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Hello everyone, Hope you're all well? Its been a while since I've posted on RailUK I must say, but I'm delighted to see its still the thriving community that it was when I last came! I’m Chris, and I create YouTube videos about transport. If you haven’t already seen them, take a look here –...

The Youth Rail Enthusiasts Association is excited to bring you Video Fest 2012, our annual competition which is now entering its third year. As always, we give you a title and you create a video around it to be in with the chance of winning an amazing selection of prizes. This year we’re really...

Hello everyone. As the manager of the Youth Rail Enthusiasts Association, I am pleased to announce that the Rail UK Forums have been awarded Railway Website of the Year for the school year 2009/10, as voted for by our members. Congratulations :) For more information about the awards...

Hello. I am trying to use some GNER items in my Trainz 2009 game. It's a GNER HST, which shows in CMP but is red and invisible when playing the game. The coaches for the HST show as faulty, and the error is: Does anybody know how I can fix this? Secondly, the class 43 for the HST has a...

The Southern Electric Group (SEG) have announced recently that they will be operating a railtour with 2 Gatwick Express class 442 units. The route will be (subject to change): London Victoria (Eastern Departure Approximately 10:00), Battersea Reversible Line To Stewarts Lane, Pouparts...

It would appear that the refurbishment of First great Western's class 165's (And 166's?) has began. In the following photo, you can see the newly re-done interior of 165120: Thank you to John Gardner for the photo - Please do not re-post without permission from him. What do you think...

Hey. Really excited about being able to visit the National Railway Museum on my birthday, but I have a few questions about it: 1. How do I get there? Whats the easiest way from York station, which is where I'll be arriving? Please bare in mind I'm visually impaired - I'll probably end up...

Hello all. I booked tickets to go the National Railway Museum in York for my birthday, and I have a couple of questions about the trains I have booked for. The trains I am booked on are: The 0830 off Kings Cross into York. The 1656 off York into Kings Cross. What I want to know is: 1. What...

Hello! I am looking for all you ticket genious's help again! :D What I want is quite specific, so bare with me... I want to travel from London Kings Cross to York on the 15th of April to visit the National Railway Museum for my birthday. I'll be staying in London overnight beforehand...

Hello. I have noticed recently that Southern have updated their Public Information Systems, and they now say about purchasing tickets online for 40% off after "The next station is..." has scrolled past. On 377164 at Victoria yesterday, I saw my train displaying the coach number in a very...

Hello. Please see the attached screenshot. This comes up whenever I start iTunes, and a similar one for QuickTime as well. And neither programme will start. I recently upgraded to the latest version of both applications with the Apple Software Update tool. Does anyone know whats gone...

As for what I've been reading online, it appears that Southern will be running their class 313 EMU's between Lewes and Seaford, and between Brighton and Worthing. However, in a very angry sounding article in the Bexhill Observer today (My local newspaper), it was reported that these would be...

http://www.youtube.com/watch#playnext=1&playnext_from=TL&videos=BNCtAYaPNBg&v=dquv5T7T-NI When did this happen? I've not heard word of this anywhere until now?

Saw this on the local gen list just now: Anyone got any photos?

Hello. I'm heading to Birmingham this week, and will be starting the day at New Street station before heading to some other places. I am using a London Midland Great Escape ticket from Euston, so I'll need to get a return ticket to London Victoria from Bexhill, and I can then use my Oyster...

Hello all. I saw on the National Rail journey planner you can buy a ticket from Bexhill (Where I live) to Ryde on the Isle of Wright. Does this include the cost / ticket or whatever of the ferry crossing which would be required to complete the journey? Thanks in advance for your help.

Hello everyone. I need to get some kind of ID card to prove that I'm over the age of 16, so that I can buy Lotto tickets and 16 rated games and so on. I am the kind of person that cannot be trusted to carry my passport around :P Does anyone know where I can get such proof of age card? Thanks...

Hello everyone. As I'm sure you're all well aware, London Midland are currently doing their £10 Great Escape tickets for unlimited travel on their network for a day you select. I plan to get one of these tickets for use during the half term holiday, but I don't know where to go. I have...

Hello everyone. I have a number of KUID's missing from various assets - They must be out there somewhere, because before I moved everything to the new computer I had them, but now I can't find them anywhere. The KUID's are: Unknown Location: <kuid:45317:100656> Unknown Location...

I heard spomeone mention that theres a 'maximum journey time' when using an Oyster Card. By that, I mean you'll be charged something else if you're in the system for too longer period. Is this true? And if so, how does it work? The reason I ask is that, at stations with ticket gates...