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Just booked a holiday, flying from Manchester Airport on May 22nd 2025. I want to book my connecting trains from Glasgow Central ASAP but Trainline advise nothing available to book at this time, when should I expect tickets to gecome available? Thanks

Just been looking through the Transport Scotland website for any future phases of improvements, reopenings and electrification and there seems to be very few projects being outlined once East Kilbride electrification is complete. Fife Electrification is mentioned but details and deadlines are...

I have been browsing Robert Carrolls superb Carriage Formation Notices and noticed an intriguing sleeper formation. In the winter 1964-65 book the 9:50 (SX) London Euston to Glasgow Central and 10:45 Glasgow Central to Euston is shown as being formed of 10 Sleeper Firsts, 2 BGs and a Pullman...

Surely the easiest diversion for the Carlisle services would be to send them to Ayr, and advise passengers to travel via there.

Rumour Mill saying 50050 has been allocated a job to rescue a 37 from Inverness VSTP schedules, runs Weds 3rd May 2023. Anyone confirm? 0Z11 1148 Nottingham Eastcroft to Millerhill S.S. 1903 https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:56023/2023-05-03/detailed Doncaster 1328-1334, Newcastle...

Don't think we have had this one yet, I will kick off with: Carlisle Freight avoiding lines, damage due to accident. Maryhill to Anniesland, signalbox fire, think this one was accident. Subsequently reopened. Parkhead North Jn to Haghill, signalbox fire, vandalism. Any others

Any ideas what the ideas is behind this working? 1Z57 class 390 Pendo set timetabled for a 3hr 51 minute non-stop run from Euston to Glasgow. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:S00619/2021-06-17/detailed

Hi all - I am trying to find out a bit more about how general freight was handled in Glasgow during the 1960s and 1970s. It is an era and area of work that doesn't seem to be well covered in books or on the internet. What I do know is as follows: The vast majority if not all container traffic...

I had a business trip to Manchester last week, staying at the airport. Journey down on Wednesday 26th was straightforward enough, 380 from Troon to Glasgow then one of the new class 397s (397006) to Manchester. Left and arrived on-time, but I was not particularly impressed, the staff could not...

Hi all - looking for some advice on this trip that I have booked travelling from Glasgow to Farnborough outbound on the 11th December returning to Glasgow on 13th December. The itinery on the tickets is Glasgow to Euston on the 09:40 arriving Euston at 14:10 then over to Waterloo for the 15:09...

Hi - I was looking a the Tracksy diagram for Edinburgh Waverley and was wondering if the east end of this station had the highest ratio of approach tracks (2) to platforms (10), giving a ratio of 5:1, in comparison the west end has 13 platforms but 4 approach tracks so is 3.3:1. Looking at...

Would be interested to hear form those with industry experience what they think of this story in the Mirror (originally Scottish Daily Record) https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/miracle-escape-after-metal-railway-18998200

As my company have introduced a "green" policy of avoiding domestic air travel I am more than delighted to comply, so my trip to a supplier in Newbury from my home in Troon became train all the way. Outbound 05/08 09:02 Troon to Glasgow, class 380 on-time throughout, changed at Central into the...

Does anyone have any records of trains diverted over the line from Preston Station (East Lancs side) to Faringdon Junction via Lostock Hall Junction in the couple of years before closure in September 1972?? Reason I ask is that while clearing out I came across an old ticket for Crewe Works Open...

I was caught up in the disruption to WCML services last Thursday when the high winds resulted in a 50mph blanket speed restriction. I was on the heavily delayed 10:30 from Euston to Glasgow which left Euston at 11:20 and ran under the speed restriction to about Rugby losing further time. At...

Hi all Here is one for you, what is the largest number of locomotives that singularly or in multiple have hauled one single service train (not a railtour) that you have travelled on. I have had a couple of threes and one memorable four! The threes were on the SO Glasgow to Scarboroughs...