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I can only share as an occasional visitor to Fife rather than a daily commuter so my experience will be different from others. I have no problem with the price I pay from Lenzie(LNZ) to Cowdenbeath(COW) which is £15.10 single. The stagecoach from Glasgow into Halbeath is only slightly cheaper...

As someone who is a <survivor> of suicide, whatever that is, may I share perhaps? I have attempted more than once, not recently though, & also my baby brother hung himself maybe 5 years ago, and he never made 40. The worst part for me, now as a bachelor person of 46 years, is the loneliness...

Hello friends. I have a good friend who lives just outside Pwllheli. I have looked at the up to date public timetable on Arriva Trains Wales website where it states that the trains on the Cambrian coast line still attached/divide. He felt they had not done so for "a while", & they went through...

Hello folks. I am an infrequent user of the railway. When I do it is from a local, ungated station to another(LNZ->COW) which is cross platform at HYM. I am travelling tomorrow passing through ABD to ELG where I have 36 minutes sitting/lying over time until the next train. I see that the...

If you want to start a list of a "pretty" mainline station, can I nominate Rogart on the Far North Line please? The view is gorgeous coming in from Lairg, or Lurg as the locals pronounce it, and the station is so well looked after by a rail enthusiast:o

Short answer for me is that "Black Friday" scares me. I am not being a drama-rama. I feel it brings out the "savage" in some people. Al la, Lord of the Flies. What happened to the previous generation who used to save up, whether to buy a television, or a 3 piece suite? Now it is credit cards, me...

With respect, it WAS two(x2) railway stations which sat very close to each other in the past. I love the past and I like history. When one is within the confines of Waverly Station one can almost hear the steam trains. The escalators in my mind going up to the end of Prince's Street, are there...

To quote an esteemed member of this fora, & perhaps spin off into another discussion perhaps? Perhaps one of our delightful members who are good with lists/tables could compile a list where showers are still available within the BR network? What about coach/bus stations, IF any exist It is not...

I feel for you. I wonder if this is a battle between human/man, and machine/ticket barrier? As in, busier/larger stations, we know to stick our card into the orifice/slot on offer and it spits it out, or retains as needs be. I am also wondering, when IS an exit, not an exit? If there are no...

Has this discussion not been going for a generation regarding "smart cards" on our public transport network? Was there not a battle whether ITSO or Oyster was/is compatible? I remember hearing that some systems were incompatible with each other yada yada. Has there been any research done into...

I took a look this week for in the future, past the hostility season, and there are none of those bargain berths, cheap seats you could find on the dedicated Scot-rail website. The company who operated the service before this lot. I am a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations before one gets...

I quite like the colour scheme. I like the muted colours inside, they are not glaring, acid type, in your face.

I have not visited London for many years:oops: After reading Rick, I wonder if our transport service is turning into a two(2) speed, public transport system in this country? For those who "need" High-Speed" fan-dabby-dosey speeds akin to warp/orgasm drive, and the rest of us who are quite...

Thank you Scott. Not all of us are "anoraks", or enthusiasts or "bashers" as some self-identify on here.

Could the machine's not be run a bit faster, and the user to hold on with both hands? Wheeeeeeeee. The best thrill some users of transport within London may get all day/week:p

Where, are the card readers at "extremely rural stations in Scotland"? Neither Rogart, nor Altnabreac have a ticket machine for regular tickets or a ticket on collection machine, so how can one, flash a card to be used by geriatrics at such a device at these places?

This kind of discussion has a feeling of the 1970's about it. Perhaps a subject which was used on Terry & June, or The Good Life perhaps? If one may suggest, does it not come down to personal choice and/or personal finances whether or not a person travels first or second class? The socialists...

New uniform for all staff at stations and on board launches this Wednesday One does hope they are not 100% Polyester, or Viscose. Like the rubbish retail employees wear.

To me, December 25 is just another day, so why do we not have all transport, retail and every other service operating on it? Same goes for January 1 and 2. I realise for maintenance they are a good thing.