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Hi, I made a booking to travel to Penzance on the sleeper. That is an open ticket but it was purchased as a sleeper fare so I am not sure exactly what ticket type it is. Best guess is "Twin cabin shared use". For the return journey I have an advance ticket. The tickets were made on the same...

I was at Smethwick Galton bridge waiting for the Wolverhampton to Walsall service and whilst waiting I saw two trains take the Galton junction from Birmingham new street towards Smethwick west/Stourbridge. I can't see these trains on real time trains. I wondered what these trains were. Any help?

Hi, I had an ALR and left it at home not realising until at the station. I still had to travel so I purchased walk up tickets at the station, for the connecting journey and the return. Would I have any way to recover the extra expense? Insurance would probably cover it but that's not usually...

The Virgin Trains service 10h00 Birmingham New Street to London Euston ran into problems with seat reservations. Many passengers were holding reservations expecting to be on a Voyager that has now been replaced by a Pendolino. The Train Manager decided to declassify the train and the first...

Hi, I purchased what I hope is an All Lines Rover 7 days and the "Available" is "FREEDOM OF BRITAIN 7 DAY". It was the same price as the ticket I expected but the "Available" wording is not something I am used to. Is this just better marketing as a tourist ticket or do I have some variant...

It is Saturday evening and I have just learnt that I have to go from Sandwell & Dudley to Heathrow arrive 4pm Monday and then back to Sandwell (SAD). SAD to Manchester on Tuesday arrive 8am, returning SAD late evening and back Manchester on Wednesday same times - back to SAD on Wednesday...

I was at a charity event where the attendees were donating their time to indirectly raise money for the charity whilst also paying their own money for the opportunity to do so. I overheard a young person talking with her father. She explained that on a work journey by train she always buys a...

Hi, I made an online purchase (EastMidlands Trains) for an Off Peak return - at the station I was not able to collect as we were inside the two hour collection period. We travelled to the station early as we noticed online that the earlier service was running late and we could make that...

Hi, I have a 1st All Lines Rover ticket and I want to book a 1st sleeper berth with Scotrail telesales. The info they gave me is that they don't have availability at my chosen date of 1st berth supplements but they do have the sleeper ticket (essentially I can have the 1st class berth if I buy...

Hi, It's that time of year when I start to think about taking an ALR tour. Pre the restrictions the ticket was superb value but now that they are limited to post 10am at Birmingham New Street and London I find it difficult to get all the journeys in that I would like to take. I find it hard to...

Hi, looking at national rail enquires today I see Wolverhampton to Liverpool offpeak fares at: 1st: £25.00 Standard :£33.30 Is this a mistake?

Hi, No need to know this just curiosity... The APT had a bigger tilt angle that the pendolino/super voyager. Why is that? Is this because the modern trains run slower than the APT in service speed or because the calculations have been modified to confirm less tilt is required in practice...

Hi, A colleague of mine, travelling standard class from Sandwell and Dudley to Liverpool Lime street this morning with Standard Anytime Return ticket elected to upgrade himself to 1st class. He was sold an excess fare ticket for a 1st anytime return but in fact he only intended to upgrade...

4 choppers parked on the platform at Curzon street Birmingham today. What's all that about? Is Curzon street often used as a heliport?

Does anyone know what is happening at Langley Green Station? I have seen the works from the train but not close up. I guess that they are removing the track and platform for the disused branch to Oldbury/Albright & Wilson but for what purpose?

How often does this happen? i.e. a train booked to stop and allow passengers to alight/board but fails to stop and pulls up after the station. It must be a reasonably common occurrence if left to human frailties to manage such a complex problem over and over again, I guess there is some...

I am interested in purchasing a Wolverhampton to Euston season ticket. National rail season ticket search offers several options, most are clear to me to be limited to London Midland services. For my needs I want to use the Virgin Trains services. One of the season tickets offered is...

Is there a problem with the sleeper tomorrow night? The national rail web site (and scot rail) is showing the sleeper tomorrow originating at WES

Hi, I am considering an ALR ticket and in the planning stages I am confused by the pre 10h00 boarding restrictions at some stations. Is the restriction specific to embarkation at that station or embarkation of a train that picks up at the named station before 10h00? My last ALR was before the...