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The king & queen travelled to Durham today for the Maundy service. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c209vrgndgdo Did they travel by rail? (And if not, why not?)

I recently came across this photo, photographer unknown. Date unknown, but I would guess at winter 1947 which I believe was a particularly cold and snowy winter. Note the bookstall etc by the side of the portico. I would guess it was rather cold working there. It must be remembered that prior to...

Just asking, do you need to be a U.K. resident to apply for a railcard? Cant find any mention in the "terms and conditions"

Yesterday (Wednesday) the king and Queen consort visited York and then Doncaster, both cities with strong rail connections. Although I have searched newspaper reports I cannot find any indication of how they made their journeys. Was it by royal train? Or by polluting road transport?

Was it only me that noted the HST appeared to depart Inverness with white lights showing to rear, or was it actually arriving and the film was reversed?

Please can anybody explain why? Just before the lockdown I undertook a long journey with split tickets involving three different TOCs. TOC ‘A’ for the first part of my journey, no delay TOC ‘B’ for the second part, 15 mins delay but would still have made my connection TOC ‘C’ for third part, but...

Yesterday, after the ticket office had closed, I was approached by a passenger enquiring what they should do. They had been issued with senior railcard tickets, but were not railcard holders. Apparently their outward journey had been uneventful, with tickets checked but no request to show...

The Esk valley line will be closed on the final weekend in March (to allow for the repair of a bridge damaged by a lorry strike). This will result in some very circuitous journeys. For example to travel from Whitby to Glaisdale at around 9.00 would entail a 8.30 departure on a bus to...

Have just been watching the Dawlish beach webcams. Heavy seas breaking over the tracks. XC HSTs and GWR IEPs are apparently running through but XC appears to have a problem. An hour was lost between York and Leeds, now cancelled beyond Bristol because of weather.

This weekend I travelled this road for the first time and was surprised to find two railway level crossings, one covered by spindly barriers and one by (potentially) red flashing lights. In both cases the tracks appeared moribund. Can any helpful folk on this forum give me any background...

As a result of Chris Grayling's announcement about "reversing Beeching" the BBC E Midlands featured two local politicians making suggestions about what routes they would propose. No problem with first suggestion, extending the Robin Hood line to serve Edwinstowe and Warsop. However, number two...

As normal I have bought my tickets from train split.com but noted that on my return journey on Dec 9th that there was no reservation made between Par (11.07) and Exeter. Puzzled by this I then went to GWR's own site and got a similar response "no reservations available" Tried first class and...

As can be deduced from other postings I have made to this forum I have been travelling monthly between Derbyshire and Cornwall. The XC section (both ways) is on HST diagrams (by choice) changing at Plymouth onto GWR on the outward journey and Plymouth or Exeter or Taunton (Tiverton once) on the...

Many years ago (too many to contemplate!!!!) I acquired a Rotherham Corporation uniform, jacket and trousers. However, this has been sat in my loft for a long time, and a house move is imminent. Is anybody interested in taking this off my hands? p.m. me if interested, thanks

11/5/16 at 09:30(photo attached sorry for poor quality only had a phone available ) At Derby station but not at a platform! !

In over 60 years of rail travel I have never experienced this before, but today travelling on the Penzance to Plymouth train (GWR) the driver forgot to stop at Devonport. Cue a conversation between guard and driver over the P.A. system audible to all passengers. At least on arrival in Plymouth...

Today I was on the 10:30 from Derby to Plymouth, formed of an HST. When I made the same journey a month ago it was a Voyager (substitute I believe for a failed unit) which set me thinking about the relative merits of the two. In spite of their age, I personally prefer the HST experience, quieter...