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Hi I'm trying to get some information about the Lartigue museum, as I'm over there Interrailing from the end of this month. I've emailed them and tried customer service contacts, but getting no responses, I'd like to ask is the railway/museum still operating and how do you access it by public...

Hi Im interested in the routes for coal trains in Poland, Im aware of the main coal line from Katowice to Gdynia and the broad gauge line into Ukraine, what Im unsure about is the southern routes through Czech and Slovakia, Bohumin, Ostrava, Zilina, Kosice routes, any information is most...

Im not sure if this is the right section, but after doing a few internet searching information on these appears very limited. Fortunately we do have one surviving at Carnforth, the last one. I must admit when I was shed bashing in the 50s and 60s I didnt pay much attention to those things, so...

Hi, Im looking to renumbering some of my locos, WD Austrities, Black 5s 8fs ect in 00 gauge, ideally complete numbers, trying to line up individual numbers, I find difficult, are there any companies presently producing this type of thing?

Im a little new to using these types of aids, but wonder what advice I could be given, Im building a 00 gauge steam depot layout and looking for some sort of CAD system which will allow to to drop different points and lines in place, giving me details of track tyoes, radia etc and what will fit...

Hi, I fly into Roveniemi late February, Ill be interrailing and hitting as many lines as possible, Ive only ever been to Helsinki before. I just want some information of the far north lines to Kemijarvi and Patokangas and also the other line up to Kolari, each has a one train a day advertised...

Sadly Russell has decided to call it a day on the Grumpy Rail Tours, Ive met some great lads on those trips and managed to complete most of the lines in Czech and Slovakia, we had some fantastic trips, drunk plenty of beer and had some great laughs. Heres wishing Russell all the best for the...

Has anyone here visited this depot, I was in the city the other week and failed to locate it, I couldnt even find anything that looked like it on Google maps. The station is presently undergoing a rebuild, does this depot still exist ?

Does anyone have any experience of getting around Moldovan loco depots Balti, Bender or Chisinau ?

Does anyone know the name of the Depot between Euba and Durango, Euskotren metre gauge network, Basque Region. Many thanks in advance,

Any help appreciated, the depot has a staff only station attached to the depot, but Ive been unable to work out which depot it actually is?

Would anyone know the actual number of the derelict Mallet tank engine. 2-4-6-0. parked in the yard please?

Could I ask are there any viewing areas for the depot at Entroncamento, Ive only seen it from the train, Im not sure what the Portuguese are like for shed visits if you just turn up and ask, any information would be most welcome, Ill be visiting the museum at Entroncamento in two weeks time...

After a third attempts to claim for a journey made on the 28th December last year, I have received another one of these, has anyone successfully claimed a delay from Greater Anglia? The delay was saturday 28th Ipswich to Whittersea 15.58 service, it was quite a finasco, unit failed at Bury St...

It was suggested that I start a thread outlining free and discounted rail travel, at 73 I think Ill qualify for most free travel, around Europe, despite no longer being in the EU. Although Hungary is no longer available to UK passport holders. Slovakia, free rail travel all over the country...

I recently had my pass checked while travelling between St Peters Square and Market Street, Ive never seen ticket checks before in Zone 1 and always presumed this was free, because you can`t buy a Zone one ticket. I questioned the inspector about this, and she simply said you can buy a Zone 1...

Im very interested in the later years of the A4s in Scotland when a few of them were transferred and ran on the Glasgow Buchanan Street to Aberdeen services on the old Caledonian lines, can anyone recommend any books on these in this period.

I struggled a bit with this when I was over last year, a lot of the ticket offices are closed these days and finished up asking guards if I could board trains. Any advice welcome, many thanks in advance, https://www.sj.se/en

Does anyone have a complete list of this series? Heres my collection so far, The Book of Séries, A British Railways Illustrated Special The Book of the A1 and A2 Pacifics (2013), Peter J Coster C.Eng MICE MCIT, Irwell Press The Book of the A3 Pacifics (2003), Peter J Coster C.Eng MICE...

Does anyone know if this has been stopped this year, or as a non EU member country are we still allowed free travel?