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I saw a copy of the National Rail timetable on sale in John Menzies' in Leicester, although I'm not sure if it was quite the same thing. It was definitely current although the cover was with a photo and it seemed to be published by a company called TSO. Inside the format seemed to be pretty much...

Between Peartree and the jn. with the Nottingham route is a rather overgrown platform with "Way Out" signs along it on the west side, and every time we pass it seems to have become more dilapidated. Does anyone know what it is?

Wikipedia is often inaccurate. I found it interesting to see this written there - Is that indeed true? Sounds rather far-fetched to me...

Bristol Temple Meads, and platform 2 is overgrown and derelict now. Someone told me that was because it was only for the Parcelforce depot, where it says Collet House and Wales and West (!) Catering. But the derelict Parcelforce deopt is behind platform 15! Also, the Heart of Wessex trains which...

What is a "Retail Service ID"? I saw this on the National Rail Journey Planner. It looks a bit like those numbers VT print in timetables and put on the Voyager displays, except with two seemingly purposeless zeroes added. However the Journey Planner gives them for all TOCs.

What's the difference between TSOs and TSs and FOs and TFs, other than that TFs and TSs are used in HSTs?

The British Media has long had a habit of criticising the British Railway Network, especially by comparing it to the French TGV. However there are a lot of respects in which TGV seems to be way behind British Express. Yes, it is super-speedy, but TGV seems to have a bizarre ethos; 1) Trains are...

Did anyone else see Panorama about 21/7 filmed in CX Jubilee?

Out of all of the stations managed by Network Rail in central London, only a few of them really need to be managed by network rail, as most of them are only served by a single TOC and could equally be operated by that TOC. Euston - soon, will only be served by VT. • Fenchurch Street - only...

Something I found whilst surfing the net; http://www.cryptart.com/tube/codemap.pdf It looks like total drivel but I thought I'd pass it here first - what are these BRS codes?

What does SPAD mean?

I read somewhere that Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway were having difficulty with Wolverhampton because Virgin have a no compete agreement on the WCML. But doesn't that go against "EU Directive 91/440"? At the very least, it's challenging the whole ethos behind Open Access Operators...

What does "MTU" mean with reference to HSTs? I've seen it a lot on this forums, and the only possible think of is "Multiple unit" but I don't think HSTs are converted to Multiple unit are they?

Encountered this; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Metro Why numbered from 50 up?

Is it just me or does East Anglia have an unfair concentration of Routes? Just one example - Making Tracks have released the Great Eastern Mainline. So have Railnetwork! Both have many sideline too, and TCS

From Wikipedia; WTF?

Can anyone tell me what TOPS headcodes mean, and where I can get lists of tehm? What's the difference between TOPS and TRUST?