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I'm trying to work out the ticketing rules for travelling with a 16 year old child. The Family and Friends Railcard website says "If your little one turns 16 before your 1-year Family & Friends Railcard runs out, they can still travel at the discounted child fare for as long as the card is...

I want to travel from Euston to Blackpool North on Saturday 11th July. Avanti's published PDF timetable for this specific day shows an 09:36 Direct service. But I can't get this to appear on any journey planner (I've tried multiple), or Real Time Trains. Is there any precedent for...

I want to buy an Off Peak Return from Maidstone station to Buxton, and use it to travel to Derby on the outbound leg. This ticket has restriction code 9I. My preferred journey is: 17:25 Maidstone West -> Strood 18:05 Strood -> St Pancras 19:02 St Pancras -> Derby The 19:02 is the first Off...

I was booked on the last train home from Brussels to London. It was hour late arriving into Brussels, and then cancelled due to a fault with the train. Using a link sent to me by Eurostar, I rebooked onto a service the following morning. That service arrived into London 55 minutes late...

I’m travelling on Eurostar next week. I had planned to park at Ebbsfleet and use a Euro Saver Return CIV ticket to cover my rail travel from Ebbsfleet to London St Pancras. However, I can’t find a fare for this on BRFares. My suspicion is it doesn’t exist as Ebbsfleet wasn’t supposed to...

I'd love to get hold of one of the first class leather seats from a scrapped GWR mk.3 carriage. There's one on Ebay at the moment, but it's prohibitively far from where I live. Does anyone have any advice on where else I could look beyond Ebay?

Qualified good news for one of the few international passenger railway routes in Africa. Through service will resume on TAZARA between New Kapiri Mposhi and Dar Es Salaam from Tuesday 10th February 2026. Since 2024, passengers have had to navigate the gap between Nakonde in Zambia and either...

There’s a new option for cross-border journeys connecting Zakopane in Poland to several Slovakian railheads. The local Polish regional transport operator Koleje Małopolskie has launched the A15 bus. It runs four journeys a day connecting Zakopane to Trstená station in Slovakia, the head of a...

I’ll be in Riga for 24 hours in October, hoping to finally get the chance to ride an unmodified DR1A DMU. I posted asking advice about this 18 months ago here. Does anybody have the latest intel on where these are running, and how best to maximise my chances of taking one on a weekend? If...

I'm planning to travel eastbound on the Tazara Railway in early April. I'm aware the service is currently operating as two disconnected trains in Zambia and Tanzania, and that I'd need to make my own way from Nakonde to Mbeya (with no guaranteed connection). I'm trying to work out how easy it...

Can anyone advise on permitted routes for an Economy Saver (SailRail) ticket to the Isle of Man? I’m planning to book a return between Tonbridge in Kent and Douglas on the Isle of Man. I want to use the return portion on Monday 21st April, when it appears the WCML is closed. I can find...

Hopefully a straightforward one this. The Easter weekend is now within the 'usual' 12 week window for Advance tickets to go on sale. Avanti has confirmed its timetable for Good Friday, and then the following Tuesday, but not for the weekend in between yet. I know there's usually lots of...

A question born out of curiosity. I often see byelaw 18 (1) referenced on the forum ("no person shall enter any train for the purpose of travelling on the railway unless he has with him a valid ticket"). I have a season ticket that covers travel in my local area. When I travel further afield...

I took a trip in South America last October. My cross-continental train journey plans were scuppered by the savage service cuts made in Argentina this year. But an infrequent Chilean train came to the rescue, and scratched my long-distance journey itch. Unlike neighbouring Argentina, Chile is...

I hold an annual season ticket for journeys on the Southeastern network, valid from Staplehurst to Frant. I recently renewed my ticket while at Kings Cross station, which was issued on an LNER smartcard (until now I've held paper tickets). My smartcard will activate the barriers at Tonbridge...

Bit of a niche one this... Amex is currently offering a generous 10% cashback on all transactions I make with LNER, whether online or in-person. I'm keen to buy my annual season ticket in person from the ticket office at Kings Cross, which I understand is managed by LNER. Does anybody know if...

Railways Africa is reporting passenger rail service has resumed this week between Tunis and Annaba, after a 30 year hiatus. Three times a week in each direction, with modern rolling stock. Full story here. Excellent news, especially given the recent thread lamenting the partial demise of...

I’m planning a cross-country trip for later this year from Buenos Aires to Santiago, Chile. I’m very keen to take the train if possible. Plan A was to take the once-a-week train from Buenos Aires to Palmira (just outside Mendoza), then bus across the Andes. But I understand that route is...

I've got a couple of questions about the Scotrail 'Kid for a Quid' tickets. Any advice gratefully received. 1) Is it possible to buy these from a ticket office in England? The Scotrail website only mentions Scotrail ticket offices, but I'm keen to procure the ones I need in advance if possible...

I have an Off Peak Return from Marden to Blaenau Ffestiniog. The normal route would be to travel via Llandudno Junction. Can anybody advise if I would be permitted to break my journey at Llandudno station on the return leg please?