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I think these days trains should have one or two designated loud coaches for those wishing to play tiktoks, listen to music, make calls etc. without the use of a headset. The norm should be a low murmur with at most quiet conversation. Thoughts?

The government is looking to remove 15 minute Delay Repay as part of GB Rail transition. A retrograde step in my opinion. Delay Repay 15 is in use by the majority of TOCs and provides a better incentive to keep journeys to time. If there is a concern about the administrative burden of handling...

Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/unlawful-use-of-sjpn-by-train-companies-for-section-5-1-rora-prosecutions.269410/ Section 46 of the Criminal Procedure Rules does require that a corporate prosecutor must be a legal representative (and therefore must be a solicitor or barrister)...

A man was issued with a €200 on the spot fine by SNCF security agents at Nantes station last Sunday for making a phone call on loudspeaker. I think we could do with something of that sort in the UK...

If a passenger buys an annual season ticket from (say) Feniton to Exeter St Davids, can they have both a Network Gold Card and a D&C Gold Card, or must they choose one or the other?

Mpox, the disease formerly known as monkeypox, has as of yesterday become a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. (For comparison, COVID-19 was declared a PHEIC on 30•JNR•20.) An epidemic has been active in Africa for a while now with over 14,000 cases and 456 deaths. The first...

Today's Times runs an article citing BTP figures about crime on the railway. As a male I obviously can't comment other than to say I hope all perpetrators are dealt with according to the law. The article also mentions the 61016 service and Railway Guardian app...

From 12 August, Avantage members of Club Eurostar will no longer have lounge access for any journeys. They could previously access the ex-Thalys lounges just outside the stations at Paris Nord and Brussels Midi-Zuid.

That's correct, and was acknowledged by AlbertBeale in the use of the qualifier "often". Trainline also takes money out of the industry in the form of seller's commission, and there are very few cases where it is better to use them than an alternative sales channel.

I am travelling from London to Northampton and back today. Upon searching for a ticket online, the Super Off-Peak Day Return (SOL) is quoted for journeys fully on LNWR, but when a journey comes up including Avanti changing at Milton Keynes Central, the site decides I need two Super Off-Peak Day...

Until recently, when I saved my LNER tickets to Apple Wallet, the outbound ticket would pop up on the lock screen ready to be displayed for inspection/gates. Now it no longer displays on the right day and comes up on the next day instead. Anyone know why this is or how it can be fixed, and...

VR (Finnish railways) is cancelling around 20 intercity services a day this week due to very cold weather freezing up the innards of trains and these needing to be defrosted. More at https://yle.fi/a/74-20067872 (One to keep in the back pocket for the next time cold weather affects the UK and...

Just over a month ago I travelled on Avanti to Birmingham International on an off-peak return plus SeatFrog first class upgrade; the latter cost £38. No first class catering was provided on board due to "staff shortages", so in effect I received the Standard Premium service. The train manager...

Owing to wildcat strikes by GetLink staff in France, trains through the Channel Tunnel, both Eurostar and EuroTunnel Le Shuttle have suspended service through the tunnel since about midday. This is going to be not very good for seasonal travel.

The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (Automatic Online Conviction and Standard Statutory Penalty) (Specification of Offences and Penalties) Regulations have been published in draft today. The regulations, which are made under new powers from section 3 of the Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022...

Mod note: moved from thread TfL proposes to withdraw Day Travelcards Southeastern is perfectly content to issue inboundary, outboundary, anytime, or off-peak day Travelcards to its smartcards.

Ben Elton will front a show with the above name tomorrow (Monday 26) at 8pm on Channel 4. It seems it will focus on TPE and contrast it with services in the south such as the Elizabeth line line. Probably worth tuning in.

Just 6 years after its first students started, the National College for High Speed Rail in Doncaster is closing down. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/d6d70772-0218-11ee-b730-2607a18701aa?shareToken=acd7db2719c961f6635b67a1a9d4968f

An article in today's Times reveals that Heathrow Express revenue is still a third down on the corresponding period of 2019, which it is attributing to travellers switching to the Elizabeth line. More power to them...

The 3G mobile phone network switch-off is happening in phases this year and next year across the UK. Most recently parts of Devon switched off. One effect of this is that many pay & display type parking machines will no longer be able to process payments. Due to their locations, they are not...