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To us old fassioned buggers who like paper when bashing I assume a Z1 9 travel card is needed? And can anyone remind me if these r quallifying for railcard discount? I seam to recall being advised Z9 wouldnt but I dont trust the person saying this.

Hi all. Odd one here that I would love some advice on. I tend to be, as Im sure many others are the default person that ones close friends, family and associates ask rail related questions of. A fellow Blindy who like me holds a Scottish Blind Persons Travel Consession Pass which for the...

Hi all latecomer, mainly due to my disabilitty to the modern day smartphone eara, but with my trusty Nokia now showing its age, and the Wife storming ahead of me on her Android powered MotoG Im taking the plonge whilst my old phone still works, this will mean no huge pressure to swith over...

Hi. Trying to clear up a confusion here. For a long time I've taken TFL's word as gospal that only the disabled railcard holder. Which in this case is me can get discount on paper travelcards however buying in advance for a trip to the smoke with the Wife this weekend and a Scottish booking...

Hi all Mortherns new delay repay arrangements offer an option of free tickets on their network. Are these intended for point to point trips or could one make a journey involving one or more changes as long as only Northern trains were used? Their website doesnt make it clear so any help would...

Hi all. Any finalised date for this? Wanting a final go before it happens. Also are they still opperating across the entire route or are they restricted to certain sections? Cheers

Hi. Planning a little jornt in the next few months and thinking of using the Scotland to Larn ferry as aposed to Belfast. The reasons for this are firstly that it bags me Larn>Belfast and secondly because I like P and O. Only issue Im having is public transport to P and Os terminal at...

So...How do we all think theyv done? Im trying to find positives like more loco hauled trains, power points on 334s and introduction of 321s but the DMU shortage, delayed 158 refurbs and industrial issues last summer keep filling my mind. Also were they not ment to smarten up catering by mow...

I know we'd all love to be idealistic and have things like LM's modern stock on Northern or SWT's fabby Ditra Station Announcements used more widely but I was inspired to post this by the Hot Drink Cups offered on VTEC and formerly East Coast. Out of all the ones out there these are the best...

Hi. I havn't put this in jobs and careers as it relates to industries other than rail as well as rail. A mate of mine got a job a few years ago with a Rail Company who's catering was done in house, it was her first job after leaving school and she loved it but despite her assumption that quite...

Hi all. A tad confused here and this may be due to my Visual Impairment preventing me from seeing maps etc but I am just wondering if I can use a West Yorkshire Dayrover to travel on Grand Central in the boundry area? http://www.railrover.org/pages/west-yorkshire-day-rover.html suggests GC...

Hi all. Am in posetion of a Carlisle>Crewe Advance for the 08:06 on Tuesday, this train would normally be the 06:51 from EDB AND i was intending to travel direct on it, using my Scottish Government Blind Persons Free Travel Consession which is valid to CAR. However due to the above mentioned...

Morning. Which if any TOCs will retail the above products through their Tellisales? Am in need of them and not able to get to a booking office capable of issuing them before travel. Well not strictly true, I need a BZ6 to Stansted Airport Off Peek Day return with DSB Railcard and EDB woant issue...

Hi all. As the title suggests, I've been looking on NRE which is displaying a journey, itinerary and price but when I try to book it with anyone it doesn't show up in any booking engines. Ticket in question is a VT and Connections advance from Longbridge to Carlisle and in my search I'd...

I'm not 1 for New Years resolutions, they're usually broken by around bacon roll time on Jan 2nd at the latest but despite having vast swathes of the UK rail network left to cover Iv decided 2016 will be the year I take a train journey through the tunnel and across part of Europe, well, as far...

With more and more lifts at Stations being upgraded as a result of station access needs it got me wondering what the oldest one still in daily use at an NR Station is? Escalaters too if at all relevant.

Hi. Firstly Im not moaning, expecting special treatment or anything else but purely after oppinions. Mods if wrongly placed please move. Like many others, I was caught up in the disruption to Cross City and Chase Line services on Monday due to overhead issues in Birmingham. By and large I was...

Hi all. Long story but wishing to make this journey tomorrow, most likely on the 16:21 direct service. Can I do any better than the Super Off Pea Single at just short of £31 with DSB Railcard? Bearing in mind of course the engineering disruption which I think is unplanned, meaning that by the...

Hi All. I'm just wondering if the following is A, allowed at all and B if Serco Sleeper will pick holes even if it is valid? Glasgow Central 23:40 sleeper to Euston, with first part of journey being on a Single Glasgow>Motherwell with DSB Railcard, splitting there at 00:01 onto Day 1 of an ALR...

Just wondering out of shear nozyness what the contenders are for the fastest LU Passenger Lifts? Anyone with ideas, please reply!