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Does anyone know of the existence of a database of closed UK stations? This might be any number of formats: Excel, CSV, KML, Shapefiles, GPX etc. What is important is the coordinates infomation is available. Thanks.

A short but perceptive assessment https://www.cityam.com/the-only-way-to-make-hs2-cheaper-build-hs3/

Can someone explain the validity issue here, please. I requested a London Terminals ticket because I want to travel into Charing Cross but the Southern ticket site offers London Thameslink which to some extent has a great validity along the Thameslink route to St Pancras. However, according to...

Has the concept of "London Terminals" been quietly dropped from the National Rail journey planner / ticketing? It no longer appears in the list of stations displayed when you type "London ..." as a destination and you seem to be forced to select a specific London station when travelling from...

Am I expecting too much with eTickets from Southern? Purchased an eTicket which duly arrived by email, but there does not seem to be a way of adding that ticket to Gooogle Wallet (on Android). Has anyone else managed to do this? If so, are there some instructions, as the Southern website simply...

What is currently the cheapest way of travelling to Ryde, with a Railcard including the ferry? If I use the journey planner it just returns "No results found". Have inclusive ferry tickets been discontinued? Thanks.

I travel intermittently on weekdays, off-peak from the Arun Valley line to St Pancras. The map of the route here https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/Travelling-to-London.aspx#Terminals says that in order to make his journey you need a "London Thameslink" ticket. However, when...

Periodically the Brighton Main line is closed for Engineering works. When this happens the usual diversion takes place from Three Bridges to Horsham, Arun Valley to Littlehampton, reverse and Coastway to Brighton. I know it is the "long way round" but when it happens, delighted passengers from...

Published by The Spectator today... Jonathan Miller lives near Montpellier and from the chosen picture that heads the article seems to think we still have steam trains too! The full article is here https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/abolish-the-railways-

Normally a rail ticket that includes a cross London transfer e.g. London Bridge - Kings Cross allows the use of the Tube. Can the same tickets be used on bus services between those points e.g. 43/141/733 without additional charge?

So what are the recommendations for the best Android timetable and journey planning app? Preferably one that works to some extent offline too. Thanks.

With the interest in European sleeper services from the UK (from Germany and Spain) does a connection between the two Waterloo stations look any more likely? Could it be part of a network from the South West to the Channel Tunnel? As Thameslink demonstrates a through connection has a vastly...

As COP26 struggles to deliver meaningful results, is the government's real commitment to the process of moving away from carbon fuels demonstrated by no real plan to complete the electrification of the rail network? Specifically, we are still pressing ahead with building a non-electrified...

With the current changes in travel patterns and some existing services running very lightly loaded are there opportunities for new long-distance through routes or extensions to existing services that might offer a better service for passengers. (The European operators have been re-thinking...

In the East Midlands volume of the Regional Railways series, there is a brief mention of a proposal in 1944 to build a new railway from Harwich and Yarmouth to Aberystwyth via Northampton and Worcester. Of course, it never happened and I am not sure how much further than an "idea" it really was...

The 1963 timetable shows the first train each day from Northampton to London (0420-0637) terminating at Marylebone rather than Euston. What route did it take and why?

Can someone explain if anything ever happens to the track that is removed when new track is laid It seems that on most routes there is a growing mountain of old track, some left at the trackside some between the rails. Does it ever get collected and recycled?

With the current political uncertainty, there are increasing voices from politicians to cancel HS2. Whether you are pro or anti HS2, alternatives might be back on the agenda. So what is the business case? Is it speed or capacity increases that are required on the rail network? Could anyone...