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I'm travelling from Gateshead down to Stockton (well Thornaby) to sit an exam tomorrow and I would like to remotely connect to a PC at home to do some practice exams on my journey and wondering what is the 3/4G signal like on the route or would I be better off using the GNE X10 and use the wifi...

Hi, Can someone confirm that I'm reading the FTPE timetable correctly in that there is no direct service between Newcastle and Manchester Airport Monday to Friday in the morning? I am looking and there only seems to be two a day, the first one being after 7pm. I'm not looking to travel...

I'm not looking at doing this for another 3-4 months when advance tickets are available but there's 15 of us going on a stag weekend to Munich late March. We're all based in Newcastle and flying from Manchester, returning to Edinburgh to keep costs down. Can we get group discount on East...

Seems to be causing some disruption this one. Trains are stacked up on the bridge over the Tyne Bridge as I crossed it earlier.

This has been bugging me for a while but in the image below taken at Regent Centre, the signal at the 'wrong end' of the Airport bound platform has two route indicators and a shunt signal. I know the route indicator at 10 o'clock is for the odd occasion trains terminate at the Airport bound...

Hello I'm travelling down from Newcastle to London on 28th March to visit a mate and spend a couple of nights out on the town (local on the Friday and centre of London the next night). Just wondering, from an enthusiast point of view which line is best to travel to Uxbridge? I'm thinking...

What's people's verdict on this? Think I'm middle of the road. Yes you shouldn't discriminate someone because of their disability but at the same time it's pretty standard if you book a 7 or 8 sweater you pay a higher tariff for it. I can understand the guys comments where he says it's...

Hi, I've tried to search for this but can't find an answer. Do you still get 100 points for joining the Rewards scheme?

Does anyone know if a 4G signal is possible on the ECML or is there too many black spots?

Hi, Not sure if this should go here or gen discussion but I'm travelling to Kings Cross on 28th March, returning on the 30th. Currently East Coast only has advance tickets up to the 28th. Based on the last time I traveled (2 years ago but in July) the next weeks fares were released 2 weeks...

Can't see this anywhere else so thought I'd open this for debate. Given that the train didn't have interlock due to the doors being prevented from closing was the guy in the right to lower himself onto the track? My thoughts are whilst his intentions were admirable he was in the wrong as...

This was mentioned in a thread a while back of which I can't remember but Network Rail have announced their plans to upgrade Newcastle Central Station. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-21734489

This has been listed for a good number of years and as always is dubious but on the Wikipedia page for Newcastle Airport it says there are plans to build a heavy rail link connecting to Newcastle Airport. Now in reality I can't see this happening as the Metro does a decent job but if it were...

Did anybody else on here take part in the GNR today? I completed it for the first time in 1h49m29s. Battered and broken now though.

Does anyone know if they will be able to resume a full service in time for the rush hour this afternoon? Currently there is gaps of up to 30 mins between trains and no service between Benton and Monkseaton. On a side note. I've never seen anything like it before. Was waiting at Regent Centre...

Does anyone know if Northern Rail are putting late trains on from Sunderland for the RHCP gig at the Stadium of Light or is this solely being done by Metro? I have a friend who is claustrophobic and the metros being jam packed may be an issue.

I travelled to South Hylton on Friday for the first time in about 8 years and noticed a lot more due to my time spent on this forum. I have a couple of questions about some of the things I noticed/paid more attention to. 1) On the approach to East Boldon I noticed an electrified siding that...

Hi I know this is short notice and it's likely to be walk on fares only but a mate of mine needs to be on Prestatyn for a job interview. Can someone work out the cheapest fare from Newcastle to Prestatyn and back? Outbound is next Thursday 17th at around 8:30am returning the next day at...

Apologies if this is in the wrong thread and please move if it is but I'm wondering what the post counts need to be for your member status to change. Most forums that I have posted on have something in the FAQs but I can't seem to see one on here. Can anyone shed some light on this?

I posted this on the Nexus forum but they chose not to publish it. Does anyone know why the train that was supposed to depart Regent Centre for Pelaw at 17:45 on Friday did so from platform 2 via the crossover at the eastern end of the station and didn't reverse into the siding and use the...