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I travelled To Heysham on the train last Thursday, yes it did run. I noticed that on departing Morecombe the train stopped and two members of staff got off and went to a lever frame cabinet and operated the points, I assume that this is normal and not a failure. I wondered if this is the only...

Is there any controll on displayed menu calorie counts. I noticed yesterday that burger king display their bacon double cheeseburger at 440 calories.. 2 burgers, 2 slices of cheese, to bits of bacon and a bit of salad, sauce and a bun, who are they kidding. I have noticed similar in hotels...

If the pay negotiations over the last few months had been conducted in public view would these disputes have been resolved. The advantages to this, (as I see it) are as follows. The Government, or TOC's, would not be able to blame the unions for the dispute if the unions were being reasonable...

I was wondering if anyone has made one to see what information the DFT has on the timetable of the day and where it is published. I thought I would ask on here before making one, I know this is not really the purpose of the act but think it is possibly worthwhile. Thoughts?

Looking at the way the Avanti cancellation thread has drifted recently, I wondered if there was room for improvement in the way duties are allocated and if these things actually happen. I was a tube driver and so know how it worked there. Virtually all underground depots have a "Mafia" this was...

Many of the operating companies are having difficulty with driver training. even prior to covid companies such as Northern were struggling to retain driver numbers due to poaching. There are a couple of questions which I would interested to hear views on. Should a driver school be created to...

Hi, and anyone tell me if an Interrail ticket can be downloaded onto more than one device. Thanks in anticipation.

I am not talking about tickets offered by a PTE or London transport, a am talking about purely commercial tickets, I wondered what is the best value. I think the best I have come across is the Kday offered by Transdev, £5.00 for all day or £4.50 if starting after 9.30am. this covers all...

I am looking to travel from Blackpool north to Weymouth Mon 21 March, returning Fri 25th. The off peak return fare, via Bristol is £160.30 but it is not showing this, nor is it showing, via London options though the 0754 London via Birmingham is an off peak service and even if a split was needed...

The railway operates in part during red weather warnings, should it? For the safety of staff and passengers I don't think it should, the Met office needs to get warnings out a bit quicker, but I feel the railway should shut down for the safety of all. We have seen stations closed because of...

What licence/s are needed to be a tram driver? does a tram licence exist and if so is a car licence needed as well for road running? Do operating companies test their own staff of is it done externally. Are testers tested, and if so by who?

I noticed a post in another thread comparing how easy it is to buy plane tickets compared with train, departing the uk for Europe, this may or may not be true but how to do it is not commonly known, personally I would start with Eurostar but as to wether that would be the best way to go or if...

This weekend we ended up with many people stranded all over the place, should all services have been suspended for the time the wind warnings were issued. It is only luck that no lives were lost on the railway. Having no trains out in the first place would have made the clear up much quicker...

Hi, I have a off peak London, Blackpool north ticket, can I use this on any train from Milton Keynes or am I restricted to the trains which it is valid from London on. Cheers in anticipation.

I arrived at Blackpool North this morning to catch the 0754 to London, this is an off peak service, it was cancelled. As I was travelling to a funeral the option to travel later was not available to me. Staff at Blackpool insisted that I pay peak fares or travel later Fortunately I have a...

Not really advice or policy, but I am intrigued by the Dales rail fare Blackp0ool to Carlisle Return 31.60, Return on a normal service £37.50. I am wondering if this is a special fare for this trip, although as a range of tickets are available I suspect not, of it this is actually priced as a...

Incidents like this make me wonder if speed restrictors in cars, h=to hold cars to sp0eed limits should be introduced. https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/ecml-level-crossing-incident-13-06-21.218643/ This would greatly reduce car crime and save lives on British roads. My instincts are...

Note to Mods, if you feel this should be moved please do, it seem to me to just miss both the fares advice and speculative categories. In this technological age would it not be possible to provide more information to ticket holders concerning validity. This could be done either via a QR code...

I am looking for anything which carries passengers to a timetable which operates all year round. Anything which only operates in the summer and is then replaced in the winter by something else does not count though overhauls/repair are fine. My vote would be the Lady of the Lake, one of the...

I accept that I may be fully accurate on this as I could not find an appropriate fleet list fleet list but it struck me that Queensgate, (Burnley) had a massive variety of vehicles in the 70's adn I wondered if this was normal. This is all from memory so apologies for any errors or omissions. I...