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Thanks for the answers, guys, very informative. The link to the technical paper was great, thanks swt!

As I was typing I was imagining the train grinding to a halt and guard going through asking if anyone had 50p for the meter... :lol:

In the Chiltern Railways Timetable they identify the loco hauled trains on the London - Birmingham route with an "S" symbol along the top of the tables, to denote the "Silver" trains. The "M" symbol denotes a "Mainline" service. I think other services are loco hauled that aren't designated in...

Oh right. So on the trains that are metered, is that similar to a domestic meter that has to be read from time to time, or is the usage data transmitted to Network Rail, or maybe transmitted with the rest of the nightly engineering data to the TOCs and then forwarded?

Hi all, Got a queistion: How do TOCs (or indeed FOCs) pay for the electricity their trains get from the OHLE or 3rd rail? I thought it would be in the track access charge, or maybe they pay a standing charge per annum, but then that wouldn't account for the higher usage from a rammed train...

I always use Hillingdon as a parkway station when I come to london from the north. I'ts just about 5 minutes away from the M25 / M40 junction, has a frequent service on both Metropolitan and Piccadilly lines into London, and is in zone 6. It's ideal from Oxford / Birmingham / The North West.

I used the Euston lounge last week. The bar prices have gone up since last time i was there, it's now £3.00 for most drinks.

That's what I thought at first, but it turns out you just type your station into the drop down list. EDIT: Beat me to it by seconds, Mojo!

I have always used that number too, if it was a valid number, they would be getting a hell of a lot of marketing calls! Thankfully, I have in the past called that number (prefixing with 141 of course), and I got "Sorry, the number you have called has not been recognised."

Virgin Trains also have compulsory bike reservations. I think they can only carry 3 bikes on a pendelino. You make the reservation at a station or on the phone as you would a seat reservation, and you are issued with 2 coupons - one for you and one to attach to the bike - so the TM can tell...

@ mike78 - and anyone else who have bought from how2become - just to warn you about those online tests, not sure if you are aware - Access to the online testing suite is on a monthly subscription basis. You were given a month free access when you bought the book. If you don't cancel the...

About 3-5 minutes, if that's what it says in the petrol station's customer charter! But seriously, even though the TOC's charter does say that, would a passenger really be let off a penalty fare if they arrived at a station 3-5 mins before departure expecting to get a ticket from the booking...

If you start your journey before 10am mon-fri, you should be offered the breakfast. http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/trains/first-class/

Thank you very much for the advice, Yorkie, much appreciated.

On a similar subject, but not involving staff travel: If I were to buy an advance from Banbury to Marylebone (Chiltern), and another from Euston to Manchester (VT), would this be classed as a valid journey, and be covered if I miss the connection because of delay? I could go directly from...

Nope, still nothing heard over here. It's just so frustrating!!

That'll be the skimmer that some scally has stuck over the card slot...

Hi, I'm looking to travel on Easter Sunday (8th April). Using redspottedhanky, I am offered a Super Off Peak Single at £24.90, or an Anytime Day Single at £33.70. If I Split at High Wycombe, I am offered Anytime Day Singles at £10.30 between Banbury and High Wycombe, and £11.90 between...

Yes, they have a similar thing when you buy the train driver one as well. They sign you up for an "Online Testing Suite" at a few quid a month, first month being free. It's basically a reproduction of the tests that are in the books, so really not worth keeping the subscription. They sign you up...

If you log into your firstgroup career homepage, click on "contact us", then in the second box down headed "Careers", it says, "For all career queries, please click here to contact us. We will respond within 24 hours." Click the link to bring up a contact form, and there's a drop down menu for...