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Thanks @Ian99 for the great thread. Just completed a London to Istanbul trip with my brother today, using some advice noted here. Was able to secure the Dimitrovgrad - Istanbul couchette reservation earlier on the day of travel at Gorna Oryahovitsa. Some incredibly slow trains (Bucharest to...

Absolutely. If the focus is so clearly on removing boundaries and making it simpler, why would adding extra levels of local governance help at all? Are mayoral offices full of rail professionals with brilliant ideas? Or just people who wish to serve specific agendas to suit their needs (and the...

Having a similar issue today where trying to get a train out of Euston this afternoon, 15:30, shows as unavailable. Most ticket sellers simply will not allow that itinerary, whereas I know I can buy a ticket from a machine or office that will allow me to travel on that train. This shouldn't be...

Under the Overground in Leyton, Gravity Well Taproom and Mammoth Tap are a couple of favourites. Also under the Overground in Clapham/Brixton there are plenty, I like Distortion next to Wandsworth Road and had a great tasting room tour at the London Beer Lab in Brixton. A complete list would be...

Thanks for coming back with the update. Seems a shame that RENFE do this seat blocking with then availability on the day, meaning it's a lottery. May scupper my intentions for late May so I'll have to check for some contingency options. I am travelling FIP so I wonder if availability would be...

Super similar to an interrail itinerary I am planning for May, so interested to see what you find out. Same as you find, only DB and Google found the route via Segovia and Ourense from the north east, the rest such as trainline etc suggesting having to go to Madrid. Was intending to give it a go...

So a question - if I want to buy an off peak return that would be valid inclusive from Newcastle to London, what start and end points could I put in a journey planner to get a valid itinerary for this. Basically want to circumvent the single/off peak restraints. Tried Metrocentre to Clapham...

2 trips through Dobova I've had delayed pretty bad. Once the northbound train was so delayed and I was there early enough in advance it was more time efficient to get the local to Harmica, then walk the mile or two over the border to Dobova to pick up the SZ to Ljubljana, despite the lady in the...

On the non-aurorad electrostars that have sockets, they are 2 15a breakers, 1 for each side of the train. Often means if they aren't working one side of the coach, check the other! Typically reset by engineers but some on train staff if you ask can and will reset the breaker, that is of course...

And as if by magic, another pan is claimed tonight along that stretch.

All the info you'll need is on the RDG site helpfully linked above. There isn't much more to know! Just be aware of restrictions on some peak ICE, but again all that information is available in Where Can I Go document.

All the 377/6s and 377/7s technically have BSL as their home depot, but invariably any member of the 377 fleet in that area can end up in there for a maintenance exam or some other work.

The actual VSOE stock uses a pitted road in the GTR shed that isn't third railed (none of the pits are), and the VSOE shed to the north of the Yard is not third railed, but most of the rest of the depot is.

That whole quote means nothing. "Could pay for schemes such as local roads in the Tees Valley". Whoever wrote that knows it means nothing and that it is empty words. If even 5% of anything mentioned genuinely happens then I will be shocked. The further cynical side is that the majority of the...

/6s and /7s were built with the track debris light installed and are yet to have the Aurora overhaul to fit the new PIS screens. I don't believe there are any earlier builds that have the light but no new screens.

I am struggling to see the improvement? If you are making a return journey, the cost has now increased and your flexibility removed on most LNER set routes.

There's a lot of things you're missing then clearly. Your attitude to the whole thing seems a bit blasé.

90% of your post was untrue waffle that I cannot be bothered to go over, but this bit specifically is not the case. Hasn't been at all through this dispute. Any internal email the press would be aware of in moments anyway.

When is it ever communicated beforehand? Members get told of strike days same time as the press typically no?

The VCB can be loud, but on a warm day the air con is much better under the pantograph well so it's often nicer to sit there. Best of all perhaps if you're on DC!