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The thread : L & Y Railway North Mersey and Docks Branches / Liverpool-Southport /Crossens services got me thinking that it would be interesting if we were able to exchange amongst ourselves scans of passenger/working timetables. Not whole timetables, often our interest is centrered on a few...

Anyone happen to know when the first Class 777's will be delivered to Merseyrail ? I'll be 'home' over the New Year and was rather hoping to see them being tested.

This is a first for me, uploading a video to Youtube. Every time I pass through Cork, I like to see if I can find the talented Piano Busker :- Damian Gilfoyle. On this occasion, I found him on Paul Street, not far from Tesco's. I asked if he could play me a little ragtime and he did : Due...

On my recent 2 week holiday in Ireland I managed to fit in a half-day trip from Westport to Ballina with my 2 grand-children who had never travelled on a train ! Class 22000 Westport-Dublin and a class 2800 on the Ballina- Manulla Junction shuttle. On departure I was pleasantly surprised to...

Sunday 30/12 used said replacement bus between Southport and Burscough Bridge. I had intended using the bus only for our outward journey but finding it impossible to get a taxi in Burscough returned to Southport by bus. My moan: absolutely no information whatsoever at Burscough Bridge...

Got 3 hours and 45 mins to spare ? Why not enjoy a cab ride from Zaragoza to Canfranc Interncional, in the heart of the Pyrénées.

I'm after some advice on the use of the various Spain passes available. I want maximum flexibilty so I don't mind paying a premium. I also appreciate the comfort / space / quiet of 'Preferente'. Do the various First Class passes ( Interrail One Country Pass / Premium Pass / Spain Pass) give...

I was just wondering why Sunday services still start so late in the morning ? For example, the first train out of Liverpool Lime St towards Wigan and Preston is at 08.47. As a non UK resident I'm a little out of touch with day to day living in the country but would have thought that there would...

It's election time here in France and all sorts of hyperbole are circulating to enrich the debate ! I got this one, this morning from a friend ( original in French translation with Google. Sourse : a personal e-mail) The differences in working conditions and renumeration between the...

I guess this has already been done to death, but here goes : I was lucky, my nan was a closet railway enthusist and used to take me all over the place on RunAboutRovers.I could spend all night reminiscing. However my best memory is a local one, running along the platform with the driver of a...

I was just wondering how much interest there is in the U.K about the forthcoming Presidential and Legislative elections in France ? I must admit that I've not enjoyed the news coverage of current political events for many a year ! What pleases me most is that the conservative /...

France's President François Hollande inaugurated the Bordeaux-Tours T.G.V last Tuesday, putting Bordeaux at just over 2 hours from Paris. The lines' construction was partly funded by the line's builder, VincI. In return they will receive revenue based on traffic for 50 years. Commercial traffic...

Can anyone provide links to download said timetables. Thanks.

I tried to buy an All Zone Savaway Walrus at the Spar in L'pool John Lennon Airport last Saturday afternoon. The shop couldn't provide them as the system was down. No other alternative but to pay for a single journey on the number 86 Arriva bus to L'pool South Parkway and buy the Savaway's...

I'm thinking of having a whiz around Spain's AVE network during the February school hols ( here in France). No fixed routes or destinations as yet but I'd like to pick your brains on a few matters :- I see that reservations using a 1st class pass are €23.50 and include a meal or...

Hi and a Happy New Year to you all. I was at Chester station last Friday evening around 16.00 waiting for a train back to Liverpool Central. We had bought a "Savaway All Zones" ticket that morning, firstly visiting "The Lady Lever Art Gallery" at Port Sunlight and then headed to Chester. The...

One would naturally like to think that the new stock would fuel some of the ( many) expansion projects for Merseyrail. Whilst some, such as the outer-loop and the Burscough curves are more in the realm of pipe-dreams; others such as linking Skelmersdale to the network have solid a solid business...

A quickie : During the Xmas break we will be having a day in Glasgow, travelling from L'pool L St to Wigan N W with Northern then Virgin 1st class to Glasgow C. Do you think Virgin would let us use their 1st Class lounge for a quick coffee at L'pool L St even though we are not travelling...

I'll be in the UK during this period and have booked a nice little day out taking advantage of Virgin's First Class Save deal on the 29th December. Normally on the trains booked I'd get a full breakfast and an evening meal but apparently not during this period. I guess the price reflects...

Just a quickie. Could someone please tell me the route Transpenine Express take from Wigan North Western to Manchester Piccadilly/Airport. Thanks.