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I have a very basic question, so apologies. I know some of you will laugh at this, but I really didn't know! My youngest is learning to drive (a car!) but we were on a class 156 and as it pulled away it revved up nicely and he joked "the drivers got his right foot down, he's gentle on the...

I was stood on Stafford station one day last week, it wasn't particularly busy, it was early afternoon and a week day in term time. A staff member with "safeguarding officer" on his back was strolling up & down the platform. Just what is a "safeguarding officer"? And what are the chances of him...

I know it might seem a stupid question, but what is a return journey? We travelled Stafford-Shepherds Bush & back. Stafford-Euston on an Advance single & Euston-Shepherds Bush on a return and Euston-Stafford on an Advance single. All was well till we got back to Euston & there were no trains...

Just to nail my colours to the mast, I'm a country boy at heart. But for three consecutive Mondays I've had to be in London (having not been in years) each time I've departed on the 22:00 (although the schedule varies by a minute some weeks!) Liverpool train to get home to Stafford. There's a...

We're heading off to Hayle in Cornwall at Easter (from Stafford) I'm open to the collective wisdom of the forum to see if it we can afford to do it by train. There are 5 adults, although the youngest is 17, the rest are over 18. I have a Disabled Railcard and my other son also qualifies for one...

The NHS has, finally, been dragged (kicking & screaming) into the 21st Century. Sadly, the railways remain stuck somewhere in the 1970's. Having been Deaf since birth, I've had a lifelong association with hospital audiology and ENT departments. In all those years, I've never even heard of a...

Hi. We're travelling with Chiltern on Saturday & RTT says it's a class 68 & stock. Is Business Class still a thing, and if not, can you just sit in there without paying any extra?

For a few weekends Stoke-on-Trent is closed to rail services and Rail Replacement Buses (RRB) are operating. This throws up an interesting problem at Stone. I can't find any online journey planner offering journeys on the RRB & I believe this is because the RRB don't call at Stone Station, but...

I was asked by someone about the correct procedure in the following situation. They board at an unstaffed station, there is a ticket machine, but they've never seen it working, and it doesn't take cash even if it did work. They catch one through train. They alight at an unstaffed station with a...

Being the nosey old git I am, I was just wondering if anyone knew the reason the 16:33 Crewe to Stafford didn't run today. My son was boarding it at Longport so I was watching it on opentraintimes map. According to that it had the Ready To Start, it had a green light, it had the route set to...

Moderator Note - Split From: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/wrong-ticket.254881/ You can't be oblivious to it splitting tickets, it mentions it several times. You have to agree messages about it to see the tickets and pay. The fact that at least part of the journey is an advance ticket...

Hi. I have a friend currently in London who will be arriving into Euston shortly. But after the last London Northwestern train to Stafford has left! They have a London Northwestern trains only Super Off Peak to Stafford. Can they excess this onto the Avanti? If so, how much? They have a...

Mod Note: Post #1 originally in this thread. I don't think there is any confusion. Everyone uses the dictionary definition of fine, bar a few members of this forum. The former meaning of the word to only describe fines set by a court has long since been superceded. A bit like the word mortgage...

A real long shot here, but does anyone know of any photos of the INSIDE of Penkridge station buildings, ideally historically, but even in their current condition. Also, does anyone know when the buildings were last used?

Generally, it matters not which website you book rail tickets on. They all use the same data and therefore the fares are the same on all of them. Occasionally one TOC may have an exclusive offer on their fares, but most of the time you just use the website you like the most. However, when it...

Hi. I haven't travelled by train for quite some time so I'm after the forums collective advice. We decided, on a bit of a whim, to book a last minute holiday in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight going on Easter Monday, returning on the Friday. They'll be 5 of us and the youngest is 15. The car can...

I'm looking to travel to Ventnor in a couple of weeks. How can I buy the through bus ticket? There's no mention online anywhere I can find!

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/appalling-treatment-by-south-western-railway.223041/ A wonderfully customer friendly approach (not!) that the railway is famous for. And why there are so many cars on the road.

Hi all you knowledgeable folk. I've been asked to investigate the best (by which I think they mean cheapest!) way to commute from Lichfield to Bristol, around three times a week. Open to pretty much all suggestions. It's a student, their accommodation fell through, so term-time only commute.

Hi. Can anyone in the know let me know how far in advance (in time) the barriers are lowered at Wem before a train?