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Hello everyone, I'm a PhD student at Edinburgh Napier University studying how post-pandemic phenomena such as teleworking may have reshaped how people think about where to live in the long-term after the pandemic. Currently, I am looking for volunteers based in Scotland to participate in a...

I just bought Trainz 2019 on their store, but cannot download it as both installers show this Error 502 bad gateway. I cleared cache, but still to no avail. Does anybody know how to fix this issue, as digital downloads are apparently non-refundable?

So I have finally decided to take the plunge into this Interrail thing, starting off with a basic 4-day pass to test the waters. I reserved a cheapo hotel in Dusseldorf near the Hauptbahnhof for 3 nights in mid-June (not too early not too late) this year as after some research, I found this was...

Not sure if this has already been discussed before elsewhere, but what are some examples of train services (preferably long-distance) that run through a large chunk of the night (i.e. starting before midnight but reaching its destination around 4-5am or at least late enough that you don't have...

UPDATE: I actually did the All Line Rover the week after posting this, as you can see below on this thread. I managed to get a hotel for an overnight stay in Plymouth, which allowed me to also cover Cornwall. Everything else was manageable within the constraints of returning home on the same...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/staines-london-terminal-validity.248629/ What about if I'm travelling into Euston (from the West Midlands or NorthWest), would I be able to get a tube to anywhere else in Zone 1 such as London Bridge or Paddington with the 'London...

Basically, if I wanted to use an any-permitted ticket (specifically a season ticket) between Cherry Tree (my new local station - nearest routeing point being Blackburn) and Manchester, I wanted to verify whether going via Todmorden (i.e. the scenic route) is a permitted route (I already know...

Inspired by another thread on this forum (linked below), let's explore the other end of the spectrum. https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/trivia-most-underwhelming-bus-station.238348/ While that thread explored "bus stations" that are barely bus stations, this thread will look at bus stations...

Thought this would be fun. Between which stations would you get more mileage per pound with a walk-up return (preferably off-peak)? It could either be one return or many strung together a la split ticketing in order to achieve as much mileage as possible for the money. DISCLAIMER: No...

As I've been wanting to do the WM Day Ranger for many years, I decided to do one with the missus tagging along; thought I'd get another rover/ranger done just before the clocks went back. I mainly wanted to tick off Worcester (my whole 'visiting every city' schtick) and then bash a couple of...

As I consider using a North West Rover (currently based in Manchester but plan to move to Blackburn soon) at some point to have a bit more freedom in and out of my local area, I'd like some suggestions of places (preferably towns) to stop over. I've already visited every city in the North of...

So my wife and I are planning a day out to Newcastle next month and I would like some suggestions on what to see and do around the city. We already booked the tickets for a nice time frame (arrive 10:17 and depart 17:42) so we have a decent amount of time to explore the city properly (I've been...

Back in March earlier this year, I decided to dabble in my first multi-day rover in order to tick off the cities I had remaining for the North of England: Hull, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Newcastle, Durham and Doncaster (de-facto cities in italics, as they applied for city status in the Platinum...

So I've been studying the routeing guide on the various permitted routes between different points and particularly liked the variety of such routes available between Manchester and Salisbury, a city I've always wanted to visit. I'm thinking with an off-peak return (£82 with my railcard)...

As much information on the topic of tips and advice has been given regarding the Interrail pass and how to make the most of it, I would like to see something similar for the many domestic rovers available here in Britain (I understand these are much more niche than Interrail, as they seem to...

After browsing model railway stores during my travels, I recently developed an interest for model railways. As such, I did a bit of research when seeing N Gauge is a thing as well as the usual OO Gauge, and decided N Gauge is the way to go if I were to buy something due to the lack of space...

I've done a thread like this in the past, but now with all sorts of new rolling stock and service patterns popping up, I thought I'd bring it back as it was a really fun discussion but this time, I'll make clear some rules for suggestions: Longest service could either be by distance (rail...

I was looking at ferry prices (as foot passenger) between Hull & Rotterdam (overnight would save me having to book a hotel) and found that, while the price on the P&O website is £217 for a round trip, booking through Direct Ferries gives a much cheaper £46 return which seems a bargain compared...

A while ago, Arriva Trains Wales proposed a few daily direct services to London Marylebone from Aberystwyth extending their Birmingham services via Banbury but was never approved cos Wrexham & Shropshire were in the way for much of that route (London to Shrewsbury). However, with W&S now long...

There are many day tickets for buses that can provide some crazy value for money due to how far their boundaries can extend, especially with bus routes that traverse multiple counties! This discussion is about how far you can travel using just ONE ticket which HAS to be bought from the driver...