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Arriving into New Street from University, check the National Rail app to find all trains towards Coventry and Northampton cancelled. Stayed on the train to Redditch, changed onto the Trent Valley there to Rugby, and caught a train to Northampton from the bay platform at Rugby, where they were...

https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/translink-orders-more-caf-dmu-cars.html Translink orders more CAF DMU cars 06 Dec 2018 UK: Northern Ireland transport operator Translink has ordered a further 21 diesel multiple-unit cars from CAF to cope with...

Is there ever a day when this service doesn't have at least one cancellation? The reliability on this just seems to be appalling, which is a darn shame, as it has the potential to be very useful for us WCML people, but it's hourly frequency combined with appalling reliability means one can never...

Being advertised now (for a "Talent Bank," whatever that is, anyway). Is this something that someone with no railway experience would have a chance of getting? What sort of skills would be needed, if so? I've got a PhD in Economics, and three years of work experience, but again, none of it is...

Hi all. Can someone explain to me how I would go about getting a refund for a flexible ticket, if my plans change and I decide not to travel?

As per the title. I suppose it can be set up in two different questions, though: 1) Most expensive standard class ticket; and 2) Most expensive first class ticket. I'm really interested in both, but the most expensive of all must be first class, and I'm kind of keen in seeing how much that is...

Note this isn't a "Let's Reopen the Great Central" thread. I can think of a few lines that would be useful today if they hadn't closed, but definitely don't justify the expense of reopening now. Would the Great Central be one of them, though? I confess this is one of the lines I feel more...

Some of you might be familiar with the maps published on this website: http://www.bueker.net/trainspotting/maps.php Sadly, their author, Boris Chomenko, has not had time to update them for a while, and neither has the webmaster of the site had time to do much with it either. I had been keeping...

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/rail-infrastructure-funding-statement-of-funds-available-2019-to-2024 Statement itself here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/650998/railways-act-2005-statement-of-funds-available-2017-web.pdf I bolded something i...

Might as well include this all safely in its own thread. :lol: I'll start with my hopes: 319s, 150s, and 153s all gone, DMUs to replace them and expansion. We're told there's 80 new DMU vehicles, and the 150s and 153s are only 14 coaches, so that seems to line up. No real need to get rid of...

I know that if a 350 goes kaput, they'll very often sub in a 185, but I think there's still a few workings which are booked for them. Can anyone tell me what these are, please?

As the title says, which Railway Route do you live in or near? *Of course, I know NIR isn't a Network Rail route, but it's close enough for our purposes, and I didn't want to leave a part of the country out! London North Western for me, fortunately one that seems pretty well managed as far...

I've heard that this is supposed to be a massive challenge, but I've been looking at the route on google satellite view, and while there are some tight spots on either end, I haven't seen any place where it looks like you'd have to knock down any houses, although you'd have to squeeze some...

I just noticed there is a line connecting these two stations while avoiding New Street. Is this used by any passenger services?

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/main-civil-engineering-works-contracts-for-stage-1-of-hs2-phase-one

I'd actually like to praise a member of London Midland's staff, a guard who was the complete opposite of the usual invisible guard we get on the WCML services and did a great job with communicating with passengers. Is there a way to contact them about this, and will they even care if so?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/06/shocked-commuters-gawp-woman-brings-desktop-computer-first-class/

And if so, how should it be divided when it is next awarded. I do think that perhaps it would be better to create a separate franchise to operate Thames Valley suburban services (and the North Downs line), and am unsure but leaning against separating Intercity from Regional services in the West...

http://www.globalrailnews.com/2017/07/03/sncf-launches-two-new-high-speed-railway-lines/ I'm really annoyed that for the foreseable this has meant that the TGV Atlantique will NOT be crossing the Spanish border to Irun, thereby requiring a taxi from Hendaye for connection to the...

So we all know that with so much getting pushed from CP5 into CP6, there's going to be very little money for new schemes. However, I was thinking that maybe some infill, suburban, or otherwise small new (i.e., not already in CP5) schemes might still have a chance to proceed. A few suggestions of...