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After a seemingly endless upgrade to accommodate overhead cables and faster track, the line between Manchester an Preston has now had some time to establish itself. However, having looked at realtime trains and selected a few dates in summer, it seems that only 2 of the 9 Scotland bound trains...

I had considered that this would be a simple question to ask of Virgin trains, but after going through countless telephone menus, unavailable lines, live chat and the website, it would seem not to be. In July my wife and I will be returning home from Glasgow (leaving between around 4pm to 7pm)...

Despite this being a major issue in the area, I'm struggling to find useful information as to the progress of the various schemes in the area. There's plenty to read about the actual proposals and some speculation and political boasts, but I can't find any real facts. Can somebody possibly...

For a bit of background, I prefer to travel by train for leisure rather than driving, and we also have a 'two together' railcard. Last year we made the journey from Wigan NW to Inverness, travelling first class, and will be repeating the trip in a few weeks. The total cost for both of us was...

I've recently watched an old episode of the TV drama Hamish Macbeth. In series 3 episode 4 - The Good Thief, a railway station is shown towards the end of the episode. The line is a terminal line with a stone wall immediately behind the buffers with a tunnel shape on it. There is a normal...

Does anyone know the railway shown in the opening credits for th BBC programme 'Coast'?

I'm looking for a link to any website which may be able to give me some historical destination information. I'm particularly interested in destinations, along with timetables, that could be reached directly from Bolton (both stations) from the 1950s and earlier, and any similar information.

With thousands of new houses planned to be built at Standish, with the potential of many workers wishing to get to Wigan, Preston, Bolton and Manchester, how feasible is the potential reopening of Standish Station? As a non-expert who looks at the opportunities rather than excuses, this would...

A question for the experts here as none of the articles I've read seems to want to tell me. When Wigan NW to Lime St is electrified, supposedly by the end of 2014, what type of trains are going to be used? As Blackpool-Preston will not be electrified for some time yet, will the fast...

We have recently availed ourself of a 'two together' railcard and recently used it to get two of us from Wigan to Inverness and back first class for just over £100. Now seeing as I would always prefer to use a train rather than the car, I now want to find more destinations to take advantage of...

An interesting one for the experts. The 15:40 Glasgow to Euston today was about 9 minutes late leaving Lancaster. My daughter was waiting at Preston for the short journey to Wigan, but then the journey disappeared from the board at Preston never to be seen again. I was following the...

I am fortunate to be close to the West Cost line in Wigan, and not too far from Bolton and frequently see excursion trains pulled by steam locos. However I find it difficult to find out when these trains are actually running. Previously I have only looked at the excursion's website timetable...

I happened to be alighting a train at Wigan Wallgate at 23:30 on Thursday and noticed a (Virgin?) train passing through North Western, southbound but not stopping. Out of interest I looked this up on National Rail Enquiries but could find no trains leaving Preston for the south around that...

Does anyone know why Virgin operates diesel trains between Glasgow/Edinburgh and Birmingham, when the whole route has been electrified for years?