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I've recently received a northern Complimentary Travel Pass and the boxes ticked on the voucher are 'adult' and 'single'. There's no expiry date or name in the 'Customer Name' field. I was wondering what's the best way to have a day out with a single? It seems useless to me if I can't get home...

I've just stumbled across this excellent piece by Rodney Hampson of his time as Dent Station Master in the 1950s. A thoroughly enjoyable read that deserves sharing. Enjoy his 19 page PDF full story here... http://www.foscl.org.uk/sites/foscl.org.uk/files/attachments/Dent-in-the-1950s.pdf

This was the condition of 142030 on the 20.00 Preston to Colne from Blackpool South last night. Not very welcoming, although I'm not sure how long it's been like this, but it's typical of the state of these Pacers around here. Do we know what units will be replacing these dreaded...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008jf5v BBC Radio 4 Extra are currently broadcasting the book 'The Railway Man', an autobiography written by Eric Lomax of his life as a prisoner of war and railway enthusiast in WWII. I just happened to stumble across episode 2 earlier on the radio and...

I think I may have inadvertently committed a crime and I'm trying to find out the correct route for my journey. I took a last minute drop of the hat journey from Bamber Bridge to Steeton and Silsden and bought an off peak day return for £20.50. This involved a change at Blackburn and then a...

Last year I enjoyed a couple of the Megatrain offers from PRE to GLC using Virgin Trains and fancied another trip. I've just tried searching for similar tickets and can't seem to find any train journeys at all. There doesn't seem to be an option on the Megabus website to select 'Train' as the...

I noticed this from JaJaWa in another thread and being totally unaware of the change wondered if anyone else could add additional information as to how this came to be? It's going to be strange to see units and locomotives without their traditional yellow fronts. I'm undecided what to think.

Help please :D I'm sure I've read about searches that can be done by requesting a journey by a particular TOC, but can't remember how :oops: I'm trying to plan a day out with Northern Rail's Day Ranger offer that's on at the moment. How do I search by using Northern's services only...

Does anybody remember or have any information about the Class 26/27s that were stabled on Lostock Hall shed overnight on their way to Crewe Works back in the early 1970s? I can vaguely remember these Scottish Type 2 BRCWs visiting Lostock Hall shed. Scottish locos were a rarity in those days...

I've always struggled to use the Search function efficiently on the forums. The results I get are overwhelmingly useless. I must be doing something wrong somewhere. Are there any tips I'm missing? I want to search, for example, a phrase or pair of words and would like the results to include...

It seems this old thread is now locked http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=51211 However, after a few months of inactivity it looks like the live GPS tracker onboard is up and running again. Follow its progress around the country here... http://bbarker.co.uk/eastCoast/ Let's hope we...

I've just done a Google search for these guys. I'm a little bit disappointed at being requested for £16 to read their website. I was one of their first members back in 1973 and had many memorable coach trips around the country. Does anybody remember this society?... And why do they want...

After viewing Neil Dimmer's excellent photos, I was reminded of a question I've always been meaning to ask. After looking at this photo of a class 28 Metro Vic... http://railway-photography.smugmug.com/Class21-28/Class-28/16807239_8qMK53#!i=1744592131&k=7fgZFqc ... I wondered if anyone...

Hi folks, I booked a £1 Megatrain ticket to Glasgow from Preston for tomorrow morning. Unfortunately I don't have access to a printer to copy out the email I received from Megabus confirming the transaction. Will I be okay just providing the conductor with the reference number from the...