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Hi all, me and the wife got a trip on the Northern Belle on the 17th Feb as a wedding present. Departing Newcastle 12.30 and retuning at around 20.00. Does anyone know what route it will take or what to expect on the journey? :D

Hi all, me and the soon to be married Mrs Spoony are looking to possibly travel to Alicante by rail in October. Any ideas on how we can do this and keep costs down. What sort of prices would we be looking to pay? Any help much appreciated.

Has anyone used this website before and have any good/bad experiences? I have tried them tonight for booking tickets from Sunderland to Bolton, splitting at Leeds, Manchester, out and York on the way back. I have managed to get this booked for £34.50 which I am quite happy about. What I do...

Can anyone help with this please? Me and the Mrs are determined to get to Blackpool for the match and would prefer to do it by train if possible. I thought this would be an easy journey to plan but its actually turning into quite a nightmare. We would be looking to arrive around 1pm and...

Does anyone have any idea what is the cheapest way to go with this journey? There are two of us travelling this route although we are not bothered about departure ties as long as we arrive before 12pm. Also we looking to return the same day departing about 6pm. We are willing to travel the long...

I see there is a 13.58 Northern Rail service in addition to the normal Sunday Sunderland - Metrocentre servive which usually departs at 28 past the hour. Presumably this is a football special for the Tyne Wear derby which was originally due to kick off at 4pm that day. The match has now been...

Hi, currently Me and my girlfriend are in spain on holiday and thinking about a trip to barcelona. Does any one know how often the trains are and much it costs. Struggling to get to a computer to check myself so am just posting from my phone. If any one can check that would be appreciated.

Via Sunderland tomorrow. Would an open ticket be valid on the GC service tomorrow afternoon. I ask as I have a friend staying tonight, however as the metros are off between Sunderland and Newcastle, it would be a hell of a lot easier for her to travel to York from Sunderland rather than get a...

Hi all, I came across a fascinating fact about one of the flats I used to live in yesterday. I was wondering if anyone knew of any similar places, or stories they might be able to share. I used to live in this street in Shields Shields, in which I lived there for two years in an end terrace...

Had a look down earlier on now that the southern platforms are open again and work has moved the northern platforms. Must say it looks a hell of a lot better than it previously did. Not that was hard though being that the place was a disgrace. Even though its still very much a work in progress I...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/8485037.stm One for our northern based posters perhaps. What are peoples opinions on this? Seems a quite an ambitious project in my opinion although I wish them all the best. I am unable to find much out about this British American Rail Services company...

Hi all, on the 9th February I will be travelling from Newcastle to Portsmouth for the Sunderland match (yes I know Im game, especially after we have just been beaten 7-2 today:lol::oops:). My train ticket says Newcastle - Portsmouth EC + Connections. My question is, will this ticket be valid on...

There on the 28th December returning the same day. To arrive around between 12-1 if possible and returning approximately 6pm. Full price tickets as no railcard:cry: Any advice on the cheapest options please? :p Edit - Sorry title thread should read Blackburn

Travelling next Saturday and want to purchase tickets to travel Newcastle - Wigan returning the same day for 3 people. I plan on booking them on Wednesday (pay day:lol:) Was going to get day returns and split the journey at York and Manchester in stead of a through ticket. My question is will I...

Do these tickets actually exist? No matter which dates Ive tried to get them for Ive never managed to find them, best Ive found is £13.90 single. Looking to travel out on the 9th feb approx midday (need time to arrive from Newcastle to London) and return the next day. Anyone know how to find...

Yesterday I travelled on the 18.35 from London - Newcastle for a £9 single ticket. It was booked a local newspapers site, but it was one of these deals where you have to collect 6 tokens from the paper and take them on your journey. My question is do they ever check these tokens? Ive used them...

Hi can anyone tell me the best route to get from Spurs White Heart Lane Ground to King Cross next Saturday (7th November). I need to be back in time after the match (finish approx 4.50pm)to connect with the 18.35 bound to Newcastle. I am concerned about the planned works on both tubes and trains...

Is there a website or any other resource that can provide information on reader offers for train travel? In particular Grand Central or NXEC services please:)

Hi all, On the 3rd August (Sunday) I had booked a group daysave ticket on Southern. 4 of us were hoping to travel from Wandsworth Common to Portsmouth for a daytrip. Following advice from the Southern website I opted to collect the ticket from the machine at Wandsworth Common. I turned up on...

Tomorrow Im travelling from Newcastle-Darlington return, hoping to get the 17.43 out of Newcastle after work. Time will be tight so I plan on buying my tickets before 8am. So my question is can I buy an off peak return before I go to work or must I pay full whack?