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Hi. Is there a driver changeover at all between EDB and EUS? 7 hours is a long time if not! Or does the sleeper convey 2 drivers in the cab?

Hi All. Long shot this one but I'm sure someone will know (eg. Northern Guard!). This train (original from Preston) is a limited stop service from Piccadilly. Stops at Stockport then straight to Hazel Grove etc. Every few days Northern seem to add in additional stops at Woodsmoor and Davenport...

Hi All. Long shot this one. I saw a 142 heading towards Manchester at around 18:30 (27th Sept). It was just approaching New Mills South junction but I couldn't see if anyone was on it or not. I checked live departure boards and there was no scheduled service. I thought it may have been the 17:15...

I know rail companies have access to the whole history of whether trains ran on time but is it possible to access this publically? For example, say I wanted to find out how punctual the 2pm train from Euston - Manchester today was how would I find out online?

I'm hoping I'm not going mad here but last week I travelled from Manchester to Bristol Parkway (via Birmingham New Street) facing the direction of travel. I arrived at Bristol Parkway still facing the correct way. On my return journey, I was forward facing again but this time when we got to...

I travelled between Kyle of Lochalsh and Dingwall this week and noticed the timetable says there is no 1st class accommodation. On the train however there appeared to be a first class section (not properly segmented off though) with 1 person sitting in it. Does this mean standard tickets are...

Hi All, At Stromeferry railway station there is a track that runs parallel to the railway line inbetween the railway and the coast (towards Attadale). Is this a coastal public footpath or a private track? The ordnance survey map doesn't show it as a footpath but the attached picture tells me...

Hi All. Please can someone look at the historic info on the national rail system and tell me if the newly extended morning services from Carlisle-Leeds and vice versa have been arriving on time since their introduction in the May timetable? Previously the commuter train to leeds started at...

Hi All. I don't have any old timetables but does anyone know if the Virgin Manchester-Edinburgh/Glasgow services (ending 2007) were quicker than the current TPE journeys? I'm guessing the answer is 'yes' as their Voyagers were faster. What was the general travel time for the Virgin services?

Hi All. As most of you know the morning commuter train from Kirkby Stephen now starts from Leeds at 05:55 and the morning commuter train from Ribblehead now starts from Carlisle at 05:58. What was the reason for these changes? I'm not aware of any consumer demand for these early morning services...

Hi All. Next week (weekday) I need to go to London and cannot find a cheap way to do this journey so I'm looking for some expertise from this forum! I need to be in Euston for 12:30pm and I want to be leaving Euston after 4:30pm. The problem is if I leave Euston between 4:30pm and 7pm a standard...

Hi All, Interesting one this... Is this just a weekend anomaly? Not seen this train before on the LDB. Regards, VideozVideoz

Good evening all! Just been onto LDB this evening and I've just spotted a 23:59 from NMC-MAN. What's this all about?? There is no timetabled train at this time and the latest departure in the timetable is 23:30. Can anyone shed any light on it? Please see attached screenshot for reference.

Just been looking on LDB and I noticed XC services today were doing Lichfield City - Burton On Trent (as part of the Birmingham-Sheffield-Leeds route). This may be a silly question (as I don't know the track layout in this area) but I didn't think it was possible to do Lichfield City-Burton...

As I drove down the hill into Penistone (South Yorkshire) today, I saw a 3-car Pacer on the viaduct heading in the direction of Barnsley. It was quite far away which means I could not get a good view but does anyone have a picture of what a 3-car Pacer looks like up-close? I've never seen a...

Most of you from the Manchester area will probably know that Virgin introduced a 'Virgin only' season ticket between Macclesfield and Manchester that was substantially cheaper than the standard season tickets that Northern offered. For reference: Virgin-only = £39.60 (weekly), £152.10...

During the week, the Hope Valley Northern stopping service has an infrequent 2-hourly timetable. In addition to this, working commuters from the Hope Valley to Manchester/Sheffield only have the choice of: From Hope Valley-->Manc: 7.15am (from Sheff) and the 5.18pm back From Hope...

Hi All. Just me being curious but how much do signalmen (in signal boxes!) get paid on average? I think conductors get around £17,500, train drivers (for local services) get around £32,000 and train drivers (for long distance) get around £40,000. Correct me if I'm wrong here.

How are the first trains from Ardgay (0625) and Lairg (0634) made up? There is no 'up' service from Inverness that terminates the night before on a weekday (apart from Friday) so do they send a non-timetabled train up early morning and split it so there are two portions? Or are trains stabled...

Hi Experts. Does anyone have a clue what on earth is wrong with the Manchester-Buxton line? The service by Northern is appalling. Even without the bad weather the train limps along from Manchester to Stockport (losing time). Then it progresses through to Hazel Grove (loses even more time). By...