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I recently used the blackpool north tram stop for the first time, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The new subway was large bright and airy and both ends of it had large clear signs to direct people between the rail station and the tram stop. The walk length did not feel excessive

AIUI until relatively recently the default route was "any permitted" but this came to be seen as "railway jargon" and there was therefore a push to remove it from tickets. As usual on the railway this was done in a half-assed manner. Some tickets are still routed "any permitted", some where...

Yeah, My understanding is that the listed station building meant they couldn't easilly put a footbridge in the middle, and putting one at the south end would mean losing valuable length from platform 2. So the footbridge ended up at the north end of the station, taking space from platform 5...

Having a credit or Debit card is not the same as having a Contactless Visa or Mastercard (or maybe AMEX, but I think other than TfL that is rarely accepted). Many countries have their own card networks with limited international penatration. Some countries are even completely forbidden from...

As quoted above the rules say "An Interrail Global Pass may only be used for two specific journeys" So that leaves the quesiton of what exactly is a "journey". I would interpret journey as travelling from A to B using a route that was at least somewhat reasonable. I can't see how travelling...

"Promise to pay" exists because * the railway accepts and has always accepted cash as a payment method * Northern wanted/were pushed into a penalty fares scheme. * Northern wanted to use card-only TVMs, which are cheaper to buy and maintain and less of a security issue than TVMs that take cash...

mmm. The "oldham loop" enters rochdale from the north, but since it was converted to metrolink, it's connection to the mainline in rochdale was severed. Metrolink has a connection to the ELR in bury, but a reversal on the ELR is then needed to get out onto the mainline.

Seems there are currently 4 trains per day from milford haven to manchsters at 07:01 09:00, 11:00 and 15:00 https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/detailed/gb-nr:MFH/to/gb-nr:MAN/2025-04-15/0000-2359?stp=WVS&show=all&order=wtt

At least Wikipedia claims that the UIC franc was replaced by the European currency unit in 1990, which was in turn replaced by the Euro in 1999.

I'm pretty sure there is no connection between the Merseyrail and the line to Wigan at Headbolt lane, nor is there one at kirkby. There is a connection at Southport but it requires a reversal (it looks like historically there was a bypass curve, but at some point it was turned into a siding by...

The fundamental problem is that while "speed" is a "simple parameter" for a safety system installed in a train cab "location and signal state" are very much not.

There are no direct services from Euston to Heathrow. I'm pretty sure the fastest option is circle/hammersmith to Paddington and then Heathrow express to Heathrow. Other options are the picadilly or the lizzie but I expect those to be slower. According to fastJP the first route from Manchester...

If people can't override one protection measure, then they are left with no choice but to override the whole system. If system unreliability means they are doing that on a regular basis then there is a risk of complacency.

I don't have any inside info, but I a few characteristics of stockport spring to mind which bear some similarities to other stations mentioned here, though on a smaller scale. 1. It's at the confluence of a number of lines (Altrincham, Crewe, Stoke, Buxton and Sheffield). 2. Most northbound...

Sure you could, but that means you have "broken the rules" as soon as you start climbing over, when you are still in sight of people/cameras on the platform. Rather than being able to quietly slip round the corner out of sight before "breaking the rules". Having a fence in front of you would...

Was on a 313 just now and the driver did not seem to have got the memo about the diversion, neither did the bus in front of us (a 309 I think). Both headed down greek street and had to turn round because of the road closure.

The TL:DR is that * The 11,368 and 374 will continue further along the A6, turning down Longshut Lane West instead of greek street. * The 312 and 313 will run via picadilly and hillgate before heading down Longshut Lane West. * The 309/310 will avoid the A6 entirely and run through edgely in...

While southern run more services, Southeastern provide the main service from those stations to London (2 TPH via a relatively direct route, vs 1TPH via a rather indirect route.

I don't think it should be on the same level as SPADs. There are very much good reasons for last-minuite platform alterations, usually that the plaform the train *should* be in is blocked, and you need to keep the mainline clea. I do think it's a problem that there is no penalty in the...

It is a bit weird that a chunk of rail services in England is essentially run by the welsh government, but presumablly the operational reality was to either do that, or to not devolve rail services in wales at all. Wales's rail network is split into at least three sections, which trains can only...