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AWC trains to & from London Euston started calling at LPY from yesterdays timetable change; it appears that only 7 car Class 807 Evero units are scheduled to stop there. The 0740 from Lime Street is scheduled to stop at both LPY & HTF but didn’t this morning, and I assume that was because it...

Booking an Off Peak Return from Bradford on Avon for a weekday in July. Outbound: The 08.12 from BoA connecting with the 08.44 from Bath to Paddington is shown as available to book as an Off Peak Return But the LC code is ambiguous to me and I do not really understand what it means and...

I have an Advance Single from Paddington to Trowbridge via Swindon. The 14.15 from Paddington arrives Swindon 1508. The Connection departs Swindon 1515 (via Melksham) & arrives Trowbridge 1550. What if this 7mins connection is missed? The next train via Melksham is at 1735 over 2 hours later...

Which online railway ticket purchasing sites allow seats to be chosen and reserved from a seating plan when purchasing non advance tickets eg.an off peak return ? Many of the sites I have looked at merely allocate seats often with no reference to the preferences I have indicated (window...

Does anyone know the planned diagrams for the current Cross Country timetable ?

I received this email from Modern Railways last week regarding tickets for an Avanti record attempt on the London Euston to Glasgow route scheduled for this Wednesday 07/05/2025. The 20 tickets all appeared to sell very quickly. There does not appear to be any timings as yet on Realtime Trains...

Are the extensions to platforms 2 & 3 at Souhport complete yet? Seems to have been going on for months - first heard It was going to happen back in 2022 so the platforms could accommodate 2 x 4 car class 777's.

When are strike day timetables likely to be published and loaded onto the National Rail Journey Planner?

I have already booked an off peak return from Westbury to London Paddington using GWR for the next strike weekend (5 & 6 April). Hopefully the outward journey on 5 April will be Ok but would I be entitled to use an alternative route for the return on 6 April eg. from Waterloo via Salisbury to...

LNR - Does anyone know which services are currently scheduled for 8 cars and which for 4 cars for Monday to Friday, Saturday & Sunday diagrams ? The LNR website information for 'How busy is my train ' ( which shows how many seats are scheduled for each train service) has not been updated from...

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/avanti-wc-down-the-pan-again.258896/ Why aren't 8 car trains run by LNR throughout the day on every Liverpool to Birmingham service?

DB seems to have a very different policy around Travel centres and ticket offices compared to the UK ....investing in them rather than closing them. https://www.railwaygazette.com/passenger/db-opens-first-of-25-redesigned-station-travel-centres/64967.article

Does anyone have a copy of MALÝ ATLAS LOKOMOTIV 2023 for sale or knowledge of where I might be able to purchase a copy from ? (without having to travel to a bookshop in Czechia !)

I have an off peak return booked for the above journey. I am a bit confused about which route(s) the ticket would be valid on. e.g.. Westbury - Bristol -- Birmingham - Doncaster Or Westbury - Swindon- Gloucester - Birmigham - Doncaster Or Westbury - Reading - Birmingham - Doncaster 0r...

Can Charfield Loops be used by passenger trains? I ask because numerous times in the past month, and today is a good example, 1M93 Bristol to Manchester is delayed by 2V63 Weymouth to Gloucester. 2V63 is approx. 20mins late and started to delay 1M93 at Filton Abbey Wood. Unbelievably it was...

Cancellation levels for TPE still nearly 25% of all its services last month https://www.orr.gov.uk/search-news/pre-cancellation-issues-continue-new-data-shows-almost-quarter-all-transpennine-express "A suitable plan has yet to be implemented and until the practice ceases, ORR will continue to...

Does anyone know what the usual allocation of coaches (4 or 8 ) is on Liverpool to Birirmingham services on a typical Sunday ? Departures at 10.33, 1133, 1233, 1333 and hourly until 2133

I want to book an off peak return from Bristol Parkway to Manchester online before the price rise on Sunday for travel in April. I would like to reserve a seat in each direction. There is no problem in booking the ticket but despite requesting a seat reservation the folloeing appears on the...

34 cancellations listed on XC Journeycheck today ( 0900 Mon 31/10/22) Nearly all on the Cardiff - Birmingham -:Nottingham route and due to a shortage of train drivers. Is this problem spreading from Avanti , TPE & Northern to Cross Country as well & likely to continue for sometime...

https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/today.aspx Since about 1800 today most if not all trains from Liverpool to Wigan and Blackpool North have been cancelled according to National Rail because of a road accident near St Helens Central. Does anyone know any details about what has...