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There are a number of long distance trains that run to and from seemingly random stations; examples might include Manchester to Milford Haven, Gloucester to Weymouth and, more recently, Matlock to Cleethorpes. I was wondering therefore is there a subset of rail enthusiasts who enjoy riding such...

Inspired by the "Your least desirable station to wait at" thread.... Let’s say you’ve just missed your train, it’s a nice warm summer's evening and the next one isn’t due for 60 minutes. Which station would you most like to wait at and why? My vote would go to Lancaster. It's got a great real...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/class-810-for-east-midlands-railway-construction-introduction-updates.195052 I haven't had the pleasure of travelling on an EMR 810 as yet but have seen them pulling into Derby and Sheffield whilst on my travels, and it's been...

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/emr-intercity-as-bad-as-xc.290922/ It does seem that EMR are obsessed with the idea that everyone only wants to go to London and no one travels between intermediate stations. At present EMR run two trains an hour from Sheffield to...

I’ve been using FastJP for some time now but it’s got a really annoying feature where, when planning a journey with multiple changes, instead of presenting several journey times it just offers you exactly the same journey but with 5 or 6 alternative changing points as per the screenshot. As...

On Saturday I accidentally went to see Retford FC at home to Sandiacre Town and was intrigued to find that their ground is right next to the ECML; indeed to get into the ground you have to go along a path right next to the line, separated only by a metal fence. It set me wondering; what other...

Have you ever travelled from Dewsbury to Shrewsbury? Or perhaps from New Clee to Newquay? Or maybe even Cottingham to Mottingham via Nottingham? Can you think of any more?

I'm taking a trip from Sheffield to Exeter soon, I'm hoping to get the 0956 as it's usually a double voyager but when I try to reserve a seat the website informs me none are available. So I'm hoping there'll be seats available in the (unreserved presumably) second unit, however sometimes there...

I’m trying to claim delay repay for a journey on East Midlands Trains last month that was delayed by over an hour but EMR are refusing to refund me 50% of the costs of the whole journey on the grounds that I used split tickets and the first part of the journey was not delayed and the second part...

I had a lovely day out in St Albans yesterday - it’s a great place if you like walking, history and real ale! Yet to get there from Sheffield you have to change at Leicester, Kettering and Luton, even though it’s on the same line. I was wondering therefore why EMR don’t stop at St Albans even...

As per the attached photo, for some time now the screens at Sheffield station have featured the text "service reported as being busy" below certain services, predominantly EMR trains to and from Liverpool. My question is, what is the intending traveller supposed to do with this information? Do...

On a recent day out with Northern to Nottingham my partner and I found the train we had planned to get home had been cancelled so we got the one an hour earlier rather than wait an hour after for the later one. Can we claim any compensation off Northern for this? Of course technically we can't...

Whilst in Sheffield last night I noticed a poster advising that, due to work on Goole Swing bridge, there will be no through trains between Sheffield and Hull from 3 June to 2 July. Even though it's only a couple of weeks away, there's nothing I can find on Northern's disruptions page and, as...

I'm in London this weekend and intend to catch a bus, but I haven't been on a London bus since the days you could pay in cash so I wonder how it works now. My bank card is set up for contactless payment and I've used it previously on the Underground but what's baffling me is that according to...

It’s a common sight these days that, when the guard comes round to inspect tickets, many young people just hold out their phones, the guard points his reader at their screen and a beep is enough to satisfy him that they hold a valid ticket. What I’m puzzled about is what does the e-reader...

Strange business at Sheffield today. If you want to go to Nottingham East Midlands Trains are running a rail replacement bus service yet they're also running an hourly train service that leaves two minutes before the bus and gets to Nottingham in less than half the time the bus takes! Can anyone...

We are constantly being told by the media that passenger numbers and fare revenue is still substantially down on pre-pandemic levels so why does it seem like train operating companies are making so little effort to attract leisure travellers back with special deals? As an example of what I...

Here’s a bit of a conundrum…. Next week I’m hoping to use a Coasts & Peaks Rover to travel from Sheffield to the Merseyside area; on weekdays the rover is only valid after 0845 and, annoyingly, there is a train that leaves Sheffield at exactly 0845 to Liverpool so if the restriction is applied...

I was recently changing trains at a small staffed Northern station and, with 20 minutes to kill, decided to open one of the cans of craft ale I'd bought from Lidl. As I happily supped away on the open platform I was approached by a large man in a fluorescent jacket and asked if I was drinking...

I've got one of these and I'm planning a trip from Sheffield to Windermere for a day's walking at some point in the future. The problem is that my chosen journey leaving Sheffield at 0710 only gives me a 14 minute connection at Manchester Piccadilly which, given the Hope Valley stopper is...