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sncf-connect.com shows "CO2 émis pour cet itinéraire" on its "Détail de l'itinéraire" pages. Looking at, for example, Barcelona to Lyon on some random date, I see: (1) a 5h31 TGV journey (with a change at Montpellier): 1.8 kg. (2) an 8h48 journey using Spanish trains to Girona then Port Bou...

I guess a few people here have done this journey at some point. I'm considering doing it over a few days. Any suggestions for especially picturesque towns, etc., suitable for an overnight stop? Thanks.

Has anyone heard of scams where the scammer seems to know about your rail travel history, as if perhaps they have obtained data from a rail ticket retailer? Or has anyone heard of a data leak from a ticket retailer that could have been used in this way?

Poole to Edinburgh via London. The SWR train was delayed 20 mins, but I still very easily got to Kings Cross in time for the LNER departure; I think I was waiting at Kings Cross for about 15-20 minutes. The LNER train was then delayed due to a late running Cross Country train in front, and...

I’ve just been from Edinburgh to Arisaig and back. The original plan was to get a Scottish Grand Tour ticket for £92 and go via Skye. But that wasn’t going to work due to the poor bus connections; it seems there are now only two buses a day from Broadford to Armadale, only Monday to Friday, and...

0822 dep. Glasgow this Thursday, towards Mallaig. Looking at the seat selector on Trainsplit, it doesn’t show the window positions. Does anyone know where the windows are on whatever class 15X this will be? I don’t want to be sat in one of those awful “wall” seats!

Dear Experts, What's the quickest way to get from Kings Cross to Paddington mainline platforms? Options include Hammersmith & City (but that involves quite a long walk at the Paddington end, right?) Or Circle Line, changing at Edgeware Road (quicker at Paddington, right?) Or, some journey...

Dear Experts, A friend has booked (via TrainLine) a SailRail to Dublin, starting in Windermere. The planned itinerary was Windermere -> Oxenholme -> Warrington -> Holyhead. Avanti drivers are now striking on this date so I'm assuming that the Oxenholme to Warrington leg won't run. (Of course...

Last night I watched a lovely programme on iPlayer about the Fort William - Mallaig line. Totally recommended to everyone. In iPlayer, search for “Ceol na Loidhne”. Yes it’s in Gaelic with subtitles, but don’t let that put you off. You might even learn a few words!

I am facing the prospect of attempting to travel from Dorset to Edinburgh tomorrow afternoon/evening, despite a whole catalogue of potential problems: bustitution around Southampton, landslip repairs near Woking, and terrible weather everywhere. LNER don't yet have a modified timetable or "do...

I saw this on the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/16/rail-signalling-error-diverts-strasbourg-bound-meps-to-disneyland I was a bit surprised to see it taking that almost-via-Paris route, but having looked at a map it is clearly going to be the fastest option since the LGV...

I thought some here might be interested in this Guardian article about the state of Greyhound in the US: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/jul/26/america-roadtrip-greyhound-bus Sample: It's not a happy story. One tiny glimmer of hope is that Greyhound is now owned by Flixbus; let's...

brfares.com lists fares to Dunoon, via the Gourock to Dunoon Calmac ferry, but the Scotrail ticket machine at Waverley doesn't want to sell them - it has Dunoon in the list of stations that it will auto-complete, but then says something like "no fares available". Does anyone know what the...

Hopefully simple question: is there a way to cancel a seat reservation that won’t be used, bought with a flexible return, given the printed reservation and ticket? And to book another reservation for a later service?

There don’t seem to be any trains from Waterloo to beyond Southampton tomorrow (2022-12-22), at least in the afternoon. Does anyone know why? It looks as if maybe there are good connections to Weymouth services, e.g. a 1555 arrival from Waterloo and a 1600 departure to Weymouth. Are these...

Dear All, I don't think I saw any mention of this incident, does anyone have any idea where it could have been? Which tunnel was being worked on on 10th September? https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/10/kyndryl_aer_lingus/ The story is that Aer Lingus suffered disruption due to a cut fibre...

Dear Experts, brfares.com lists three Poole to Edinburgh standard-class walk-up singles: https://www.brfares.com/!fares?orig=POO&dest=EDB Anytime Single, not via London - £226 Anytime Single, any route - £204 Super Off Peak Single - £103 The SWR ticket machine at Poole did not offer me the...

Dear Experts, I am planning to travel Edinburgh -> London (sleeper), London -> Dorset (likely Dorchester), and return by day trains. My aim for the outward journey is to be as "COVID safe" as possible, hence the choice of the sleeper (with a compartment to myself), and I am considering getting...

I would normally do Edinburgh to Weymouth via London but am considering alternatives due to the SWR strikes. This is for Monday 23/12/2019. Normally I would consider Edinburgh to Birmingham via Carlisle, but the timetable discourages that; there is an 0852 from Edinburgh via Carlise that gets...

Looking at a ticket like this one: http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=LAN&dest=0438&rte=317&tkt=FNW - a Lancaster to Manchester “DUO” - how can I tell from that brfares webpage, or anything else, when the return is valid? I.e. is it a day return, one month return, or something else...