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Announcement from a few days ago saying Jetstream are ceasing to operate this link from 31 March 2024 https://www.jetstreamtours.com/about-us/news Besides ferry only passengers, there are through rail ferry tickets available (eg Southend to Dartford). Wonder if c2c and Southeastern will...

Bit of a stab in the dark, but wondering if anyone has ever ventured into the suburbs of Winnipeg MB to photograph freight trains? I'll be there for several days in September in between travelling across the country by rail plus a side trip up to Churchill. I won't have a car but there looks to...

Does anyone know why this tunnel is only single tracked? I can only assume it was to keep structural costs down when it was built before the airport station opened in the early 1990s. I travel regularly in and out and when services are on time that doesn't cause much of a problem. Complex...

Any TfL experts able to help. I hope this was just staff not knowing about ticket validity. Here goes.... I travel to and from work between Farringdon and Tottenham Hale via Liverpool Street using a residential pass. This is issued by Rail Staff Travel, part of Rail Delivery Group. My route...

Does anyone know if or when this preserved railway are intending to run this season? Website still says closed (except for their café) and their Facebook page hinted a few weeks back about crew refresher days. Time ticking on and want to tie them in with a few others (Strathspey, Keith...

Not sure if this is class 800 related or not. Looking at Sunday 20 June, 08:51 Paddington-Penzance going as far as Plymouth. Really need to be there as early as possible. On National Rail, search trains come up with no fares, later ones have Advance tickets. On GWR's site, you can select a Super...

Hello. Does anyone have the distance (in miles and chains) of the line between Selby and York which was closed in 1983 after the diversionary route was opened please? Thanks Phil

Is there any site or access to Working Timetables showing the headcodes for passenger trains in Northern Ireland please? Thanks Phil

Quick question. Is there any catering outlet like Pumpkin Café on a weekday in time to grab something before the 07:02 departure for Wick? Many thanks in advance, Phil

Hello. Basically the ticket I bought yesterday was CDR Boundary Zone 3 to Reading via Slough = restriction code W1: http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=0042&dest=RDG&grpd=0403&rte=801&tkt=CDR And for completeness, I was using Zone 1-3 Travelcard on Oyster to travel from Paddington. I was...

Some sharp eyed follower of mine on Flickr spotted that one of my photos on my Flickr pages has been downloaded and uploaded to his. Uncredited of course. Have of course taken the necessary steps to have this reported. And trawling through some of the albums he's quite prolific at the...

Operated by Thalys but with much lower fares. The "downside" is the journey time is extended as it takes the classic line between Paris and the Lille area presumably because of lack of paths: https://www.izy.com/en/homepage Phil

Hi all I'm safeguarded staff and went to purchase an annual LUL season ticket earlier today having had the usual form approved by RSTL. Now that all LUL ticket offices were closed, a member of staff at the nominated LUL station couldn't get the machine to proceed with an annual as (with...

Hi all On 2 November I applied for a position of Customer Host at Victoria with Southern. Received confirmation email there and then. Believe closing date was mid-November. My account still says "In Progress" and an email on 4 December via the GTR careers site to find out what's happening is...

Doubt this is with East Midlands Trains as not advertised on their website, but looks an interesting prospect for anyone looking at a career in rail ticket selling: http://www.candm.co.uk/careers/54629/Rail-Travel-Consultant-Leicestershire Phil

As of today, Thalys have introduced security checks at some (but not all) of its stations. Described by many as a "security theatre", one can jump on Thalys say in Rotterdam to go to Paris unchecked. Yet going back will be subject to screening at Paris Gare du Nord...

Hello Wonder if there are any Oyster experts also knowledgeable on safeguarded rail staff priv travel. My scenario. Currently have an Oyster with Priv rate zones1-3 valid until April next year. In addition I top it up for extension journeys (beyond zone 3) & for bus journeys. End of...

Hi all I see someone has posted a query about unable to buy single priv rate paper tickets from LUL ticket windows which has prompted me to ask this. With TfL in the process of closing down all their ticket offices, any idea where staff who are entitled to get: (a) Period zonal season...

Hello If I buy a day return ticket from Boundary Zone 3 through to Hertford would it be TOC/Hertford station specific? I plan to go from either Seven Sisters or Tottenham Hale to Hertford East & back on Sunday. However, I may miss the last train back from East at 22:55 depending when the...