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Hi In the 90's I was staying in West London, using Hayes and Harlington railway station. Am I right in remembering there was a BR CCT visible from the Up platform? And if I am, what was it there for? Thanks.

BBC News - Coronavirus: 106 cancer procedures cancelled https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-54647700 A worrying time to have any illness that isn't Covid in Belfast. So much for the Hippocratic oath.

Could someone tell me the reason behind the use of a Motor/Alternator in MK II Air con coaches please?

I was watching a YouTube video 'Trains at York 1984' and I saw this building which is at the North of the Station? What was it?

I was watching 'A Hard Day's Night' on the TV the other night, really to see the railway scenes. I read that Marylebone was used to represent Lime St & a London terminal. Has there been any other films that use the same station to represent two different ones?

With some of the HST fleet being reduced and moving to Scotland, would an HST set have been a suitable Belfast to Dublin set? I mean as a new build in the late 90's.

Remember the BLM protests in June? In contravention of the lockdown rules? https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-53120735 Did this lead to a rise in Covid infections? If not, it does rather weaken the lockdown concept considering the numbers involved.

Is it correct that passengers are fined for using cash now? If a passenger lives elsewhere, and doesn't have an Oyster card or a contactless card, they pay more for a paper ticket?

Railway coach doors are a different colour to the rest of the coach. If you can't see the door, how do you get as far as the station?

Hi I wasn't sure where to post this! Has anybody ever used the Stena Belfast/Liverpool crossing? If so, have you used it without booking a cabin? I assume an FIP doesn't get a cabin discount? Thanks.

I saw this this today on the Tiger feed. Why is King's Cross after Cambridge? Surely it's Cambridge North?

I've just had a conversation with somebody I know who's getting a train next week. To hear them talk you'd think ticket offices and platform allocations were a great secret known only to a few. 'where's the ticket office?' It's the row of windows with 'tickets' written above it...

Hi I assume it's mainly Class 158's on the North Wales main line from Holyhead?

Myself and Wife are considering travelling on the Night Riviera from Paddington to Penzance next year. We're in possession of FIP tickets. I'm enquiring what this entitles us to on the sleeper. I was told it's valid for travel, but a cabin has to be purchased. Is this the case? Thanks.

I've been trying to book a sailing with my FIP with Stena. It seems to me as if Stena are attempting to disuade people from using the FIP pass. I've called 4 times now, every time there's been a different reason why I couldn't book. The last one was that I had to have been a member of staff...

On Michael Portillos GRJ programme last friday the rebuilding of London Bridge station was featured. We saw the arches below the station where the new concourse will be. Is that where the London Dungeon used to be?

Hi Is the Cross Country 0903 Birmingham to York service Particularly busy? Thanks

I see the Downpatrick and Co. Down Railway are getting an Ex NI Railways Class 450 DEMU.

Saw this in the DM today http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2758452/What-blazes-One-Britain-s-best-loved-steam-trains-appears-fire-trick-light-passes-Devon-tracks.html 'What the blazes: Was one of Britain's best-loved steam locomotives on fire? Tangmere was filmed 'on fire' as it...

In the light of the airline pilot who is flying with a prosthetic arm, can a person be a train driver with a prosthetic limb?