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Good morning I notice there are several morning peak arrivals at Manchester Piccadilly cancelled this morning due to a shortage of train drivers. Crucially one of these is the 0749 Macclesfield to Manchester Piccadilly, probably one of the busiest trains Northern run to Manchester. Is this...

I have recently arrived at Manchester Piccadilly for the 2236 service to Stockport. As I have taken this service before I'm aware that there used to be a single fare with a railcard available on it at £1.50. I went to the ticket machine and typed in Stockport, and added the railcard. These were...

I am currently at Stockport. I am travelling to Milton Keynes Central via Crewe. I have a ticket that is valid only on Northern services from here to Crewe. There is currently no Northern train running in that direction due to a major fault. I have asked the station staff if Virgin Trains are...

I have created this thread to promote discussion on the following hypothesis: To given an illustrative example we can look at the new fares round tickets between Leeds and York, large cities in Northern England between which trains run frequently and to an unusually competitive schedule with...

Can I get a refund on a Plusbus if the bus driver refuses to accept the ticket? I have a Cardiff Plusbus which I bought today at an SWR ticket office. The driver of Stagecoach Wales X3 has refused to allow me to travel on his bus, but https://www.plusbus.info/Cardiff indicates that Stagecoach...

Unfortunately I have just attempted to travel from Motherwell to Edinburgh on the 1218 departure. This was booked in advance as a CrossCountry Only ticket. Unfortunately the train was formed of 4 coaches and not the 8 that were supposed to be, and arrived already full and standing with...

A recent claim was made by a contributor to the forum regarding station help points: Rather than cluttering up that thread, I wonder if anyone would be able to elucidate for me please because I am curious: - When did every single station in the country get a help point installed? I would have...

Greater Anglia and CrossCountry choose to discourage travel from Manea to Cambridge by rail by inhibiting around half of the journeys from showing up on their journey planners. The reality is that every 2 hours, a journey is available changing at March, in a sensible time. The above screenshot...

Two tickets have been uploaded from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston, an Off Peak Single and a Super Off Peak Single, for use on Transport for Wales & West Midlands Trains only. It looks to me like they intend to roll these out, because at the moment there is no Anytime ticket, no return...

As per the thread title, I am looking for trivia journeys where Northern trains have a significant time advantage over driving. The journey needs to be between two reasonably populated towns or cities or their significant railheads (so for example, Alnmouth would count, Chathill would not). I am...

As requested by @ainsworth74, for reference in other threads, here is a chart of the data summarised from the ORR's 2017-18 Railway Industry Financial Information. I have given each operator their colloquial name, and Eurostar are included for reference as their earnings are all international...

Why have there been so many Northern units come back from 'refurbishment' recently with the seat layout modified such that some rows of seating can no longer be physically used by the majority of people? This class 150 has a row that I tried to sit in but physically couldn't get my legs into. I...

There seems to have been some media interest in the idea that there are serious financial issues at Arriva Rail North in recent weeks. On 1st June The Times published an article that declared that the operator "faces the end of the line" with financial problems hinted at, although the article...

This thread is intended to act as a holding thread awaiting news of the December 2019 timetable changes. This year, the Principal Change Date will be on Sunday 15 December 2019. This post will be updated with very concise summaries as details are announced, though news is likely to be thin on...

I am writing this from an unplanned contemplation break at Rochdale Station this morning. I was due to travel on the 0911 Northern rail replacement bus from Manchester Victoria followed by the 0943 train from Rochdale to Hebden Bridge. Our bus left Manchester Victoria accompanied by bus...

Transport for Wales say that their train journeys "over 50 miles" and now the "cheapest ever", as a result of what they call their "first pricing initiative". It's unclear to me exactly what they mean by this but here is an extract from what they say...

I'm currently at Levenshulme Station where I arrived for the 1644 at 1634. There is nobody at the ticket office and nobody else around. There is no other way to buy my ticket. I have asked the company if I buy on the train but they haven't replied. What would you do?

Good evening everyone Is anyone able to assist me please with an understanding of the diagrams for the SR Class 365s? I understand that these are currently being withdrawn from use at ScotRail. As long as I have not missed them already! I will be in Edinburgh on Thursday and likely to be...

Hello all! I recently had my first trip on Northern Ireland Railways, which is something I only now realise I ought to have done much sooner! I'm conscious that threads about this don't crop up all that frequently so I thought there was scope for a new one in this section. For anyone who isn't...

Hello everyone! I am arriving at Dublin Airport in a couple of weeks on a weekday morning in a small group, and staying in Carrickfergus (the convenient Premier Inn) that night. I would like to try the Enterprise service, which I have never done before. We will probably have at least a few...