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Just booked a 1st class return journey to Liverpool using Virgin from London, preferences given was window, facing ,airline. Seat allocated was coach H seat 02 both directions, seat 02 in this coach having limited / no window and for return being back to travel. I have contacted Virgin as this...

have returned to the UK from Australia and completed a lifes ambition to travel Australia East to West on the Indian Pacific and North to South on the Ghan, would like to have got down to Melbourne but was not to be. It really was a journey of a lifetime and done in the seated coach and not a...

Was walking through Manchester Picadilly the other day and as the platform was empty and there was very limited eye candy to look at , I had a look inside a refurbished XC Voyager. I was quite surprised that in thwe leading standard carriage there was a microwave fitted. Does anyone know if XC...

used the Pendos regularly when they were 1st introduced quite reguarly and was very impressed in 1st class by the ambience and ride. did a return trip to Stockport at the weekend , again in 1st , this was the 1st trip on a Pendo for 4 years and whilst the ambience was still Rst rate the ride...

Appologies if this has been posted before. Travelling pendolino 1st class this weekend and wa wondering if there is at seat service or do you have to go to the the shop for the complimentaries?

Will be in the North west on the day and hoping to see it passing Stockport in the evening, does anyone have the routing and time which it scheduled through Stockport.:cake::cake:

I willl be travelling via Glasgow central in April which will require a change of trains (possibly a tight conection 5mins) with this in mind what platform does the Edinburgh via Shotts service normally depart and is this service always 156's?

saw a Stansted Express one morning last week (still Dark) with no rear red lights. In the days of lineside signal boxes this would have been noted and reported by the signal man. got me wondering who now checks. I gather that it would have been cleared from both Liverpool St and Tottenham Hale ...

Answer: When you buy online. Just went to buy a 1st class return from London on a Pendolino. Found the right train and price and then ticked the box for window seat facing. Couldnt believe it when I saw the seats allocated , Both ways had the only 1st class seats without a window. Just as well...

321.324 passed Cheshunt today at 15.05 southbound. It was in the New livery and appeared to be ECS , does anyone know where it had been. have to admit it made a change from the staple diet of 315 and 317 and reminded me of the early days when 321's were regular performers when new.

Been looking at the pictures of the DRS 20's on the buffers at Liverpool St after dragging the errant 315 from Hackney downs, it would happen on the one day I couldnt get a train to Liverpool St. Qusetion is how did the 20 couple to the 315? If it is the unit in the pictures that I saw then...

Well Nowt east nglia have managed to exceed all expectations this week. Whilst I can appreciate the weather conditions have been bad here , why cant nowt Express keep passengers informed with factual (not fictunal or non existant info). Monday no service due to engineering had to use bus,Tuesday...

OK Next yeat will be visiting Oz for the 1st time and intend to do the runs to Darwin and Perth from Sydney and Melbourne, as this has been a lifetime ambition I have to dao it. Question what (from a rail point of view) items of intrest e.g locos lines etc can i expect to see on these journeys...

I remember the 304's when they used to operate around the Liverpool and manchester areas , one thing that always puzled me was why as they were only 4 cars did they have 2 guards compartments? They basically LM version of the ER 305/308' and they only had 1 gaurds compartment. Interesting point...

Well its only taken 31 years but at last I am famous (OK an over statement). Got a copy of Traction this month and noticed a photo feature on the man of Kent railtour (everyone must remember that, wasnt to long ago) back in 78. Well the old grey cells started working as I was on that tour...

Just been fortunate enough to have 317.709 working the Liverpool street to Hertford east service today. Whilst it is not uncommon to have a 317/8 on this run a 317/7 is very rare, in 10 years of commuting daily this is only the 3rd time I have seen it, and even then 1 time was when the line...

Just after passing Bethnal Green at 07.30 this morning heading for Liverpool St a Norwich rake of MIII's passed heading north diesel hauled, caught me unawres and didnt get a chance to see what was on the front but sounded like a 67 and was travelling at a fair speed considering it was climbing...

Just had my parents down for my daughters wedding, they travelled Bathgate to Edinburgh then Edinburgh to Stevenage and were very impressed on both journeys, especially with the 91 and Mk4s. Returning yesterday they travelled Kings to to Edinburgh by HST, in their words nice but not as nice as...

at 1322 today I saw a 317/365 combination taking the Templemills line at Coopers Mill junction. Now it is an unusual combination, only ever seen it ECS Kings Cross to Hornsey. But over here on the Lea valley it is the 1st time I have seen a 365. next strange thing is where did it come from...

I have the chance to visit family in Australia next year and whilst there I would like to see as much of the railways as possible. I will be staying near Sydney and would like to hear of ideas to see as much of the country as possible by rail , but at budget prices. Initialy I had intended to...