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Track buckles are a pain of train travel in the summer time. Most cases it means a temporary speed restriction is put in place around the buckle until its fixed. In extreme cases it means bus replacement of train services. Generally the heat speed restrictions come into force on days with...

My this seems rather backwards. I would have thought by now that wheelchair accessible buses would universal throughout the UK by now. Especially considering that we got the idea from the UK in the 1990s to use low floor buses and wheelchair lifts on long distance coaches. In Australia the...

Don't they have the announcement that states "Please Ensure that there is a platform available before stepping from the train" as per vline practice on stations with short platforms. If you want to get on or off at such short platform stations you have to walk through to another carriage to...

They could set up a temporary 24/7 bus only lane in both directions for the period of the works. This has ben done elsewhere around the world. Even when it ment just a single car lane available and hours of extra travel time for car users but the buses were ontime and carried more people due...

There is an interesting example of Re Nationalisation of railways in the mid 2000s in Victoria Australia. A company called national express operated the Victoria regional railway network from the mid 1990s to mid 2000s under the former state owned operators name Vline. In the mid 2000s the...

There is a 100% solar powered train operating in Byron Bay NSW Australia that operates an hourly service. It is created by converting a 1940s DMU. It is dead silent in operation quieter than a normal EMU. Its been in service since December 2017

Long Distance trips: A good book or 2, tablet computer, powerbank and headphones, at least 2 bottles of water. (Summer Trips portable misting fan) plus on some very long distance routes 12 hours plus routes extra snacks and fruit. Short distance trips: Water Bottles (summer trips portable...

If you want very lightly loaded train service. Try the following services: Brisbane to Charleville. Departs Brisbane at 7.15pm Tuesday and Thursday only Arriving at Charleville at 11.45am Wednesday and Friday only. This service has been known to carry as few as 4 passengers throughout its 17...

From what little I have seen online. The trains in first class at least are more like NSW trainlink regional services or the Queensland Tilt trains. As for track quality there is far too much poor quality track often under hundreds of km of speed restrictions especially in summer. Single track...

Wouldn't be easier just to diesel locomotive haul it right from London thus saving a lot of fuss changing from electric locomotive to diesel. This was something that used to be done in Australia but now it diesel the whole way. In fact one Victorian line was de electrified in the early 2000s...

So that means it is generally not possible to reserve seats on daylight trains? Does this apply to 1st class as well or only 2nd class? If its only 2nd class it means I could find myself standing up for hours especially on the northern scotland lines eg inverness to wick. that appear to be 2nd...

Is there a reason for why weekend services offer less food than a similar train time on a weekday? Breakfast is needed on a 7am Monday just as much as 7am Sunday ? If I use the GWR trains I will definitely take advantage of the pullman dining. A good meal and train ride equals a perfect match.

I assume the train is a reservation required service then every passenger would have a seat number so If you booked both seats then no one else can use it as they can't buy the ticket and they won't know about it until train is departing. Only issue is if they pick up extra passengers who bought...

If the first class seats are far more spacious then it would be the better way to do it. I have done it with a friend in Queensland before book 1st class as the seating is much wider as its 1 + 2 layout.

The reason for the Scotland lines is more to do with interesting views so I have been told. Also it will be the furthest north I will have ever been. Currently that is Taipei in Taiwan. By The way the Cornwell line will be the furthest west I have ever been. Currently that is Nam Tok terminus...

Very large passengers would need to do this at times. So you would think there would be a uniform policy for this. I have a close friend in this situation who due to his size cannot physically fit into standard seats and requires 2. I have to sit behind or across the aisle. In Australia he has...

Thanks for advice. From what I read it seems that trains departure time and day of the week matters as to how good the food service is. Eg it appears that a 7am London to Preston train will have a full cooked breakfast in 1st class on a Tuesday but just a bacon roll on a weekend? But if I took a...

I didn't realise that these long distance lines were electrified. I though electric trains only ran in London with Diesel trains everywhere else. Must have cost the UK billions to electrify regional areas. I assume alot of the electrification was for cargo trains. I am very familiar with the...

Stopping mid tunnel can be rather dangerous especially when you are on either a diesel locomotive hauled long distance train or intercity DMU as the fumes will build up quickly in the tunnel and it can reduce oxygen levels to dangerous levels that will eventually cause the locomotive to shut...

Whilst researching an upcoming trip to the UK for 2019. I have noticed that no one recommends the onboard train food even when travelling 1st class or on overnight services. Is this true? Do any train services in the UK offer similar on board food services to what is currently offered on...