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Hello guys, Going for a few hours jolly tomorrow and am headin for Sheffield. Was gonna park at Meadowhall (as it's free!) and then thought I'd catch the train to Sheffield so I can get to the main bus station just opposite Sheffield train station I also thought about a a quick train trip...

Hey guys, I have a few hours to kill tomorrow and thought I'd take a drive to Peterborough to go and get some numbers. I know Queensway is the main place to get numbers but has anyone get any other good places to spot where I might not see the same traffic that comes through Queensway...

Hi everyone, In thinking of a trip to one of 4 destinations. Swansea, Cardiff, Exeter or Bristol I mainly spot the "major" bus companies (stagecoach, First & Arriva) Which place would give me a good return for about 3 hours of spotting? I was keen in Swansea but it's a long way (I'm...

Hello all, Tomorrow I'm off on my travels to Manchester to do a bit of bus spotting. I'm there for about 4 hours in total so was wondering if someone could tell me the places to go for numbers. I plan to go picadilly gardens but wondered if there was anywhere else that is good for...

So my first year of spotting buses a big and enjoyable success and my love of train spotting since 1989 going well, the wife asked me last week why I had never taken up Eddie stobart spotting..... Seemingly a nearly "passable" past time with "normal" society (non transport enthusiasts) I...

Hello all, Firstly, sorry moderators if I posted in the wrong area, please move accordingly of need be!. Are there any current Everton FC season ticket holders in this forum?. I know it's a long shot but you never know unless you try!. If you are could you please just take the time to...

Hello all, Off on a jolly again today! I'm going up to Edinburgh and when I'm up there I'd like to take a little trip out further to get some bus numbers. Don't wanna be travelling more than an hour out of Edinburgh, so was wondering if anyone had any suggestions I collect First &...

Hi all, No idea where I stand this matter so any advice is welcome. I went for a little trip out on Saturday (rugby - Birmingham international & return) I bought a day return off peak (any operator) ticket. The train I caught back was over 30mins late running. Now, because my...

Hey guys, Looking for some advice on options available to me for trip I'm to take on 1/3/16. On the 29/2 I travel to Rugby - Euston, then Kings cross to Edinburgh for a bit of jolly out. On the 1/3/16 I'm then traveling Edinburgh - Glasgow and then I was MEANT to get the 12:00 Glasgow...

Hi guys, Looking for some advice on best places to spot a few buses mainly. End of Feb I have 2 day trip planned up to Edinburgh, stay over night, travel over to Glasgow in the morning and then home. I won't get to Edinburgh until around 13:30 on day one and I'm only interested in the...

Hello all, looking for advice from anyone who may know the area. I am travelling up next week to the KC stadium for a Tuesday night cup fixture and was just wondering where is best (And Safe!!!) to leave my car. i dont like to park too close to staudiums because of the traffic I...

Hi all, For anyone who attended yesterday the you'll know how great this was, for anyone who missed it.... Just make sure you go next year, it's a fantastic eeve t. Plenty of buses on display, lots of bus rides organised, such as a tour of leicester, or a ride to the old stonechats tram...

After catching up with a few mates and another good few discussions about the railways, one thing that was mentioned was the class 58's We all felt that they saw far too little life over here and should in theory have plenty of life left in them. Whilst I know of the class 58 preservation...

Firstly, apologies if I've put this in the wrong section, please feel free to move it mods!. I am finally going on my trip on the 37's on Monday (Preston - barrow and then barrow - Carlisle) no doubt I'll end up behind a DBSO!!!. Anyway, I travel from rugby and the first step is rugby to...

Hey everyone, I'm looking at doing a day trip up to edinburgh, but will only have around 5 hours there. I would love you have a ride behind some class 68's which I believe are on the Fife circle route. Just wondering if anyone can answer m&s questions for me please 1) are the class 68's...

Just wondering if a anyone out there can shed some light on route knowledge. Had a forwarding driver last night at rugby (won't say his headcode) but I told him he was booked via the west mids rather than the trents. Although he was happy to take the train he did confess he hadn't seen part...

I have visited this station recently and was surprised, it is all punted in East Midlands trains colours, all the posters are regarding East Midlands trains and yet..... There are no East Midlands trains services from this station. They don't even pass through the station, it's only cross...

A friend of mine is in a very lucky position, he has been offered trainee train driver with both Freightliner and DBS. Freightliner have told him a date and depot, where as DBS have told him its onto a talent pool and should be offered a position within the year. He asked me for my opinion...

I very much enjoy this website and multiple topics discussed. I do sometimes see threads end up wondering down a different path by debates created from the original topic of discussion but that is understandable. What I've often thought is how would a live debate go? There are plenty of...

So as we all know, every loco has a nickname, donut for 60's, skoda's for 90's etc.... And they have obviously come about because one person, somewhere, one one day said to a mate... That looks like a...... And so the name spreads over time and it sticks. Well now we are in a world of...