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In a couple of weeks time I’m planning on travelling from Mansfield to Hull. As with most journeys travelling northwards from Mansfield, splitting at Shirebrook, Worksop or Sheffield can often save a considerable amount of money. In the past I have often changed at Worksop and Retford when...

I’m travelling up to Glasgow from Alfreton next month for a few days. My outward journey is on Monday 13th October and returning on Saturday 18th October. Using my Senior Railcard and splitting tickets at Hellifield, I can do the journey, using flexible tickets, for a very reasonable price of...

There has been an issue with Nottinghamshire ENCTS passes not working since Wednesday of this week and I see that this may now not be fixed until next week. My bus pass currently will not work on Nottinghamshire City Transport and Trent Barton buses and it also doesn’t work on the Nottingham...

I’m visiting Cardiff for a few days the week after next. On one of my 4 days there I am planning on making use of an Explore Cardiff and Valleys Day Ranger. I’m finding some confusion as to the correct price and whether I can get a reduction with a Senior Railcard. The Transport for Wales...

Next month I am hoping to visit the North East of Scotland, staying in Aberdeen for 9 nights. I say hoping because this was a trip originally planned for May last year, but I had to cancel it because of a series of RMT and ASLEF strikes at the time which would have made travel to/from Nottingham...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/leeds-station-improvement.170747 It does seem to have been going on for years, and yet nothing yet has been done to resolve the situation of platform 17. Are there any plans for this in the near future? The...

There have been numerous threads concerning the rail Service to Brigg. Discussions about the inadequate timetable, including the recent timetable change and which TOC should operate the service, have been discussed at length. This is my report on using the line for a day trip to Brigg so please...

I have a holiday planned and hotel booked in Aberdeen from 22nd-31st May. The day I’m due to travel back, Wednesday 31st May, is one of the ASLEF strike days. If I was able to extend my stay by one or two nights, how might a journey back to Nottingham be on either Thursday 1st or Friday 2nd...

I live on a rural bus route which is heavily subsidised by the local authority. The route has recently been threatened with complete withdrawal but the local authority has agreed to fund it until September next year when its future will again be reviewed. The local parish councils in the...

I’m not sure if this is the correct thread to post this but I’m posting it here hoping that the right people might read it. Feel free to move my post if it doesn’t belong here. A few weeks ago I travelled from Hucknall (Robin Hood Line in Nottinghamshire) to Newcastle using an any permitted Off...

I thought it might be interesting in this Trip Planning section to hear how people are changing their day trips out and especially holiday plans as a result of the planned strikes and ongoing unreliability and uncertainty of rail travel due to cancelled trains etc. Please try to keep this thread...

I have just been reading the thread 'Furthest day return trip by bus from your home town'. I quite like having days out by bus, but I don't think I would want to travel such huge distances as I prefer to base my days out around getting off and exploring interesting locations along my planned...

I tried to add this report to my previous ChrisC Rover and Ranger thread but was not able to do so as this had been locked to further replies. I hadn't posted there for over a year! Last year was a busy year but for obvious reasons I have not done any holidays involving using rail rovers this...

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/northern-connect-original-plans-vs-what-actually-happened.168219/ I can understand if Nottingham to Bradford does not happen. I didn’t think it was very sensible to add that short extension to the route, including reversal at...

I posted the following a few days ago in the Trip Planning and Reports section but as yet have not had any response. I thought I’d try here as it’s connected with ticket validity. Is the Freedom of Devon and Cornwall Rover valid on the 0837 XC departure from Penzance? The National Rail Website...

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/parliamentary-debate-on-east-to-west-midlands-railway-connectivity.184669/page-6#post-4086809 Nottingham is often mentioned as an example of a city with good co-ordinated public transport. I agree that it is within the city area...

Later this summer I am planning to travel up to Inverness from Nottingham on a Monday morning using an Off Peak Return priced at £112.85 with my Senior Railcard. After spending a week in Inverness, the following Monday afternoon I am planning on travelling down as far as Glasgow, staying 3...

Last summer I spent a week in Plymouth and made use of a Plymouth Bus 7 Day ticket which I had loaded onto a Key Card. This was very useful for travel in and around Plymouth and also excellent value for days out to Padstow, Looe, Polperro and Bude. I registered my new Plymouth Bus Key card...

Does anyone know anything about this ticket or has any experience of actually purchasing one and using it? I’m staying for a week in Dumfries this summer and was thinking of spending some days discovering the area by bus. Looking at daily and weekly tickets available on the Stagecoach West...

Are there any ticket machines at Leeds station that will sell tickets from another station? Just wondered because I’m going to be in Leeds next month and will have a 7 Day West Yorkshire ticket loaded onto an M Card. If I decided any day to travel beyond the boundary could I buy a ticket from a...