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    Steam railtours which don't usually have diesel attached to the rear

    Yesterday on the Cumbrian Mountain Express, Galatea worked the steam legs from Carnforth to Carlisle and back from Carlisle to Preston unassisted
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    TOPS Requests (including headcodes, allocations, traction, etc) [Instructions in Post 2]

    Afternoon - can anyone please tell me if the following will be out and about on Merseyside tomorrow 507 017 507 021 508 114 508 117
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    AbRail website

    Has anyone any further news on the AbRail site - it still hasn't been updated - last update is shown as w/e 24th November 2018 Thanks in advance
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    Changing an Advance Cross Country Ticket

    Thanks for that Joe & Richard - I can see why the Rail Companies don't allow it but perhaps a big warning should come up when people print their own - that's assuming that they don't already do that and my son just wasn't aware
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    Changing an Advance Cross Country Ticket

    Thanks for that Joe But is it still possible to change it by paying the £10 fee
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    Changing an Advance Cross Country Ticket

    My son has purchased an Advance Cross Country ticket from Manchester to Bristol but for family reasons he now needs to travel a day later Is it possible to change this ticket The ticket was purchased on the Cross Country website and it's a self print type Thanks in advance
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    Glasgow Spotting Trip

    Many thanks for the tips - I'll certainly try to fit those 3 locations in Thanks again
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    Glasgow Spotting Trip

    I'm undertaking a spotting trip to Glasgow up the WCML on a Saturday in a few weeks and I was wondering if I should spend the day on Glasgow Central or perhaps move to another station I'll be there about 7 hours Any advice is appreciated
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    Railcards - Which one to get

    Thanks to everyone for the replies
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    Railcards - Which one to get

    Sorry if this question sounds a bit simple!! I have reached the big 60 and am thinking of a Railcard The obvious one is the Senior Railcard but would I get the discounted ticket price for my wife on this - she's 58 If the answer is no, I assume I would have to go for the Two Together...
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    Class 508

    Thanks Neil Just wondered and as you say they seem identical
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    Class 508

    Having spent a day yesterday riding on the Northern and Wirral lines and seeing a mixture of both 507 & 508 I was wondering if there is any special diagramming or are they treated as one class in daily use
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    Paris -Zurich trip

    Paris to Zurich was fine on a single deck TGV Lyria Good seats - nice travelling experience The Thello sleeper back from Rome was another story - not a journey I would like to do again
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    Paris -Zurich trip

    Thanks for the information We'll just have to hope that we get decent seats
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    Paris -Zurich trip

    My wife & I will be traveling from Gare Lyon to Zurich on Friday 13th I was wondering what type of TGV we would be traveling on Thanks in advance for any information Dale
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    TPE Journey Liverpool - Huddersfield

    My wife was travelling to Huddersfield on Friday & being a nervous traveller we purchased First class tickets for her. There was no complimentary Tea/Coffee or snacks served on the journey and for part of the journey there were people standing up in the First Class area because Standard Class...
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    Train driver stories

    I know that you asked about Driver / Firemen Books but there are some really interesting reads by Adrian Vaughan about his early life as a Signalman on the Western Region The first was called Signalman's Morning
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    Stock for Liverpool - Norwich trip

    Thanks for all the help & suggestions - from what everyone is saying the journey will be:- Long but interesting Comfortable My Netbook won't last too long into the journey so I'll have to talk to my wife I'll have to buy food in advance All the asides about Liverpool made me laugh...
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    Stock for Liverpool - Norwich trip

    I will be doing this trip in a couple of weeks on the 8.52 from Liverpool - I was just wondering which type of DMU is normally diagrammed and what food is available for the 5 hour run Thanks in advance

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