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Hi guys, I’m trying to buy a Derby-Douglas IoM route Steam Packet return ticket with a senior railcard discount, depart Thursday 29 October and return Monday 2 November. EMR at Derby have always done it before but this time say they can only see the £122 Low Saver Return and claim there is no...

Hi ticketing experts... Does anyone know whether a Rail&Sail Derby-Douglas IOM ticket using Steam Packet from Liverpool is likely to be accepted via Tamworth i.e. Derby-(XC)-Tamworth-(AW)-Liverpool Lime Street? I'm aware that a standard Derby-Liverpool ticket isn't valid via Tamworth but...

Hello everyone, I have a little puzzle regarding TrainSplit and a trip I want to make in early September. Derby-Liverpool return Depart Derby after 06:30 on September 1st, 2025 Depart Liverpool after 18:00 on September 4th, 2025 Flexible ticket Senior railcard See screenshot. TrainSplit...

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-810-for-east-midlands-railway-construction-introduction-updates.195052/page-115#post-7169043 Recent rumour control (and I emphasise RUMOUR, albeit from “inside”)… First 222s to leave in December for full refurb prior to...

According to BRFares and NRE BX off-peak ticket restrictions do not apply to Derby-Nottingham fares between December 22 and January 1. So why are the TVMs Derby station trying to tell me I can’t come back 15:30 and 18:15 today (December 24)? I overlooked, software on machine not capable of...

Any idea why the TVMs at Derby are not offering the £22.70 SVR to Birmingham at 14:00 (intended train at 14:10) and are only showing the more expensive £24.30 SDR? SVR is not valid before 09:30 Mon-Fri but has no evening restrictions. I’ve noticed this twice in the last week but the ticket...

I have Advance tickets for the Avanti 1A09 07:18 Tamworth to Euston and the Avanti 1P07 20:31 Euston to Tamworth on Saturday 20th July. I have just received an email saying my journey has changed and I can travel on the next later Avanti service - or request a refund. I’ve looked on National...

This (former Tata Steel) shunter was on Derby RTC a couple of weeks ago and I assumed it was just there for LORAM to work on. However, today it was moving around the site pushing yellow coaches and DVTs. Can anyone tell me exactly what it is please - type, identity - and where it’s come from...

Derbyshire County Council has posted the text quoted below on its Facebook page. Derbyshire Community Transport has had the routes for less than a year and I find the Council’s statement bizarre, as in my experience the services have been somewhat more reliable than they ever were when TM...

Another quick question reference Rail & Sail to Douglas, Isle of Man. I’m getting closer to my trip, and starting to think more about how I’m getting from Derby to Heysham Port on the way out, and from Liverpool to Derby on the return. Frustratingly [of course, because when it comes to...

Its the Summer Spectacle of Steam at the Statfold Barn Railway on Saturday and Sunday 8th-9th June. Thirteen locos in steam including two visitors (plus the Goose railcar), the tram running, plus all the other locos to see in the stunning roundhouse. As per usual, the event is likely to feature...

Sigh - why are things not easy? I want to go to Douglas, Isle of Man departing Derby on 30th July ideally outward via Heysham Port (Manxman) and returnIng Sunday afternoon 4th August via Liverpool (Manaman). Websites will give me an itinerary and a one-way fare for 30th July...

Had a wonderful trip (as usual) to the Isle of Wight this weekend, combining train and hovercraft. EMR booked train ex Derby cancelled due to a train fault but thankfully I was on the platform early enough to catch the preceding departure and the train manager was happy to let me use the earlier...

Quick seatfrog query I can’t seem to find the answer to: I hold Woking-Leicester (SWR/EMR) and Leicester-Derby (EMR, same train at Leicester) split tickets for travel next week. Can I bid seatfrog first upgrade St Pancras to Derby EMR in one transaction or do I need to separately bid for St...

I recently embarked on a trip on a route where the Offpeak Day Return fare is a mere 10p more than the Anytime Single. The latter is the only single fare available. I bought the Offpeak Day Return from a TVM, intending of course to travel both ways. The outbound trip went fine but while I was at...

Hi all, I've recently booked Advance tickets to the Isle of Wight including a cross-London transfer which - such is the nature of the beast - have to be issued on CCST. Now, I also need to make reservations with Hovertravel for the Solent crossing, which necessitates me entering the rail ticket...

Off-peak Friday fares trial to start for Tube and trains in London https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68109486

Looking for a little assurance please… Ticket: Woking-Ryde Hoverport Super Offpeak return Restriction code: UL Outward Travel Not valid on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and before 12:01 Return Travel Not valid on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and before 12:01 Presumably, because it...

Well, what a bizarre day. I decided to have a day out from Derby to Manchester (offpeak day return - no I don’t need comments on whether this was the best fare), travelling Derby-Sheffield-Manchester. All went well until I got to Sheffield, when it became apparent that a failure of the swing...

I’m planning a trip to the Isle of Wight including Hovertravel across the Solent. I’m aware that buying a rail/hovercraft ticket requires me to message Hovertravel to book the flight. If I buy an Advance rail/hover ticket am I constrained to a specific hovercraft crossing (maybe the one...