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I named myself after Gathurst. There are other members who have a station in their user name (abbreviated or full name). How many stations have we got on this forum by user name? How far off are we having a named member for each station?

Intrigued by the discussion of the Dales Rail service being changed to Manchester - Ribblehead and the discussion of Blackpool depots' involvement and also the staffing requirements to operate the Heysham boat shuttle, I wonder if this problem is more widespread? Furthermore, I seem to recall...

I saw 1J27 was the train after mine at Wolverhampton last night and checked RTT to see it would arrive into Pwllheli at 2359! I was thinking who'd be likely to be on it at this time of year and at that time of night especially beyond Barmouth. Then I was thinking about all the other rural...

Controversial opinion: Close the station, platform and running line so the South Stand of Old Trafford stadium can be upgraded. What would you do with MUFC Halt?

It's almost 10 years since I finished visiting all the stations so am planning on going from First to Last on 30 December. Can't seem to do any better than the £112 return price but I'm more concerned (sadly) about Avanti reliability so want to ask about alternative routes from Gathurst to...

Which of the stations served by the gWr English Riviera and all the Caledonian Sleepers have the fewest passengers use them? Thanks.

I'd like to finally experience Eurostar next year travelling to Berlin in late July with an itinerary of Wigan - London - Luxembourg - Dusseldorf (for the Wuppertal Schwebebahn) - Berlin - Amsterdam - Brussels - London - Wigan. I'd like some tips for accommodation and ticketing advice. Also, is...

Hi, I've had a Celestron Travelscope for over a year which is perfectly decent for daytime views to distant places and night time views of the Moon but I'm keen on seeing Saturn and Jupiter which this entry level telescope doesn't quite do (unless there's some technique I'm missing). I'd...

Last week I had a cracking day out to the Isles of Scilly albeit going was rough with many passengers sick but returning was smooth. I was impressed with the slick operation (sorting out luggage for the outlying islands and liaising with Royal Mail) notwithstanding how it is well timed to...

Hi, I'm thinking of visiting the Mull of Kintyre at the end of May and in need of suggestions of things to look at, cheap petrol stations (travelling along M6-M74-Erskine Bridge-A82-A83) and good food on the way. My itinerary so far: Saddell bay Mull of Kintyre Machrihanish Walk along the...

For many, many years, Wigan Council and various stakeholders have been toying with the idea of building a bypass across Wigan as a type of road extension of the M58 towards Bolton. In the intervening years housebuilding has stymied some of the most sensible routes narrowing the options left for...

From discussion on this thread https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/county-lines-drug-dealing-and-the-railway.244471/ I'll expand here without derailing the previous thread on my thoughts on drugs. Firstly, there are legal (prescribed by doctors) versions of many drugs which I'm not concerned...

I have a blindspot where my knowledge of Albania is. Has there been any recent crises in Albania such that the asylum applications as seen in this picture and link are more than countries which have had widely reported disasters? Why are the numbers of refugees from Albania so high? Link -...

I was in the area on Tuesday and had a bit of time to look at Fiskerton and Rolleston stations. I noticed quite a lean on Fiskerton Signal Box. Is this normal?

Link - https://www.classicfm.com/artists/lang-lang/the-piano-train-station-talent-show/ The link takes you to a new talent show TV format by hosted by Claudia Winkleman and featuring internationally regarding pianists secretly watching people who play the piano at stations in the UK and then...

I've never been to Northern Ireland so am planning on flying into and out of Belfast International in a few weeks. 1) Recommendations for a hotel that does a decent breakfast. 2) There's not many railway lines but what's an unmissable bit to do? - Can all network be ridden in a day? 3) Apart...

I have a few nicknames for certain stations which sound totally daft but I wonder if you have a particular nickname for a station. KiKi Dee - Kirkdale Bo Desley (Bo Diddly) - Bordesley Cake - Eccles/Chorley I've seen many on this forum use Bat Cave for Birmingham New Street which makes much...

I'm lucky to have worked in a sector with union representation but my relative moans that their workplace has no union representation so are stuck with whatever their employers give them (and resent unions for asking for regular increase). There's many, many businesses where there is no obvious...

1) Has anything ran down the line since Northern withdrew it's services? 2) If no, what did the signallers/crossing keepers do in the meantime?

Gloucester station is just off the Cross Country Line on the route to South Wales. Apart from proximity to the town centre, how come there is no (or not any more) station on the mainline to Bristol/SW England? Should there be a station in Gloucester on the actual mainline?