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Specifically, a Leyland-based Class 142! Evening all. After reviewing my "stock to try out" list, I realised there was one glaring omission - the Pacer! Having been told all about them by the bus spotter-in-law, I'd like to give one a go and share my experience with those who are also...

Evening all. I thought the forum may appreciate a video of this beautifully constructed layout, where I was fortunate enough to run my Class 37 & 47 locos on freight & railtour duties recently... Enjoy! :D xbiMWJrQmAg Cheers, Kris

The ORR have ruled that WCRC are no longer allowed to run services on the mainline network as of 18th February 2016. Read the full letter at http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/20848/2016-02-17-decision-letter-to-west-coast-railway.pdf That awkward moment when you're a train...

Morning all Whilst queueing up at my local station, the RPIs doing a spot check offered to sell tickets to speed things up. Upon asking for my usual return to Zone U12*, they informed me the Avantix machines only sold travel cards. I don't believe this is true - am I right? My home station is...

Having just returned from a week away with the better(?) half, I felt it right to share some of the travel, food and hotel-related observations I made along the way. This isn't a traditional trip report, but hopefully this will be of interest and maybe even useful to some :) The trip into...

As some of you may know, I'm a long time reader (well, almost a year!) of this forum - and the more eagle-eyed may even remember my plans for a day on the rails to experience some new stock and track. Although my first "travelcard adventure" hasn't happened yet, as luck would have it I ended up...

Hi all, After enjoying countless trip reports on this forum and with some free weekdays in sight, it's high time I go for a day out on the rails - not going somewhere or commuting, just taking in the trains and travel. The objective is to ride as many different classes as possible in a day and...

Hi, quick question... trying to book tickets from Kings Langley - London Euston (KGL-EUS), leaving on a Friday and returning on a Monday. The journeys are in "peak" (morning out, evening back). "Open return" tickets don't seem to exist (the only available tickets are Anytime Day Returns), so do...

Mod note: Split from http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=112343 You never have to pay private parking "fines" so it's irrelevant anyway :D

For any G27 owners out there, I figured this out the other day as I was bored of playing TS2015 with the keyboard. Here's a video of it in action. It's obviously not as realistic as a RailDriver controller, but feels quite authentic for trains with a combined handle. You can move the power...

Asking on behalf of a colleague who travels between TLH and ZFD in peak every day. Trying to apply the "hacks" I use for my own unrelated journey, I still can't find a cheaper way for him to travel than a £4900 yearly season ticket. > Daily Anytime return tickets over a 228-day working...

Hi guys Wasn't sure if this was the right place for this, but couldn't see it fitting anywhere else. I've been emailing RTT about getting hold of a "pull" API key for a few months, and had no response... Does anyone know if they actively check their email, or does anyone have an API key...

Hi guys, just a quick piece of advice needed please. I have an Anytime Day Return from Kings Langley (KGL) to Euston (EUS). Something has come up and I need to stay on the return train to Apsley (APS). On a train that leaves EUS as a peak service and calls at both KGL and APS, can I use my...

Just saw this tweet to VT: Why did the 15:20 from Birmingham not stop at Watford? I'm curious as to how this sort of thing happens, or what may have caused it?

Watching an old episode of The Tube on London Live the other week, there was mention of an interesting fact: There are more trains in service on the Victoria Line at any time, than there are stations on the line. This means that during disruption, some trains are held at red signals (or the ATO...

Hi guys, I'm hoping a ticketing guru can help with the below... If I buy an Anytime Day Return from my local station (Kings Langley) to Euston with a 16-25 Railcard (£11.40), is it valid for journeys in the morning peak? The "Anytime" nature of the ticket suggests it is, and the Railcard is...

I'm currently on a FGW HST (1B25 PAD - Swansea) which is one of many being diverted due to engineering works around Didcot Parkway. I'm curious to know which lines it visits on its diversion from the GWML?

Having just read this article about voiceover artists, I'm curious to discover what the "secret" emergency announcements Emma Clarke recorded for the Tube are? Would be slightly eerie to hear very bad news being delivered by the same soothing voice that announces "the next stop is..." :o

Broken down train causing delays of 40mins on the slow lines... Any idea what it was?

So it's that time of the year when the kids go back to school and I can finally purchase reasonably-priced Advance Firsts for my journeys home from work. I was wondering whether the journey between BHM and Watford Jct (1h 03m) will be long enough to receive the at-seat service? It'd be great to...