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On the Blyth and Tyne route what services could we see? I Know Ashington to Newcastle is the main one but will there be potential for services from Ashington to Carlisle or Ashington to York?

I could be wrong but it seems the UK is one of the few countries that criminalises people for fare dodging and making honest mistakes. I have read through the disputes and prosecutions forum and read many horror stories of law abiding people fearing their lives being destroyed for making an...

Hi What is the height of a class 220/221 coach side from bottom of body shell to Cantrail level? Also what is its length excluding couplings and gangway and it’s width at widest point. I’m curious because the body sides seem to be a lot taller than traditional MK1,2 and 3 stock. Or is it that...

What is the characteristic smell you get in some stations? I Last smelt it at Torquay station, it’s like a mix of Jeyes Fluid, tar, diesel and oil. I actually quite like it. Is it the cleaning stuff they use or smell from the railway sleepers?

(I’m not sure if this is the right forum to post this, please move if there is a more appropriate forum on here.) People might moan about train fares being expensive, about overcrowding etc but flying is far far more stressful. I’ve had the airport experience many times and certainly do not...

I’ve looked at the national rail station plan of Paddington and there are several platforms that appear not to have ticket barriers. Such as platforms 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Why are these ones not guarded? Also are there barriers between the national rail station and the Hammersmith and City line...

I was quite surprised that Newcastle Central station does not have an XC first class lounge for first class passengers especially being a major station on the XC network. What stations if any do have XC 1st class lounges? Also should TOCs make first class lounges be available for any first...

When were interconnecting gangways first introduced on British rolling stock to allow passengers to walk from one carriage to another? Do you have any links to pictures of such carriages? Thanks.

Hi I’m trying to understand UK train head codes but there is some confusion. For example: 1M72 was once used as a Headcode for a Leeds to Carlisle service but M stands for Midlands and this train does not go anywhere near the Midlands so why is M used? Also I saw on RailCam station diagram...

I recently saw one of those Micheal Palin railway programs on Youtube made back in about 1981. I remember it was in the ECML when Micheal entered the cab seeing an HST driver smoking a pipe. Those were the good old days I thought. But when did they actually ban drivers from smoking in the cab...

(Admin Please relocate to another forum if this is in wrong place.) I was reading about how in 1965 driver Wallace Oakes was killed when the fire blew back in a BR standard class 7 locomotive filling the cab with flames. What can cause blowback in a steam loco to happen? Could it be blocked...

hi I normally use Travic train tracker. http://tracker.geops.de/?z=9&s=1&x=-241705.2332&y=6675439.6120&l=transport To follow UK trains, however for a few days there have been no trains visible in Britain. There are trains running in other countries but not here. Has anyone else experienced...

Does anyone know what locomotives were involved in the tragic RH&DR railway crash in 2003 and 2005? Were the locomotives repaired or scrapped. Also what locations did the crashes happen?

I remember MK 1 buffet cars being used in loco hauled MK2 and 3 trains with Inter-City back in the early 1990s and they being in Intercity swallow livery. Were MK1 buffets ever used by Virgin or GWR in loco hauled sets and if so would they have been painted in Virgin or GWR livery?

Back in the days of the pits, British Rail transported coal from pits to power stations and docks. During the miners strike a lot of these train services would stopped because no coal was being mined. Did BR drivers get put onto other duties? Also when some miners defied the strike, returned to...

This might sound a bit pedantic but on the Adelante train passengers with standard passengers in coach E have to pass through first class coach D to reach the refresca cafe in coach B. The problem is it’s an offence to be in first class at any time with only a standard class ticket. Is there...

I know with locomotives the class was defined generally by the horsepower with higher class numbers corresponding to Hp. So a class 03 Shunter was less powerful than an 08 Shunter and a class 31 less powerful than a class 47. With electric locos defined from class 70 upwards. Is this correct...

What is the best long distance train: class 180 or 220/221 in terms of comfort, reliability, design etc? Please discuss. Best is class 180 Despite so few Class 180s being built compared with Voyagers I think the Class 180 is a far better train for long distance travel. Comfort is far better...

So if I buy a return ticket from Newton Abbot station ticket office to Exeter St David's, I pay the GWR ticket office my fare but then I travel on a Cross country service to Exeter. How does XC get the fare I paid to GWR and how does GWR know what train company's I used on my return journey to...

I remember back in the 1980s BR often used older rolling stock on Friday services. I often called them ‘Mark 1 Fridays’ because even HST services were occasionally replaced by loco hauled trains. I actually enjoyed the more interesting variation of trains supplied on Fridays. Does anyone know...