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I took a semi direct Virgin trains service at 1630 yesterday. It was a one stop London-Glasgow service that stopped at Preston only. Looking at the timetable on the website, however, this service doesn't appear to exist. Was it due to maintenance or something? Are there any similar services...

Fascinating look at the Underground system in 1989 on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuRWKb2Q1RQ

Hi there, Just thought I would flag this up as an issue for East Coast staff! Today (Mon) I took the train from Bingley to London Kings Cross. As some of you may know there is no ticket machine at Bingley after 7pm and tickets have to be bought on the train or upon arrival at Leeds...

Hi there, Am looking for information on whether anything has been confirmed vis a vis re-routing WCML trains from Euston whilst the station is being rebuilt? I was thinking the old Waterloo station may be used temporarily for Virgin services, with London Midland moving over to Marlybone...

Hi there, Wondering what the practical implications of a high speed rail link connecting Dublin-Belfast-Glasgow-Edinburgh are? Obviously with some kind of tunnel between Portapatrick and Belfast Harbour...Ive noticed that the distance between these two points are less then that of the Channel...

Hi all, I'm just wondering from a sociological perspective why Ireland's railways are so behind those on the continent? 3 particular angles: 1. Why has the Enterprise line never been upgraded for high speed travel? I believe its the slowest intercity route in Europe. Why has there been no...

Hi all, First post! For a project I'm trying to find photos of the last ever British Rail passenger service but am unable to find one. Does anyone know when / where this service departed and arrived from and if they have any pictures? I assume for rail enthusiasts it was a big moment that...