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With the closure of the WCML NRE journey planner is offering journeys from both London St Pancras and Marylebone to Manchester. However the route from Kings Cross via Doncaster or Leeds is often quicker (and via Doncaster sometimes cheaper) but this is not offered unless route via Peterborough...

Network Rail website has the engineering works between London Euston and Watford that were planned for 14-15 Feb as cancelled but the alterations on the 16 Feb remaining. Is this still the case - meant to be travelling to Manchester on 16th and the revised timetable is showing and with no...

I need to travel to Manchester on Tuesday morning and National Rail suggests the 7.30 ex-Euston via Warrington as by far the cheapest ticket at that time in the morning but when you try to book the ticket it comes up with an error message in passing you through to Virgin's website. If you go to...

Are there any towns/cities where it is cheaper to buy a rail season ticket with plusbus added than the standard multi-operator equivalent bus ticket? Given that there are plenty of locations where no multi-operator tickets are available does anyone actually use it as one? Eg in Guildford there...

Looking at anytime return between these two locations - national rail website comes up with ticket prices of £33.90 and £34.40. The former is for outward travel via Hayward Heath but return seems to be via any valid route (except HS1). Is this correct - I want to leave from Vauxhall via Clapham...

I'm sure this question been asked before but I couldnt find the thread. I have an advance London Terminals to Manchester Stns virgin trains only. I assume it is not valid to extend my journey to Oxford Rd? Can I buy an excess to Manchester Oxford Rd or do I just buy a Piccadilly-Oxford Rd...

Travelling from Birmingham to London yesterday early evening our train was routed via Northampton. The train manager announced this was due to a signalling error as the signaller had mistaken our train for a London Midland service. While we all make mistakes, given the information signallers...

Looking at fares from London to Manchester this Friday 06.55 London Euston - Manchester Picc Standard £113.00 - First £67.50 - ever seen a standard class fare twice as high as first?

In his latest HS2 report David Higgins compares and contrasts the development of the motorway network with that of the rail network. In 1938 county engineers came together to plan the motorway network which has subsequently been delivered. He contrasts that and states "The railway never had...

Does anyone know if National Express has an age limit on the vehicles operators can use to provide its services? Is this relaxed for duplicate services? Many thanks

I am traveling from Paris to Berlin by sleeper shortly - the hotel where I am staying is close to Ostbahnhof. Does the Paris - Berlin ticket allow me to travel on to Ostbahnhof or will it only get me as far as Hauptbahnhof? many thanks

Very interesting report published by the rail delivery group some dodgy comparisons eg comparing rail fares against utility prices rather than other modes of transport but shows the amazing success of the rail sector over the last 20+ years. One figure I was intrigued by was that rail...

Is it possible to travel from Bangor to London via Shrewsbury and Bristol Parkway? If not will someone with a Bangor to London ticket valid today be able to get a refund at Bristol Parkway when buying a Bristol Parkway to Paddington ticket? Thanks

Looking to take a day trip to St Albans tomorrow with my two children using a family and friends railcard. National Rail website comes up with two different off peak fares depending on train used - the total for all of us is either £12.05 or£12.30. In the cheaper case one child fare is limited...

The other day I was travelling from Chelmsford to London. Sadly there had been a fatality at Whitam and the service was badly disrupted. Station staff were very good at providing a regular update of services, where they were - if they were reported full and standing and hence how long you might...

I'm hoping to travel with two children (12 & 15) from London to Berlin via Eurostar and City Night Line sleeper from Paris in August. A bit confused about what age children have to pay adult fares - seems over 12 on Eurostar for advance tickets - and over 14 on sleeper. Is this correct? Is...

While doing some research into ticketless travel I came across this survey on South Central https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/4200/ticketlesstravelsurvey-SCF.pdf which suggests 8% fare evasion although in some cases it may not be deliberate eg people...

Rather depressing but not surprising BBC item on disabled passengers left stranded http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-ouch-26875081

According to a January 2014 Westminster City Council paper a study is presently underway to find a new location for Victoria Coach Station see item 7 -...

I thought Megabus were the first to introduce this idea but just come across this article from 1928! on proposed coach sleeper service from Newcastle to London http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/4th-december-1928/5/a-new-sleeper-coach-service-from-newcastle not sure if it ever happened.