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Why are some of the last trains of the day operated by Virgin out of Euston timed so pathetically slow and booked slow line all the way to Rugby? I can stomach the pitiful Saturday night service which ends very early due to the regular engineering blockade but on Sunday night we were sent via...

After last weeks Wolverine/X-Men debacle, Virgin once again inflicted the FU effect on rush hour passengers by running 390 047 on 1R05 ex Liverpool calling at Runcorn, Crewe, Stafford, Rugby, Milton Keynes Central arriving into Euston at 07:52. 390/0 stock is adequate for such runs that avoid...

Does anyone know what is happening at Euston? They've closed down all of the retail units facing the departure boards and erected hoardings between the main 2 doors. Some scaffolding has been put up and Rhodar have been in all week making very slow progress in constructing some asbestos...

What a sorry state the place is in. I didn't get much of the fuss about the need for rebuilding it, I previously used to pass through between 5 and 10 times a year, but now I have to pass through most days, I've noticed what an absolute state the place is in. Since the hot weather has...

Hi, Please can somebody post a link to the website where you can check the punctuality of train services. Somebody posted a link the other day but I can't find it.

The past three days on the 17:07, 16:33 and 16:07 off Euston the service has been routed via the down slow lines just south of Nuneaton and joined the fasts again at different points. Wednesday the train limped through Nuneaton and Atherstone before speeding up again, Thursday was fairly slow...

Does anyone know why London Midland swapped a 350/1 for a 323 on the Birmingham - Liverpool route today? 350101 was operating on the Wolverhampton - Walsall route whilst a 323 was used for the Liverpool service. Surprisingly the 323 kept to time between Birmingham and Stafford, but it seemed...

Hello, I need to travel from Stafford (STA) to Horwich Parkway (HWI) arriving by 10am and then from HWI to Lancaster (LAN) after 3pm and then straight back to Stafford all on the same weekday. I have a Y-P railcard. My usual plan to get to HWI for 10am on a weekday is to buy Anytime day...

Seen a few 170s at Stafford recently. Whilst waiting for the 05:55 at Stafford, there is usually a 170 sitting in Platform 6 and I drove over the railway bridge the other night and there was a 170 sitting in Platform 6, it would've been around 11pm. Also today at 3pm, a pendolino pulled into...

Was working near Lichfield today and albeit I didn't have a great view of the line, I'm sure several Voyagers went past on the Cross City line. If not Voyagers, they were definately diesel rolling stock and sounded just like Voyagers. Anybody know why this may be? A diversionary route today?

Hi guys, I need to travel from Milton Keynes Central to Euston at around 7am on Sunday and then from Euston to Stafford in the late afternoon. Can I buy a super off peak day return from Stafford to Euston but start at MKC, even though the service isn't coming from Stafford and it would be...

Was on the LM rattler going down to Euston this morning (26/06) and just after it pulled into Rugby at 10:19, 150 107 pulled alongside it in the next platform. What on earth was that doing down there? I thought LM had retained a couple of 150s that I see regularly on Birmingham - Hereford...

Does anybody know which services are operated by 350/2s on the Crewe-Euston route on weekday mornings? I know the 07:22 off Stafford is usually a 350/1, but I'm looking to travel a little later next Friday morning and I'm looking to avoid the horrific experience of being cramped in HC seating...

Is Derby to Stafford via Birmingham New Street a permitted route on an off peak single late at night when the EMT services to Stoke have stopped? Derby>Tamworth>Stafford appears to be a permitted route from a ticket search and Tamworth>New Street>Stafford appears to be a permitted route too...

Would like to travel on the VT 09:36 from Stafford to Euston and the 22:00 Euston to Stafford on the 3rd July. 2 adults travelling, one with a YP railcard. When is the best time to buy advance fares? There's some very good prices for those services in weekdays in June, but no advance fares...

Evening all, Recently around the Midlands, I've found that guards are being very lenient with tickets and on-board purchases. A few weeks ago I was on an xx:36 evening peak service ex New Street towards Liverpool. The guard checked all the tickets and approached this woman near me. She...

I am travelling on a first class advance from University to Stansted Airport via Virgin WC and Stansted Express from Tottenham Hale. How do you go about getting the advertised free fast-track security and lounge access at Stansted, do you just show your rail ticket at security/the lounge or...

I'm looking to travel on a Y-P Single from University to Stansted Airport next month via London instead of going on the CrossCountry through service from New Street. A first class single is only £13 more, but does this include the full range of benefits of first class travel on the Stansted...

If LM could acquire the extra stock, would they be allowed under the current franchise to introduce an extra service with limited stops between CRE and EUS to reduce overcrowding? An hourly or 2 hourly service calling at: CRE SOT STA RUG NMP MKC and EUS would surely be welcomed...

Are there any plans for a much needed refurbishment of them, especially the XC ones? If the well documented issues with the toilets and air-con were fixed, and the reliability issues with the tilting were fixed, then the government should order up a whole new batch of them to make all the...