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Hi all, I have some colleagues over in Belfast. We were talking about transport options to get from the airports to central Belfast. When talking about Belfast International Airport, one of my colleagues said there was a railway line nearby that closed when the new trains were introduced, as...

Buses in Banbury used to have Midland Red South, Railway Terrace, Rugby written in the side, obviously as back in the day, Banbury was in Midland Red territory. Now they all seem to say Thames Transit, Horspath Road, Oxford. Does anyone know why? Thanks.

I‘ve just got back to Banbury from Birmingham, after being caught out by the signalling failure at Banbury this evening. As we were held at Warwick, I saw on OpenTrainTimes there was a freight train in front of us, held at a red signal just outside Leamington Spa. I think it was 4O32 Hams Hall...

I need to go to Belfast later in the month, flying from Birmingham and staying overnight. One of my colleagues did the research and worked out that parking overnight at Birmingham International Station car park is a lot cheaper than parking overnight at Birmingham Airport car parks. Does...

Hi. I've use Outlook 2010 on my home PC. I've been using it quite happily for years. When I opened Outlook last week I got an error message saying it couldn't open my folders. When I look on the File tab I'm getting this... When I click on the 'Upgrade Now' button nothing happens. Any...

Hi. One of my work colleagues mentioned this rail tour today. They patiently waited at Banbury but it never turned up. I’ve checked on RTT but can’t find it. I thought rail tours were on RTT? Thanks.

Hi all. As part of my normal commute from Banbury to Birmingham, the usual traction is a Chiltern 168. Occasionally a Chiltern 165 arrives, but despite its lower top speed, it seems to generally keep to time - may be a few minutes late by the time it reaches Birmingham. This has always been...

Evening all. Just watching Michael Portillo’s great European Railway Journeys with Mrs BanburyBlue. We’re in Greece (on the tv, not in reality) and there’s a section of antique Roman track. I remember something in the back of my mind that said in Roman times they found railway type tracks...

Afternoon all. I'm fairly sure in the not too dim and distant past, Chiltern were always said to be one of the train companies that rarely offered out of court settlements. However, recently there seems to be view that Chiltern now will nearly always settle out of court. It's like they've...

Looking out of the window at the office today, and there's a car on the tracks at St. Chads...

Hi all. There have been a few threads recently about time restrictions on railcards, so I’ve been getting a little nervous about when I can use my Senior railcard. Firstly, I always use the Chiltern website to book my tickets, so assumed it would only allow me to apply a senior railcard...

I’ve just gone nuts and booked Mrs BanburyBlue and me on a Saphos Pullman trip from Banbury to Bath in early December. I was interested in the route, as the train starts in Dorridge, travels down the Chiltern line, with the last pick up point being Gerard’s Cross. Apparently somewhere along...

Hi peeps, we have a LED bathroom fitting that went bang the other night. I took it down and as per the photo, the LED bit has blown. Does any one know if you can replace the LED inserts, or do I need to buy a whole new light fitting? I’ve done internet searches, but haven’t found anything...

Hi all Is there anywhere I can information on the progress of Engineering Works? I'm due to travel from Banbury to Birmingham Snow Hill tomorrow morning, so hoping the 5 day blockage has been lifted. It would be nice to know that all is going to plan and time.

I've just noticed, from another thread, that CrossCountry are introducing a temporary timetable from Saturday 10 August until Saturday 9 November. Does anyone know more about this? Was this a CrossCountry idea, or was it told to do something by the DfT? And what will happen on Sunday 10...

Hi all. I've been using a Chiltern Smartcard to load my tickets for my regular commute. I used to download the tickets and use the barcode to get through the barrier, but always had that concern that my phone would fail, or we'd be in a mobile blackspot, when the train manager came round to...

I commute from Banbury to Birmingham three times a week on a Chiltern only ADR. Since the new year, the level of onboard ticket checks has increased markedly (no issue with this at all). I used to buy e-tickets, but more recently I’ve been using a Chiltern Smartcard. These were checked as...

We went to the Black Country Living Museum today, for a birthday treat, and we had a ride on this beauty…. (photo is of Midland Red double-decker BMMO 6342HA) I fondly remember these from my youth, and was so pleased it was the traction for today. I also remember single decker Midland Red...

Hi all. The company that I work for is increasing the number of days we must go into the office, so that now a Chiltern Flexi-Season Ticket will cost in. I've ordered and received my Chiltern Smartcard. I'm confused how it all works, and the Chiltern FAQs are a tad vague. Tomorrow I'm off to...

Hi all. I just found these jigsaw puzzles…. https://jamesgreenart.co.uk/collections/jigsaw-puzzles I thought they looked interesting - certainly good to see some puzzles with diesels.