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Today, I popped over to Livingston North, making use of the wonderful new Airdrie-Bathgate line. Anyone who knows Livingston will know that the station isn't particularly handy for very much, and I was also going to get a "PlusBus" ticket to let me get to the city centre. At £1.35 with my 16-25...

I've posted this here; I think it's the best place for it. I know there's quite a few keen cyclists on here, so hopefully they'll be interested. Edinburgh has a new cycle map: click here to have a look. It shows off-road cycle paths in the Capital in the hope that people will switch to their...

OK, I know you don't get many Zonecard requests on here, but I'm rather baffled by the whole thing. I usually travel on a rail season ticket or just by buying on the day (depending on my requirements), but I now have a more complex itinerary and as such I think a Zonecard may be the best value...

I know this argument runs its course every time someone (often me, admittedly) brings it up. I'm not going to start it up all over again, so don't worry! But it's almost been a month now since I've heard anything on the news or from the RMT regarding the Scotrail strike action. For those of...

Click Sainsbury's and Scotrail are teaming up yet again. From 30th September to 20th October, if you buy anything at Sainsbury's (no minimum spend!) you can travel anywhere in Scotland for a mere £15. (Voucher valid until December 13). You need to shop in a Scottish Sainsbury's (of which...

A man has been shot by armed police at Carfin Railway Station in North Lanarkshire. He was reported to be on the track with a firearm. BBC news article National Rail Enquiries Coming from the area, I can tell you that North Lanarkshire is not a stranger to violent crime. However, Carfin is...

I have a quick question for some drivers and signallers out there. Today, I was on a train which was stopped at a red signal. Nothing unusual there. As usual, after a couple of minutes, the driver donned his Hi-Vis and went onto the lineside and had a long conversation with the signalbox. (I...

I thought the recent Meet The Managers session with Scotrail raised some good points and, as usual, a few laughs. I also have a few questions and I wonder if anyone on here can answer them: A very good proposal indeed; this new service Arbroath! I know there's a huge demand for Perth...

A few quick questions about reservations on NXEC services: Can all seats be reserved, or do they leave some unreserved? If so, where on the train can I find these unreserved seats? Thanks in advance.

Hi all; quick question. A friend travelling from Glasgow to Leuchars on Wednesday and wants to know which ticket to use. They plan to go up from Edinburgh on the 10.27 NXEC service, so the NXEC journey planner says you can leave Glasgow at 09.30. But in my experience, this can be a tight...

There's a problem with Internet Explorer! :shock: News Story A security flaw could mean that your passwords, and possibly personally details as a result, are not safe. Could this be the opportunity for Firefox, Opera, Safari and newcomer Chrome to up the stakes? Certainly I wouldn't feel...

For those who don't yet know, there's a video on BBC iPlayer showing London-Brighton in 4 minutes. Here it is. A decent video, but it's in Black And White, and you get random shots of the driver every now and then which isn't that interesting :? Otherwise, I quite enjoyed and just thought I'd...

Usually when I buy a train ticket, I get the orange ones that you normally get as you see below: However, once I was buying a ticket at Motherwell (a rather big travel centre by SPT area standards). He opened the tray to remove a pair of orange tickets for the machine. I noticed there...

Do an NXEC search for trains from Dalwhinnie to Newtonmore. They are about 10 minutes apart on the Perth-Inverness line. However, because of the service pattern on the line, very few trains call at both stations. So NXEC comes up with the following suggestion for Monday: Leave Dalwhinnie...

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http://www.firstgroup.com/scotrail/sainsburys http://www.firstgroup.com/scotrail/content/flat-rail-fare-offer-customers.html I found the above offer, and it looks like a good deal for anyone travelling within Scotland. The only condition seems to be that you have to shop at a Scottish...

Time for one of these I think; and the rare chance for getting to see a picture from me! (Yes, I know it's a crap photo :lol:) Simply work out/guess which station is in the picture below: And the winner can post another if they so desire. Good luck!

Anyone seen this news story? This just baffles me; I can't help but feel sorry for the two of them, but what on earth compelled them to do... it... on a railway line? Part of me of just laughs at the story, and at the same time I do feel a little sorry that they died.

Does anyone know what trains are running North of the WCML tomorrow? I'm heading south on the 0910/1010 and I'd prefer a Pendo if at all possible. I'd imagine that the 1010 is a Voyager (it usually continues to BHM) but the 0910 does not exist in the current timetable. In case anyone's...

Hey everyone. I think I've mentioned that I've finally decided to go down the WCML to Preston. When in Preston, i was also planning to hop across to Blackpool. I would have plenty of time in which to do this. I have some questions: Tickets to BPN and BPS are not the same price from Preston...