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I recently embarked on a trip on a route where the Offpeak Day Return fare is a mere 10p more than the Anytime Single. The latter is the only single fare available. I bought the Offpeak Day Return from a TVM, intending of course to travel both ways. The outbound trip went fine but while I was at...

Hi all, I've recently booked Advance tickets to the Isle of Wight including a cross-London transfer which - such is the nature of the beast - have to be issued on CCST. Now, I also need to make reservations with Hovertravel for the Solent crossing, which necessitates me entering the rail ticket...

Off-peak Friday fares trial to start for Tube and trains in London https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68109486

Looking for a little assurance please… Ticket: Woking-Ryde Hoverport Super Offpeak return Restriction code: UL Outward Travel Not valid on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and before 12:01 Return Travel Not valid on trains timed to depart after 04:29 and before 12:01 Presumably, because it...

Well, what a bizarre day. I decided to have a day out from Derby to Manchester (offpeak day return - no I don’t need comments on whether this was the best fare), travelling Derby-Sheffield-Manchester. All went well until I got to Sheffield, when it became apparent that a failure of the swing...

I’m planning a trip to the Isle of Wight including Hovertravel across the Solent. I’m aware that buying a rail/hovercraft ticket requires me to message Hovertravel to book the flight. If I buy an Advance rail/hover ticket am I constrained to a specific hovercraft crossing (maybe the one...

Interesting interaction between a customer (not me) and EMR on Facebook today… The statement “not to mention… the additional expense of actually still getting to my destination” in the second panel and the cusotmer wanting a refund would seem to imply that the passenger bought another...

I personally suspect this might be cringeworthy, but some folks here might enjoy it :lol::rolleyes: https://www.channel4.com/press/news/francis-bourgeois-explore-world-british-trainspotting-new-channel-4-digital-series

Not sure I’ll bother given EMR’s rather woeful first class offer - and EMR isn’t even mentioned as a partner of the SeatFrog website yet https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/seatfrog

Just a quick shoutout for the Statfold Barn Railway near Tamworth, which held its “Sweet Indian Steam” enthusiasts event this past weekend. The line (approx 1.5 miles of 2’ gauge, plus a garden railway, a tram line and some 18” track including four stations and an extensive museum in a...

Just a quick shout out for the twice-weekly Rigby Road (now dubbed Tramtown) depot tours being run by Heritage Trams in Blackpool. I snagged a Derby-Leeds-Blackpool-Leeds-Derby trip for £6.00 all in during the Rail Sale, and having also managed to get a very cheap Travelodge room near the...

The DRS depot open days are resuming, with this year‘s event at Crewe Gresty Bridge on July 16th https://www.directrailservices.com/drs-charity-open-day-2022/

I’ve just been looking at a trip from Derby to Ryde Hoverport using Trainspilt, out on a Friday after 08:00 and back on a Monday after 12:00. Here is the suggestion that is produced, routed Derby-St Pancras-Waterloo-Portsmouth and Southsea etc and the reverse for the return. I understand most...

On Friday 15th April, a ten-year old Boeing 747-8i was ferried from Basle to Marana, Arizona where it is expected to be parted out. What makes this even more remarkable is the airframe has fewer than 40 flying hours on it. N458BJ was built in 2012 and initially stored for a short while at San...

Sadly, UK airline Jota Aviation was placed into administration on Friday 15th April. Some people might not have heard of the carrier, but it carved out a niche flying mainly BAe146 / Avro RJ aircraft on ad-hoc charters and cargo services across Europe. Its passenger aircraft were regularly...

I’ve just had a look at EMR’s Sunday timetable for London. The website says Sheffield services are subject to change, and links to a revised timetable...

A couple of days ago, I needed to go to Longton (near Stoke on Trent), from where I needed to use a few buses before returning to Longton station to go home again on the train. “Excellent,” I thought, “PlusBus.” Well maybe not, as there’s no PlusBus for Longton. However, Longton is within the...

NRE, Crewe-Manchester Airport on Sunday showing 9 connections and a typical journey time of more than eight hours. eg: Crewe-Manchester Sunday 14th November at 10:00 Here it is in full… 10:27 Crewe to Wigan North Western 10:54 - Avanti 11:00 Wigan North Weatern to Bolton 11:45 - Northen...

Hi all, just a bit of guidance / reassurance required please… I need to do day return travel from the suburbs of Derby to Manchester tomorrow (Saturday) and want to use the train. I can get a £13.40 Derbyshire Wayfarer that covers both the local buses in Derby (home to the station and vv) and...

Having “enjoyed“ a trip on a short section of the Cleethorpes - Barton on Humber service today, a few questions came to mind: The driver(s) and guard all wore TPE uniforms, while the stock is EMR and it’s recorded as an EMR operation in timetable data. Why are the staff TPE - will EMR staff...