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    RailRiders Set to Return after 30 Years

    see here - including posts from a Rep of RRs https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/rail-riders-club-2020.192220/#post-4216283
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    GWR has published a national railway network map !

    That has to appear in a pub quiz somewhere
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    Having a Reservation in First Class with a Standard Class Ticket

    Which is in the North Pole Traincare Depot. Whereas the actual contract is based on the class of the ticket, if the bylaws of not having a correct ticket to remain in first class, then sorry that reservation can not be claimed
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    Island Line Railway - current state and the future

    What it may be is that they run a variety of vessels on the Portsmouth Route, the clearances shown are probably based on their oldest vessel (not necessarily the smallest), St. Faith, which has a central bulkhead on the vehicle deck. All the newer ones have large open deck space. Edit: As it...
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    Island Line Railway - current state and the future

    Local News article including the awaiting livery impression https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/17903643.new-fleet-trains-isle-wight----still-distinctive-underground-style/
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    Why is the National Rail Enquiries website so unreliable?

    PIS this morning was saying that there was an issue with journeycheck
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    HS2 Review ongoing

    HS2 railway to be delayed by up to five years https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49563549
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    Feet on seats

    one way to reduce the issue - complain enough and you might end up with this
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    Braking issue on Caledonian Sleeper causes train to "run away" at Edinburgh

    The RAIB will go over each element in detail, and will no doubt provide recommendations (if working improvements can be identified) to ensure this doesn't happen again. Whilst recommendations aren't legally enforceable, should a similar incident happen again and it is more catastrophic - then...
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    Feet on seats

    Daily Mail test, is it really seen as fair and proportionate to charge people £50 for doing something they may do out of habit.. no not really and I doubt any TOC will want that reputation. Northern's has been bad enough with their RPI approach to something we all agree should be enforced
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    Freightliner Intermodal at Avonmouth

    Never knew that - good to know!
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    Freightliner Intermodal at Avonmouth

    Is there much Wine exports from Bristol?
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    1746 - London Euston - Crewe 214% over capacity (news 25-7-19)

    I work in the Public Sector and as such, subject to the FOI Act. there are occasions when, being asked for data we consider whether to release it, or refuse, then publish it. (this is an acceptable reason to refuse). The reason for doing it that way, is that if we publish the information we can...
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    "Important information about Key Smartcard Single and Return tickets" email from Southern

    I've said before somewhere on here, I have a SolentGo ITSO smartcard, the idea being it's joined up between buses and ferry operators. Unfortunately it isn't at all joined up, you can but a 'First' bus ticket on it (seasons / rangers etc only) and / or a seperate 'GoVia' bus ticket (again...
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    Expected or due

    in SN world, I notice that their screens sometimes say arrived on the platform display - which should be obvious
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    GTR wants ideas on how to say sorry

    is there only 30000 pax?
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    Delay Repay during strikes

    But, (again, with exception of advance) on standard national rail services - ie not sleepers or eurostar.. you buy a ticket that is for any train within a certain time period (ie anytime on Tues 18th, or on any train not arriving in London before 10am AND not departing London between 1659 and...
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    Delay Repay during strikes

    Unless you bought an advance ticket (which will have new conditions anyway) you haven't booked to travel at 0930...etc you have just booked travel A-B
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    Woman asked to give up seat on train for child.

    do you not treat everyone with respect, unless they lose that...? wow.
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    Strangest Places you have come across trains

    that'll be this one right? https://www.google.com/maps/@52.7657183,0.1916723,3a,33.9y,63.56h,88.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sOYnd1VtNhaLG5Pb1obMl-g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

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