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From discussions in this thread, I thought it might be interesting to discuss this topic more widely in a separate thread. I've never been a professional pilot but I used to fly single-engine piston and gliders. I'm only a "rail enthusiast", whatever that is. So my experience of both worlds is...

This is a subject close to my heart as I cycle quite a bit and often take my bike on trains. BUT. The attitude of TOCs to bikes seems to vary from "OK, if we must" to "we're actively going to try and put you off travelling", and I can understand why. Bikes are slow to board/alight, take up...

From the BBC (other news services are available): https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48347371 I note that in the article it says: If the British Steel were to go into administration how much would it affect the work of Network Rail? Just curious.

I'm interested in learning more about rail freight and logistics - I can't find much information about the specifics though. I'm currently wondering how electrically hauled container freight is handled at terminals. From the photos I've seen and on Google Maps views, it looks like the yards...

In the "New trains for East Midlands Franchise" thread, @ForTheLoveOf said: "...the cost of buying new trains is so cheap by historic standards..." and I wondered why this is? Is it just a continuation of a long term historic trend, or is it a very recent development? Discussion around the...

Hi all, As I understand it, I should be able to book SailRail tickets for a Cardiff-Dublin journey via Fishguard? I'm travelling on 20th March. No matter what I enter into websites, I can't get the journey to appear. It always routes via Holyhead or says it can't find any journeys. I can get...

Hi all, I'm wondering if there's an easy way to tell if a particular fare in the UK is regulated or not? Given the sheer number of possible fares, I'm guessing there's not just a massive list of them and it's based on some kind of rules?

Hi all, I've read on other threads that contrary to received wisdom, the GCR was not built to "continental loading gauge". I'm wondering about the details of this. I have specific questions, but please do discuss around the topic. Is this only because the meaning of that term has changed...