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This week, for the first time in a year or two, I was on Scotrail services between Inverness and Edinburgh. In both directions we went via Stirling and Bridge of Allen rather than using the Forth Bridge. This seems to add 30-40 mins to the jouney time, which isn't very welcome. When did this...

In the Interrail timetable system, all LNER services are marked as requiring reservations. Various bits of the internet say that they are required. But LNER's own website says that they're not - just that they are recommended. What's going on?

I'm setting off on a business trip, and looking at the tickets I've been given to get back in a few days.... well, either I'm missing something or the corporate travel people have bought me a Super Off-Peak together with a reservation for a time when that ticket is not valid. Am I missing...

I have had an Advance ticket booked for some time from Hull to Oxshott. It's not on a strike day or adjacent to one, and so I thought I was safe because two weeks notice of strikes is required. But this morning, my ticket retailer emailed me to say that SWR had cancelled the service from...

Hi experts, Couldn't decide if this is on-topic here - does a Seatfrog upgrade count as a "fare"? But hopefully you'll be tolerant. Today I bought an Anytime Single for Hull -> Man Pic -> Lancaster -> Carnforth, and then got a Seatfrog upgrade to 1st for the first section, operated by TPE...

Standing at Doncaster this morning, I noticed a northbound train pulled by a 91 in Swallow livery. I didn't catch the number, *might* have been 91119. I was surprised, though delighted. My question: Is this a recent "heritage" thing, or did one loco somehow survive the decades without ever...

Hi forum, I'm considering buying a house that's close to the line that serves Hull Docks (beyond where it splits from the passenger route). Can anybody give me a rough idea of how much traffic it gets? Watching the occasional train trundle past sounds attractive. Being woken by a 66 at 5am...

Hi all, I'm asking on behalf of a friend who is planning a multiple-point trip and trying to work out the best tickets to buy, taking account of permitted breaks of journey etc. They want to travel, Glasgow to Oxford on 14th July Oxford to London on 15th July - however, they are prepared to do...

When I book Advance tickets, I always request a table seat. I accept that I may not always get it, but... the last two return journeys I've done with Hull Trains - which are the times I've used them since the 802s came in - I've, Requested a table seat Got on board and found that my reserved...

I was booked to travel yesterday from London to Hull. Thanks to split ticketing I had an LNER advance to Doncaster and a Northern advance to Hull. Due to the storm yesterday advice from LNER was not to travel, and that yesterday's tickets would be valid today. So far so good, and I'm on board...

I'm planning to visit friends in Gillingham in a few days. For various reasons I'll want to go there from Victoria but return to Stratford. This means that the return trip will be on HS1, but the outbound won't be. Is it possible for me to buy a return ticket at Victoria station that lets me do...

I was trundling south to Edinburgh at the weekend, and noticed a siding with a few buildings in the middle of countryside, a few minutes south of the Tay Bridge. lat/lon: 56.40468,-2.94825 (approx) Google Maps link Google maps satellite view: From the satellite picture it looks like something...

I don't know a lot about rail engineering, so this may be silly - but if so, I'd like to know why. It seems to me that diesel trains spend most of their time either (a) at full power, accelerating or climbing a hill; or (b) coasting, decelerating or stationary, at or close to idling revs. This...

I live near the Edinburgh Suburban Line, which is not in passenger use but sees a fair bit of traffic. I'm always intruiged, when I hear a train go past, as to what it is and where it's going. I'm aware that one can view the working timetable for a given train, if one knows it's code. Is there...

Hi, I'm sorry if this is a duplicate - I've seen that there are a LOT of questions about Edinburgh and Haymarket, but most are the opposite way around.... I live in Edinburgh. For reasons of bus routes, it's fairly common for me to want to buy a return that departs from Haymarket, travels...

Apologies if this has been discussed before - I'm an infrequent visitor and a search didn't find anything relevant. After a delay on CrossCountry last week, I'm submitting a Delay Repay request. The form says "Compensation will be paid in National Rail vouchers... In the event you wish your...

Hi - I'm new here, so apologies if this is frequently-asked, I couldn't find the answer in a brief search. Following a dispute with a TOC a while ago, I was issued with £90 worth of Rail Travel Vouchers. In the next few weeks I shall be moving to Orkney. This means that (a) I shall be...