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Hi all, I am trying to find line speed information for a few spots on the network and was wondering what the best public source is for this information? If there is not a public source of information and someone were willing to help with this please do PM me. Many thanks, James.

Evening all, I was just wondering whether there is an official definition document (or failing that a photo that can be annotated) that defines what the different sections mean for ticket stamps? I'm essentially keen on knowing whether it is guaranteed standardised across TOCs and whether staff...

Hi Everyone, Is there any way of being able to differentiate between DOO and DCO services using public (official or unofficial sources such as brtimes.com)? As far as I can tell all external sources list is DOO as this is the information relevant to the planning, signalling and control room...

Evening all, I have a flexible return ticket that I would like to excess to a destination beyond the original one? I see that this should be possible, but was told "you can't" at the ticket office. Is it still possible to excess flexible tickets to go a longer distance and should I do it before...

Hi all, I’m quite bemused to find that on the 21st there is no 23:09 or 00:28 (22nd) departure from Basingstoke to Andover; nor is there a replacement bus. However, the services were present last week and are present in the New Year. Is there something going on whether strike or operations wise...

Hi all, Just noted an oddity about NFM28 in Avantix where the time restriction is in place but then rather than the usual details about Break of Journey etc: you get: For full restriction details and all T&Cs, see www.nationalrail.co.uk...

Hi everyone, I am currently looking at East Midlands (EM) Franchise consultation and noted talk of Bi-mode trains and some potential partial electrification. This haas raised some interesting questions for me about the stated goal of faster intercity journey times for Sheffield and...

Hi everyone, I am intending to take a mini break to the South West and purchase a Freedom of the South West rover. I am however unsure about where the correct point to join the area is. I will start in Sheffield and Worcester is listed on the rover map. I believe that the CrossCountry...

Hi all, A little while ago I was travelling on a HST in the rear coach and noticed something that seemed to be incorrect. However, I might be misunderstanding the operation of the HST Central Door Locking (CDL) and I am hoping someone on this forum can allay my concerns? My concern relates...

Hi all, I have just been trying to book a First Class Off-peak day return from Sheffield to Derby with seat reservations. When completing this section I received a message stating "This service may be full." with no reservations being made. This is all on the East Coast website. Now, being...

Hi everyone, I'd be grateful if a few wise heads could sanity check my understanding of NRCoC condition 19 and some future travel plans. I am planning to get an East Midlands 7 day Rover and now also need to go to London on Saturday (so no time restrictions apply). I would need a Travelcard...

Hello everyone, I am just looking in to travel options and costs for a journey for my parents. They wish to travel from Cromford to Glossop. Apparently, there are no return fares (or any tickets other than split ticketing) available according to NRE. Having looked at the journey plan I see...

Hi All, I've recently got a new computer with Windows7 installed. I tried to Install the NFM14 application. Having checked the release notes it is only supported on WindowsXP. This will become a major problem next year as WindowsXP will no longer be supported by Microsoft from April 2014...

Hi, My parents have a set of unused rail tickets from Inverness to Nottingham for which I believe they should be able to get a full refund. However it has become most unclear as to how the refund should be processed correctly. The tickets in question were purchased after I discovered my...

I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to rail link buses and through ticketing, however I've become a bit perplexed with finding information on the Penrith to Keswick link. The journey I wish to make is from Keswick to Sheffield this Saturday (20th July) leaving as late as I can. Now NRE's...