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Paid a little visit to Ian Allen in Birmingham yesterday (Monday 12th) and there was a sign saying all customer orders must be collected by Aug 28th. Enquired why and was told the shop would be closing in the middle of September. No firm date was given. Looks like only the Waterloo branch will...

This isn't really a question about HO railways in general but just cars in that scale. I collect 1:87 scale model cars and would like to know if anyone knows of model shops that sell them in any number as I like to actually see a model before purchasing it. Ebay is OK but if you want to...

I'm sure this has been answered but a search produced nothing. My daughter has just asked why a return is only 10p more than a single and I cannot give an answer other than it's always been so. Any ideas why it would be the case?

I am having a little jaunt to Rome next week and have been trying to find some gen for Italian mileages without much success. The Schweers and Wall Italian atlas appears to be out of print and unavailable and Steve Clarke doesn't cover Italy with his mileage books. So does anyone have, or know...

Having a few days in Rome in March and apart from the train from the airport to the central station and a few hops on the metro I have nothing else rail related planned. Does anyone have any tips on somewhere to go. Maybe an hour or so journey. Preferably loco hauled. Somewhere I can sell to...

A few pics from a brief day trip to Copenhagen can be viewed here :D https://www.flickr.com/photos/xcdrichard/with/29092974785/

Had a pleasant, but tiring, day in Copenhagen yesterday thanks to a cheapo easyJet return flight. Never set foot in Denmark before but I enjoyed it very much. £10 or so for a day ticket valid on trains metro and buses was good value. My main target for the day was the ME and EA class locos. I...

I have just returned from a holiday in Chicago. Obviously a few railway outings were squeezed into the itinerary! Lots of journeys on the famous "L" of course. I absolutely love the "L". Clattering around the loop should be on any rail enthusiast "must do" list. Although having a hotel room...

A few shots from my visit to Chicago can be found here https://www.flickr.com/photos/xcdrichard/ Amongst other things

I have never before travelled on a train in The Southern part of the island of Ireland so thanks to a £19.90 return on Ryanair from BHX I thought it was about time I sampled what it has to offer. I wanted the day to include a lot of variety but the emphasis on loco hauled so I formulated a...

OK here goes. I have undertaken hundreds of tube journeys but I have never felt the need to log them. Well I now want to start logging them but quite frankly don't know where to start. So, how do you do it. Do you just log the individual car. Or the set. But I believe some trains are made up...

I am doing a cheapo Ryanair day trip to Dublin on the 27th April. £19.90 return! I would like some gen on getting as much out of the day as possible. I will be arriving at 0900 and flight leaves at 2035. So my workable time in Dublin is probably 1030ish until 1830ish. I would like, if possible...

I am travelling from Birmingham to Motherwell and back on Saturday 7th November. A quick check for train times shows having to do both ways via Glasgow. So the question is would a Birmingham - Motherwell saver (PRIV) at 31.45 be valid? I tried to look at the routing guide but quite frankly it...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/xcdrichard Some pics from my recent holiday in Texas. Mostly rail but a few other bits and bobs too

A few odds and sods uploaded in the last few weeks https://www.flickr.com/photos/xcdrichard/

I have been asked if I know anything about trainers of guide dogs being allowed to travel for free. I can only find a reference to this happening on C2C in 2005 Can anyone shed any light if this is still in force and is it just for C2C or all TOCs

https://www.flickr.com/photos/xcdrichard/ A few pics here of a day trip to Brussels yesterday for loco bashing Hope you all enjoy

Well I have finally dipped my toe into the murky world of Foreign loco bashing! Although I have travelled on foreign trains many times this was the first time I have gone to the continent specifically to bash locos. Having had conversations with aficionados I decided Brussels was the ideal...

Any Euro bashers out there know the current situation regarding loco hauled services. Particularly around the Brussels area. I am thinking of doing a day trip on Eurostar arriving around 11 and leaving around 1930. Hopefully will be able to get a fair few in the book in that time. Any gen...

A little trip oooop north today to travel on some proper trains. Early start from New St on the 0701 Liverpool service as far as Crewe as a means to avoid too much time spent on tilting filth. Unfortunately said filth had to be had from Crewe to Lancaster to enable getting all 4 37s in 37402...