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Didn't want to clog up any of the rail disruption threads with this. Am I alone in really hating the phrase 'sorry for any inconvenience caused"? I find it utterly meaningless filler-speak when an organisation is compelled to say something to its customers/users. It seems to be a catch all...

A little background: I have a share in a second home in France, and the Internet connection is woeful (about 256k on a good day) However we are fortunate enough to have a stonkingly good 5g signal on one side of the house. I am currently hotspotting from my phone, but the WiFi signal is...

I need to get to Paddington from Salisbury tomorrow off peak, and back the day after, evening peak. I don't fancy sweating it out on the Bakerloo line, the only routes that National Rail is offering me are London Terminals direct assuming onwards via Bakerloo, and via Westbury which won't...

Meanwhile, all the car drivers who dutifully stayed away from Bedford Station as requested by the police to allow for investigation and recovery work, including those who may have been onboard one of the trains, have been rewarded with penalty charge notices by the council. Yes they are being...

The above is from the Southeastern stock replacement thread. Is this a realistic option? In the new world of GBR, a bit of joined up thinking could produce the following: Reinstate from store the 350/2s onto the London North Western services (reseat if necessary), and then cascade the DC...

Just trying to update my records, I have withdrawn 153s as being in the following locations: Ely: 153301, 153304, 153315, 153319, 153351, 153355, 153357, 153381 Landore: 153320, 153333, 153367, 153369, 153909, 153910, 153921, 153922, 153926, 153935 Long Marston: 153330, 153332, 153356...

I'm looking at some commuting options for work (Sailsbury-Pinhoe) as I'm sick of driving. Looking at National Rail for today just to see prices I note that there are advance fares listed. This is an attractive option, but I will only be certain what train I'm getting home once I actually leave...

Have Northern finally given up on the 769s? Reason for asking is that there is speculation on another thread that no more TFW 150s are to be scrapped, due to interest from another party.

I see lot of mention of route conducting for drivers on various threads. I know the purpose- to guide drivers on routes they don't sign, for unusual stock moves etc. But what does route conducting actually involve? Does the route conductor have to verbally draw attention to speed limits...

I got into a conversation with a teenage family member about a PF they had received for buying a ticket online once their journey had started. The background: They possessed a valid physical ticket from A to B, but teenagers being teenagers their plans changed, and they needed to travel...

I'm travelling Salisbury to Whitechapel next week on an any permitted Anytime day return Salisbury to Zones 1-4 ticket. Don't fancy fiddling about on the tube in this heat, am I valid to go via Reading and pick up the Elizabeth Line there? Thanks.

Any help appreciated here.... This afternoon the car started making a grinding noise at low speeds, it seems to be coming from the rear. It goes away under braking and over about 30mph, and reappears when the brakes are released. I've had a non scientific poke about, and one of the rear brake...

I'm in a quandry. I have a "toxic boss". It's not my immediate line manager, nor the manager above them. I get on with them both. It's multiple levels up from me. My job is middle management of an operational team, duties such as rostering, mentoring, liaising with customers. It's in industry...

Up until the late 90s there were half hourly Waterloo to Guildford via Woking stoppers using class 455s. With the construction of the up facing bay at Woking, these were cut back to become Waterloo to Woking stoppers. What was the thinking behind this? It was quite an infrastructure investment...

My sister in law's office has recently moved from central London to Reading. Therefore her commute now needs to be Cambridge-Reading. Her preferred route is a change at Farringdon onto the Elizabeth Line, but we can't find a fare or this on a season ticket basis. Any ideas? Thanks.

Various old OS maps show spurs from the North Downs line and the Ascot line onto the SWML just east of Farnborough. The remains of the Ascot line link are still very apparent. Did these ever see any scheduled passenger traffic?

I don't often use public transport for a trip away, but I thought I'd give it a go, so my son could have a trip on the hovercraft. Booked on the GWR website, return Salisbury to Ryde Hoverport. My son is a bus enthusiast, so we were to do many Southern Vectis routes the other side. All good on...

Ticket purchased: open off peak return Salisbury to Ryde Hoverport. Ticket Vendor: Great Western Railway Did the above mentioned journey today. It seems a through ticket doesn't guarantee a crossing on the hovercraft, and despite the itinerary sent to me by GWR quoting a crossing departure...

If anyone wants to know what happened to ex GWR Mk 3 42176, watch George Clarke's Amazing Spaces on Channel 4 tonight, 27th June (also available on demand). A lovely conversion and inventive use of leftover parts.

I've just been offered a good deal for fibre broadband. However I've got a really decent WiFi router which I want to keep. Is there a difference between routers used for fibre and those used for traditional copper connections? Thanks.