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Understand that nothing's moving in the Manchester/Salford area just now, due to a complete loss of signalling. Maybe a power failure at a strategic location. Anyone got any further information?

How much would a one-way excess to allow First Class travel be on a £38.70 (route "Any Permitted") Standard Class Off Peak Return from Manchester Stns to/from York, for the return leg (only), i.e. back from York to Manchester? At the weekend, a First Class upgrade (with TPE) would be £15, but...

Are there any other half decent railway memorabilia / book shops in Central London? The one-time Ian Allan bookshop near London Waterloo station has also gone, that was just over five years now.

So, what are the actual possible permitted routes with a £57.20 Off Peak Return from Sheffield to/from Morecambe (route "Any Permitted")? Changes at Manchester Oxford Road and then at Lancaster look to make for the quickest / most straightforward outbound journey, but, for variety, would...

Using an Off Peak Day Return ticket (routed "Any Permitted") from certain origin stations on the Styal line (in the South Manchester area) which way can you travel to get to Alsager (or Kidsgrove), as the case may be? • Heald Green (or Gatley) to Alsager (or Kidsgrove) is £17.80. • Manchester...

What's the correct fare to pay for journeys beyond the Greater Manchester ticketing boundary for holders of zonal tickets, such as the Greater Manchester Rail Ranger or the Greater Manchester Daysaver (Train and Metrolink trams)? Is the appropriate fare the one from the last station that the...

Seems to have been a late evening TPE service running this week originating from Liverpool Lime Street, calling at a handful of intermediate stations with Urmston the last (final) stop before Manchester Victoria (rather than Manchester Piccadilly). Presumably a temporary thing...

Any other examples of stations up and down the GB network urgently needing some tender loving care? (Overdue basic maintenance, repaint, etc.) Pictorial example(s) below are of the station canopy at Ulverston, which, when I was there a little earlier this year, still had something similar to...

Believe preliminary work is expected to start quite soon and, overall, the project could take maybe a full year to complete. Demolition of the old Greek Street railway bridge in Stockport is scheduled for August 2025. Would imagine this will be majorly disruptive for railway operations which...

Walk-up Anytime Singles/Returns (or Off Peak Returns) from Urmston to/from Warrington are, it would seem, currently issued to Warrington Ctrl/Bank Quay, route "." Travelling directly from Urmston to Warrington Central, via Irlam/Birchwood, is obviously straightforward enough, but if Warrington...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/marston-recovery-convicted-at-17-now-22.268176/ Can debt collectors legitimately chase up indebtedness like this that was incurred/created when a person was 17, or do they simply wait until after that person is 18+?

Understand that there's engineering work taking place on the Hope Valley line this Saturday, so rail replacement buses in operation between New Mills Central and Sheffield. My question is... Will there be any through trains running between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield on Saturday, by an...

What valid routes could be used for different out and back itineraries in conjunction with a walk up Urmston -> Chester ticket? Via Manchester Piccadilly and Northwich? Via Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe? Via Liverpool Lime Street and Birkenhead Central? Via Warrington Central / Warrington...

Anyone know how much a single (one way) fare is this year (2023) from Embsay station to Bolton Abbey station. Website just says that "Single tickets are available from our booking offices at either station on the day of travel". For comparison, the return adult fare seems to be £13.50 plus a...

What impact, if any, is 'Storm Agnes' having around the GB rail network this evening? Must be quite a few trees down, blocking lines in various locations this evening.

Is a Preston (Lancs) -> Edinburgh Off Peak Return or Off Peak Day Return (both routed "via Carlisle") valid / still valid via Glasgow Central / Glasgow Queen Street?

Journey made by a friend recently... Chorley -> Lancaster (Off Peak Day Return - £9.80 paid, with Railcard discount). Lakes Day Ranger - £18.80 paid, again with Railcard discount. First part of journey, from Chorley to Preston was with Northern (and ran on time) but the second part, with...

Ravenglass for Eskdale (1999) to Raveng/Esk Rlwy (H045). Anytime day return (SDR) priced at £13.00 (Adult). Is this a valid fare and capable of being ticketed? https://www.brfares.com/!fares?orig=RAV&dest=RER

With a nod towards today's FA Cup Final at Wembley, was having a look at a mid 1930's era OS map of the immediate area, which, as well as Wembley Stadium (Wembley Exhibition) station, shows various other presumably non-passenger lines to the East / North East side of the stadium...

Presume it would have been North Weald railway station (masquerading as 'Oatworth') on the Epping Ongar heritage railway and steam locomotive L.150 that briefly featured in tonight's episode of "The Windsors Coronation Special" on Channel 4 (9.00 p.m. - Sunday 30th April 2023).