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Hi. What would be the maximum walking time from Gatwick North Terminal to the railway station? Thanks.

Whilst I'm using my FIP tickets for a railway trip in England next month, I'm travelling with my Grandson, so I bought tickets on Trainline last night. However, despite the train being advertised as direct, the tickets are from York to Newark North Gate, and from there to our destination in...

I've just watched 'The Navigators', the film about the early days of privatisation. It certainly paints a bleak picture. How accurately does it reflect the situation at the time?

Does anybody else listen to Parsley Sidings on R4? With Arthur Lowe and Ian Lavender it's a case of Dad's Army on the railway.

I'm looking for the date when the demolition of Normanton Railway Station started. Thanks.

Why is it that hot weather in the summer is climate change, https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63244353 'Scientists at the Met Office who carried out the analysis described this summer's extreme temperatures as a "real indication of how our climate is changing.' Yet cold weather in...

How bad is the Tyne and Wear Metro, and more specifically the airport branch for anti social behaviour? I understand that it's normally Friday and Saturday nights that are problematic for all transport systems, but I remember reading news stories about the problems the Metro system had.

I hope to be travelling to Gatwick and onwards to Peterborough with my Grandson soon. I'm going on a Saturday, so I'm told I can use a Super Off Peak Return. We would like to use the Gatwick Express to Victoria, then sample the Underground to King's Cross and on to Peterborough. However, when on...

I'm listening to Punt PI on BBC sounds. This programme is about the supposed steam loco reserve. Apparently steam loco's were kept as they wouldn't succumb to the effects of a nuclear explosion on electrical systems that would affect diesel loco's, but surely the signalling system would be...

Hi. I hope to travelling return from Stansted Airport to Peterborough on the 15th of April. Will the timetable be much different from the one now? Or would there be many differences? Thanks.

I was talking to a friend of a friend today, who says his daughter, just about to go through GCSE's, can speak German fluently. Is that possible at that age?

I did hear that many years ago a railwayman was about to leave work on a dark night. The car, with possibly only one headlight, then promptly blew the other one. Not about to be undone, he got another Bardic lamp, and along with his own lamp, proceeded to duct tape them to the wings of the car...

When the first AC loco's arrived at a terminal station, before push pull, did another loco form the train engine, or were the coaches hauled out to a depot? And what hauled them? Thanks.

I know some Stranraer services in the 80's ran to Carlisle then Newcastle, but if a passenger wished to go to Edinburgh, was a change at Ayr required, for a Glasgow service?

Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I saw a Top Gear episode today which had the original trio using a Jaguar to haul a trailer with passengers, and an Audi hauling caravans on PW trollies with passengers in the caravans on the Great Central Railway. I'm wondering how they were...

I wasn't too sure where to place this! The video shows an electric bus catching fire in Paris. What surprised me was the speed of the fire.

Hi. I'm going to be going from Manchester Airport to York in the summer. My grandson asked me if the Manc Utd stadium could be seen on the journey. However, as I know nothing about football or the railways of Manchester, could a FM who knows these things tell me please?

I'm going to be in London for a day in June. I'll be travelling mostly in zone 1 & 2. As being in London is a rarity for myself I'll be using my contactless debit card. Am I right in thinking that my card will be capped at the day travelcard rate?

I was going to visit this shop/Museum, https://www.thewhoshop.com/museum however thier mask policy puts me off. 'With COVID-19 restrictions in place, you MUST wear a face mask. If you're not willing to wear a mask, please do not book. The Who Shop hold the right to refuse entry, as we are...

I was watching a video on trains at King's Cross. I noticed the signal number boards had a YA code. What signalling centre is that? Thanks.