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I suspected something like TBH. So given HS2 is under construction and whether you agree with it or not you hear a lot about global warming should our rail engineers consider thinking on a different climate model to now.

May I ask. The predicted temperatures are probably far more commonly something that Spanish railways, for example, deal with. Does anyone have experience of a rail operator in another country warning passengers of possible disruption from tracks buckling in heat? Be aware I’ll accuse NO ONE...

With regards to the northern throat at Sheffield. I believe tram-trains might well turn out to be part of the answer. There are already suggestions the existing Supertram track may be re-routed from the east side of Sheffield station to the west enabling a new road to be built on east side...

“If I read correctly, most of the Harrogate Line - Weeton to Poppleton - is Conservative Country. By your argument it should have had new stock before it did, possibly also electrification.” No, my contention is. Marginal seats seem to do well for rail improvements to help the incumbent MP...

Personally, I think some re-openings have a dubious side. Corby branch on MML? Station only re-opened a few years ago and ELECTRIFIED now. Wires north to Leicester, Nottingham, Derby & Sheffield CANCELLED. OK, HS2 might well have a compensation factor for the latter. But surely the former is...

The first photo is the rule on using a day rover with another ticket. The second photo is the map of where a GM Wayfarer priced £14 can be used. It states the train does not need to call where one ticket ends and another finishes. So does it mean a GM Wayfarer, along with a...

It was a station car park.

Earlier today a delay of about 12 minutes cost me the car parking price difference for up to 12 hours and that for up to 24 hours. Can I claim? I base my question on being previously told something to the effect of: If your train is scheduled to reach a destination at a time an onward...

It is widely reported that what became the Great Central Railway main line through Nottingham Victoria was completed in 1899. According to the 1881 census my ancestors lived in a Nottingham street that was acquired for demolition to make way for the aforementioned railway line. By the 1901...

But turning up at Gare Du Nord for the return journey a few hours early is very wise? Incidentally, it’s journey to London on EMT but return on VTEC.

Right then. It’s the 15:07 from Paris I’m booked on. Would you therefore suggest if it’s cancelled they might well follow the pattern of letting you travel on the one before or one after? That being the case I’ll just head for Gare Du Nord for the one before. As yet there are no...

No I didn’t. Long story. Hence, fearing I may have potentially ****** up! They are London Stns ADV’s.

I am holding tickets to get from Sheffield to Paris this Friday. As the SNCF strike is not taking place I should be OK. However, I am booked to return next Monday when SNCF are on strike. I believe Eurostar’s crewed by SNCF are potentially those cancelled. Any ideas where I stand if my...

Earlier this evening I was making my way from Coventry to Chesterfield. Whilst the train was paused for 10 minutes or so at Birmingham New Street an individual boarded the train and in a very polite manner: "Can I have your attention please folks, I desperately need to catch this train to...

Fair point. But aren't there always cases of TOCS chasing people via the courts for £100s in unpaid fares? And it maybe the deal with a national rail smart card might be more like you can't start a journey without at 50 or 100 miles banked. In answer to the individual who asked me how it...

I know of a bus company with a smart card system that allows you any journey providing you have at least 50p in credit. If your fare is actually £3 your balance goes to -£2.50. So long as you top up enough to remove the negative in 7 days they agree to take NO action. Variation/similar rule...

With the existing use of smart card technology. Could it be realistic to set up some kind of mileage buying system? I.e. Sell a card allowing any journey(s) up to the number of miles paid for at an agreed pence per mile. Which could also be set up to charge you a percentage more at busy times...

I'm doing Sheffield or Chesterfield to Coventry tomorrow (still undecided where I'm starting). I managed to find a cheap couple of Advance singles from Derby to Coventry and vice versa. And plan to grab a day return to Derby to complete my path. Right then. I do know I'm tied to what train...

Sadly not as this one goes. But one I will think about in future. Thanks also has I'm off to Plymouth (by car!) in a few weeks and your message was a timely reminder to check out Day Rovers usefulness for when I'm down there. Day Rovers for Devon & Cornwall are a good buy aren't they?

It's no longer a trick to save money ticket splitting - given a website helps you do so in full view of ATOC. Who I suspect would be doing something about it if they were really bothered? What's really surprising me are the number of examples of saving money by buying a ticket for a LONGER...