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With the recent news that the Poole-Cherbourg ferry route is being withdrawn, I figured I'd take a return trip to Cherbourg for old times sake. I'm not planning on driving; there seems very little point for a couple of hours. So I'm looking for a few suggestions on what to do in those couple of...

I'm trying to track down recent 747 visits at Bournemouth Airport. Best I can find is TF-AAK (ex Air France / Iron Maiden / Saudia / Air Atlanta Icelandic) and VG-BZV (ex Virgin / Longtail / JetOneX), both visiting in January/February of 2022. The former worked a few flights from Bournemouth...

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9qeq08g70yt Location: Ban Thanon Khot, Nakhon Ratchasima province, north of Bangkok. A crane working on a rail project collapsed from an overhead structure onto the second carriage of a three carriage train. At the time of this post, twenty two people...

I came across a load of old promo leaflets for various railways. Are they worth anything? Or purely collectable value only? In date order: (All have *some* fold lines, but I've mentioned particularly noticable ones) - East Somerset Railway 2000 timetable and info (good condition, opens up to...

Are SWR Evening Out tickets valid on CrossCountry services? The journey in question is Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth. I cannot buy this ticket if I choose a service run by XC, but if I look up the restriction code (UL), it doesn't mention any restrictions beyond a couple of west...

Could someone please let me know what the codes are for booking RailAir tickets from Woking or Reading to Heathrow please? I'm on the National Rail website. I've tried all three "Heathrow Bus" options it offers, and it claims it can't find prices for any of them. I did a search of the forum and...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g8jvwz4m1o In short; in 2024-5, TfL prosecuted 3,691 people, issued 13,118 penalty fare notices and 850 written warnings on the tube, with a further 12,527 PFNs on the Overground and 440 warnings. That's a considerable number of people coming to TfL's...

As per title, really. I know they come up on eBay occasionally, but is there a bus breaker or parts place that sells second hand parts that would be a more reliable place to look? Thanks. :)

I don't find myself in this corner of the forum too often, but I'm trying to figure something out and I'm feeling particularly thick. Hoping you guys can help. I've been looking at late night bus timetables for a number of routes and I can't figure out why the information I'm getting doesn't...

Recently picked this up with some 313 bits. I have no idea what it is. Can anyone advise please? [For folks who can't see the pics - it's an opaque rectangular item marked "eao Article 72-01058.1 Date of Production: 01/2016". There are various electrical specs on the ear. It has sealed...

Came across a couple of pics of her from way back and was wondering what happened to her. Seemed to disappear around 2012. https://www.railforums.co.uk/members/gizmogle.607/ Anyone know?

Met up in London with a friend recently, on a weekday. We traveled on the tube to a half dozen different locations. She had two tickets and once had a problem getting through barriers on the tube. I looked at the tickets and I couldn't figure out how she was able to get in and out of the tube...

I've booked tickets for a group of seven people to travel from London Liverpool Street to Cambridge on November 11th, returning later the same day. One of the people has now dropped out. Given the T&C of GroupSave, which states that is the ticket still valid, or do I need to cancel, rebook for...

I'm looking at spending a day down in Southern territory to have a last ride on the 313s before they go. I've created a couple of itineraries and settled on this one. The problem I have with it is that there are a few short changes... and if I miss a connection then I'm pretty screwed for the...

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64806678 At the time of writing, 26 dead, dozens injured. 17 fire appliances at the scene. RIP to those who have gone and who won't make it.

Just wanted to check - I'm buying a ticket for someone to travel to London in December. I'm buying it in advance to get a decent price, moreso when combined with their railcard. Right now, they do not have a railcard, but by the date of travel, they will have a Disabled Persons Railcard. I'm 99%...

I've been trying to figure out the categories for class numbers and could use a little help! As far as I know (with examples): Class 1xx: DMU (150, 153, 158) Class 2xx: DEMU (221, 222, 230) Class 3xx: EMU, OHLE (313, 315, 317) Class 4xx: EMU, 3rd Rail (442, 444, 450) Class 6xx: Hydrogen (600...

I'm considering making a journey from Bournemouth to London Waterloo, but via Salisbury and Basingstoke. Return would be direct from Waterloo to Bournemouth. I'm thinking the the best combination of tickets would be an open return BMH-WAT, then a SOU-SAL single and a SAL-BSK single, with the...

I have a relative travelling from Brighton to Bournemouth today. They're arranging their own travel but out of curiosity, I tried to see what trains they'd be on. The National Rail journey planner suggests this is the 1305 Brighton - Southampton (1N18) then Southampton - Bournemouth (1W69). This...

Assuming unlimited money and no DfT/TOC interference, what three things would you fix or change about the railway? Could be anything you like as long as it's railway related - new benches at your local station, putting 1938ts back on the Northern Line, rebuilding the SWML so double-deck trains...