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Evening all, Currently waiting for a bus at Cromwell Road Bus Station in Kingston, and very confused to see two Chaseside liveried buses (one Enviro200 and one Enviro400) operating with blinds showing route 111. My initial thought was additional relief services during the tube strikes, but...

Towards the end of June, I'll be going for a short break down to western Cornwall, and would like to make the most of travelling around and exploring what the area has to offer. I've already planned out a few things I'd like to see, but can anybody suggest any particularly good or enjoyable bus...

With the summer rapidly approaching, I'd like to get out and make the most of the open top buses which are running around the country this year. I seem to recall a particular bus blog site (think it was Hants & Surrey Bus Blog) used to publish a yearly comprehensive list of all the open top...

I'm planning a day trip from Guildford to visit both Pluckley and Rye (unsure which order yet). Is anybody able to help me find the best ticket (or combination of tickets) which would allow the following: - Guildford to Pluckley via Redhill and Tonbridge - Pluckley to Rye via Ashford...

I need to travel soon from London to Sheffield on a bank holiday, and I'm considering going first class with East Midlands Railway as it's only a few pounds more than standard class. However, I'm struggling to find out what the first class catering offer is on bank holidays. I messaged EMR on...

Hi all, I've taken a plunge and booked myself and two others a Pullman Dining day trip with Steam Dreams Rail Co. I was wondering if anybody has done Pullman Dining with them and would care to share their experiences - the good or the bad? It has cost me well over a grand so I'm very much...

Hi all, Just out of interest, is anybody able to advise on whether there is any logic behind which routing 1F83 00:33 (00:40 on Fridays and Saturdays) Waterloo to Guildford takes on any given day of the week? One of the turns at my depot involves passing on this service, and in my experience...

The other day I had to pass in the cab of a Class 458 - a strange train of many interesting design quirks it seems. I was particularly intrigued by this piece of strange design (see photo) to the right of the driver's seat, featuring a cut-away in the wall, and a cage surrounding the horn. The...

I'm quick enough to complain on this forum about the awful service provided by First Bus (particularly on the RA2 route), however in a change of tone, I just wanted give credit where it's due and share my mostly positive experience with Falcon Buses today. Earlier today, the entire timetable...

Hi all, Just a quick question - does anybody know if SWR staff get discounted travel on the RailAir bus please? Can't find anything official on the First Rewards website, but I'm sure I once saw another SWR guard ask the driver for a "staff rate" ticket(?) Thanks in advance. :)

Hi all, Just a quick question. Is anybody able to advise whether you can use the First Rewards £6 Avanti West Coast "rover tickets" to upgrade to First Class using Seatfrog? Many thanks. Unsure as to whether the answer to my original question is unknown, or the thread just slipped through -...

Hi all, I've just travelled from Kensal Rise to Wandsworth on an Optare Metrodecker on the TfL route 28. Throughout the journey, the bus braked incredibly heavily multiple times, almost sending me flying into the window. The first time, I'd assumed an animal or such had run out into the road...

Apologies for the long post - a bit of a rant, but I'm also looking for some advice / clarification on a few things... I have written multiple times on this forum about the indifference and abysmal level of service provided by the First Bus operated RailAir brand. From cancelling the last bus...

Hi all, A couple of years ago, I started a thread in the Buses & Coaches section on "Most Hostile Bus Routes". Recent experiences have prompted me to ponder the most hostile / troublesome railway lines... My nomination will have to be the Guildford to Aldershot and Aldershot to Ascot lines. I...

Hi all, Please let's not let this descend into (yet another) debate about whether ghosts are real or not, but I have been reading about how Class 450101 is supposedly haunted by a girl who was killed by it. I also note that the unit was damaged prior to entering service, but can't find much...

Last night, I was travelling home with a local independent operator. As we pulled into the last stop, I went to exit the bus and the driver asked which way I was going. I replied and he told me to stay on the bus, and ended up giving me a lift back to my house on the deadrun back to the depot...

Hello, Just a quick question - does Chessington South station have a ticket office? The National Rail website says it does, but I can't seem to find it(!) Many thanks.

Hi all, Is anybody be able to advise whether I would able to use a First Rail Travel Card (the one with the date boxes) as my "standard class ticket" to upgrade to GWR's Pullman Dining, if there is availability? Many thanks.

Hi all, Possibly a slightly odd request... I'm trying to find a video I remember watching a couple of years ago on YouTube. It was titled something along the lines of "How To Ride The Bus" and was a comedic, somewhat satirical, tutorial for exactly that - how to ride the bus. The visuals were...

Hi all, I've got to be in Brentwood next weekend, so thought I'd make the journey a little more interesting and take a spin on the heritage 339 bus route from Epping. Just a few questions about the route... How would I go about buying tickets? Am I correct in assuming that it's just hop on...