Recent content by doubletrackemble

The Labour pledge states 'we will bring our railways into public ownership', which need not mean 'full nationalisation'. Are there in reality many practical measures they could introduce towards public ownership without fully nationalising?

There's a new version of the indicative S Wales Metro map on that site (I notice some stops in the NE of Cardiff are no longer shown), but still very little detail, other than talking about electrification. What exactly is going to run on those parts of the network that do not already have...

Thanks for responses. The thread on this site with the Routeing Point guidance seems to point to an old version of the 'yellow pages' which shows WX. Is someone able to update it?

Hi, I was trying to check the valid routes from Newport to Bath. I followed the on-site guidance, which identified both Newport and Bath as Routeing Points, and in the Permitted Routes section only map WX is listed. However, when I go to map WX at the ATOC pages the only lines and stations...

The below link is to the recent WelTAG appraisal report for the project. I had a quick look, and the case for the M4 (in terms of indicating who will benefit etc) seems to have been done in previous studies. It may be in the previous work there is more detailed information on the...

I don't think there's any serious alternative to a new M4 to the south of Newport. Tinkering with upgrades to the A48/Steelworks Access Road is not going to solve matters, and no feasible rail improvement options could deal with the diverse origins/destinations of M4 users. Hopefully this time...

Is there a charge if you're travelling on a FGW train on any part of your journey, or does the charge apply if you ask for the reservations at a FGW run ticket office? And how much is this charge? Thanks.

Thanks for all the responses. Going to the ticket office and asking for a through ticket reservation seems best then. So if I go to a ticket office with the RSH split tickets (not Advance) they can then book me a through reserved seat, and there's no charge for this?

Thanks for response. So can you select specific XC seats using RSH, or would you need to book with XC direct in order to get that functionality? Also, does anyone know whether TOCs look to minimise the total number of seat reservation tickets issued by 'doubling up' where they can e.g. if...

If I buy split tickets for a journey using Red Spotted Hanky, and ask for a seat reservation on each leg (which would be the same train), will they automatically give you the same seat throughout the whole journey, or will they randomly give you two separate seats, even if you book it all in one...

Thanks for responses. I've not come across RSH before. Is that an independent website. Will they charge a fee for booking? Are the prices the same as National Rail?

I've been buying tickets online recently, and splitting my route to get the best price, and then collecting at a vending machine. When I buy online (with First Great Western) after I make my first selection I get the option to add another journey, but at the end I still end up with a separate...

Thanks, I thought it was maybe an industry acronym for a suicide! Perhaps I got a bit confused by it saying "the" rather than "a", unless the fatality was well known from its discussion on here?

Just wondering, what is "the WFJ fatality"?

Thanks for responses. I should've said that I'd already tried their website without success. As per Smethwickian's comment about them asking for a return date within 3 calendar months then that logically should be the period for eligibility.