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The sleeper is the only train, according to Turkish railways.

I was on a "three-class" train about two weeks ago - a rush-hour LM train from London to Birmingham, formed of 12 coaches (3 x 350s). As the guard kept helpfully reminding the passengers: "the carriages with the blue seats will go forward to Birmingham, the carriages with the green seats will...

All trains in Austria (except night trains, and a couple of trains to Prague) are walk-on. Also, Gordon gives the impression that you need to pay a supplement/reserve a seat on ICEs in Germany with an Inter-Rail pass. This is not the case - domestic ICEs in Germany are all walk-on and...

Yes, from what I have seen. The trains can accelerate/decelerate without input from the driver.

:lol: I can relate to this. On one of my (few) journeys in EC 1st class (Highland Chieftain), the service seemed to consist solely of the jug-waving dance and a few grunts. I was quite disappointed given the generally positive reviews on here. That is so true. Even more so on a flight, where...

Yes, the Standard Premier product (ex-Leisure First) is so downgraded that I've given up on it. Instead, Standard will do for me, and with part of the ample fare savings I'll stock up in style at M&S at St Pancras, or at the small supermarket at Bruxelles-Midi. It is only a 2-hour journey, after...

BBC report - anyone caught up in this?

Don't think he meant a first-class flight to New York, somehow ....

You mean the government might bid to keep the EC franchise nationalised? :?

Right, except the non-stop TGVs between Lille and Paris leave from/arrive at Lille Flandres.

Good luck! If you try it, please report back and let us know how it goes.

Personally, I wouldn't risk it. I have seen reports of French ticket office staff refusing to issue Inter-Rail passes if France is not the country of residence - obviously, you don't want that to happen. Why not buy it in the UK in advance?

Interesting report - thanks for taking the time.

ATW is responsible for some decent fares. Birmingham - Wrexham CDR via Shrewsbury or Crewe/Chester for £14.10, for example. No CDR is available BHM - Crewe, so it's much better than a £22.10 SVR (set by LM).

As a last resort, on the Friday night, you could stay at the Newport Travelodge (currently on sale for £19 on 1 April when I checked), very close to Newport station, and get the 05:09 to BPW or BRI on the Saturday morning.

I don't know what an FIP is but I presume it's associated with priv travel for railway employees. Railjet services are classified as EC trains, if that helps.

Make a friend abroad and you can get 25% off the already low Britrail pass prices.

Just to confuse things, Euston lounge access policy:

I took the Overlander in 2007 - an enjoyable experience, but not one I'd be rushing back to do. The train was full and is not long, so there's little space to move about in: can be uncomfortable if you don't warm to the fellow travellers closest to you. It's a long journey - about 11 or 12 hours...

Why the aggressive tone? It doesn't mean that he can't be moderating at the same time. I asked a genuinely curious question - other boards allocate moderators to specific forums. It doesn't preclude them from posting on the same forums, but at least you know who is moderating what...