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Hi all, I can't get my head round the National Routeing Guide and I would like to see which routes I can use on the "Any Permitted" version of the Preston to Liverpool Stations Off Peak Day Return? Can I use both via Wigan and via Ormskirk if needed? Thanks, Alastair :)

The first new trainset for the resumption of the Ontario Northlander passenger train has arrived, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The train was cancelled back in 2012, as a result of a previous provincial government's desire to switch to a coach-based option, but the current...

moderator note - split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/poor-service-on-the-southport-manchester-line.291036/#post-7439874 If you converted Headbolt Lane to Wigan Wallgate into Merseyrail using battery 777s (turnaround in the Wallgate bay), you could also consider running through to...

Was searching through a bunch of files and found an unused Northern Complimentary Ticket from a delay repay claim I made in July 2021. Appreciate it's been a while since then, but would it still be valid, or do they have expiry dates?

Moderator note - split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/manchester-metrolink-non-speculative-discussion.252943/ This is exactly why an east-west tram-train tunnel is needed, because there's no real room for additional western tram approaches to the city centre on the surface. You...

Reading needs a tram system really, the eastern busway was rejected and you need something higher capacity and off-road in the centre.

Is it too late to book reservations? A family member is trying to book reservations on the 10.07 Frecciarossa train tomorrow from Reggio Calabria up to Bologna, and Rail Europe won't recognise my family member's paper pass number, while OBB refuses to sell altogether. Is there any way still to...

Is it possible to buy a plusbus ticket on top of a free northern complimentary adult return? I am intending to use one to visit Nottingham tomorrow and am looking into getting a plusbus to use on buses and trams (as a result of the significant discount over the normal tram day price.) I'd...

As part of an initiative to make the railway more attractive to the bulk of working age people - perhaps these could be introduced. Wales, South Western, Midland, Yorkshire, North East, East Anglia and North West could be the initial regional divides. I've excluded Scotland because the recent...

Due to the stagnation of the SELRAP (Skipton to Colne reopening group) proposals to reinstate the former railway between Skipton and Colne as a third Yorks-Lancs trans-Pennine route, perhaps a cheaper interim proposal would be to reopen Gisburn station as a parkway station for the West Craven...

On Traksy, signallers have put "NOGO" on both lines from Manchester Oxford Road to Manchester Piccadilly, and BTET in Manchester Picc P13. I'm on a service that has incurred significant delays, I wondering what has happened if anyone knows.

A Avanti West Coast Voyager passed through Manchester Oxford Rd as ECS about 35 mins ago. Does anyone know the reason for this - seems to be a short term planning movement? A very rare sight!

A discussion in another thread brought up an interesting point. Aside from passenger traffic, where there have been low cost carrier dominated airports e.g. Luton/Stansted, is a secondary UK air freight hub, to reduce costs for freight airlines, a realistic prospect, and where would it be?

There seems to be a backlog of trains up the Preston via Chorley line from Salford. What is the issue - delay codes seem to be something about traction equipment?

Service patterns, freight etc

Hi, I wondered if anyone else has had an issue recently with Northern dispatching complementary tickets as a form of DR compensation? I've had 3 return tickets and 1 single not turn up over the last 2 months, the first 2 returns approved and "payment sent" nearly a month ago. The bank transfer...

Moderator note : split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/exeter-st-davids-platform-2.240098/ You could fix it by popping a small multistorey on the existing car park directly outside the easterly main station entrance, building a ramp through the West Yard car park up to a level to...

Following on from the Heathrow Western Access comes to a standstill thread, what would your preferred service pattern be through Heathrow stations if both or one of Heathrow Western Access/Heathrow Southern Railway schemes were built? AlastairFraser :)

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/temporary-transfer-of-turbostars-from-chiltern-to-west-midlands-trains.216644 If a short extension of electrification from Amersham to Aylesbury Vale Parkway was made and sufficient S Stock was available, then the London to...

I actually quite like the new B'ham New Street, if that can be considered underground, now that it's properly integrated with local public transport modes. If City Thameslink is considered underground, then I like that station's design. moderator note: posts #1 - #10 originally in this thread...