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I may have a day or two on my own to amuse myself in the next week. We're currently near San Vicente de la Barquera, and I was wondering about having a day riding the northern coast - San Vicente to Oviedo and back is one option (8hrs on train for €17.60...). Are there any other options ideas...

My daughter and friend (both 15) are going to Bruno Mars at Wembley on the 18th July. She's going to get the train from Oxford Parkway to Wembley Stadium on the way in. In terms of getting home, the same route won't work, so we're gonna drive in and pick them up. I had suggested that they get...

I have an upcoming journey with my daughter (Reading - Paignton) on a direct train. The forum site has sold us tickets with splits at Newbury and Castle Cary. All good, except the seat reservations are different for each leg of the split (I understand from the FAQ this is part of the process...

The BBC are reporting that a van crashed through crossing gates at Knaresborough station, and then crashed into the signal box, shortly before 06:30BST today. Suspect that might have been rather a shock for the signaller! Crossing gates look damaged, delays likely until 14:00BST according to the...

I was flipping between putting this in Infrastructure or in the Railway History thread - Mods, please move as you see fit! Here is part of an image of a rail built home signal from around 1950 (image from anistr.com) - here we have the Up Section signal at Upper Warlingham (near the Maple Rd...

I'm trying (and failing!) to find an in service picture of a BR Mk1 Brake (or derivations thereof) showing the interior of the luggage area. I remember travelling on the 4VEP/4CIGs in the 90s (Oxted line, Brighton Main Line etc) with the luggage/bike area having some kind of metal mesh...

Quick question on behalf of some friends - they are travelling from Brussels Airport to Ghent. Can they break a journey at Bruxelles Midi on the way (for several hours) on a single ticket, or does it require two separate tickets? Many thanks!

Does anyone have information about newspaper trains that ran on the Southern Region in late 50s/early 60s - esp those on the Central region? Interested in timetables/routes, and also stock/motive power if anyone knows? It's late steam and probably about the time when (after '62) the type JAs...

On the BBC today, a story of how a 100 year old LNER removals wagon has been unearthed in a field near Antwerp: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2y8j34lrko From the article:

Looking ahead to a trip from Oxford to Heswall with a friend on the first weekend of July, and trying to think about prices. Will go out on Fri, and back on Sunday, both travelling late morning/lunchtime-ish. Any advances won't be out yet, but so far found itinerary with off-peak return...

From https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-67917078:

The "Do you have any model railway project" thread (https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/do-you-have-any-model-railway-projects-on-the-go.202608/) from COVID lockdowns seems to have fallen by the wayside, and this is a little more specific, so I'll kick this off! Hope to keep adding as we go -...

We have landed up (thanks to a split intercooler hose, lackadaisical French mechanics, and various other commitments) needing to travel from Oxford to somewhere in the middle of the Lot for early Friday to retrieve "nos voiture". I've taken advantage by booking the sleeper to Rodez and then a...

Using the forum's ticket sale site, I get slightly odd behaviour for the following journeys: Wed 9th Aug, travelling at 6am Oxford (OXF) - St Pancras (STP) And comparing to OXF - St Pancras International (SPX) With no Advanced Options set, the journey to SPX insists on sending me via the...

I booked a journey last night on SNCF-Connect (travelling from Lille Europe to Macon-Loche in Aug...) but during the checkout process, the first payment errored while the second worked. Of course, it looks like I've been charged twice for the same journey (but only with one e-ticket). Has...

I note a travel update from GWR advising of disruption due to a bridge strike. However, the bridge struck, I presume, is the Royal Albert Bridge over the Tamar, and was struck by a boat... Don't ever recall seeing anything similar before, presumably not overheight in this case...

Looking for clarification on this one prior to travelling - I expect I'll be somewhat out of luck, but worth a check. My journey will be from South Croydon (SCY) to Oxford (OXF) on 25th April. I hold an advance from Slough (SLO) to OXF on the 1634. This ticket was booked before Nuneham Viaduct...

We are shortly due (mid April '22) to travel to the US as a family - under the current rules, those who have had COVID in the preceding 90 days may travel with a "COVID Recovery Certificate" (signed by a healthcare professional), in lieu of the negative test prior to travel. Does anyone have...

Mod note: Post moved from Buses and Coaches section I have been having a bit of a loft clearout......:| In there, I found the attached enamel London Transport sign. I've no real idea how I came to own it, but I think it's from an old bus of some sort. Does anyone have any info as to what...

Split this out of https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/caledonian-sleeper.176365/post-5272955 : "Standing Ahead Controls" I presume is the ability for a train to shunt onto/leave a platform with the leading end past the platform signal? I'm fairly sure I've seen this at Swanage when we went...