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Is this still the plan for HS2.

I am a little confused by the thread title. "Rail firms". Is the OP referring to Train Operating Company (TOC) or to Network Rail (NR). Why should a TOC be penalised, financially or otherwise, because of an infrastructure failure or a human/animal fatality, both of which are totally beyond...

I heard that Corrour was such a stop, northbound at least, but no indication of this on the National Rail website.

Could somebody be kind enough to tell me how the 800 is a better passenger experience than the existing Class 91. I'm quite happy with the Class 91 and it is not a matter of speed as the Class 91 already operates at the maximum network speed of 125mph. There must be something more than the...

I don't wish to sound like a sourpuss but the phrase "Talent Pool" detracts from the dignity and immense responsibility of a train driver's position. People on low brow TV shows such as X-Factor have talent (sometimes) whereas those directly employed in the railway industry ideally have a...

Is it just me or is there something a little unusual about the wheels on this brand new train compared to existing traction.

So the top speed of these units is 110. The distance between Preston and Carlisle up the WCML is 85 miles. How is it the units can make this journey without being looped even once for a 125mph Pendolino to pass? When I'm standing on Harrow & Wealdstone station waiting for a Southern to East...

A Greater Anglia Class 90 and carriages comes sauntering along the northbound before parking up in the siding a few yards north of the station. Why would such a move take place and which route would it have taken to get onto the Hertford Loop? Freight train ambles past the southbound platform...

Psychological studies found that buzzers and bells irritated passengers so these abrupt noises are being replaced with pleasant little 7-second melodies. Of course there have been complaints from those living close to open air stations hearing the same jingle over and over again from early...

Slightly off topic but I lost a good job with the Post Office because my store manager at WH Smith got me mixed up with someone else and gave me a negative reference. Despite quickly confirming his error with my new employer, the Post Office refused to give me my job back.

In the world outside of railways, a person wishing to embark on HGV training generally has to already possess an ordinary driving licence. If a potential TOC recruit is applying for a position as an "inter city" driver, does he/she first have to learn driving skills on smaller local trains or...

Westgate resembles any station with frequent long distant services whereas Kirkgate, much to my surprise resembles, aside from the long platforms, a sleepy country station with very few facilities. Is this a common situation in locations with two stations.

LNER. What's wrong with these guys? I can get up to Yorkshire for less than a score on Grand Central, Hull Trains and EMR in the second week of November. LNER must be losing hordes of Advance customers.

Using the Oyster for travel between Waterloo and the Zone 6 boundary (Feltham) plus a Feltham-Staines return ticket. No Travelcard.

Example: Purchasing a Feltham-Staines ticket at Waterloo to board a train for Staines. Touch in at Waterloo. Feltham is the Oyster border hence the additional ticket. Is one supposed to leave the train at Feltham to touch out or simply carry on. I am thinking of difficulty using the Oyster on...

Nonsense? I have always considered it undignified and degrading to be expected to join a row of total strangers doing something that should be done in private. I ALWAYS go in a cubicle and I also ALWAYS sit down. Social media was a long time in the future as were home computers when I was a...

So the graffiti in Spain is mainly on the train.

22:44 from Doncaster, due into King's Cross 01:05 actually coasted into the terminal station at 00:40. Is this typical for the last train of the night or was I just incredibly lucky?

If they really existed, where were they on the network?