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Same East Midland trains. One includes a link to the airport while the other is just to and from Luton Airport Parkway. £6.50 vs £41.10

The biggest issue is that with a railing running down the middle, the metal walkways are far too narrow to accommodate a wheelchair. There is also the issue of the gap and the drop where a small set of steps would have to be provided to reach the walkway. For the trial evacuation it was very...

I took part in an evacuation trial using the walkway to a train on the other track. What was noteworthy is that disabled passengers in wheelchairs have to stay on the train as does passenger’s luggage. Also for the most part, only small sections of the walkway are at carriage floor height but...

From Farringdon, Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton all have similar travel times via direct trains.

Another interesting point is that the airport is run as a concession so any car using the drop off zone or car parks means the money goes to the airport operator, which they get to keep. Anyone using the a Dart means the money goes to the airport owner. Anyone using the car park at Luton...

To answer the H&S question. The doors were apparently closing on people and suitcases trapping them with a vice like grip and not freeing them. One person got a shoe caught. Another person had a suitcase wheel ripped off trying to free it while another person got the extended handle of his...

I occasionally fly into Inverness so just to be clear am I walking down some unlit path to get the the station and how far is the walk?

Most people buying a ticket will buy a through ticket so the actual cost of the Dart will be hidden. I have read that there will be no child fares so a family of 4 will spend £38.40 for a return 5 minute trip making a return taxi cheaper.

As the airport is a valid destination for a through ticket, passengers should be able to buy a ticket from any U.K. station so what about buying a ticket from the exiting station on other side of the tracks at Parkway? It would mean passing through 3 sets of gate lines to board the Dart. Now...

First public trial photos published online. ( reproduced here with permission of owner). The second trial has been cancelled due to major heath and safety issues discovered with the trains by the first trialists. It has been reported that the original cost of £200m will be closer to £300m...

The thing is under the franchise agreement they are still breaching it after 7 months The agreement: "Between and including the Early and Late Services 50 services shall be provided at 15 minute intervals from Bedford to London Blackfriars, calling at the stations in paragraph 1.1. After...

Thanks for the info. I have been looking for answers to this for weeks and could not find the answers on the net so I remembered I was an old member of this group just for the experts that live here.

Just a question for you experts. The Thameslink timetable between Bedford and Harpenden only shows two trains an hour running to London on Saturdays. On Sundays that increases to 3 trains an hour as an extra one leaves Luton. As a random rail user I am convinced there used to be at least 4...

Thanks for the info. So the coaches didn't have standard luggage accommodation then? Strange that the coaches were built to spec for the airport run.

Last October National Express brought into service six Boa Vista double deckers. Five were put into service on their London Victoria - Luton Airport service while the sixth went to Edwards Coaches for use on the South Wales-London corridor. The five coaches on the Luton Airport run has...

The full journey is around 2 hours 20 minutes each way. 4 hours 40 minutes riding on a narrow gauge railway does seem to be pushing enjoyment to the limits.

A full service to Porthmadog could have been run if the service had been temporarily terminated at the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway station in the town. It’s a shame that they are still hostile to each other.

Been waiting for years for the line to be completed but looking at the summer timetable there is only one train a day that leaves Porthmadog. Why don't all the trains travel the full route?