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Not too impressed with morning peak changes on the Marple via Bredbury line. Currently 4 trains call at Reddish North between 8-9am (0812, 0842, 0848, 0859), but in future there'll be 3 (0803, 0811, 0845). I can see the 0845 being standing room only compared to the more lightly loaded trains at...

Half-hourly Blackburn - Manchester Victoria service to start on December 10th: http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/15676167.MP_Kate__joins_rail_boss_to_back_new_half_hourly_service/ I will be interested to see how well these trains keep to time. Even with the extended Darwen loop, there...

Is there a rough date planned for the half-hourly Vic-Clitheroe service?

Someone at TPE took another look at the case, and the matter's now been resolved. I've checked the TVM and they've added the anytime return ticket as a 'Anytime Short Distance Return' alongside the 'Off-Peak Return'. They also refunded my £2.75. So fair play to TPE, once I got through to...

Yes, that has happened since my update post on Friday. I guess TOC staff read these forums like the rest of us.

It's about the TVM giving the customer the choice. If on the National Rail website you search for a Hull-York return ticket (returning at a later date), most of the tickets displayed are £26.00 Anytime return tickets. These are all applicable to the direct service (which will soon become...

Thanks for your responses. What is so annoying about it is that 62 days after my original complaint (when I'd actually forgotten all about it due to the wait) they have basically told me I'm wrong, and so will not be fixing the problem. It is similar to a recent complaint I made to...

I contacted TPE about this, and have just received their reply which I've posted below. I think what they've said is incorrect. I would not call an anytime return an advance ticket. This is the second time in a row where a train company has not addressed the question I asked. So I guess...

This a bit late, but last month there were reports of Sir David Higgins, the HS2 chairman, taking a part-time role as chairman of Gatwick Airport. HS2 chairman takes job at Gatwick Is this correct that he will be leaving this year (highlighted in bold)? Seems like bad news for HS2 if so...

Yes I was thinking that. If a major station rebuild is looming, perhaps it makes sense to defer electrification. Similarly it may make sense to wait until 4 tracking between Bristol Parkway and Bristol is finished before going ahead with electrification.

About a month ago I was on a TPE train from Manchester Piccadilly to Huddersfield. Just before entering Standedge Tunnel there was a 'thump' and I saw a window shatter further down the carriage (luckily the inner part of the window did not break, so no glass entered the carriage). The lady...

Ok thanks. I'm going to Hull station later, so I'll take a photo of the TVM screen showing the available tickets. I may then write to TPE. To add insult to financial injury, the outbound journey I took was a 2-car Pacer with original bus seats! I did try to see the funny side as it went...

I needed to make the journey from Hull - York leaving around midday on Friday, and returning Sunday evening. I have a 16-25 railcard. The national rail website quoted this as £16.85. However, when I went to buy the ticket at a TPE TVM at Hull station the only relevant ticket I could see...

I've got a copy of Baker, but as it was a present I'd feel a bit guilty about putting highlighting into it. Maybe I will use one of the map image files. Although it would be nicer with something like openstreetmap because you can zoom in properly, and new lines would get added in the future...

Over time I would like to cover all of the British track in passenger service. As I don't have a car this should gradually happen anyway. To mark my progress I could get a large printed map (or a copy of Stuart Baker's railway atlas) and highlight the lines I've covered. However, I'd like to ask...

I got the train from Honley to Huddersfield today, and to my surprise the e-Pacer turned up. The seating now allows good legroom, although the noise and ride quality won't fool anyone that it's a new train. I took a few photos here.

Sadiq Khan expressing doubts about the current Euston plans on an LBC phone-in: http://www.lbc.co.uk/speak-to-sadiq-live-on-lbc-watch-from-10am-130690 5:25 - 9:50 From his answer it's not clear whether he realises that Old Oak Common is planned to be a permanent HS2 station that all trains...

Andrew Adonis has criticised the long distances passengers will have to walk at Crossrail interchanges: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/12/crossrail-interchanges-not-good-enough-lord-adonis Crossrail interchanges are too long, says Lord Adonis Commuters in the south-east of...

Thanks for your help. Upon hearing they were all 3-car he ended up getting the ex-Scarborough service, which as predicted was very busy. I may tweet TPE if it's happening again in future. That would be a very long journey, but probably would guarantee a space for the bike, as the train starts...

I emailed them to ask why couldn't they have a non-subscription based model, this is their reply: "Our system is indeed a bit different than the Boris Bike system: for example we don't have docking stations, you can collect your key and bike from the train station. This results in a lot of...