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I'm planning a week in Manchester at the end of May, I was wondering if there is a combined weekly ticket which can be used on Metrolink and the major bus operators in Greater Manchester (Stagecoach, Go North West, First and Diamond)? Even better if there is one that covers trains in the PTE...

I've used this section of the Piccadilly a fair bit over the last year, and it seems like the line speed isn't very high. It almost feels like the trains are coasting between Manor House and Turnpike Lane, which is especially odd as the part of Green Lanes the line runs under is a fairly...

Just wondering if anyone has any memories or recollections of the LTS lines during the "Misery Line" years (not sure when they started, but guessing during the early 80s recession), which persisted on until the full fleet of 357s was in service in the early 2000s. Was the moniker mainly to do...

Wondering if C2C have any plans to refurbish their 357 fleet in the coming years, as incredibly this set of trains are closing in on their quarter-century in service. The 357 still look good externally, but the seat design and moquette look a bit dated, and some of the bogs have certainly seen...

While doing a First Essex bash around Basildon and Southend on Wednesday (3/10 wouldn't recommend, Basildon bus station is an incredibly miserable experience :lol:), I had to use the LTS line for a bit, where I came a bit unstuck as I thought the C2C service between Upminster and Pitsea via...

Does anyone know roughly when the last buses with Gardner engines entered service in the UK, and when the company actually closed down? I know Gardner had developed a new engine called the LG1200, but it doesn't seem to have been a success, and I presume the 6LXB and its variants were too long...

While keeping up with Storm Eunice, I've been reading up on this disaster, and I have a few questions which the all-knowing Oracle doesn't address Some of the news reports from the 30th anniversary suggest that the front carriage "broke away and was swept downstream", yet it appears from...

I was just wondering, is the footbridge which links the Lakeside Shopping Centre to Chafford Hundred station open early in the morning (around 0630 to 0800 time)? I'm planning a bus and rail bash around Basildon and Southend towards the end of February (staying in Romford), and my first planned...

mods note - split from this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/new-year-honours-many-faces-of-pandemic-knighted-damed.226623/unread Tony Blair being knighted is worth every penny for the enormous social media meltdown from the hard left and hard right last night. :lol:

On Thursday last week (the 7th), I needed to make my way back to Wembley Central having attended a gig at the Forum in Kentish Town (The Lathums for those interested, do check them out if you're into jangly indie rock ;) ). As a result, I ended up at Euston waiting for an Overground service just...

Many enthusiasts will be aware of the Scania/MCW tie-up in the 1970s, which produced the MCW Metropolitan double decker to compete against Leyland's offerings in the market. A sales success (all the PTEs and London Transport took batches) quickly became a fiasco as the buses started corroding...

Is it just me, or is this phenomenon somewhat getting worse in and around London? Just before Christmas I kept seeing this happen on various Thameslink and Southern trains radiating from London Bridge. This also occurred on the Northern Line between Tooting and the Clapham stations, a lady...

This thread is inspired by the unfortunate saga of GEX740F, one of three ultra-rare Leyland Atlantean single deckers new to Great Yarmouth. It was a regular on the preservation scene in the east of England for over 25 years in absolutely pristine condition. Sadly, the vehicle was purchased by a...

Yesterday afternoon I caught the 1658 Norwich to Lowestoft service home from work as both the A47 and A146 were buggered (pretty much typical nowadays sadly :(). The unit I had was 156412, sitting in the second carriage. When we attempted to pull away from Reedham it sounded like the engine in...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47442312 An absolute icon of the 1990s, 49 is no age at all. The Prodigy were on my list of bands I wanted to see, and now it's never going to happen. :( RIP Keith.

Having used these lines a fair bit in the last few months, I have a few questions which may or may not cause some members to roll their eyes in exasperation. :lol: With the resignalling project ongoing, has any consideration been given to refurbishing or ultimately replacing the swing bridges...

I'm spending most of next week travelling around the South West and South Wales, and as an uninformed idiot who lives over the other side of the country in Norwich, I was wondering about what I could expect on my journeys. I have booked or have plans to use the following services: The 1300 GWR...

Someone posted this photo on Twitter a few days ago (and no it's not an April Fools). Sadly from what I gather, this train didn't make it to its apparent destination. :'(:lol: There was a thread a few years ago about 92 Stock being used on the Ongar branch. It's got me wondering again, had the...

I spent a fair amount of time in Leytonstone and Leyton over Friday and Saturday and having stumbled across the stub which is all that remains of the infamous Claremont Road, it got me thinking: did the construction of the M11 link road cause any changes to the Central Line alignment? I'm really...

The long-disused carriage sidings just outside Yarmouth Vauxhall station have been cleared of vegetation during the Wherry Lines blockade earlier this month. Are these sidings being brought back into use or being removed entirely?