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Hi I have booked a first class ticket from Munich to Budapest with Deutsche Bahn. The service is actually operated by OBB and the ticket came with seat reservations. I have also booked Vienna to Zurich but I did that directly with OBB. When I went to get seat reservations for this journey it...

Hi I was on a bus and waiting at the level crossing and a diesel engine went through. I only saw it for a second. It was in BR blue livery. Any idea what it was? This was at 0950 ish today 10th Aug. It was heading away from london. Thanks Alex

Hi I’m trying to book some tickets for 27th March and SNCF are still not on sale yet. I thought they went on sale 90 days before? Any ideas. Thanks Alex

Years ago my partners Grandmother came to visit his parents in Chelmsford from Devon without changing in London. Then this morning someone commented on a Facebook post that there was a short lived service between Norwich and Basingtoke that went via north London. Does anyone have any...

Hi (Introduction...skip if you are short on time) I should start of by saying that I know next to nothing about rail infrastructure and the railway industry. I used to work in the airline industry and have been an airline geek for 40+ years. However over the past few years the airline...

Hi A few years ago I travelled by train from Ulm to Giengen an der Brenz. Can anyone tell me what stock I might of travelled on? Thanks Alex

Hi (Before you read this and :rolleyes: I am aware that I know nothing about trains. I love spotting trains, taking photos of trains and reading about schedules and services. But thats it I don't know a lot and 99.9% of you reading will know more than me. I am simply here to learn. So please go...

Hi Has anyone been to Cite du Train recently? Its two hours from Montbart (My nearest station) and the train times work for a day return. I have some friends staying that can look after the dog. Plus SNCF had some reasonable fares booking today for travel later in the week. So I'm going. :D...

Hi Is there a way to tell what French department helps funds (or maybe operates) which TER services? And therefore what banding the train would carry? Example I was looking at TER services from Gare de Bercy to Lyon on 18th Sep and there is a service that has the number TER 17753 dep 0736 arr...

Hi Whats the difference and who operates what? I thought that Transilien was basically the brand that SNCF used for regional trains in the Paris region. However this morning I saw a photo of a SNCF Ile de France Mobilités branded train. Who are they? Wikipedia suggests that SNCF Transilien...

Hi Were there ever any regular sleeper services in Ireland? Thanks Alex

Hi I am trying to find out what was the longest services (in distance) operated by Southern Railways? I have tried google but no luck. Also what about the other three? Thanks Alex

Hi All What is a Deltic? Lots of people even non rail enthusiasts seam to know what a Deltic looks like. But whats the difference between a class 40 and a class 55? Are there other locomotives that look similar to class 40's and 55's? From a photo how can you tell the difference...

Hi I was planning on visiting Ian Allan at Waterloo this morning to buy a copy of "British Rail Designed 1948-1997" by David Lawrence but its out of stock. Amazon don't have it either. Does anyone know of anything similar? Also does anyone have a copy of the British Rail Corporate Identity...

Hello About a hundred years ago (well… 26) I was a trainee in a travel agents. This was way before the internet and long before travel agents just became the high street face of tour operators, selling only package holidays. Difficult as it might seam to believe 26 years ago if you wanted...

Hi If you collect items related to aviation, then there are fairs where you can find people buying and selling photos, postcards, books, timetables etc. In fact just anything related to aircraft. Is there something similar for railwayana? Alex

Hi From time to time I travel from Chestfield or Whistable on Southeastern into London. The journey time is about 1 hr 30 mins. The first class section is a few rows of seats at one end of a carriage. The seats seam to be the same as standard, there might be a little more leg room than in...

Hi I bought a works plate from a class 40 a week or so ago on eBay. The works number on the plate is listed as 2774/D469 which became 40052. The plate was sold as ex 40052. However on the RailUK website it states that the 40052 was D469 which had a works number was 2773. Can anyone confirm...

Hi In 1996 together with some friends I went from Victoria to Dover and then Dover to Ramsgate. Spent the night in the waiting room at Ramsgate station (long story...involved lots of beer). Then Ramsgate to Victoria. I "think" the train from Ramsgate to Victoria connected with a ferry...

Latest purchase. Think I am going to have explaining to do later when my partner see this sitting in the living room! Alex