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The new jet set - why private plane usage has soared.’ It kind of makes a mockery of the climate agenda. Are high first class fares on traditional carriers encouraging Private Plane use? Should the airport security banality be reviewed to be more customer friendly in order to encourage use of...

Quite simply- if you could run your own railtour, what would you do? As a minimum please let us know your traction/rolling stock, routeing, pick up/set down points, destination, where applicable the stations any breaks/off-train options take place at and what classes of travel are available (ie...

A question, when in the UK what is your personal policy regarding tippng? When do you tip? And when don't you? I'm just trying to gauge a few opinions here :)

Hi, please can anyone confirm the following regarding the Left Luggage facility at Fort William station: - Does it still exist? - Is access to it 24/7, ie it's not in a part of the station that is locked overnight at all? - How is payment handled, is it self-service, do you need to find a...

With the recent overhaul of Sir Nigel Gresley now completed, is there any news on a mainline railtour that would be open to the public? If not are any other A4's likely to run on the mainline again in the future?

From time to time we see on these forums examples of drivers/guards not signing x route and this sometimes affecting the reliability of the railway, services cancelled due to shortages of trained drivers as they can't be trained fast enough, operational incidents where a driver has taken a route...

Can anyone recommend any good (fairly scenic) walks between stations on the Cumbrian coast line at all from previous experience? Ideally, I'd prefer something with a coastal stretch. Distance and terrain not an issue but I'd be doing it as a return trip with Northern so probably limited to 4-5...

What, in your opinion is the best international rail experience out there? Whether it's a particularly good dining car offering, or a full trip crossing an entire continent, if you could only recommend one rail-based thing to experience, what would it be? My only stipulation is that it must...

Italian night trains appear incredibly unreliable from my experience, I've booked an itinerary with a 22 minute Trenitalia connection off such a train. This is a risk, but what happens if I miss my connection, am I able to just catch the next one?

Most heritage railways use MK1 open stock, and they are perfectly adequate for the job. However, some railways offer more interesting, more comfortable or rolling stock with better views in normal service. I'm aware of a few which I have experienced which I will detail below, but what examples...

I checked to see if it was 1st April already, but no unfortunately not… https://www.svr.co.uk/2022/02/10/a-purple-patch-for-the-severn-valley-railway/

Can anyone confirm the current operational status of this box please? Its fortunes seem to have waxed and waned in recent years. It was obviously in use for many years, but then was (I believe) boarded up a good while, possibly a couple of years even. Passing through the area today I noticed...

Branchline News International 1393i carries the news that the Accor hotel group along with the Italian luxury hotel group Gruppo Arsenale are launching a series of highly furnished trains, that will run tours in the North and the South of Italy from 2023, under the brand Orient Express Dolce...

Hi, can anyone provide any information or direct me to any sources on what carriages were used to provide the Scottish Sleeper services under BR, before the MK1 Sleeper Carriages were introduced please? Any data on exact formations would be excellent. I'm interested in any of these services but...

I recently came across the below model bus https://www.themodelcentre.com/e30513-oo-gauge-guy-gs-special-british-railways-exclusive-first-edition-efe And, being much before my time, I was contemplating whether these were used for; staff transport, rail replacement work or for bus services to...

Once again, I was watching old youtube videos and came across something a little unusual, can anyone identify the livery of the MK1's being pulled by the RES 47 at 0:50? There are standard IC MK1's present but also a darker livery that I don't think I've seen before. Although I am half...

Hi, I was watching the below video and I came across an unusual formation. Can anyone explain what train/service this would be forming please? The relevant footage is from 12:32. The train appears to be a DBSO, Mk3 TFO, 4 x Mk3 TSO, a Mk3 SLP and a class 47. I'm mainly wondering what the SLP is...

For those who don't know, the Branchline Society organise a number of interesting mainline tours across the year aimed at the enthusiast market, often including rarer stretches of track. They also produce a very interesting bi-weekly news letter (it's often up to 200 pages, so not really a...

UKRailtours have announced their first few tours for 2022: The traditional Easter landcruise offering: https://www.ukrailtours.com/product/the-west-highland-and-royal-deeside/ A 'Powerful Pennine Panorama,' although it isn't specified what locomotive in particular makes it 'powerful'...

The full programme is still to be announced, but the first tours are announced. I will update this post when more are announced: https://www.pathfindertours.co.uk/events/the-pennine-wayfarer/ And there is also the traditional Scottish landcruise multi day tour- has anyone ever done one of...