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For the purposes of Two Together Railcard validity (only valid M-F after 9.30, any time weekends and bank holidays) does Monday 26th August count as a bank holiday for ScotRail services or not? I couldn't find anything on the Railcard website. Thanks

There's probably a more succinct way for me to ask this, so apologies for length. Yesterday I had split tickets for my journey from south Wales to London - open returns from Cardiff to Swindon, from Swindon to Reading and from Reading to Paddington, with reservations on the 1718 return from...

Yesterday my son tried to buy an open return from Lawrence Hill to Pontypridd both via an app and from the train manager, but both said the ticket was unavailable so he will end up buying two singles. I understand that a day return was available but that wouldn't do him any good He also tried...

Hi experts. Is a Crewe to Edinburgh off-peak return valid via Manchester Piccadilly (Arriva Trains Wales to Manchester, TransPennine Express from Manchester)? The context is that I'll be travelling from south Wales, and want to know what my back up options are in case there's any significant...

Are there any afternoon services that are more/less likely to be replaced by a sprinter at the moment? The context for this is that I need to book my mum on to a train, and because of her back problems I want to minimise the chance of it being a sprinter. Services in question are 1131, 1231 and...

Probably a daft question, but what does this handle do - does it set off an alarm, or an extinguisher, or something else? The image is from a class 40, but similar appears on class 37. Thanks.

Saw 45212 at Cardiff yesterday on the Cathedrals express and noticed that the 47 on the back was idling and wondered why - does this assist in any way, or just provide ETS or what? And is this what normally happens on railtours? Just curious...

This one: http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U54636/2018/04/25/advanced Does it still have steam on the front as advertised?

I'm after a coupling hook (draw-hook?) as used in a three-link coupling. This would be for purely decorative purposes ie it could have exceeded its useful life as a coupling hook. Would anyone know where I'd get one from or make enquiries of? For example, given that I'd be happy to consider...

I saw that the stock off this railtour is due to trundle off to Barry (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U52215/2018/03/01/advanced) and return (http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/U52216/2018/03/01/advanced) a bit later. What happens to the loco - will it be turned round somehow in a...

My question at some level is simple: is it possible to purchase a season ticket (from Pontypridd) that is valid to both Cardiff Central and Cardiff Bay? And if so, how? The background to this is that my new job takes me sometimes to the bay and sometimes to central, so it will work out a bit...

As hinted in a previous post, I'm wanting to buy a return from Chesterfield to Newport via Stockport over Christmas. It's a simple journey - one change (at Stockport). I've tried various search engines and when asking for "via Stockport" they all give the same options - using Cross Country...

Title says it all really, but I've tried through three separate booking engines (ATW, GWR and Cross Country) to reserve seats on various services (23 Dec 1037 and 1137 Derby to Newport, and 27 Dec 1200 and 1301 Newport to Derby) but in each case it's saying reservations are not available. In...

Hello everyone When reviewing this https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeplonk/31373141691/in/dateposted-public/ image that I took of light trails of two trains passing, I noticed that there is a kink in the trails of both trains at the point at which they pass, near the top of the image. I...

Does anyone know what the loco and formation (wagonwise) of this train will be today? http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/B31323/2016/10/29/advanced Thanks in advance.

As the title suggests, are there any static exhibits at Bishops Lydeard station? Thanks.

Basically I want to see the train (loco-hauled version) in the south Wales valleys. How often does it come down here, and is there a more efficient way of finding out its diagram other than repeatedly checking RTT? Thanks in advance.

I realise the answer might be that that it is basically random from day to day, but are there any of the Cardiff Central to Treherbert diagrams that should definitely (subject to nothing untoward happening during the day) be sprinters rather than pacers? Thank you.

I recall seeing, a few months ago, a website that recorded details of delays (including providing average delay times etc) for any particular train over the previous month (or maybe more, or less, but certainly longer than Realtime Trains retains). But I can't remember what the website is...

Dear knowledgeable ones... My daughter wants to make a trip which starts in one south Wales valley, involves spending much of the day in Cardiff, and then ending at a station in a different valley. My reading of the National Rail Conditions of Carriage is that it's OK to buy a single from the...