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I needed to make the journey from Hull - York leaving around midday on Friday, and returning Sunday evening. I have a 16-25 railcard. The national rail website quoted this as £16.85. However, when I went to buy the ticket at a TPE TVM at Hull station the only relevant ticket I could see...

Over time I would like to cover all of the British track in passenger service. As I don't have a car this should gradually happen anyway. To mark my progress I could get a large printed map (or a copy of Stuart Baker's railway atlas) and highlight the lines I've covered. However, I'd like to ask...

A friend is travelling from Leeds to Manchester this Sunday (3rd April) and wishes to bring his bicycle. I've told him about the cycle storage in coach A of the class 185s, but given how crowded those trains are (if it's the usual 3 coach formation), he may find there are people stood in the...

Over the last ten years British passenger numbers have increased by around 50-60%. Here are the numbers for a few individual stations. Passengers (mil) 2004/05 2014/15 Increase Leeds 14.734 28.848 96% Penistone 0.107 0.160...

The EMT service from Manchester Oxford Road to Warrington Central (nonstop) is timetabled to take 16 minutes. However, the return service takes 20 minutes. Does somebody know of a reason for this? Perhaps there's a downwards gradient towards Warrington, or the speed limit is higher on the...