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Just been on a Northenr train passing Romiley and saw a TPE train going the other way. No engineering works to Stockport so decided to look it up. It appears there was an ECS movement from Manchester to Chinley East junction and back again. But for what reason?? Photos attached

Stockport to Manchester advance using TfW for £0.70

There are currently 2 sections of railway where trains crawl and I’d like to understand the rationale behind it. 1) Halfway between Disley and Middlewood going northbound ONLY, the train crawls to like 5mph on the edge of Lyme Park. Why?? Never used to do this in previous decades. And note...

I’ve recently noticed that a lot of TP Express services from Man Airport terminate at Saltburn now. I’m sure they all used to terminate at Redcar Central. When did this change occur and why has Saltburn now been added to the route?

Hello. Last month I bought an anytime single from Sturry to Ashford International. During my journey, my plans changed and I needed to go to Stratford. I got off the train and went to the ticket office on the other side of the gate line. I explained I needed an excess fare on top of my current...

This will be a quick discussion I guess… In the current timetable, the last train from Llandudno arrives into Blaenau at 2027 and the last return journey supposedly leaves at the same time. This is the same train. So why has no time been allowed for the driver / conductor to swap ends...

I was intercepted at Manchester Victoria train station in November by revenue protection having travelled from Salford Crescent. I had purchased a ticket on the TfW app but due to a concert at the arena, the mobile network was not working so I could not download / show my ticket. As a result, I...

Hi. Not sure if this has been brought up before but I was on an EMR train today that was heading to Skegness. For the first 30mins, the under-seat heaters were being fixed or attended to. I saw parts being swapped. I’ve supplied a photo of the activity in-progress. Is this common? I don’t ever...

Hi. This will be likely be a short thread but I was in Burnley yesterday and on the back of a bus (it was quite dark so didn’t notice the company name) there was an advert or message that read “eh up cocker”. Now I have been saying that to people for years, pretending I’m southern and was...

Why is the Buxton line never earmarked for improvements? Journey times are terrible, electrification is costly due to terrain and low tunnels. They could at least provide a speeded up service or make line speed improvements. Something I’ve noticed over the past few years is the train comes to...

I’m trying to put in a delay repay claim for a trip from Coventry - Lye on the 21st September. My train from Birmingham Moor Street was cancelled but I cannot remember exactly which one it was other than it was in the afternoon. Can anyone tell me which was cancelled and how long my delay to Lye...

No trains are running between Macclesfield and Stoke On Trent today. Few observations / queries from me. 1) XC services have been stopping at Wilmslow. I’ve not come across this before. Had this happened in the past? 2) The XC trains pass through Crewe without stopping. To my knowledge, all...

Walked to Oakengates for the first time last week. Signage to the station from the Station Fields end was terrible. No indication of which way to walk, although the main road (Bridge Street) had a station sign (likely pointing to the other entrance) but there was nothing after that. Seems rare...

I am trying to book a train for tomorrow morning but TPE tickets are not showing. Their social media team are not being helpful and they’ve asked me to speak to station staff. The trip is tomorrow not now! Can anyone shed any light on why tickets wouldn’t be showing for these 6.26 and 7.26 trains?

Hi all. I’d like to raise something that has occasionally happened to me but never found it reported elsewhere. When I’m looking for advance train tickets, I am sometimes finding that the journey planners (usually the NR one) are messing me about a bit. Let me give you an example. Yesterday...

Been on one of my trips out again this week in Scotland. Be interesting to hear what people make of the points below… 1) Why does the train pull in on the wrong (opposite) side sometimes at Muir Of Ord and Aviemore? No other trains were due, incidentally 2) Conon Bridge is a relatively new...

I noticed 2 things this week on my rail sale travels into South Wales. 1) Fishguard Harbour station does not say Fishguard Harbour on any sign at the station. Has this always been the case or was there a sign many years ago? Just says port of Fishguard now (see pic) 2) Sign on the approach to...

I did a search but nothing has come up. Are people aware of this sneaky change to their only 1st class service? I was gonna book a return trip to CARDIFF thinking meals are covered but luckily came across this nugget! No idea when it was posted but must be fairly recent...

Incase anyone is interested, I was on the 15:37 ex-PWL and at Tywyn it pulled into P2 and we were told to transfer onto the incoming northbound train (on P1) which would allow us to continue our journey to MCN. This swappage was done because the northbound unit had developed a fault en-route and...

As a frequent train traveller for both business and leisure, I like to think I have a sharp eye for railway-related items. One thing today has thrown me slightly, or maybe I’m just tired :) I’ve been on the Cambrian coast and I noticed some station signs had the platform number on them. Is this...