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The signalling system seems to be CTC and automatic block with telephone block as a back-up according to these discussions: http://www.bardellarotaia.it/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=277&p=6235 http://mondotram.freeforumzone.com/discussione.aspx?idd=3689951&p=209

Regarding the graffiti, according to this discussion from 2008 there is very little security at the depots, the company doesn't bother reporting the vandalism to the police and it takes months for the graffiti to be cleaned off...

Please use the standard 3-letter codes when shortening names of ticket types to avoid confusion - the Off-Peak Return you refer to is SVR, not OPR. OPR is London Midland's Super Off-Peak Return. You can find the codes at brfares.com. You can also use this website to check the validity...

Agree it's not the main reason.

Here are some more possible reasons.Spain's population is significantly less than France's. There are few destinations abroad where rail is close enough to be competitive. France has one clear centre (Paris) and so a concentric network makes sense, Spain has two main centres (Barcelona and...

The train stops for nearly an hour at Terespol, the last Polish station before the border. The Polish passport control happens here. The train is then timed for about 45 minutes for the few kilometres to Brest. I believe you pass through the gauge changer before reaching Brest station. You can't...

I agree it's unlikely you'll be able to pick up a ticket you bought from ÖBB in Italy.

TGV services are reservation compulsory, there are no reservation cards in seats, more or less everyone sits in their reserved seats and I've regularly heard announcements on board long-distance trains in France telling passengers that they must sit in their reserved seats. First Class gets you...

If you want to maximise the number of overnight journeys, you can take a Tallink ferry from Helsinki or Turku to Stockholm or a DFDS ferry from Tallinn to Stockholm, spend a day in Stockholm, then travel by overnight train to Lund or Malmö. You can't get from Lund or Malmö to London the same day...

In terms of distance as the crow flies between the two stations, probably. In terms of time, definitely not. IC 61479 and IC 2327 for example take longer.

Official statistics on punctuality are here. The records are based on stations called at, not arrival at the final station. Local trains do much better than long-distance trains. https://www.bahn.de/p/view/buchung/auskunft/puenktlichkeit_personenverkehr.shtml

I'm coming and will use National Rail, sorry for the short notice.

The advantage of pricing by train category is that it separates out different markets and offers them all something. The paths for the faster trains will be more expensive when they use high-speed infrastructure and the cost of the rolling stock is higher, so to some extent it reflects costs to...

The services which run only hourly are generally in areas with very low population density, the services around and between cities are half-hourly or better. Stops at interchange stations in Switzerland are often long to allow people to change better trains and line speeds are slow, but I don't...

No, it's about the right length of time. The journey time on RER D is 8 minutes. Normally the trains run about every 7-8 minutes. If there's a cancellation you can get RER B to Châtelet and then RER A from there to Gare de Lyon (these trains travel on the same route as RER D), the walk at...

Do any of megabus, OUIBUS and Eurolines regularly offer tickets as cheap as 9 euros for London to Paris? I wonder if the prices will rise in time. London to Amsterdam via Paris is a long way round. International coach travel from the UK is normally much cheaper than Eurostar, but I suspect...

Yes, it's not based on zones, it's based on local authority areas. Göteborg (i.e. local authority area) 28 SEK single 85 SEK day ticket Source single: https://www.vasttrafik.se/#!/biljetter-priser/enkelbiljett/enkelbiljett-forsaljningsstalle/ Source day ticket...

Not as far as I'm aware. Normally bookings open: ICE: 3 months before. Europa Spezial London: 3 months before. Eurostar: 6 months before.

The preposition "to" for Spanish "a" instead of English "with" and the translation of "Preferente [Class]" as "preferred" make it even more confusing.

Photos of luggage storage at Lisboa S. Apolónia.