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Good evening, I am currently at a Sixth Form working towards A-Levels in Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics. It is now about the time of year to start thinking about the future - do I apply to university, or go for an apprenticeship etc. The issue for me is that I don't really know...

NEW REPORT - go to post 12 I thought I would start a trip report thread, because why not? Apologies if you find this long-winded; it's over 3000 words! First trip: West Midlands Day Ranger, 06.05.19 This was my first WM Day Ranger; I have been on plenty of trips using a Network Daytripper...

Good Evening I've always wondered what the Underground Map would look like if it was based on 60 rather than 45 degree angles, so I've finally gotten around to having a go myself. You can see the result below. Are 60 degree angles a good idea? I think the new Paris metro map uses them. A bit...

Good afternoon, On Monday, I am planning on having a day out on a West Midlands Day Ranger. Today I visited my local station to buy the Ranger plus the ticket I need to get to Worcester (Ranger boundary) from the ticket office. However, the office was closed due to a member of staff being on...

The title is self explanatory really. The fourth option is there to provoke debate about whether we should be building a new line across the North, where most trains are 2-3 coach DMUs, or somewhere like London where all most trains are 12-car EMUs (or equivialent). Please discuss; I look...

Apologies if this thread should go elsewhere - I couldn't decide if it needs to go in the timetable section. Today I noticed that a train ran to Ashchurch MoD site. I believe this is the first for many years (since 2012?). However, a return working is yet to appear. Does anyone know anything...

Today I learned that, in 1999, Railtrack approached the GWSR about the possibility of using their route as a diversionary/relief route for the main Bristol-Birmingham line. Here is the quote from the railway's timeline: I have had a brief Google into this, but there doesn't seem to be any...

Speaking to other enthusiasts, it appears that I am fairly unique in how I denote sight/haulage etc. Therefore I thought I'd ask, what is generally considered to be "normal"? I gather red pen is popular... If anyone is interested in my system, it consists of the following; ✔ to the left of the...

I couldn't see a thread for this already, apologies if there is one. Transport for the North has unveiled its Masterplan (unless this is a re-hash of a previous announcement). http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/tfn-unveils-70bn-transport-masterplan-for-the-north

As the title says. I am a supporter of high speed rail in general, but I believe that the current plans for HS2 are far from perfect. Nevertheless I am a (reluctant) supporter of HS2. However, many people are opposed to HS2. Why is this? Reasons I can think of include: Causes fairly...

I have finally begun something I've wanted to do for years - create a geographic(ish) map of the UK rail network that also shows individual tracks. Inspiration was the French map here (WARNING: 40MB file, best viewed on a computer, doesn't load on my phone!). So far I have done Penzance-Plymouth...

Updated - see post #15 Good evening, I am currently in Year 12, and have to do a week's work experience as part of being in my sixth form. As I am rather interested in railways, and may end up working in the industry in the future, I would quite like to spend a week in the industry. My local...

Hello, I'm interested in finding out what different services to which parts of France are operated from which of Paris's termini, eg: hish speed trains to the south (east) leave from Gare de Lyon. From the railway lines going into Paris, going clockwise, I would expect something along the lines...

As the title says. I saw this locally recently, it looks rather old! Also, the same operator has a coach with the numberplate H345 KDF, which again looks rather old, and I believe was built in 1996. Anyone know anything about this?

Good evening. Could anyone advise me as to the best way to add my 16-25 Railcard discount to my oyster card? According to the TfL website, to do this I should: Ask a member of staff to add the discount to my oyster card; Show them my Railcard. However, generally the only members of TfL staff I...

Good morning. Firstly, if this thread is in the wrong place, I apologise. Secondly, I will be in south east France next week in the a general vicinity of Valence, but with scope to go down to anywhere between approximately Marseille and Monaco. Are there any interesting railway things to...

Good evening, Recently, I attempted to book a journey from Evesham to Paddington, but the GWR website wasn't working. When I had a look today, it seems that the £6 advance single fares are no longer available; the cheapest I could find was £14 each way. However, on the GWR home page, it still...

As the title suggests, why do stations cost so much to build? Often, they are seemingly just two big brick blocks covered in tarmac with a gap in between. Admittedly, a lift-enabled overbridge will not be cheap, but I suspect they cost more than would be the case of, say, a footbridge over a...

Good evening, Is there any document/map etc that I can use to find out how far I have traveled on the underground that is free and in the public domain? (Something like the NR Sectional Appendix would do nicely.) Many thanks

Good evening, Today I saw that the (late) 1518 departure from Kidderminster (2V34) was formed of 170632 (I can finally tick this off) and 153375. Is this always a class 170? Which other services are in this diagram? Many thanks.