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I wonder why they've used a mixture of yards and kilometres? Seems a bit odd; I'd have thought they'd use either fully metric or (less likely) fully imperial

I'm currently researching ticket options for a group of people for travel in late January. This will be for up to 16 people, but I don't yet know exactly how many. The journey in question is almost entirely on TfW services (the exception being a short suburban trip at the start of the...

(Apologies if this is the wrong forum area.) London Overground runs services between Clapham Junction and Dalston Junction. The 3-letter CRS codes for these stations (CLJ and DLJ respectively) differ by one adjacent letter (C --> D). Are there any other examples of services like this?

I went past the tunnel portal just before Stratford (Pudding Mill Lane?) and noticed that the crossrail tracks seem to rise out of the ground by about a metre more than seemingly necessary before sloping downwards to the same level as the rest of the tracks into the station. In other words, the...

I've had a quick look at the Oyster section of the fares guide, and on oysterfares.com, but I haven't found an answer. Apologies if I've missed it! Suppose I travel lots around zones 1 and 2 and hit the cap (£4.90 with Railcard). If I then make a single journey out to zone 5 (£2.10), do I pay a...

On Monday (13th September), I'll be travelling between London and Sheerness, using a London Terminals - Sheerness-on-Sea Super Off-Peak Day Return NOT HS1 (with 16-25 Railcard). Using various online booking systems, I can only generate itineraries on this ticket to/from Victoria (VIC)...

Unfortunately I didn't manage to get tickets :( So instead, I'll be following the train by car, taking pictures :) However, I'm unfamiliar with most of the areas it goes through, so would appreciate some advice as to good photographic locations. Anything from "big landscape" shots to the...

Moderator note: split from this thread Liverpool loses its UNESCO world heritage status | RailUK Forums (railforums.co.uk) The very logical argument of "removing the road which currently blots the landscape by building a tunnel will destroy Stonehenge". :rolleyes: I wonder if 2000 lorries...

Inspired by this thread, I thought I'd create one about infrastructure in general in the UK. https://railforums.co.uk/threads/why-is-high-speed-rail-in-the-uk-so-expensive-to-construct.219700/ Everything seems to cost more here than in other countries. For example, Hindhead tunnel on the A3...

According to RailMiles, the distance between Stowmarket and Ely is 40m 53ch. My manual calculation, using the Sectional Appendix, is 38m 71ch. Could anyone clarify which is correct? My working is as follows (note that I'm using a decimal place to separate miles and chains simply to make typing...

On Saturdays, there is a train (0543 Wolverhampton-Rugeley) which goes direct from Wolverhampton to Walsall. As far as I'm aware, this is the only scheduled train which takes the "Bescot avoiding curve" (and unfortunately there doesn't appear to be a working in the other direction). A bit later...

A couple of class 3 STP workings between London and Worcester have appeared for Thursday 17 June (and also Monday 21). They appear to be planned to be IETs, operated by GWR. The only stop is Oxford. Here's one of them: https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:X00310/2021-06-17/detailed...

My brother needs to get from Guildford to Camden on Thursday, arriving a bit before 0800. I think the return time is flexible. He has a 16-25 Railcard, and can (as far as I'm aware) do contactless payment. As I'm not too familiar with the optimisation of fares around London, I thought I'd ask...

Assuming that Great British Railways results is a more cohesive "joined-up" rail rolling stock plan, what would you do with DMUs if you were in charge? For example, where will the 27 class 175s go? In addition, very limited infrastructure changes are be permitted (eg: electrify Uckfield to free...

According to the (online) version of the latest edition of Modern Railways, vegetables have infiltrated the DfT Cross Country and the DfT are investigating the possibility of XC running Leeds-Glasgow services via the Settle-Carlisle line, using class 442s (sorry, couldn't resist it!) XC's HST...

Evesham to Didcot Parkway off-peak return has a list of times after which you can depart from each station along the route: This is good because it clearly states that, for example, if I wanted to start my journey at Hanborough instead of Evesham I can't take any train before 0905, 20 minutes...

I had a read of the forum ticketing guide earlier today for the first time in a few years. In the routeing guide section, I found the following which I don't remember seeing before, in section 3.4.6: How does the bit in bold work? How is it possible for a line on the map to be shared, yet not...

Over the last few days, my phone (Motorola Moto G7) has decided to significantly increase its battery usage, to the extent that full charge to 20% takes around ten hours; previously, this would last at least two days. Does anyone know what the cause might be? Here's a screenshot of the battery...

From the May timetable change, it appears that train from Norwich will arrive at Liverpool Street at xx51. Trains from Paddington heading towards Worcester depart at xx50. At the time I may be travelling (evening), the official transfer time between LST and PAD is 30 minutes*; added to the 15...

I'm thinking about going from Felixstowe to Penzance as part of a possible future trip. On the GWR website, I get the option of booking the sleeper: So I click on the advance ticket: And then proceed to the next page. It says I need to make a reservation: I click the reservation button, leave...