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I first started railway photography roughly one year ago. I started with a Kodak M550 and have sinced progressed to a FujiFilm S2950. Despite repeat practise I haven't been entirely convinced that I'm doing the best I can. Part of the problem is that I just don't understand a lot of the...

A few weeks ago, I took an East Coast service from London Kings Cross to Stevenage. The train was going up to Newark. Whilst seated in First Class, I noticed that they could have done a slightly better job of cleaning it up. There were still a whole load of wrappers and bits spilt on the...

I need an answer within an hour, so if I nobody has replied by then don't bother because I won't get a chance to read it! I have a Standard Anytime ticket for First Capital Connect, which I intend to use tonight from Potters Bar to Letchworth. I would like to upgrade it to First Class. If I...

My father, who also does a fair bit of railway photography, is looking for a new camera. He is on a budget of £150-£350 (£400 max). Preferably, the camera will be able to take good quality photos and HD video. My camera knowledge is thin on the ground, so rather than rifling through...

I have had a Kodak Easy Share M550 camera for two months now. The photo quality of the camera is quite good. I don't know how it sums up in comparison to the rest of the market, but the camera was cheap, and the quality seems fair enough to me. Unfortunately, I seem to be having a slight...

I know we've had UKTS threads before, but I've been playing quite a bit recently and (I hope) I'm not the only one who still is. Therefore, I thought I'd upload a few of my screenshots. I seem to be in luck because I can run UKTS on full detail settings. Feel free to upload your own shots...

It is expected to be announced today that Youth Unemployment has hit the one million mark, and unemployment in general has also risen. With the situation regarding jobs becoming harder and harder, particuarly for first time applicants, how many of you are in work or searching for it (or in...

Yesterday, I took the plunge and upgraded my boxed copy of Railworks 2 to Train Simulator 2012. As you can probably tell from the screenshots attached in this message, it hasn't gone very well. Put it simply, the game is unplayable. Whenever I try to load a route, I get a boxed message...

Today, David Cameron closed the Tory Party conference in Manchester. With all three conferences now finished, I thought it would be a good idea to open the next of RailUKs political threads, as the ones we have are always very good with relative, thoughtful discussion. :) Which party do...

I did a thread on trains most in need of refurbishment/replacement not so long ago, so we might as well have one for stations to. Put it simply, which stations do you think are most in need of work, refurbishment or in cases of extremity, demolition! If I could, I would like to see...

For the past two years, I have had a Compaq Presario CQ61. Up until about three weeks ago, its been going perfectly well, but now, it's driving me nuts. Put it simply, the computer has a mind of its own. The list of problems has gone out of the door. For starters, when I use the forum and try...

Did anyone watch 'The Ground Zero Mosque' on Channel Four last night? I thought it was a very compelling programme. It was totally different to what I expected and changed my perspective on the issue completely. I've included a poll. Mosque or no mosque? Thoughts?

Came up with this a few days ago, so here goes... Basically, the aim of the game is to judge whether or not a ticket is valid or not valid based on a scenario depicted by the poster. For example, I could say the following: 'I travel onboard an EC service with a Standard Class ticket, but I...

Whilst I appreciate that RailUK has a strong fanbase against the Daily Mail, I would be interested to know what some of you think about the context of this particular article...

On which routes will the Class 390 (Pendolino) work on? In particular, will it work on the WCML North Add On?

Taken from the XC Website. Can anyone shed any light onto what happened?

Thought this would be best posted here because Trainz and Railworks have separate forum sections. The question is simple: Trainz, Railworks, MSTS or BVE? My first train sim was Trainz 2004. I've since upgraded to RW2. I was thinking of going for a newer version of Trainz but I thought...

I would be very grateful if someone could give me a list of the 365 Networkers (as operated by FCC) that have been named. Today, I snapped a shot of 'The Fenman' at Letchworth, as it formed a Cambridge service, and somebody I know was responsible for the naming of 365506, which hence became...

There's been a lot of discussion lately about meals and value for money, particularly when travelling in First Class. So, upon backing from two forum members, I decided to create a thread on not the meals and menus offered on trains today, but more about what you think makes a good train...

I went down to Newcastle the other day and took a few photos. It's a good place to go because it's spotter friendly and they'll let you on the Platforms for free. Furthermore, one of the XC drivers allowed me to sit in the cab of his Voyager! :) Click the link to see my shots...