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And this is that thread! Should it be acceptable that money can effectively allow a fare evader to avoid prosecution? Should the decision to prosecute or not be based on the facts of the case, not the size of the wallet?

Yesterday we had the latest issue with the wires being down on the ECML. It seems to me that this happens a lot more on the east coast than it does on the west. Is this the case? Is there any empirical evidence for it? If so, why? Cheaper infrastructure? A downside of more modern design?

Something that came up in a conversation with my dad yesterday evening, that both of us vaguely remember but neither of us is sure of. Does anyone know how the junction to the heart of Wales line was operated back then? We both vaguely recall (or at least think we do) that trains to and from...

Interesting experience at Northallerton earlier this morning. Waiting on the up platform for a train to York. Announcement 1 - the next train does not stop here, please stand clear Announcement 2 - the next train at platform 1 is the xx:xx to yyyy Fast train hammers through Stopper comes...

I’m off to Liverpool in a couple of weeks and will be there from approx 11am day one to 3pm on day two. Whilst I’m driving most of the way, I don’t really want to drive in the city and parking is daylight robbery in the city centre. As I understand it Merseytravel operate park and ride at a...

Moderator Note - split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/no-reply-following-offer-to-settle-out-of-court-update.272263/ And also we know from extensive experience on this forum that the majority of out of court settlement figures are calculated without giving any credit for the...

Inspired by the mention of pies in the fish and chips thread….. I’m thinking primarily of individual rather than family sized pies, and to my mind a pie is entirely encased in pastry, not some sort of “stew with a lid” Pies I love….. Steak and ale from Kitsons butchers in Northallerton...

Trying to make a pair of seat reservations for my elderly parents to go from Coventry to Wolverhampton. They'll be using their local authority passes so won't have to pay, but they need to be guaranteed seats. So I sent a Twitter/X direct message to Avanti explaining this and asking for them...

A thread for those occasional moments in life that cost little or nothing but bring great pleasure First day in a brand new pair of socks Waking up at weekday time on a Saturday and realising you don’t have to get up straight away Putting your out of office message on just before you go on...

Moderator Note - split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/ticket-on-train-confusion-penalty-fare.265255/page-3 Can they - in theory at least - bar the OP Modusing their services? Not saying they would, just wondering if there are other possibilities the OP needs to be aware of

So. I vividly recall getting a copy of the Railway Magazine for Christmas, roundabout 1980, that had an article in it about a trip up the Far North line which - I think - had the author riding in the cab. From very vague memory it was a morning service from Inverness, with newspapers / parcels...

This reminded me that I've thought similarly a few times over recent months reading some of the threads posted on here. What do people think is the threshold where an administrative disposal is no longer acceptable?

I’m travelling York to Todmorden on a Northern only advance, bought via their app. For some reason, in this direction it always puts the change from the York - Blackpool onto a Calder Valley at Leeds, which is a bit of a faff compared to Halifax or Hebden Bridge where it’s obviously always...

I’ve just been on a 4 car train on the Manchester - Todmorden - Blackburn route and there were announcements that only 3 cars would fit in the platform at Burnley Manchester Road. For the principal station in a decent sized (~90,000 population) town this seems somehow insufficient. Are there...

Just come south on 1P20, which is fast Northallerton to York, yet it went onto the up slow and lost 15 minutes by the time it got to York. Nothing overtook it on the fast line

I wonder if I might get some advice / info from the forum's cognoscenti..... I'm booked on the 08:59 Grand Central from Halifax to London tomorrow (28th). Because I'm a bit OCDish I checked everything was OK this morning and discovered the train was cancelled, which was a bit of a shock. Some...

mods note - split from this thread We never needed a triple lock, it was always a sop to pensioners. All that’s needed is a guaranteed link between pensions and the true cost of living

So. Lots of threads end up talking about the current definition of the timetable being that published at 22:00 on the day prior to travel. But how reasonable is that? Obviously it depends on the journey. One extreme might be the first Wick train out of Inverness; if that’s cancelled it’s a...

Two things I noticed buying a ticket From Todmorden to Halifax just now. I’ve attached photos to illustrate. 1 - the list of stations on the “quick buy” tab is insane. It includes New Pudsey and (even more bizarrely) Bramley, but doesn’t include Manchester, Burnley, Halifax, Bradford or Leeds...

A hypothetical question for you. Lets assume all 22 Deltics are still operational, and none have what you might call a terminal illness - doubtless some will be in better health than others, but all have two working engines and no major known faults It’s decided that they will all be withdrawn...