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I did Split-Zagreb Sept 2025, and due to loco over heating it ended up 30 plus mins late, so would as others have said I would split the journey and get hotels overnight, or if still running there is an overnight sleeper train from Split to Vienna. I used this service last September to get me...

Best ever flight been on, and impossible to repeat was Concorde London-New York return in 2002, dad paid for it as pestered him for years, and after the Concorde crash there was a Daily Telegraph half price sale, so he snapped up 2 ticket, ended up going with Sister, staying 2 nights at the...

Some sections of the ECML have seen trains reach speeds above 150 mph, with a 225 test train, just before introduction reaching 161.7 mph between Grantham-Peterborough, down stoke bank, and a series of special trains with invited guests and transport secretary Mawhinney, reaching 154 mph...

HamworthyGoods, I did just quick calculation in my head, and appreciate that engineering and performance allowances add on time, but if these were tightened, similar to the Scottish Pullmans in the 90’s, with their 3hr 59 mins Kings Cross-Edinburgh runs, and with 140mph running and the Azuma...

If the whole of the ECML could be up graded to 140 mph, where it’s feasible, then a journey time of approx 3 hrs 35 mins Kings Cross-Edinburgh, could be achieved so its not a small gain. I know this sounds un feasible, but in the mid 90’s, 1T01 which was a shortened 225 set, with 5 Mk4’s, did...

I have had quite a few fast runs back in the days before data loggers and defensive driving, especially with the 91’s on the Scottish Pullmans. With their 3 hr 59 min King cross-Edinburgh timing, with a few standing out, including doing Peterborough-colton Jct In 54 mins, stop to pass, with...

Had 220029 which think newly refurbished, on the 14.04 Edinburgh-Plymouth ( from York to Plymouth) on Monday 17th Aug, which got to try out First Class, due to getting a Seat Frog 1st class upgrade for £36.00. I thought the seats looked nice, but they were quite hard, and maybe prefer the...

I have travelled on few trains, where we were running nearly 30 mins late, so by end of journey was hoping met more delay, so would get compensation, as the threshold was 30 mins for delay repay and recently was on train which left Birmingham New Street 44 mins late, and before reached...

It looks like there are 10 Refurbished XC Voyagers operating, as of today(Thurs 6th Aug}. I looked on Real time Trains, for XC Voyager services operating through Birmingham, and this was list came up with: 220013, 220002, 220021, 220008, 220033, 220006, 220025, 220016, 220007, 220023, Looks...

FlixBus have really hiked up their prices on the Exeter-London route, especially on the N49 for the Summer, its now about £70.00 plus return booked few days ahead, compared to £16.99 each way before summer. National Express are similar, so if go day out to London during summer, i‘ll drive as it...

Harpo, your right i forget that route, as it slipped my mind, my bad.

755’s operate the following routes: Stansted-Norwich, Cambridge-Ipswich. Ipswich-Peterborough 2 hourly, Ipswich-Lowestoft, Ipswich-Felixstowe, Norwich-Lowestoft. Norwich-Great Yarmouth, Norwich-Sherringham. on these routes all services are operated by 755’s, so its easy to get 755’s, and then...

Back in the day, I can remember travelling on Condor Ferries Hydrofoils between Channel Islands and France and possibly even UK and Guernsey, though can’t remember dates and which Hydrofoils travelled on, as was approximately 13-16 years old, and when holidaying in Guernsey with family. My...

If you haven’t booked train tickets yet, and if Paris-Italy looks expensive, then maybe try using Interail Pass, as it offers flexibility and travel anywhere in Europe, and they start from just a few days, to multi weeks or even months. Though beware, TGV’s etc charge reservation fees which are...

I have noticed there are some good fares from worcestshire Parkway, when splitting XC fares, but the calling patterns on their long distance services, makes it hard to use return tickets on these services, as one way they stop but on other leg they dont, so have to change services. It seems to...

Had my first decent runs on refurbished sets, Friday 10th July, Tiverton-Plymouth-derby, and found the refurbished sets Seats to be comfortable, and an improvement on un refurbished ones. My main gripe was the Aircon not being effective through out unit was on, only worked in one coach at the...

have travelled a bit in this heatwave and past heatwaves, and notice some units etc are better for Aircon than others, so here are my best and worst from what units i have been on in heatwaves or hot weather: 158’s are not good, as Aircon often not work and the windows dont always open, so...

I travelled on couple of Voyagers (10th July), between Tiverton-Plymouth-derby,and Cheltenham-Tiverton, with the Aircon only working in part of the unit, and having found a carriage with decent Aircon it was ok, though even when worked well to start with, over time the Aircon seemed to stop...

How long will it be before 5 car XC Voyagers start going to get refurbished, so from Plymouth once gets more refurbished sets, as most single sets are 5 cars, from what seen of allocations on RTT.

I have just looked at whats available to book Bristol-London in late October and Jan 2027, and from what can see it looks pretty much normal, with no changes at Heathrow or more expensive fares, so doesn’t look like Nat Ex is throwing in the towel on Bristol-London M4 corridor. I know this...