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Am I right in thinking that from Wolverhampton to Manchester via Stafford and Crewe, that there are no tunnels? By that, I mean lengthy tunnels. Via Stoke and Macclesfield, I know there's Harecastle New Tunnel (283m), Macclesfield (313m) and Prestbury (251m). I'm finding tunnels a little...

A quick browse on Real Time Trains for today (2nd June) shows a variation to the final Blackpool North to Manchester service, which is diverted via Wigan and Eccles presumably due to engineering works. This is a much more pleasant stopping pattern. At the moment, the half hourly Blackpool to...

Evening, Just wondering the quickest route to get from Paddington to Langdon Park avoiding the tube. I feel it's either get the 23 bus from Paddington to Charing Cross, the 15 to Tower Gateway, DLR to Poplar and then DLR to Langdon Park. Or, 27 bus to Camden, Overground to Stratford and then...

Morning, In Belfast from today until Wednesday. I've been having a look at the Translink website and app and it seems straightforward for single journeys but I'm curious to see whether there is a ticket that allows you to travel across the majority of the network. As in, two days I'm mainly...

Evening all, Tomorrow I'm going on the Tyne Valley Line from Newcastle to Carlisle. It's a journey I've been meaning to do for ages. Which side of the train in the direction of travel would you recommend sitting on to enjoy the best views? Thanks!

Good afternoon, My cousin has an Advance single from Cardiff to Brighton via Farringdon. She has got on her booked train from Paddington, but just wondering whether the ticket would include travel from Victoria to Brighton rather than the notoriously busy Thameslink? The ticket that goes...

mods note - split from this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/tfw-175-shortages.242300/ I think the priority is simply ensuring that services are worked with the same number of carriages, as opposed to 'comfy rolling stock'. For example, if a 3 car 175 is unavailable, they'll put a...

Doesn't seem to be a Stagecoach Manchester thread, as far as I can see. Firstly, any ideas of the burnt out E400 in Hyde Road depot? Can spot on it the left on the approach to Piccadilly on the train. Seems to have had a little toasting from the engine at the rear!

Morning all, Is a Super Off Peak Return from Gloucester to London Terminals (with 26-30 railcard) at £40.25 valid via Basingstoke/Waterloo? Thinking of doing Gloucester to Reading, Reading to Basingstoke, Basingstoke to Waterloo just for a change, then coming home out of Paddington as normal? I...

Afternoon, Please could somebody check if a Off Peak Return from Birmingham to Manchester is valid via Lichfield? I'm wondering whether to get the 19:51 Avanti from Lichfield to Manchester instead of XC. Thanks!

Good morning, My 26-30 railcard expired on Friday (4th March). A week beforehand, on the app it tells you that your railcard is due to expire soon, which is handy, and there is also a button to renew it. I renewed my railcard a week earlier (25th February) and assumed that I'd be given a new...

Morning, Before, a single from Guide Bridge to Hebden Bridge was valid for travel via Man Picc and Leeds, which worked out cheaper than buying a straight single from MAN - LDS. Could somebody tell me if this is still the case? Thanks!

Morning, I've got an Advance ticket from Paddington to Gloucester, but it's only given a five minute gap at Swindon from the arrival time on the rail replacement bus from Reading to the departure for Gloucester. I'm a little worried the connection won't be held, as is often with rail...

Are 450s and 458s able to work in multiple? According to Real Time Trains the 1420 Waterloo to Reading is a 450+458 combo, or is it just an error on Real Time Trains? Never know this to happen!

Evening all, I have a very complex ticket enquiry for my cousin, and I just want to check if it's valid! So, my cousin is planning on catching a train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads, break her journey for a meal, and then catch a train from Temple Meads to Gloucester later that...

Morning, Heading to Birmingham this afternoon. An Off Peak Return (26-30 RC) from Gloucester to Birmingham is £18.70. Splitting at Worcestershire Parkway brings it down to £14.70. However by the time I finish work I'll just miss the direct Cardiff to Nottingham train which stops at...

At about 2.50pm this afternoon my friend was at Tamworth spotting and was adamant a 3 car Voyager went past. Have XC or AWC temporarily deformed one of their sets to a 3 car? I'm not convinced this is true and believe he may have seen 220005 on 1E44 to Newcastle and just glanced quick, because...

Evening all, I need to get from Brentford to Liverpool Street tomorrow morning. I'm just trying to work out the options. The most simplest appears to be the 65 bus to Ealing Broadway and then the Central Line to Liverpool Street, but in all honesty I really don't fancy battling the Central...

Morning, I'm going to London this afternoon but I've just realised I haven't got my Oyster card on me. I'm looking on the TfL website now, and I have £14 on there. If I select my debit card on there, can I transfer the remaining balance over to it and attach my 26-30 railcard on it when I...

Morning, Just wondering if anyone could find out the cheapest way to get from Worcestershire Parkway to Reading return? I can see an Anytime Day Return for £38.10, but would this cover travel via Gloucester and Swindon as opposed to via Oxford? I live in Gloucester, so my mate would have done a...