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I got the 1926 TPE from Stalybridge yesterday, which was due to arrive in Leeds (which has a 10 min connection time) at 2009. I intended to take the 2020 NR train to Donny. In fact, the TPE arrived at 2021 as it had to wait for a platform at Leeds; I missed the Donny train, took the next NR...

'Mottram Yard' on the Woodhead route was at least three miles from Mottram and was situated in what I would call Gamesley and nearer to Dinting, Charlesworth or Broadbottom. Some stations have changed their names to reflect their true location. I'm sure there's one between Cambridge and Kings...

Hi. Tomorrow I'd like to go on a day trip from Donny to Manchester. I think I could go via Leeds - Bradford - Rochdale (Maps WK+WY+GM) and I'd like to come back via Sheffield. If I look this up on TOC websites, return tickets seem to specify either via Leeds or via Sheffield. Can someone...

I've tried to Google for a thread but can't find a specific one. Could anybody explain the layout and benefits of this, or direct me to one that can? Any maps, both of the flyover itself and the wider network around it, would be great.

My mate has to go from Donny to London at short notice today. It will be at an off-peak time, but he's not sure when. He then wants to go to Nottingham from London this Saturday and return to Donny from Nottingham on Monday. An off peak return costs £132. Would he be able to use this back...

Thanks to this site for suggesting a 'not via Darlington' ticket via Google. By splitting at York a £65 return drops to £29-60 tomorrow for a day trip. Can I break the journey on the way out at Grosmont or on the way back? Tried various Googles and am not sure.

Sorry for ungainly title. Basically I booked two advance single tickets (not a return) to and from Manchester Airport on TPE and it has given me one code to pick them up at the station. Today my cat got something wrong with her eye, which may have to be removed, so I didn't collect the...

Reading this thread: http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=73335&page=4 It suggests TPE trains will stop at Rotherham from 2014. What's the source of this, and what's the logic?

It always amazes me where people on this forum have been, but this really is a long shot! I'm going to stay with a mate for two weeks in Qingdao (not sure about alternative spellings) at Easter. I know there is a station, obviously, but can anybody suggest any day trips or give me some idea...

I am thinking of spending a week in Tunisia based in Tunis end of October/start of November. Any tips on getting around the country by rail/rail sights worth seeing/tourist attractions accessible by rail? Your help would be gratefully received. John

Doncaster-Nottingham Off-Peak Day Return £25.40; Off Peak Return £23.20. Any logical reason? (I know there are ways of doing this more cheaply)

As part of the forthcoming improvements, it has been suggested that Doncaster needs a new bay platform. At the moment platform 2 (facing S) seems to be used to park units, though it was used for direct Lincoln trains (of which there are not many now); platform 5 (facing S) is used for Sheffield...

If I buy an advance ticket from MIA on TPE and my flight is late and I miss the train, I assume I will have to buy a completely new ticket. It's just that I've seen the guard let someone off in this situation and I wondered if that was his discretion or a special policy for journeys from the...

Just a note that others might find helpful. If you catch at train to MIA via Stockport, you are probably aware that the route is like doing two sides of a triangle, with the train having to reverse at Manchester Picc. I use this route from Doncaster about five times a year to connect with...

Hi I've booked two single advance tickets next month, one Donny-Stockport then another Man Airport-Donny via TPE's website. I'm pretty sure I had to choose where to pick them up, so the first one up at DON then the next at MIA, but the confirmation email says: This seems a bit ambiguous...

From Private Eye 4-17 May 'Signal Failures' 'Just how easy it is to overpay is shown by an Eye reader's purchase of a £172-50 "anytime" Luton-Chesterfield return ticket (standard class) on... East Midlands Trains. The following week he needed to make the journey twice, and the ticket clerk...

Hi I'm going for a week's holiday in Geno(v)a in Italy at the start of June. I know there's been a vaguely similar thread on travel from Nice-Torino, but it doesn't answer all things I'd like to ask you experts: 1. I looked on the Trenitalia website, thinking of a visit to Milan, and there...

On another thread, there was an argument that a problem with Dundee's station was that it was too far from the centre of the city. I didn't think it was that far; maybe five minutes or so on foot. Then I started thinking about other stations and their accessibility to the town or city they...

I just read on Dutch-language Wikipedia that the service between Brussels South and Central, with 20 trains an hour, is one of the busiest in the world [source needed]. http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussel-Zuid (first paragraph; Google will translate it) I assume that's one way and heavy rail...

Hi Tomorrow I want to get a Cheshire Explorer Day Ranger. I thought I could get a day return from Donny to New Mills, then buy the explorer on the train. Day return Donny-New Mills £16.40. Is this any cheaper by splitting? Thanks John