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I heard spomeone mention that theres a 'maximum journey time' when using an Oyster Card. By that, I mean you'll be charged something else if you're in the system for too longer period. Is this true? And if so, how does it work? The reason I ask is that, at stations with ticket gates...

Hello everyone. You might have seen a slightly related post about my issue in the BVE area, but it relates to more than that so hopefully someone can help me. I think the graphics card in my laptop needs it's drivers updating, but when I download the upgrade it says it's not compatible with my...

Hello everyone. Sorry in advance if this has been covered before. I canno't seem to be able to play BVE. It loads ok, and I can select my route etc, but when I go to play all I can see if the inside of the cab with a big pink area where the route should be, so I can't drive. Does anyone...

Ok, so I was buying a ticket recently at the station and the ticket clerk gave me what I thought was the wrong thing. For a start she gave me 3 tickets instead of the 1 I was expecting. But when I looked carefully, I found that what she had done was pure genious, and had saved me money! So I...

Hello - I'm on a railtour to Cambridge on December the 5th and need to know what's to do whilst I'm there. I'm interested in trackside locations especially, or other local stations within £5 away which are worth the visit. Also details of what happens actually at Cambridge station will be...

Is anyone on the Christmas Scholar railtour with the Hastings Unit to Cambridge on December 5th? I can't wait, it's the first railtour I've ever been on!

Hello everyone. I am currently creating a fictional route in TS2009 and I am looking for someone to record the on board announcements for the train. This involves narrating 38 different clips seperatly, along the lines of "The next station is" and "We are now approaching" and so on...

Why can I not get a simple return ticket from Bexhill to Cheddington? I'm an adult with a 16-25 Railcard. When I put it into the journey planner on the National Rail website, it comes up with the multiple ticket symbol on ALL of the journey options, meaning I have to pay over £40 for the...

I've noticed this in a few areas, but one which springs to mind now is Eastleigh station. Why are some of the signals painted blue, some of which are even next to other signals? Thanks in advance.

Over the past month or so, I have noticed these little blue squares appearing all over the places. Along my local line, the East Coastway, and also on the Hastings line for starters, but also in other places. They're small square pieces of concreat, with a light blue coplouring to the top...

Hello all. I'm going on holiday on the 1st of August, and I'll be in the Norfolk area from then until the 7th of August. I'll be staying inside Acle railway station (It's ticket office has been converted into Self-Catering Accomadation) so thats where any of my journeys will be starting from...

I'm really interested in the railways, but unfortunatly me eye sight is dreadful. And for that reason I know I won't pass PTS which discounts me from becoming a driver or a conductor on the trains. This is dissappointing, but I don't want to get down about it. I'm determined to get a job...

I want to start a 00 gauge layout, but where do I start? I want to design my own layout, probably starting with just a loop at first but gradually getting more complex over time. But are there sets to get me started, with the electric controlls etc?

Sorry if this has been posted before, but if it has here's a refresh. Thumper 1001, known locally as 'The Hastings Unit' is setting out again, this time bound for Nottingham. For full details, see This PDF File from the Hastings Diesels Limited (HDL) website!

Saw this on the news so I thought I would post it here. Did you know that passengers from Hastings and the surroudning areas took a fare incrase in order to pay for HS1 services? Now that may sound fair enough, until I tell you that theres no point in Hastings commuters using HS1 services...

Just thought I'd plug my YouTube channel a bit! :D http://www.youtube.com/HSTChris Here you'll find a lot of railway related videos, compilations, etc, as well as things about technology and my life splashed in here and there for good measure. Let me know if you have any feedback, I'd...

I'm not sure if this should have been posted in 'Photography Advice & Discussion' so can an Admin or a Mod move it if it should be? Thanks. I wanted to gather some opinions on my new photo gallery which I recently setup. The link is: http://chrisjeffery.net/photography.php I'm basically...