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Could anybody please tell me when / if there will be test runs towards Monkseaton please ?

Great journey so far .. you are lucky to have family all over the place. Sadly, the only family I have are my wife's .. and they are in South Africa. Oh yes, I have cousins in Toronto .. so still not much good for such a UK train adventure. I suppose I could carry a backpack and bring my...

Yes, I agree 100% .. the LNER system works well .. you can look at the train layout and pick the seat(s) of your choice from the available options. Unfortunately, it's not the same with TransPennine Express. I was trying to book tickets from their own website for a journey in November (tickets...

OP here ... thank you for the recent replies. Having been on a few '3-night trips' to London, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London again next month .. I thought 2 nights in Liverpool would be OK, coupled with 2 nights in Manchester, but I see now, there are lots of places to visit in Liverpool. At...

OP here .. thank you for all your replies Yes, I think I'll book an advance ticket ... just have to decide which train. The cheapest deal is £4.30, which seems a bargain (TPE) or even £3.80 with Northern, from Oxford Road Station, but that's a bit too slow

is it worth buying advance tickets from Manchester to Liverpool, compared to 'on-the-day' tickets. My wife and I are visiting Manchester for a couple of days, then we shall be travelling to Liverpool. Although I have managed to book our homeward journey from Liverpool (to Newcastle), no cheap...

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My daughter is trying to buy a Family & Friends railcard, for her family. She also wanted to add her friend too (obviously another adult) but it is only letting her add two adults in total. Is she doing something wrong, or is it the case of two 'main adults' then adding the other one later on...

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Can a railcard bought through Trainpal be used to get a discount, for tickets purchased directly with the train companies? My daughter intends getting a Family & Friends railcard, but has always been happy to buy tickets via the LNER website directly. No booking fees apply. I'm not sure about...

I understand now .. if you book on a certain train, you'll be allocated a seat, but if you just get an 'any time' train ticket for want of a better word, it's pot luck regarding seat availability. thanks !

Thank you for the two recent replies. We've abandoned the idea of a trip to Cardiff this year .. instead, it'll probably be a couple of nights in York, followed by a couple in Leeds, although not necessarily in that order. I had never been on a XC train, so booked a short day trip to Durham...

Thanks for the information. At first, I wasn't sure what you meant, as the Woodside Quay is not operational at present, but I assume you were saying .. ferry to Seacome, bus to Hamilton Square, then take the train back to Liverpool Yes, I think a one-way ferry crossing will suit us, but I feel...

Brilliant .. many many thanks for all the information Yes, my wife and I are looking forward to our trip .. I have not been to Liverpool, since I was a kid (65 now) and my wife has never been there at all .. I'll let her off, as she is originally from South Africa.

Thank you for your reply. I think I mean cheapest, but with a bit of leeway Although December is a long way off, so no tickets are available, I looked at the forum's site for mid-September. Prices (2 adults with a Two Together Railcard) were about £250, with a few options .. change and York &...

As above .. planning a 'possible' trip to Cardiff from Newcastle and I am wondering what would be the best route to take. I have no 'official' date yet, but it would be leaving on a Sunday and returning on a Wednesday, towards the end of the year .. say, early December

Thank you for your reply. I wasn't sure where Woodside was, so I had to search on the internet. It seems the ferry to this spot is currently not operating, only the Liverpool - Seacombe route. Also, the Saveaway website says only valid on 'direct river crossings only' which I understand to mean...

My wife and I shall be visiting Liverpool shortly so we are currently planning our itinerary. We are keen to 'Cross the Mersey' just to say we've done it .. not fussed about the cruise, just over to Birkenhead and back will do us just fine. I see there is a Saveaway ticket available from...

many thanks ... not that i am planning to be stuck .. just that I have school-run duties on the following morning for my granddaughter. Daughter off work on Tuesday, so I'm free to galavant

OP here I am planning on taking my £10 on Tuesday (27th June) as detailed above, with a slight change .. starting at Newcastle as I have to swap my completed form and vouchers for my ticket. Manors is an unmanned station I feel I have enough time to transfer between trains, but just wondering...