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Looking for some journey planning advice / suggestions. My (older) parents, one of whom now uses a wheelchair for anything more than short distances, have been invited to a wedding in Uckfield on the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday weekend. They're no longer able to travel by car, and would...

Does anyone know the current weekly, monthly and annual costs for a Greater Manchester Traincard? I've tried asking Northern who sent me to TfGM, and TfGM said I would have to go to a ticket office and ask in person. Cheers

Hi :) Does anyone know by any chance what the engineering work is that's closing the Wigan Wallgate - Kirkby line tomorrow (5th Sept)? Cheers, Mat

I'm probably being dense, but I can't find a price for this ticket, from January, anywhere online. Would someone be able to look it up for me? It's monthly pricing, specifically, that I'm interested in, but if anyone has the weekly and annual prices as well, that would be handy too. Thanks!

The line between Salford Crescent and Hindley (via Atherton) has been closed much of this weekend due to, "a fault with the signalling system." Whilst I'm sure that the people involved are doing their best, every time a new update is published by Northern / Network Rail, the expected fix time...

Inspired by a discussion on the Northern Timetable Changes May 2019 thread, in particular this post: I wondered what relatively speedy ideas/thoughts there might be to improve the west-facing capacity for running trains into Manchester, without spending a fortune? With the drive for everything...

Imagine, purely hypothetically, that I had become aware of a group of people systematically misusing tickets (specifically, using the return portion of off peak return tickets more than once). If I was so minded, who would I report that to so that it could be looked into?

Can anyone think of a ticket that would valid for travel both from Wigan - Manchester (and return) and from Newton-le-Willows to Manchester (and return)? There are going to be a few weeks this year when I'm going to need to use both routes on different days, and a few times where I'll need to...

Later today, I'm doing a press interview with Northern. If you have any questions you would like me to put to them, let me have them before 1.30pm and I'll ask as many as I can in the time I have. If they relate in some way to Manchester, that would make it easier for me to include them. I...

So, the last few months disruption on Northern hasn't, for me, been all bad. I had £100+ in compensation under their season ticket scheme last year; and also have been claiming religiously for all the delays, as well as for the RMT strike days on Saturdays. Before Christmas, Northern were...

It's rare that I get to talk about trains in my day job as a journalist. However, yesterday a colleague and I interviewed Andy Burnham, the elected Mayor of Greater Manchester. One topic was Northern. Here is what Mr Burham had to say: This was two minutes at the end of a longer interview...

I have to travel Carlisle - Newcastle return this coming Monday, 15th October. I'll be using the: 1046 Out (CAR - NCL) 1810 Return (NCL - CAR) Does anyone know what stock usually operates these services? Am I likely to get a 156, 158, 150? Or will I be subjected to Pacer purgatory? Thanks, M

For last weeks strike day, I made two delay repay claims: one for my morning journey, and one for my evening journey. My logic being, both were journeys I had planned but was unable to make. Both claims have been accepted by Northern, and compensation paid to the full value of a single ticket...

Appologies if this information is already here somewhere, but if it is I can't find it. My mother travelled on the train from the Midlands to Wigan today, and says she got talking to someone who tells her he is an engineer who will shortly be working on an upgrade to the railway between Preston...

Does anyone know of any alternatives to the NRE pocket timetable generator? I'm looking to produce a printable timetable for Wigan - Manchester journeys from 21st May. The NRE system can't cope with the station groups and either refuses to create a timetable at all, or spits out a version which...

According to the NRCoT: Link: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/National Rail Conditions of Travel.pdf Now, I'm interested in the Greater Manchester Traincard which is a PTE product. The only terms and conditions I can find anywhere online are at...

Tomorrow I need to make a journey as follows: Either Wigan or Newton-le-Willows to Port Sunlight (arriving before about 1115) Port Sunlight to Manchester (leaving at about 1330) Manchester back to the start, either Wigan or NLW (leaving after 9pm) I'm looking at a Cheshire Day Ranger which I...

I think I've worked out the answer to this, but would appreciate some second opinions... Is a Wigan - Urmston Return (either Off-Peak or Anytime) valid via Warrington? Thanks in advance

One of my colleagues will shortly be starting a new job in Leeds, commuting each day from Manchester. He'll be travelling off-peak (leaving Manchester at lunchtime, returning from Leeds in the evening), Monday-Friday. I've looked at season tickets, m-card/County Card combinations, and so on, but...

Hearing sad news that a person has lost their life due to electrocution at Man Piccadilly tonight. Platforms closed off, trains cancelled. There are reports that a person climbed on top of a VTWC Pendolino. Thoughts with all involved who have, by the sounds of it, witnessed something horrific...