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1) When buying day return tickets from Meadowhall to Doncaster at 1400hrs, I was asked when I was returning. I said I did not know, but knowing that there is an afternoon peak for travel within SYPTE I said I would pay the 'excess' if I needed to. Subsequently found out that I had been charged...

I will be travelling from Sheffield to Macclesfield infrequently for several months. Why cannot I buy a ticket to travel first class despite there being first class seating available on TPE and XC trains?

Sunday 17th When trying to buy a off peak return from Sheffield to Stockport/Macclesfield there were none available for purchase with a return on Sunday due to engineering around Stockport. Piccadilly to Sheffield trains do not call at Stockport but go non-stop via New Mills Central. If I buy...

Another Sheffield bus fire- video from Sheffield Star- with advert

Fleeting saw a lorry carrying about 8 axles and wheels northbound on the M1 yesterday near Nottingham yesterday (2/10).- tramtrain?

Currently Supertrams are crossing each other on Park Square bridge on the right. There may be times when both travel in the same direction in parallel. Due to the closure of the line between Univesity and Ponds Forge, the Cathedral crossover is unavailable. Blue route uses the south platform...

East Coast Rewards 1st class The conditions of travel say that no change is allowed. I have in front of me now an option to book a ticket that shows 1 change. Which is the "most" valid?

Tram 114 inbound blue route at west triangle. Currently no services except Halfway-Station On site speculation suggested afternoon restart. Plan is to jack and slide across. Why no services from Cathedral to Meadowhall/Malin Bridge? Isolation issues?

I have booked online (in January) an off-peak return From Sheffield to Bournemouth (route via) Chesterfield. Ticket allows underground. Accordingly bookings made with changes at OXF out Saturday and Birmingham New St [BHM] return Monday. As the advice is now to travel via London, can I: 1...

Stagecoach in Sheffield use hybrid buses on their 52 bus route. Today the driver kept having to lift and close the wheelchair ramp. It appeared the a warning whine came on followed by an engine cut out. I have been using buses for many years and on many that have 'conked out' but never...

As the new Shaftholme flyover takes up the coal traffic from Immingam to the Yorkshire power stations, am I correct in looking at Haywood Jn to Thorpe Marsh Jn for these movements?

Weymouth service terminated at platform 4 at Brokenhurst then resumed later ECS due towards Bournemouth. As it arrived there was a lot of dust and 1st class passenger alighted in the building works at the Soton end. The Lymington branch diesel was sent on to Bournemouth to be used as a shuttle...

With the lakeside café at Thorne North isolated for a while The Mallard Café at he old station building at Moorthorpe makes a good alternative (0630-1800) With the junction and loops, seats, toilets and even a nice grassy bank to sit on- Two XC, Three NT and Two freights in half an hour...

35028 Clan Line arrived in Sheffield on Wednesday- I thought it might be to do with the 100 years of stainless steel/Harry Brearley celebrations at SMACC. The conference is over and its still pootling about today. Why is it here? What is it doing? When is it leaving?

Misleading advert by EMT Received flyer through post today entitled "10 reasons to choose East Midlands Trains" - for Sheffield customers. In item 3 it says " East Midlands Parkway- very handy for the airport". Is there a new connection service planned?

A concrete and road material plant is planned on the east side of what is left of Tinsley Marshalling Yard with at least some of the materials being brought to the site by rail. Amey have a very long term contract to refurbish and manage the road infrastructure in Sheffield. Aggregate...

Monday 17th I was on platform 2 at Meadowhall and my view of platform 1 was obscured by a DMU but I am fairly certain that I saw an ex WSMR set travelling toward Sheffield. Is it sevice? Where was it going?

A very helpful gentleman at the ticket desk patiently persuaded and explained to me the merits of a group not going direct from Stansted Airport to Cambridge but changing at Bishop Stortford- thus saving a little time and a considerable amount of money. Thank you.

I would like to know the route of the Fort William Sleeper route through Glasgow in 1988/89/90 and 91. I seem to recall passing through Motherwell. Stood in a large yard-well lit- straight tracks for a long while. Passing through a Glasgow Low Level station. Was there more than one route?

I was on a XC train today from the south and terminating at Derby. As we entered the south end of the station there was a rather loud 'clunk' and then silence as we coasted along without engine. The lights remained on and we braked normally to a halt. Is this normal? PS the connecting EMT...