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I thought that this year I would keep all my trip reports in one thread like many other posters so that my stats and targets are easier to keep track of. My Targets for the year Winners for sight - my last 11 units other than the new 387/700/707's that are coming online. Winners for...

Hi, My wife needs to travel to Exeter this weekend and I'd like some clarification on tickets for her. Outbound on Friday it would be much easier for her to take the SWT from Waterloo to Exeter Central, so she will get an off peak return via Honiton @£18.15 with Priv. On her return on...

Hi All, I'm having a problem with rail-miles. I have tried emailing support but I've not got a response to this issue or another that I emailed over a month ago so I hope that somebody here might be able to give an answer. The problem I'm having is that when I try to log my tube trips, I...

I haven't really had time for any major bashing this year, only an East Midlands rover in January and the pines express in April, other than that it's just a few evenings out after work, so a big bash and a trip report are long overdue, so here goes. Day 1 - Saturday 18th June The original...

I know If I arrive at Waterloo East Station on a PAYG Oyster card and cut through Southwark Station there is no additional charge, but what is the situation if I was to arrive at Waterloo East on a paper ticket not valued on underground? Could I use a PAYG oyster to cut through Southwark and...

Hi I'm trying to find out the approximate salary band for a job at MG4 grade at GTR. Happy to receive by PM if you do not want to post publicly. Thanks

Hi, Is there anybody with some good knowledge of the valleys? I'm heading there for a couple of days and want to cover the Treherbert and Aberdare branches. As they are mainly single track I was wondering if there was a bus between the 2 termini that would be quicker than heading down to...

While I was sitting down at the end of June trying to plan out a trip or two for August, an email came in announcing a virgin flash sale was imminent, offering seats from £5-15 on the West Coast route so I decided that it would be best to hang about a few days and see if I could maximise what I...

Day 1 - Monday 26th January 2015 So the morning has arrived for my first proper bash of 2015 - I must've been subconsciously worrying that I'd oversleep as I was awake minutes before the 5am alarm. I'd decided that I fancied doing a Central Scotland Rover as these seem exceptionally good...

I'm planning a Central Scotland rover in a couple of weeks time and wondered what the situation with the LHCS on the fife circle is. Do the class 67's on the fife & sleepers swap around often or is it likely to be the same loco each day? Thanks

Not sure if this is in the right place - apologies if not. Is anybody else having problems with rail miles? Over the last year I have tried three times to apply for an account but theses and chaser emails all meet with a stony silence. Now it appears that the mileage calculator has not...

I'd be grateful if those with knowledge could answer a couple of Questions please 1) from railrover.org it appears the wayfarer is not subject to the northern evening peak restrictions, however I cannot find this on NRE, is this correct? 2) can a guard on the train issue a wayfarer? 3)...

I have a query regarding off peak restrictions on a potential 19c split I hold an annual Z1-4 Travelcard, which obviously has no time restrictions and I would like to go to a station outside of the zones with a split onto a CDR. The train in question departs the London terminal at around...

Just a quick question for the experts on Oyster travelcards & capping. If I have an annual Z1-4 travelcard on an oyster and PAYG credit but make a number of trips into Z5/6 on a particular day, when would a daily cap kick in? Would it be at the full £5.90 day travelcard or is there another...

So - seeing as I've now become redundant (by mutual consent) after 19 years of loyal service to my employer,I thought I'd treat myself to something I'd wanted to do for years - a 1st class All Line Rover. This is my trip report which I will try to upload daily - time and wifi dependent...

This is my first attempt at a trip report, but I’ve really enjoyed reading everybody else's accounts so I thought I’d give it a go, possibly as practice for an ALR I'm doing in September. So due to events at work recently I’ve suddenly found myself with much more time on my hands than I...

Hi, I'm after some gen on Shotton station, in particular interchange between the low level and high level trains for a future trip. Looking on NRE it appears there is a walkway between the Northbound High Level and Westbound Low level platforms and I think there is a footbridge at the low...

I'm planning on doing a 1st Class ALR in the summer and want to use some of the loco hauled on Chiltern. I know Chiltern don't actually do first Class, but if I hold an ALR can I use Business Zone without paying a supplement? Can't find anything on Chiltern website. Many Thanks

Just a quick query as I'm considering doing one this summer. Does a 1st ALR allow use of 1st class lounges at stations? Is there anything documented either way? Thanks

Hi all, could somebody confirm that a combination of tickets is valid please? Annual z1-4 oystercard+ bz4-Huntington CDR + Huntingdon-Peterborough CDR Is this combination valid on a fast East Coast service? I thought it was but was told yesterday that it wasn't and I would need to use FCC...