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Held an Off Peak Return from Sandwell & Dudley to Stoke on Trent today. No issues on the way up - but coming back down I received a message stating that I needed to head into Birmingham to take care of urgent business. The excellent Cross Country TM came round just after boarding at Stoke -...

This is from the Worcester News. Will be interested to here the sage opinions from those here with knowledge of the regulations etc: https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/23135276.woman-fined-worcester-foregate-despite-paying-ticket/

Interesting one tonight. Turned up at Birmingham Snow Hill to get the last service to Worcester to be notified the last train was cancelled due to the old Chestnut of “Shortage of Train Crew”. Station staff (who appeared after 10 minutes post scheduled departure) directed me to a bus and told -...

As a user of the rail who knows a little but also knows not a lot - we’ve just come through Bromsgrove on the way to Worcester Foregate Street from Birmingham New Street. The on platform matrix sign scrolled through the calling points - but had a weird entry I’ve not seen before: Worcester...

Is there anything in the Rulebook etc. (or specified elsewhere) about the status of the doors at the front of the unit behind the cab. Currently on a WMR (West Mids Rail) service made up of two sets that are not interconnected - and sat next to the cab door of the front of the rear set - with a...

I’m putting together a web app (html pages that behave like a mobile phone app) as a project in my spare time for when I travel to certain places. One feature I’m trying to implement is a button - that when you click it - loads up the NRE or similar site showing the next trains between two...

Just got on a service at Gloucester heading up to Worcester on old stock (last one of the night) - only to find both the front and back sub sections of carriages (the ones directly next to the cab door) locked with a very terse sticker saying they are “for staff use only” A manifestation of the...

Saw today in the press that the funding that would have been allocated to improve bus services has been halved at the behest of the Department for Transport Link to Article...

Looks like I'll be off to Tamworth from Birmingham next Saturday - and based on the other thread in here about buying a ticket for an XC service without specifying a particular train as I don't know the exact times I need - can I then do a reservation on board if it is quiet? As in the Ten...

Are there any websites or mobile apps where you can mark off stations on the UK network as you visit them?

Just picked up this story from yesterday: https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/man-no-train-ticket-told-5008091 I assume the costs levied are correct in accordance with this as the defendant did not attend? Just one question - how would the £2.90 go up to £220?

Been waiting for this to go public for a while now - it's due to Early Release on Steam in around an hour. Basically - the developer has removed ALL rail infrastructure (tracks, stations, etc.) from the entire world - meaning you can develop your own networks - real or imaginary...

Quick question in preparation for it opening tomorrow - is Worcestershire Parkway included in the Worcester Group of stations?

From events yesterday - I held an Off Peak Return from Worcester to Oxford with GWR. First journey was fine down to Oxford. However when trying to travel back - all trains from Oxford - Worcester were cancelled meaning direct travel back for the rest of the day was not possible. I then ended...

And so it begins... https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/new-law-will-enshrine-right-of-commuters-to-minimum-service-during-strikes-says-grant-shapps-a4314471.html

Hi all, Have had to log 3 delay repay requests over the last month. The ones for GWR and WestMids Rail which were submitted in the last week have both been resolved and the requisite money on the way back to me in cash and RTVs successfully. The other one with CrossCountry - which was...

Decided to travel up to Birmingham a couple of days ago from Worcester. Purchased a single from WOS to BHM at the TVM as I was thinking I would be able to get a lift back with a friend the next day. Realised after purchasing the outward single that friend would be travelling back before I...

Evening all, Wonder if anyone can help advise - as I am having a little trouble trying to plan a journey this weekend and which ticket(s) would be the most cost effective/cheapest. I need to get from Sandwell & Dudley or Birmingham New Street to Nottingham on this Saturday - arriving around...

This weekend has been the first time I’ve used Chiltern Railways to get from Birmingham to London (normally use the Virgin into Euston). Have to say - without catering provisioning and the door of one of the large disabled toilets malfunctioning to stay resolutely jammed open - both trains I...

My partner and myself were travelling from Euston to Stansted Airport in the early hours of May 12th (Saturday morning) this year. We arrived at EUS at around 1:15am on the last Friday night VTWC service from Birmingham - and as we had around 90 minutes until our connection from Liverpool...