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Hi all, Was the LNER service 5Z12 into London Liverpool Street last night that's showing on RTT a genuine service, or an anomaly? If so, was this just routine route learning or is there a planned diversion that way at some point soonish?

Hi all, I'm new to the "bus" side of things, but I was wondering if anyone knew where to find out who a new operator of a bus was going to be. I've been told that: Service 204 & 204A The contract for this service has been awarded by Durham County Council to another operator (from Go North...

I have been planning some rail journeys this month, all of which used advance tickets. Do we know yet what my best course of action is for: (a) advance journeys on strike a day, (b) a return ticket with the outbound portion on a strike day and the return portion not on a strike day, and (c)...

I have a return SVR with this restriction code, which mentions nothing about breaks of journey. Is it valid for a break of journey on the outward leg? The ticket is York - Manchester; I was considering stopping for a coffee with family on the way, as it seems the Mk5s won't be in passenger...

Hi all, There only seem to be two trains per day showing up in the timetable for Middlesbrough after the 20th May. Does anyone know the reason for this, as we're now within the 12 weeks of this date? One of my friends is trying to buy tickets for the weekend of the 1st June, with very...

Looks like this might be very serious: https://news.sky.com/story/train-derails-on-highway-bridge-in-washington-state-11176581

It seems like a lot of TPE trains missed out Manchester last night, causing a lot of delays to a group of my friends heading to Birchwood - I ended up picking them up by car from Piccadilly and Victoria. Does anyone know the reason? On a sidenote: where is the best place to pick people up at...

I'm what's called a class 1 numpty. So, I've bought two tickets today, using the East Coast website, both Advance Purchase. The first one has no issues. For the second one, I seem to have booked a railcard ticket in error, without physically selecting one (I don't have a railcard, nor am I...

Hi all, Is the following possible: I'm travelling on a weekday, on a long distance route. A company I work for has bought me tickets for this journey in Standard class, and I would like to upgrade them to First. Is it possible to excess a Standard Advance into a First Advance?

Hi all, I'm currently looking to book a trip from Durham to Brighton on Saturday 11 April, leaving Durham after 2pm. The VTEC website gives me £58.30 for the journey, which is very reasonable, however I was wondering if anyone could do better on cost? Ideally I would like to arrive in...

Is the following valid: Out: Direct train Durham to King's Cross Return: Liverpool Street to Cambridge, break overnight, Cambridge to Peterborough, then direct train to Durham. I believe it is looking at the Routeing Guide, but I'd appreciate having someone else check it over first -...

I hold an EC Rewards ticket from Durham to Edinburgh Waverley (for Friday night, if it matters - I'm running the Great Winter Run on Saturday morning!). Having booked my hotel room, it turns out that it's actually closer to Haymarket (actually, straight across the road from Haymarket!), so I'd...

Hi all, My friend has noticed that there are now metal trays between the tracks at Manchester Victoria station, and was wondering what they were there for. My suspicion is that it might be something to do with the lack of retention tanks on some of the rolling stock, and the need to deal...

Hi all, Hope you can help me on this one! I'm looking for a train to get me into Manchester at around 5.30pm. According to the East Coast site (which I usually book trains on), my preferred option, the 15.20 from Euston, costs an eye-watering £113. Looking earlier, I can get the 14.20...

Hi folks, I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to the cheapest way to do this journey. I don't mind using splits, interesting routes or advances. I don't have a railcard, but do have Oyster. Thursday 15 May Leave Durham at any point, arrive Albermarle St. London (nearest...

A friend is wanting to travel from Leuchars to Durham this Sunday, however the line between Edinburgh and Newcastle is closed (bus-replacement), and there are also diversions via Carlisle. NRE isn't showing any of the services through Carlisle as valid options, only getting on one (or even...

Hi - I hope you can help. A week ago, I booked an off-peak return ticket, from Durham to Manchester Piccadilly for next weekend. It looks as if it will be more convenient for me to alight at Manchester Oxford Road (the next station that the train I'm on is due to call at). I would still be...

I can't seem to be able to find any at all - has something gone wrong with the booking engines, or are they all out of quota? For info: Travelling Friday any train any time (don't mind which, prefer AM), returning Sunday late (last train-ish). 2 people, both with YP cards.

Hi all, I'm trying to work out the best deal for 2 people, both with 16-25 railcards, to get to ABD on Friday 2/3/12, returning on Monday 5/3/12. The best I've got so far is to split at Berwick, which gets me £44.20 each way. Does anyone have any other suggestions? A through train is...

Hi all, Can anyone suggest any splitting points for MKC-DHM leaving after 5pm on Friday 25 Feb, and returning as late as possible on Sunday 27th. The East Coast site has a route via London at £23.80 each way (with Y-P railcard), but does anyone know any cheaper routes/splits? I've had a...