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I heard there were problems at Carlisle today too with three trains failing leaving only one platform in use. That's what the ScotRail lady announced to everyone at Lockerbie anyway. She did a real good job at keeping us informed and dealing with refunds etc. I was on the 8.15ish TPE to...

So say I had a few million kicking about (for the record, I don't) and bought my train and spend ages getting the staff uniforms and all that other stuff you have to worry about The what costs do I have? Do I have to pay to use the network? What about 'landing' fees at stations etc? And if...

Howdy Dave, Thanks for your reply. The app is really great and I can't wait to see how it is developed. Showing valid routes only would be a great help but I guess that might be a lot of work to implement with all the various ticket types and restrictions. Can the 'next train home' feature be...

Howdy all, A while ago I wrote asking about the validity of travelling to Edinburgh from Lockerbie going via Lockerbie. I remember that we decided that, as per the rules, this is potentially illegal due to the double backing between Lockerbie and Carlisle. Over the last few months, I've...

Hello all, Now that we have various companies (and a Government) running the train services for profit, how does the profit from my ticket get divided up? I travel between Edinburgh and Lockerbie quite a bit. Say I buy a return ticket from a Virgin FastTicket machine and travel Edinburgh...

Howdy All, Can you tell me if I can go Edinburgh to Carlisle, Carlisle to Lockerbie on a Edinburgh to Lockerbie Any Permitted route ticket. I was told I could do this yesterday by station staff but I wasn't aware that it was an option. If it is a valid routing I think I will be doing it...

Howdy, I have a friend who wants to do the following. I've had a wee look and I"m not getting to far - any suggestions for the best value route? Depart Monday the 14th Waverley to Newark Nottinghamshire, arriving in Newark around 17h or so. Depart Newark to York on the 15th, arriving...

I was on the 16:04 service out of Edinburgh heading for Bathgate (I think). As we were clearing Haymarket I heard a few calls on the radio (I was standing just behind the front cab door) about the status of a stopped train (i think). We then traveled very slowly out of Haymarket towards my...

Why does fTPE have three car sets if it wants to run six car trains to Edinburgh? It wouldn't be a problem if I could walk the entire length of the train but there is no door between carriages three and four. I usually get the 8.15 (ish) three car service to Edinburgh from Lockerbie, so at...

Simple question: how do "they" decide the direction in which a gate will allow passage? I've always assumed that it would be automatic taking into account arrivals and departures to decide which way a ticket barrier was open. Say you had one barrier with six entry/exit points ("gates") with...

I often find myself on trains when I would rather be in bed but so far I've managed not to fall asleep and miss my station. However, that's mostly due to my station being at the end of the line. So, what is the policy when you fall asleep? What do you get charged, or is humiliation the only...

I'm pleased to report that I'm getting there. Since I last updated I've emailed all the TOCs asking for info and made a start on each TOC page. No doubt there will be errors so please let me know if you spot any. Any other feedback is much appreciated. Hit it, you know you want to...

I noticed this a while ago at Edinburgh Waverley next to one of the ticket machines. Decided to take a photo today. It was installed fairly recently. What on earth is it? The 'Not In Service' sticker is a new addition in the last few days...

This really annoys me too. I travel between Edinburgh and Edinburgh Park each day for work and it is very rare for the train doors to be released quickly after arrival into Edinburgh Park as the guard is often half way down the carriage checking tickets. I really don't see why a ticket check...

Thanks for all your help so far, especially those who have visited and rated things. I'm busy working on the details just now. Hopefully this will end it being really useful. The top half of the TOC pages (written by me) should be a an objective description of what's on offer. Whereas the...

And here we have it, a first look at Travelling First Class Dot Com (now with two Ls in TRAVELLING! http://www.travellingfirstclass.com/ So, this is just a first look. I've based it on wordpress and used a really neat script for the ratings - just got to sort out the words, pictures and...

Thanks! I've decided that I'm going to include the following for each operator: Accommodation: Seating, tables, power outlets, dedicated carriage or compartment, etc Catering: Hot food, cold food, menus, areas available, times available, at seat/dining car, complimentary, etc...

Hey everyone, I've decided to put together a wee website about First Class Travel detailing the hospitality etc you can expect on board from each operator. My plan is to have a page for each of the operators with all the details of their first class offering, possibly with pictures too. I...

I'm really tempted to put together a site detailing the perks of First Class across all the TOCs for reference. Good idea, or not?

So after a few problems with my Edinburgh to Lockerbie FTPE service, mostly being promised trains by station staff, buying first class tickets and ending up on a bus, I decided to give FTPE as little of my money as I can and booked a standard class Advance tickets with my YP discount. On both...