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Quick question on the Merseyrail Saveaway: Could I buy the Saveaway All Areas ticket from Chester station? Because that is my nearest point to the Merseytravel area and this leaflet says that you can buy your saveaways from "All staffed rail stations in Merseyside and as far as Ellesmere Port...

I was joust wondering if any heritage line could get the line electrified so that they could run first generation emus under their own power (and allow forward views if they have this feature). Because lots of heritage lines have the dmus from the same era, but the lack of electrification stops...

I was just wondering (purely speculating) whether there would be a market for direct trains from London St Pancras to, e.g. Barcelona, or some other popular holiday destination in Europe on an open-access basis. I think people may well go for it (I would definitely consider it). I've noticed...

I was just thinking, is the Valley Lines Day Explorer ticket valid on First Great Western trains between Cardiff Central and Bridgend? (The National Rail Enquiries mentions Arriva Trains Wales as the only TOC in the list of valid TOCs although these rovers/rangers are usually valid on all TOCs...

Just a query on the request stops on the Conwy Valley Line. According to Arriva Trains Wales's timetable, Tal-y-Cafn is a request stop northbound but not southbound. I presume this is because of the manual level crossing south of the station. (Going southbound the train goes through Tal-y-Cafn...

There are some occasions where there is a service from London Euston to Northampton and then a service from Northampton to Birmingham New Street. On Mondays to Fridays there is 1913 London Euston - 2011 Northampton and 2016 Northampton - 2116 Birmingham New Street. Would these two services use...

I'm thinking of travelling from Shrewsbury to London Euston on Friday and spotted Off-peak return tickets costing £35 using the London Midland trains between Birmingham New Street and London Euston (but may use London Midland or Arriva Trains Wales between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New...

I was thinking that there are lots of closed stations around with the line still running through and open. And I wouldn't have thought it would be difficult at all to reopen these stations - all that's needed is a platform. There's a former station fairly near where I live at Baschurch on the...

Have trains ever taken wrong routes due to an error by the signaller? I've heard of it on London Underground where it is referred to at getting the 'Wrong Stick' (has happened before) - has it happened on mainline services? I imagine it must be complicated to sort out. And what if by taking...

I was just wondering whether it would be feasible for a company could do a railtour into Europe via the Channel Tunnel and return to the starting stations on the same day, like most of the UK railtours do. It would probably start from St Pancras International and could pick up also at Ebbsfleet...

A question about the Cheshire Day Ranger: the map on the Northern Rail website here (click the 'Maps' tab) differs slightly from the corresponding map on the National Rail website (see here) in that the section between Guide Bridge and Romiley via Hyde Central is shown on the Northern Rail map...

I've heard that some trains end up in reverse formation (i.e. they're supposed to have first class towards London, but can end up the other way around and have to be turned), but how can this happen? (Because the trains are reversible so just reverse direction at the termini, so the first class...

I was thinking of travelling from Shrewsbury to Chester and then travelling around on a Cheshire Day Ranger. Can I buy the Day Ranger ticket at Shrewsbury? I've heard about codes for these sort of tickets; does anyone know the code for the Cheshire Day Ranger? (And what is the significance of...

I was asking if people recommend avoiding football matches when track bashing/spotting, etc.? I ask because I was thinking of travelling to Manchester next Saturday 5th March (I can't do tomorrow) to do some travelling around the Metrolink and the National Rail services within the GMPTE with a...

I know that heritage railways do driving experiences for a high price where you get to drive and old steam/diesel train. And there are lots of railtours of heritage stock on the mainline, so I was wondering if it would be possible for companies to offer driving experiences with old steam/diesel...

Just out of interest, has anyone here actually used request stops on the National Rail network? I haven't, but I think I might use Yorton one day soon just for the hell of it (fairly near to where I live, although I've never used Yorton. I usually use Shrewsbury - some mapping sites say that...

I was just looking at the West Yorkshire Metro website and am I correct in assuming that the Adult Train and Bus DayRover (£6.60) gives unlimited travel for a day on all the trains and buses in West Yorkshire (except for the restriction on starting after 9.30am on working weekdays)? And does...

I was wondering: are there stations on the National Rail network (not heritage railways) with no display boards or announcements? Because if there are none, there would be no way of telling what stations the trains will be stopping at! Only the final destination on the train itself (and that is...

I was half-thinking of going to see the Chiltern Railways bubblecar on the Princes Risborough-Aylesbury Branch. I know it normally runs only on weekday peak hours, but does anyone know how reliably I could catch the bubblecar? Are there any specific services where it is scheduled to run? On...

I know that there are a number of videos on youtube from driver's cabs. Is it possible to get cab rides without being a driver? Has anyone on here done so/attempted to get a cab ride? It would be something I would be interested in seeing. Is it worth contacting TOCs? I remember reading that...