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Say within about 50 to 100 metres / 150 to 300 feet or so.

Stations which had a Woolworths store extremely close to them: Two in Merseyside: Southport and Waterloo. Also, Birmingham New Street. What other examples are there?

What are the thoughts about this? A person sees that a storm's on its way this weekend. Based on last weekend's storm they think there's a much higher than average chance that their train will be late or cancelled this weekend. This person buys a ticket today for travel at the weekend. At the...

This Saturday, I want to visit both Warwick and Coventry, from Worcester. Is it best for me to buy a day return from Worcester to Leamington Spa? I'll get a Chiltern train from Birmingham Moor Street to Warwick, stop there, and later I'll travel to Leamington Spa and come back to Birmingham New...

I was playing around with ticket prices from Worcester a few months ago, looking for places to visit. There is one particular station on the rail network which I can get to from Worcester by either changing at Smethwick Galton Bridge or Birmingham New Street. (The journey time is almost...

For example, say I'm travelling on the last train of the day from London Paddington to Worcester Foregate Street. The train's late and it terminates at Worcester Shrub Hill. Say I've left my bike locked up at Foregate Street, so I really must return there. I'd walk it in about 12 minutes...

You're right about weather forecasts being guesswork. I cancelled a gardening job today due to hours of rain being forecast.....it turned out it stayed dry all day.

Thanks for your comment. So, in this scenario, would it be worth going into Lancaster ticket office and asking them if they could authorise me to use a Virgin Trains service to Glasgow? (I think the next Transpennine Express service to Glasgow would be two hours later).

A further question would be this - I'm travelling on the 05.56 Transpennine Express service from Lancaster to Glasgow. (I have an advance purchase ticket - Lancaster to Ardrossan Harbour). If this train were cancelled at Lancaster, would I have to wait for the next Transpennine Express service...

Do you know - If the line were closed (say somewhere near Shap), would the replacement bus likely travel along the M6 and just connect Oxenholme with Penrith? Or, might there be a replacement for a longer distance, say Lancaster to Carlisle?

Thanks for your comment. I was thinking of that landslide that closed the line off for several weeks, a few years ago. Perhaps I shouldn't worry so much!

Thanks for the comment. I was worried because I can imagine all the water draining down from the surrounding mountains between Oxenholme and Penrith.

Please take an educated guess.

I've heard there's a weather warning for heavy rain this Friday and Saturday in the North-West of England. How often is the West Coast mainline in Cumbria affected by flooding or landslides due to flooding caused by heavy rain? More than the average line I'd guess. I've booked a journey for...

I used an Advance Purchase ticket today from Ilkeston to Worcester (changing at Nottingham and Birmingham). The Northern train from Ilkeston arrived into Nottingham 20 minutes late and I missed my booked CrossCountry train from Nottingham to Birmingham. I got the next train from Nottingham to...

Is there anywhere I can lock up my bicycle at Hereford station, preferably inside the station itself?

u Thanks for the info. I'll be taking my bike with me. It probably doesn't make a difference but, because I have my bike, Warwick Parkway or Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway stations might be acceptable as they're within biking distance of those towns. I was thinking of buying a ticket to maybe...

Starting from Birmingham, I want to visit both Stratford-upon-Avon and also Warwick on the same day. I'll be travelling off-peak and returning back to Birmingham in the evening. What ticket (or combination of tickets) could I buy that would allow me to do this, if I wanted to get the cheapest...

I'm travelling from Worcester Shrub Hill. The ticket I'm buying is via Birmingham / Northampton.

Thank you for both of your answers. It sounded too good to be true, so thanks for your help.