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Hi all, Very fortunate that back in January I happened to have booked this week off work. So with the class 319s starting in passenger service from last Thursday (If I remember correctly). Tuesday 10th March was the day I would take the trip to Manchester and back. My full album for the day is...

Hello again, As forum member ChiefPlanner enquired in this thread about trip reports from the Wirral, I decided it was a great idea and very easy for me to do (being based here), so here goes:- Earlier this week, I worked out that to cover as much as possible, I would split my coverage of the...

Hello again! On submitting this post, I just noticed that the title of this thread should be "East Didsbury Trip" and I've inadvertently missed a "d" out. Sorry about that - if it can be corrected, I'd be grateful! - EDIT I've now done this myself, thanks to Paul's instructions. Anyway, I had...

Good morning all. Today, I'm travelling on a return day-trip from Upton (Merseyside) to Hope (Flintshire). I will be buying the £4.90 Anytime Day Return on the train. On the return leg, I would like to break my journey at Neston for one or two hours in the late afternoon, before continuing...

Hi all, I'm aware that all bus stops in London have a unique 5-digit "bus stop code" (as listed in this official TfL PDF document here http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/corporate/bus-stop-codes.pdf) But I've also noticed that some (not all) bus stops have a 4-digit code arranged on black...

Hi again all, Today was my first time ever riding on a Metrolink tram and also the first time I'd ever been to Bury. I also have a couple of questions (below). It'd be great if anyone could answer them. (Also, I'm not sure if this thread should go here, or in the Metro section.) Anyway, I...

Hello again! Today was the day I'd picked to do the Halton Curve for the first time ever. Got up at 06:00 and out of the house by 06:30 for a brisk walk down to the station. Today, I would be using a pre-paid Merseytravel All-zones Saveaway ticket in conjunction with a single rail ticket from...

An enjoyable visit to the Stockport-Stalybridge line today. Got up at 05:15, and out of the house by 05:40. Not bad going for me! Walked down to Birkenhead Central where I got the 05:59 to Liverpool Lime Street. Was great to get a pristine Metro newspaper from pretty much the top of the pile...

Hi all, I've just had an excellent day today, travelling around on a "Cheshire Day Ranger". This morning though, I boarded the 08:52 EMT service from Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich. (I travelled as far as Stockport on that service). The guard, on checking my day ranger ticket told me that...

Quite an enjoyable day of hiking yesterday, including two visits to Ince & Elton. I was very fortunate in that having no idea that a freight train even ran through the station on a Saturday, imagine my surprise when I arrived at the station at a completely random time (around 12:15 IIRC) and a...

Aah, a rainy Saturday morning, and a visit to the tranquil Heswall station on the Wirral part of the Borderlands Line. This is the station formerly known as "Heswall Hills". Not to be confused with the original "Heswall" Station which closed back in the 1950s. The present-day Heswall...

Some photos from today, when I travelled from Kirkby to Pemberton and then walked to Wigan. I don't have great knowledge of what stock would normally be used on this line. I was naively expecting something like a pacer or a 2-car 150 to arrive. Imagine my surprise when the 09:32 Kirkby to...

Birkenhead Central railway station is currently undergoing renovation of the platforms. Here is a photo of the work in progress (from a week or so ago):- Whilst waiting for the train, I have noticed this large tank of green liquid on the platform:- Presumably it's related to the...

Hi again all, Last Saturday 13th August, I went on a day-trip from Upton (Merseyside) to Abergele and Pensarn. On boarding the train at Upton, I bought a £14.20 return ticket and I changed at Shotton. On the second train (on the North Wales coast line), my ticket was checked and the inspector...

Hello again all, Despite travelling to Manchester quite a bit, I've never actually travelled on the tram before. In a couple of weeks time though, I have a daytrip planned involving multiple tram journeys on the same day. Firstly, are "day tickets" (I think they are called "Saver" tickets)...

Hi again all, I haven't posted for a long time. :D I was tentatively looking at some return journeys for next month from Birkenhead to various destinations on or via the North Wales Coast Line. I live roughly equidistant between Birkenhead Central and Green Lane on the Wirral Line (three...

Hi again, Is it possible to break the journey at Sheffield, Doncaster or Grimsby either on the outbound or return leg, with a £42.20 off-peak day return from Liverpool Lime Street to Cleethorpes, on a Saturday? If so, then are there currently ticket barriers at Sheffield, Doncaster or...

Hello again, Could anyone please tell me, is an off-peak day return from Chester to Cosford (£14.60) valid via Wolverhampton? Or is it via Shrewsbury only? TBH, I'm planning on travelling via Shrewsbury, but I'm just wondering if the Wolverhampton route is also available on this ticket...

Took a trip to Glasgow on Monday 14th June. Here are some casual photos I took:- Liverpool Lime Street, Early Morning (Northern Rail dominate this half of the station :D ):- Glasgow Central:- Went to Queen Street:- in order to catch the frequent shuttle service to...

Hi again, Can anyone tell me, is there a way I can buy a ticket online from a TOC website which is effectively equivalent to a one-day zone 1-4 off-peak London travelcard, such that it can be collected from a machine at a national rail station? Here's an example where this may be convenient...