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Folks, I'm off to Ceske Budejovice with the family later this month and I'm looking at days out in the surrounding area. One of the obvious possibilities is Cesky Krumlov. I'm keen for any tips or local knowledge, but in particular I'm wondering whether it's worth going further west from...

Good afternoon. I'm hoping to get to Sicily in April, and the flight times and prices to Bari are the best to that region, and I had expected that it would be fairly straightforward to travel by train from Bari down to Villa San Giovanni and across the straits. However, looking at Italiarail...

Hearing whispers of more redundancies looming in the freight sector - can anyone confirm? Worrying times for those affected...

This may seem like a naive question, but it is a genuine one. What are the main problem areas affecting the railways of this country? I ask because it seems like there is plenty to be optimistic about - such as new trains, route re-openings and improvements (including electrification) and...

Please help me with the following if you can; I have done some searching both on here and on the internet in general but without much luck. Which classes of loco regularly hauled blue/grey Mk 3s in BR days (not including those in HST sets)? I have found one picture of an 86 on the WCML in...

I am trying to find out what livery would have been worn by coaches on the Western Region, specifically those hauled by Class 52s. I have searched online for photos but all I have found is BR blue and grey or preservation-era rakes, and none of my books has any useful pictures. Could somebody...

Hi, Just a warning to save you wasting your time - Holt Model Railways are a disgrace! In summary: - Their website is full of errors such as http://www.holtmodelrailways.co.uk/photo.php?code=R4096G - slight conflict between the description and photo! - The website is unclear and...

The Railway Magazine has the Northern Belle doing a circular tour from Chester on both the above dates, but gives no detail on the planned route. The VSOE website gives no clues either (that I could see)...anyone know where the trains are heading?

This tour is already more than 30 mins late, and has just gone through Wem. Didn't get a good look but it appeared that a change of motive power might be part of the reason...looked like a blue large logo Class 50 on the front? Apologies if I'm wrong, but it certainly wasn't the intended Class...

Forgive a stupid question from a layman, but... In the current cold snap, how come rails aren't heated to prevent ice forming on them? It would seem that a small element running along the rail could be used, during cold weather, to keep the rail temperature just above freezing. I realize...

Hi, I'm considering buying a house which lies right next to the Shrewsbury to Crewe line, and the only possible drawback for the family is train noise in the middle of the night. Is there any way of finding out how much freight traffic runs at night along this line (say, between midnight and...