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I caught a 197 on Sunday and on alighting held the door open button after we had stopped but before the guard had released the doors. On 800s, 150s and 153s this means the door springs open as soon as they’re released. I had thought a 197 was the same, however the door beeped and didn’t open...

Out of interest, are drivers trained on what to expect to feel from a derailment? Or it is just a case of “that feels wrong, I’ll stop safely and inspect”?

Hi all, In early October I’m doing the Three Peaks, and want to get up to Fort William to start with Ben Nevis the next morning. I imagined my route would be Swansea - Crewe (preferably a 67/225), then Glasgow, and Fort William. It’s looking less easy than I imagined, I’ve got not issue with...

Swansea Council has announced plans to restart electrification on the railway line from Swansea to Cardiff, as well as new stations and some reopened lines. Source Swansea Council: Here

Hi all, I had long understood the Maltese cross on a ticket via London allowed travel from terminal a to terminal b, via TfL rail or bus service, as appropriate. However, last Wednesday I was quite rudely told to gtfo a bus from Paddington to Victoria, which I thought was a valid option. On...

Hi, My partner and I currently both have 26-30 railcards. Unfortunately mine expires in a few months’ time and I’m no longer eligible for one. I’m considering a two together or family railcard (we have a one year old). Our typical family travel is Swansea - London and back, 4ish times a year...

Next weekend I’m going for a long weekend in London from Swansea, and need flexible tickets. Travelling off peak for value, with a railcard, and GWR has offered me: Super off peak return, £74.50 Long weekender, out Fri, rtn Monday, £89.20 Reading the T&Cs on the GWR app suggests no advantage...

Hi, I’ve realised GWR release their advances 18 weeks ahead of time, not 12 as I thought, so I’m booking some travel for 24th September (Swansea to London). Their app shows tickets available throughout the day, mostly advances. Wanting best value for money, I thought to check if a split was...

Inspired by the LNER thread, I think there’s merit for a GWR First Class thread (though as the offering is smaller the thread probably will be too). This includes the excellent Pullman Dining Cars. A recent change is that in first class between 1700-1900 you now get a single glass of red or...

I bought some advance tickets last month for use next week, but I no longer need to use them and have rebooked for when I will no need to travel. They can’t be refunded, but it appears I can adjust the date for no charge on the GWR app. I likely will travel again in two months time, but I won’t...

I’ve had a substantial delay today in a long trip, but I split (in two bookings) at a station that isn’t on the usual route, so that I could get off there on the way up. I didn’t on the return, but I have thrown the first ticket, stupidly. As it was two bookings, am I only eligible for delay...

I was hoping to catch 1B24 the 1648 London Paddington to Swansea, but it didn’t stop at Bristol, and it appears to have stopped first at Cardiff, although it didn’t make up much time considering the lack of stops. A) any idea why and b) when was the last time there was a south Wales train being...

Hi, I've bought a Portsmouth & S or Harbour to Ryde St Johns Road, Anytime Open Return, as part of a split from Swansea to the Isle of Wight, but am being routed to Portsmouth Harbour and the WightLink ferry. However I'd much rather take the hovercraft. It's not clear online if that's a valid...

The BBC headline makes this sound like a non-story, but the passengers’ quotes suggest a thoroughly bumpy ride, and the impression the train took a corner too fast… BBC article

Hi all, I'm sure there used to be a link to a split ticketing site that gave ad revenue to RailUK forums... but I can't find it now. Has it stopped or am I just bad at finding things? Cheers!

There seems to be work going on the approach to Swansea (High Street) Railway Station, on what I think would have been the track that continued down towards the docks. Does anyone know what's happening, just routine repairs (or panicked after that viaduct fell apart in London!), or removal, or...

An interesting article on Aljazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/10/5/railway-people-the-communities-living-along-nigerias-high-speed 62mph isn't really high speed, but I assume there's passive provision to speed things up. It's a shame that the stations aren't in practical...

Hi all, As a student who's nearly 27 I'm eligible for both railcards, and my current 3 year 16-25 railcard runs out at the end of October. I was wondering if it was worth replacing, however it's covered £30 saving on my one rail journey since lockdown so I think I will. Which of the two do...

Hi all, I've just been reading a 1970 Water Board report, which makes reference to BR's water abstractions - ie: "British Rail have various isolated abstractions but these are of little or no consequence and are slowly being abandoned." Any idea what these would be for?

From the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-51573326 I don't know much about Australian Rail, but it doesn't look like an XPT?