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Worth listening to Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast for today with details of some very low priced bus and train fares in some parts of the south of France...

Does anyone have any idea what's going on with the ECML between Morpeth and Drem. The information on the LNER website hasn't changed for a while and talks about power supply problems and an object on the line. I have family members on the 1030 ex Kings Cross now running 3 hours plus late and the...

I'm looking to travel on an off peak return from Edinburgh to Burton on Trent with one way via Settle/Carlisle and the other via ECML I've never used the national routing guide before so I'm unclear whether this is feasible. It is not very user friendly to a first time user. Can anyone help. It...

An interesting programme on the World Service this afternoon re solar power and trains in Australia, India and the UK. Available on BBC Sounds - search for People Fixing the World or look at the schedule (1506 on 24 Nov).

Is anyone familiar with the technical details, design and maintenance of the ventilation systems on different train types? After reading up on this re. a recent air journey (20 changes per hour, air travels downwards towards floor etc) I wonder how that compares with trains. Bearing I'm mind...

All overnight sleepers Paris - Venice via Milan now cancelled untl 30th June. Nice to Milan (twice daily) restarts on 4th June. No date for the Marseille service to restart. I was booked on a Paris to Milan couchette next month. I used the payment and electronic ticketing via the Trenitalia...