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I was out walking the dog and found this lost on the footpath. Nothing unusual other than I was among sand dunes in South West Co Cork, Ireland!!! It appears to be new. Sent using 2 plastic cups and some string

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38455777 Its shocking to see so many deaths appearing in such short space of time. Sent using 2 plastic cups and some string

Found this on the bbc site. Describing it as the HS2 of its day Its following the route as far as possible using a car and on foot. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-37320821

I am wondering if there are any International Services from STP operated by a TOC other than Eurostar. Thanks in advance.

Having spent an hour at Bletchley (BLY), I was watching the southbound pendolinos fly through and was enjoying seeing the 4-aspect signals changing as the train passed each one. From BLY it's possible to see 4 signals. Can anyone tell me whether there is a stretch of track where it's possible to...

Hi, I'm planning to do the Ebbw Vale Town (EBB) and Rhymney (RHY) lines out of Cardiff (CDF) but would like to save time by using a bus to get from Ebbw to Rhymney (or vice-versa). My itinerary means I will be in Cardiff at 1137. From looking at NR there is a 1216 that gets me into RHY at 1319...

I have a Gatwick Airport to Rochester off peak return. I made my outward journey last Friday 22nd August. I then want to return tommorow 29th August, but break my journey at East Croydon and stay overnight with friends and then go on to Gatwick on Sunday 30th. Can i do this or will I need to...

Big sting at Herne Hill with a dog!! Not impressed as the dog decided to single me out by jumping up to my chest. I'm not a fan of dogs so the experience wasn't that great. After enquiries about the need to be checking for drugs while doing a ticket sting I was informed that it was because...

Hi Guys, I'm planning on travelling from Rochester [RTR] in Kent to Liverpool Lime Street [LIV] on Sunday 30th June. Im flying out of John Lennon Airport at 18:40 so will need to get to LIV at about 4:30pm at the latest however my start time is flexible. I have a Network Railcard. I checked...

Having just read about the London Underground Challenge on wiki I started wondering whether a similar attempt could be made, or has been made, on the uk rail network. I'm aware that the lt would require a few more packed lunches but what a project!!

Doing a tour of some of the London Suburban lines I saw these items. The first image shows a panel with an adjustable switch that looks as though it slides up and down and is used to find a level. When I worked for BR back in the 80s I remember seeing them and often wondered what they were for...

Last Tuesday i was travelling from Rochester (RTR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW) and had to begin my journey on the 9:52 to Victoria. I have a Network Railcard but due to T&Cs couldnt use it befor 10:00. As the 9:52 was due to stop at Meopham (MEP) at 10:03. I decided to buy two singles: one from...

Was visiting some of the London suburban lines yesterday and the driver of one of the trains failed to make a scheduled stop. After waiting for around 10 mins the train reversed back. I was just wondering how this is will affect the driver. Obviously not anything like having a SPAD but still...

On wednesday 13th March Im travelling from Rochester (RTR) to Gatwick Airport (GTW). Im planning on catching the 09:52 train and changing at London St Pancras (STP) to arrive at GTW at 11:18. After catching a flight out the country. I then return on the 19th March and plan to catch the 13:09...