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I was out in Cairo today and saw a tram on the street, after I thought the network had completely shut down. Sorry for the shaky video - hopefully it gives a flavour of the system here! Last days of the Heliopolis Tram (Cairo, 2015) - 1/3 Last days of the Heliopolis Tram (Cairo, 2015) - 2/3...

I understand the new e320 (class 374) trains will be in passenger use from late October / November this year (well within the current booking horizon). Given they have 16 coaches rather than 18 coaches used on the current class 373 trains and the seat layout is different, it should be...

Hi all, I've invited my brother to go to Canterbury tomorrow to see some cricket. He lives in Harlington (Beds), so he'll be travelling from there on Thameslink to St Pancras, then on to Canterbury West via HS1. I live in London, so I'll just be going to HS1 leg from St Pancras to Canterbury...

I'm travelling from Vienna to London using a Europa-Spezial (on an OBB Railjet) followed by a London-Spezial (ICE, ICE, Eurostar). For the journey from Munich to Frankfurt (on Saturday morning), I'm booked on ICE598 departing Munich at 10:28, running via Stuttgart, arriving in Frankfurt at...

I have an Advanced First ticket between Euston and Oxenholme Lake District due for travel in a couple of weeks time. It's for two people and we're currently booked into a bank of four seats. I'd like to change this to a bank of two (providing some are available) but I've just been told by a...

I understand the Paddington - West Ealing - Greenford DMU (2tph) service is due to be withdrawn in advance of Crossrail opening, with West Ealing - Greenford operating as a DMU and Paddington - West Ealing operating as a class 387 EMU, extended to terminate further down the line. On the URL...

Previous versions of the FCC/Thameslink timetable indicated the number of carriages scheduled for each service (especially prominently when the first 12 car trains had come into service). I've checked the PDF timetables today (http://www.thameslinkrailway.com/your-journey/timetables/) and no...

I'm trying to check a London - Liverpool any permitted ticket is valid for travel via Manchester? I believe it is, but I'm having trouble finding my way around the route maps to confirm. To be precise, I intend to use the Off-peak return (SVR) ticket costing £81.60...

Hi all, I have London-Spezial tickets for two people between London-Cologne going out 20th December and returning 24th December (hopefully not interrupted by strikes in Germany or Belgium...). I've changed my plans to stay the first night (the 20th) in Konigswinter (~40mins south of...

Hi everyone, I'm travelling to France tomorrow (Sunday) evening, returning Tuesday evening. I'm taking the Portsmouth/St Malo ferry on the way out and returning via the Dover/Calais ferry. I've wanted to try the London-Calais ticket for a long time - I'm trying to work out whether it's...

I maintain this map to keep track of Chinese HSR route development - I thought I'd share it: http://goo.gl/RnxEWp

Hi everyone, I'm in Maastricht today and due to catch a train to Liege and then onwards to London via Brussels this evening. I hold a London-Spezial ticket from Cologne to London but due to a change in plans I'm in Maastricht instead. I've purchased a single to Liege and intend to...

Hi everyone, I'm taking EN227 tomorrow night from Paris - Rome. I was looking online to try and work out which route its likely to take - I'd expected Bern and Brig, but Modane is recorded as the border on DB (is this usual? you'd think Lyon would be a more suitable intermediate station than...

Hi everyone, I'm travelling from Kings Cross to Newcastle tomorrow (9th August). I'm planning on catching the 11:30 and it seems I'm either too late to get a seat reservation on my super saver or the train is completely booked up. Do East Coast provide an unreserved coach in the same way...

I travelled from South Ruislip to Gerrards Cross recently. At South Ruislip there is no National Rail ticket office or ticket machine and I was directed to purchase a ticket from the London Underground ticket machine. I was able to purchase a return for myself and a return with a Gold Card...

Hi all, I'm on holiday in the lakes this week and hold a London Terminals - Grange-Over-Sands Off Peak Return priced at £93.30. I'll be travelling back to London on Friday (19th) but with the disruption south of Preston I intend to find another route as far away as possible to avoid...

Hi, My parents (both with Senior Railcards) currently live in Harlington (Beds) but are originally from Kent. They'd like to visit several towns along the Kent coast (Herne Bay, Broadstairs, Canterbury) as part of one trip and my father would like to try out the trains on HS1. They may stay...

With Deutsche Bahn's plans to run trains from London -> Amsterdam/Frankfurt what would the practical limitations be to the start of City Night Line (or other sleeper) services from London to Europe? This website gives a (slightly outdated) view of the majority of sleeper services across...