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Rail UK gets a mention in the Daily Fail in an article about Transport Investigations Limited Apologies for having to link to a Daily Fail article but the forim gets a mention in this article about the way Transport Investigations Limited deals with ticket irregularaties. It details some cases...

Me and my dad are travelling between Krakow and Przemysl later this year. What trains are used on the service ? Is it worth paying for First Class ? Thanks

I am planning to fly to Krakow on this date (with my 84 year old dad who is still ambulant) and catch the train to Przemysl (his birthplace). Can I ask for help about the the cost of getting the train and the train timetable ? Will I have to catch a train to Krakow Glowny and change on a train...

My 11.57 Bham New St XC country train was cancelled by XC. I was given a revised route to travel by Avanti to Wigan North Western I was them caught by the wires coming down at Sanbach and caught a direct train to Lime St via Manchester. Who do I claim delay replay from? My itinerary was 10.38...

I am most impressed with Train Split with their quick customer service response !. Background I have trip booked 04/12/21 from Hinckley to Southport via Birmingham New Street , Wigan North Western and Wigan Wallgate. I was supposed to travel by Cross Country from Hinckley to Birmingham (Cross...

As I have (just) turned 55 and qualify for Northern`s over 55 explorer ticket Northern over 55 Explorer Ticket), I thought I would treat myself to a day out with @Polarbear . For the extortionate price of £15.90 , I went Southport to Buxton (which is a lovely place) via Man Picc, we then caught...

Disabled Woman Stranded Overnight At Lime St Source Liverpool Echo 12/07/21. My thoughts on this are that she is being discriminated against because she is disabled and has to book assistance in advance something an able bodied passenger doesn`t. I agree that she should have got to the...

Source : Liverpool Echo 06/07/21 Passenger threatened to stab conductor Thats a quick turnaround for justice , offence on the 15th June 2021 and also jailed for threatening to stab the conductor. What are people`s thoughts on this ?

I have just returned from said bash with @Polarbear . We had a leisurely drive from Southport to Seaburn via Whitby where we went to the Quayside Restaurant for a fish chips and mushy peas lunch and the meal was divine. We then drove up the coast to Seaburn to our hotel for the weekend The...

As it would be rude not to take advantage of this generous Northern Rover offer me * Polar Bear decided to take them up on this offer. The first (nice) surprise of the day was to be asked if we wanted to pay £10 each for our tickets (the 1 day rate) rather than the £17.50 weekend 2 day rate - so...

As this is my area I participated along with Polarbear & JBuchannanGB. As is usual we didnt have a plan , we were out to have fun !! (which we did !). We went : Lime St (Lower Level) > New Brighton New Brighton > Birkenhead North Birkenhead North > West Kirkby (to claim the bonus points) West...

This weekend I am buying a £17.50 weekend Northern Rail Rover Ticket and I am planning to do the following. Saturday : Liverpool Lime St > Barrow, Barrow>Carlisle, Carlisle>Leeds then Leeds>Southport Sunday: Not decided yet !

Polar Bear and me decided to have a trip to Glasgow and make full use of the two rover tickets that are offered by SPT http://www.spt.co.uk/travelcards/day-tickets/ The Roundabout Ticket for £7.20 and the 2 Adult Daytripper Ticket for £22.50 On the Friday we used the Roundabout Ticket to go to...

Linked to this : https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/glasgow-18th-20th-october-train-bash.187267/ Can I use the First Class Lounge at Lime St if my journey starts here , but my first train is a Northern train to Wigan North Western to pick up my VT train ? If I can use the lounge how long...

A question for our Scottish brethern. Me & PolarBear are travelling north of the Border to Glasgow and I need some advice on the best ticket to buy. On the SPT website http://www.spt.co.uk/travelcards/day-tickets/ it says you can buy a Roundabout ticket for £7.20 each The Roundabout ticket...

Me & Polar Bear are going up to Glasgow for a weekend of bashing and trying to see as much of Glasgow and its surrounds as possible !. We are travelling Liverpool to Glasgow via Wigan North Western and are booked on the 11.36 from Liverpool Lime St - arr Glasgow Central 14:59. We are returning...

After the success of our Lancashire Day Ranger bash last year, me and Polarbear decided to do a West Midland Day Ranger bas. We drove to Crewe to start and buy our tickets (£27.30 each). The plan was to start by getting the 09.07 to New Street however our plans were scuppered by the signal...

I decided to take part in the Forum bash along with 5 others using a Northern Rail Friends & Family Rover that cost me a whole £7.00. I started on the 06.34 Southport to Stalybridge arr 08.07 to meet with the others at Stalybridge. I then caught the 08.46 Stalybridge to Stockport Parliamentary...

I along with 3 Forum Members went to Brussels to bash as much of the Belgian Railway Network as we could on a Benelux Interrail Ticket. We arrived in Brussels on the Thursday night by Eurostar , having travelled Standard Class, at around 9pm and went to our hotel the Ibis Styles Stephanie...

Good afternoon everyone. Just logged into my TFL account to set up a new contactless card (old one has expired) and I get a message that unable to process my request. Any ideas why and how long it will take to fix ? TIA