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But if GTR has a policy of only charging the difference between the fare paid and the fare which should have been paid this effectively creates an inconsistency when compared with the penalty fares regime? PF regime Penalty Fare of £100 (£50 early payment discount) and full single fare (no...

Any ideas where I can find flight numbers for scheduled and charter flights ex UK from the 1980s and 1990s?

According to a banner advert on the home page of the Swanage Railway website they are going cashless from 25th March 2024.

Yesterday I was due to travel along the London Waterloo - Weymouth line on an advance ticket purchased 2 weeks ago, I was keeping an eye on the severe delays and cancellations caused by an incident at Pokesdown. There was advice re using a local bus service instead or another operator. The time...

Please can someone give guidance on how long it takes to get a boiler up to "full steam" so it could pull a train? (a) from light steam - having been kept in light steam overnight (b) from cold Having watched a very well known film I got the impression that from cold say 2 to 3 hours. As ever...

Does anyone know how wool from australia and new zealand was transported to Yorkshire (for weaving)during the Victorian era? Was it transported by train or was it transported by coastal steamer or sail powered equivalent? TIA

My brother was booked to fly from Pristina to Luton on 2nd October 2023. He was at the airport when the flight was cancelled due to bad weather. The airport staff were not able to provide any assistance so my brother booked his own hotel and took taxis each way to / from the airport. He got a...

Please can someone advise what electric buses Whippet are using on the U bus route? What buses were used before the new electric buses were brought into service? What are their respective capacities? TIA

Is there anyway of checking all the flight arrivals and departures on a specific date? Is there anyway of finding out the cause(s) of any delays or cancellations? A flight a friend is due to travel on has been cancelled due to bad weather and yet the airports seem to be operating normally...

There have been a number of posts in the Disputes and Prosecutions section where the naming of the "advance" and "anytime" ticket types appear to have caused confusion resulting in action being taken against passengers who were travelling without a ticket valid for that specific train. It has...

Are any trains operating on SWR on Monday 8th May 2023? I had a booking on SWR which has been cancelled. The journey planner and nationalrail.co.uk show no trains. TIA

I am trying to find the address of the Scout Motor Services booking office (for express services, tours, excursions etc) in Preston in the 1950s. Possibly Sheppard xxxxxx based on a fuzzy image on Fickr but could be completely wrong. Any ideas?

https://www.passengertransport.co.uk/2023/02/northern-gives-fare-dodgers-the-red-card/ Worth a read but I dont think provides any significant additional insight to regular readers of this forum. It could be seen as a party political broadcast on behalf of the "Carlisle Party" and thus ignores...

I wish to travel Wareham - Cambridge. Out Monday 20 Feb to arrive in Cambridge mid afternoon. (This can be fixed) Ret Friday 24 Feb to depart Cambridge mid afternoon but I would like flexibility. I hold a Senior Railcard. I can find 2 X advance fares (one out one back) to give a round trip fare...

I am booking a ticket to travel from Wareham to London Waterloo on 7/3/2022 at 06:27. I have a Senior Railcard. South Western Railways booking engine is giving me the SC discount on an advance fare (ie the date and time of dept is set) and yet I am sure that the card can not be used at this...

I have had reason to travel on National Express for business. The company I work for requires a receipt for the ticket purchase and this has to be submitted electronically. Is there a way of printing a receipt showing the fare paid from the National Express Account? The ticket confirmation...

I have to go to Madingley Hall Cambridge for a meeting in the middle of October. I am travelling by train to Cambridge. As hard as I try I cant seem to find any bus services (public or university) that serve Madingley Hall or a point nearby. Am I missing something or is this a destination...

Does anyone know if easyBus have ceased operating services in their own right (ie under their own operators licence)? The service from Park Royal - Fulham - Gatwick Airport is not giving any results on their booking engine.

I wish to fly on the Loganair service which lands on Barra Beach. Given the cost of this flight (and getting to Glasgow) does anyone have any recommendations as to how I could combine it with other flights to other Islands at a sensible cost. Is there the equivalent of an island hopper (havent...

Due to the post strike effects of the RMT action, I travelled by coach from the South Coast to London Victoria and back yesterday. This morning I have received a survey from NExp which after asking views on yesterdays journeys then sought my opinion on tipping drivers (attitude towards, when...