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Evening everyone. As part of an upcoming trip, I’m planning on making a journey from Basel to Lake Lucerne. I have both SBB & SP coupons. I think I’ve worked out that SOB operate the IR26 service, and SBB operate the IR27 service. I understand that my SBB coupon would be valid therefore on the...

Hi all, An interesting scenario relating to CrossCountrys strike day next Monday, 25th August. My friend has booked an advance ticket to travel on a XC service from Plymouth-New Street on one of only two services running that day. They’re understandably concerned that they may be unable to...

Hi everyone - I’ve been travelling about in Scotland this weekend, and have noticed that during dispatch, there seems to be an exchange of bell buzzer codes between the driver and guard other than the usual 2 & repeat back for ready to start. It sounds something like 2-1, 2-1, then 2 & 2 but I...

Afternoon everyone, Hoping this is a relatively straightforward one, but I can't find a written down answer anywhere for this one. I was booked to travel on the Caledonian Sleeper Fort William - London this Sunday coming (12/1), booked through Rail Staff Travel Online. However, I have now...

Hi all, This is most likely a daft question, but having never traveled by Eurostar before, I want to make sure. I purchased my tickets for tomorrow at St Pancras a few months back and have subsequently added the tickets to my ticket wallet via their app. I don’t have the physical tickets with...

Evening all, Have just watched the night riviera through St Erth, and it raised a few queries on how it’s dispatched. It looks as though there is a train manager & then dispatch competent stewards (or a second guard?) that ensure the doors are secured. TM then locks the doors, joins the...

Not seen a thread on this yet (apologies if I’ve missed!) - there are currently no trains between Lichfield City and Trent Valley due to urgent repair work being required to the platform at Trent Valley.

Evening all When going past Ruislip maintenance depot this evening on a Chiltern service, I saw what I thought looked like several red/white shunt disc signals, but depicted digitally on a (mini) theatre indicator in red and white. I’ve never seen anything like this before - was I seeing...

I’m interested in the potential implications for Rail Staff Travel / PRIV. With RDG subsumed by GBR, will NR employees get priv, or could the scheme change significantly?

Evening everyone, A question relating to something that happened over the weekend. For anyone that hasn't seen the below news story, and to summarise, the student accommodation where a friend of mine lives was subject to national media attention due to a party being held by a group of...

Hi all, I’ve just gone past Central Rivers and noticed a WMR class 170 in the yard. Does anyone know when this got there, or why it’s there? Brick60000

Related to a thread that’s cropped up in Speculative Ideas but not regarding the same subject - are there any plans to do any work on the track on the Stourbridge branch line? The ride quality seems to be getting ever worse at the moment, and surely can’t be doing the 139s any good!

Hi all, Hope people don't mind me asking - does anybody know of a website/source where I can obtain data about the number of passenger journeys made between two particular stations (perhaps from sales data for certain tickets?) For some background, for my university coursework I'm looking at...

Hi all, Not sure if this is an appropriate place to share such concepts, or even if anyone will be interested...so feel free to delete if viewed as irrelevant! These are a few designs that resulted from me having, to be honest, nothing better to do! It started with me doing a slight redesign...

Hi all, A question that has been on my mind the last few times I've departed from Birmingham New Steeet towards Wolverhampton on a LNR 350. There is a period of fast acceleration, followed by relatively heavy allbeit brief deceleration towards the end of the tunnel, before the unit then...

Hi all, Does anyone know the reason (unless it's a "can't be shared" one) for increased security staff on stations in the Midlands of late? I've noticed, on numerous occasions, security staff at West Midlands Railway operated stations such as Sandwell & Dudley and Wolverhampton, and then this...

Hi all, I've seen this job on Network Rail's careers website. I note that it is for full time positions. I'm currently a student, and am looking for part time work in industry to sit alongside my studies of Transport. I wondered if anyone thought it would be worthwhile applying for this...

Hi all, Ive spent the week in Cornwall. I notice that most stations on the branch line are staffed with at least two staff. Are these staff mostly seasonal or are they other staff posted there for the day? I noticed one was a train manager. Are all in this role or is it more complicated than...

Hi all, I've been wondering recently why the method of train dispatch varies between rolling stock at certain stations. I understand that at some stations RA only is used for various reasons, but I was wondering why some rolling stock uses RA indicators where others use buzzer at the same...

Hi all This evening I witnessed a train departing a station without its front headlights or marker lights lit. I won't include details for obvious reasons. I acted in what I believe was the correct manner, and reported this to platform staff, who then reported it to station control. The train...