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Afternoon all Im currently due to travel from B'ham New Street - Euston and return this Monday (17th) but due to changing plans I'm now having to travel from Castle Cary - Paddington and back. I've already purchased tickets over the counter at New Street and need to know if I can pay an...

Just passed one of the sleeper portions coming out of Euston empty only to fail. Not sure if its blocked any of the platforms as I'm not familiar with the station layout but would certainly cause some chaos this morning, looked like it was straddling a set of points when I passed it on the...

Im aiming to travel from Taunton to New Street this Sunday and ideally want to catch one of the HST's up (at 6 5', voyagers are a bit of a squeeze!!) but despite trying to trace the diagrams on the sticky thread cant work out if the 13.54 from Taunton arriving at 16.50 is the HST diagram...

Can anyone shed any light as to why 60045 is currently stabled in the sidings at Salisbury at the London end of the station? I've never know a 60 to pass through there unless it has failed on a p-way train? Cheers Will

Im sure its already been suggested but why cant they put the power cars on each end of the stock and run it like a conventional HST? surely much more reliable than the current 57's and less maintainence for the First depots?

Dare I say its more fodder for the "we hate first/love virgin" groups? As prevously mentioned, it will only stir up more headlines but the likelihood of it impacting on the JR is slim at best id have thought

Thanks for all the quick reply's, very helpful. When you purchase a ticket (standard or special offer) I presume youre given a seat allocation in the same sense of an airline or advance ticket? Is it possible to choose the seats when booking?

I was under the impression that the card entered on the payment screen would be the one required for when collecting the tickets at the machine?

I've seen the £69 retun offer which looks very good when you compare it to the prices that airlines have and the hastle of airports etc. Can anyone shed any light on the boarding/check in process at St P? Ive never travelled on Eurostar and wouldnt know if its a simple affair or entering a...

Morning all, im contemplating going via Eurostar to Paris over the Chirstmas break and am curious as to what is the best way to purchase tickets for both price and convenience? Are Eurostars online sales identical to other outlets? Also roughly speaking, is there much of a saving to be had when...

View from a neutral here but did anyone see the irony that Branson was being interviewed from Necker Island (at least i think thats what its called!) on the BBC site whilst staunchly standing up for the average man on the street? I think it speaks volumes about him personally, surely if he...

I live around 10 mins from Shepton Mallet and tend to give it a wide berth when I can. The only draw is the large tesco and other shops at the retail park which as others have said, has destroyed to old high street. Kilver Court at the north end of town seems to be drawing in the crowds has aims...

Poodle Pacers?!

I wouldnt call it concrete evidence but whenever I travel with them (B'ham-Taunton) I find the staff helpful and largely on time. Admitidly the voyagers are cramped and lack the capacity needed but that doesnt fall at Arriva's feet. Overall I think that they do provide a decent service given the...

A true fantasy/speculation thread so all answers welcome...:D A long journey through the west country the other day got me thinking, what if the S&D was still open for business? If so, what state would it be in? Single/double lines? Services? Stock? Would it be earning its keep? My...

I've just had a scroll down the FGW page looking at the comments regarding the WC franchise and I'm simply staggered at the vendetta people have against First despite them not even turning a wheel yet! Many of the comments are boarderline on pure aggression towards the company. Personally I dont...

By Branson throwing his toys out the pram in such style, he is only going to damage his long term reputation (hopefully). His reation has been utterly childish to First winning the franchise! I honestly hope BA put the price of the flights through the floor and get the pathetic man out of the...

Id certainly agree in the need for an overall boost for capacity but the 159/8 are used on the fast route out of waterloo with up to 30 mins between each station so id say seating is more important than standing room. I commute each day from waterloo on this route and whilst it is full, there is...

If the 185's could be modified to include gangways for short platforms etc I think they would be ideally suited for the waterloo-exeter run. I would say that given the growth of the line for both commuters and leisure in recent years, the 10 185's left over after a straight swap for the 158/9's...

Don't forget they also run 158/159's on towards Bristol TM