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Yesterday I enjoyed a lovely ride down the Cambrian line from Harlech to Machynlleth. I bought a Day Return with my SNR from the friendly conductor, and afterwards noticed it was marked "Pricebus Rtn" I've never had a ticket marked "Pricebus Rtn" before, and should have asked her what it...

Just a quick question- Is there any rhyme or reason in the 8-digit numbers/letters combination forming the reference number for collecting T.O.D? Does each TOC have its own allocation of codes, or a particular route, or are they just randomly computer-generated when a booking is made?

Does anyone know why the above train was delayed by 41 minutes between Abergele & Pensarn and Rhyl this evening?

I was swanning around West Yorkshire yesterday, using a Metro Day Rover, and, just for the ride, boarded a bus to a little village high in the Pennines, intending to return by the same bus. When I showed my ticket again to the driver, and explained I was just out for the run, I expected the...

Speculation in another thread concerning ATW not having yet entered into the system first class fares for the "Premier Service" from Holyhead to Cardiff for the beginning of June ["ATW Gerald"] is capped by their not yet having entered the rail-replacement services from Prestatyn to Chester for...

I note that a Manchester Victoria -Bradford Interchange Off Peak return via the Calder Valley is normally £11.90, but on the 8th March when the journey-planners direct you to travel via Stalybridge & Leeds, or Stalybridge and bus from Huddersfield, because of engineering works on the Calder...

Northern seem to have an unbalanced rail-replacement timetable for March 8th! http://www.northernrail.org/pdfs/trackworks/3_x_Man_Vic-York_DRs.pdf It shows a limited stop bus working to from Manchester Victoria to Hebden Bridge, departing the same time as the train/bus connection and...

Does anyone know if the Hebden Bridge local routes [Old Town, Heptonstall, etc] are settling-down now after being taken-over by TLC Travel last weekend? They certainly had problems under the last two incumbents, and, unfortunately I am house-bound for the next month or so, so cannot get over...

Does anyone know the reason for the delay at Crewe to this morning's service? According to RTT, this, and the Lancaster portion to which it joins, arrived near enough to time, and then departure was delayed by 20 minutes. Were there problems in coupling the two units? All the VT website...

I note this morning, that previous Centrebus and Huddersfield Bus Company services in West Yorkshire are now grouped under the title of "Yorkshire Tiger" http://yorkshiretiger.co.uk/ Is this a management buy-out, or parts that Arriva didn't aquire?

I've just noticed this morning, that on 27th December, when Peterborough station is closed, EMT is extending some of their Nottingham services through to Grantham, to connect with EC services north from there. Interesting co-operation between EC and EMT! EC timetable:-...

We are often presented with TV adverts promoting the needs of children with cancer, or who have been abused, etc, etc. Usually, these employ children looking directly at the camera with their appealing faces, with the plea we send a donation immediately. And it is good that these needs are...

This year, the Association of Community Rail Partnership Awards are to be made during a dinner at Venue Cymru in Llandudno on September 27th. I heard this evening, that guests are then invited on a visit to one such partnership - the Conwy Valley line - and it is planned to use the stock of...

Just incidentally, whilst browsing train times from Salisbury to Exeter, I noticed a typo in down direction of table 160 in the NRT, where the first call out of Waterloo is shown to be Clampham Junction. :D Perhaps a subtle way of persuading motorists to try a less-stressful form of transport!

I might have a trip out on this service this coming summer, especially in view of the interesting routing between Derby & Grantham. Does anyone know, please, if the first-class is de-classified on this HST, as I can't find any reference to first-class fares. If I'm going to go, I may as...

Amongst all the tales of angst at certain ticket offices, I'd just like to mention the young lady at the Virgin office at Manchester Piccadilly last Saturday, who very efficiently issued me with an over-distance excess of £0.00 on my return "Manchester Stns-Rhyl" ticket to Abergele & Pensarn...

Why do certain trams which are terminating at Piccadilly go forward to Velopark to reverse? I appreciate this has probably been answered before, but I'm afraid I wasn't paying much attention. However, today I went specially from North Wales to Manchester to travel over the Mid-Cheshire line...

My wife needs to travel this weekend from Rhyl to Cheltenham, then on to London, and after a day or two, back to Rhyl directly. She could buy singles for each leg [ie £37.50p; £50.15p & £53.55], totalling £141.20, with her Sen. Railcard discount. But that seems a little expensive. I am...

Sorry for the frivolous posting - however:- It is now 0835 on Monday 18th February 2013, and I've just read on the ATW website that this morning's 1044 Llandudno to Manchester Piccadilly [due 1257] is full and standing from Newton-le-Willows! If they possess such powers of foresight, why...

Browsing through Realtime Trains, I happened to notice this:- http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O57224/2013/02/06/advanced A working early this morning from Mostyn signalbox to Crewe Basford Hall, which seems to have passed through Rhyl twice, but didn't go to Llandudno Junction as...