any advantage in...

My wife needs to travel to London from Manchester on Tuesday 13th March and needs to be in London no later than 12:15pm. I have found a First Advanced (£57) using 7:20am from MAN to Sheffield (arriving 08:10am) and 08:27 Sheffield to London (arriivng 10:34am) I've also seen that I can split...

There is an exhibition in Manchester starting 24th March on post war plans for transport in Manchster. http://www.cube.org.uk/exhibitiondetails/inframanc/77...

I've bought an off peak day return for travel from Manchester to Nottingham on 17th Feb.(£13.65 with a railcard) I intend to return from Nottingham between 17.30 and 19.30. ( I had planned to travel out after 09.30) I have just been offerred a lift from Manchester to Nottingham but would...

I followed the link from the banner advert. It says this is only available if one of the party is resident in the West Midlands and is a limited trial. Is this trial being subsidised by the West Midlands PTE? are other PTEs involved?

My daughter is going for an interview at Cardiff university on Mon 16th Jan. She is travelling from Mananchester and has a 16-25 railcard. Is Cathays staion part of "Cardiff All Stations"? or should she specify Cathays staion when booking. The fares seem to be the same. (departing...

My wife will be visiting her father. He lives in Letchworth but is currently in hospital in Stevenage but may discharged home in the next day or so. Normally she would return from Letchworth to Manchester via London. She intends traveling from Letchorth to Manchester on Sat 31st Dec using...

My daughter has an interview at Cambridge on Monday 5th December and needs to be in Cambridge by 15:00. She would leave after 18:00. She has a 16-25 railcard. three routes seem available. Manchester-London-Cambridge( WCML) Manchester-Birmingham-Cambridge(via Leicester)...

There is engineering work arround Wigan next week and normal rail routes between Manchester and Wigan are not operational. A special Non Stop service is available between Manchester Victoria and Wigan North Western. (I assume via Eccles) http://www.northernrail.org/news/6925 GMPTE bus &...