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Hi all, Due to the overtime ban, I'm looking to avoid travelling on GWR this Friday (29th September 2023) but when I last looked on the GWR app a couple of days ago all looked like it was running a normal timetable. Indeed, a journey from Hereford to Oxford is still showing its usual times as...

196007 and 196010 are on today (Sunday 20th August 2023)'s 1202 Hereford-Birmingham New Street, for anyone interested. I'm posting this live from Worcester on 196010, I'd sort-of hoped for 196011 but this will do!

Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/ex-lner-and-grand-central-mark-4-sets-for-tfw.182406/ Oh wow I am glad I didn't jump back on at Swansea after all. I did consider it, but thankfully common sense kicked in. Plenty of drunks on at Newport, going to Cardiff for...

mods note - split from this thread I wouldn't want to share with someone, and I suspect a lot of people are the same. It may well be much more expensive these days to use the sleeper, but the end of bargain berths is one thing I'm glad has happened. Sharing with a stranger, no thank you, ugh...

Hi all, First time posting in this section of the forum! I need the wisdom of ticketing experts. Yesterday (2nd November 2022), I had a 31 minute delay on my journey from Carlisle to London Euston. The crew were encouraging Delay Repay claims, and I was going to apply anyway. It occurs to...

Hi all, I'll not go into huge detail right now, there is going to be a trip report after all, but I'm currently planning what exactly I'm doing in Amsterdam on a visit from 9th-12th January 2023. Just to put it out there, no I am not going to do any 'adult' activities in the Netherlands! One...

Moderator note - posts #1 - #8 split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/cyclists-your-experiences-on-the-road.207709/ Same principle for smartphones, buying one these days means it's pre-loaded with so much junk that you can't uninstall, it would be funny if it wasn't so criminal.

I've not seen a discussion on this yet, I am a little surprised I have to say. Who else is watching Tour de France 2022? I am for the first time, really good race so far. I didn't know before yesterday how much Denmark loves their cycling. I had assumed the Netherlands were the leaders in...

Hi all, It's been on the cards for ages, and this morning I've been getting more and more excited about it. So much so I've put a video on trains at York on pause to start some actual planning! Yes I really am looking to do a First Class All Line Rover, and as much as a 14 day ticket sounds...

Evening all, As I type this, I'm laid up indoors with an injury, following a low-speed collision on the bike on Sunday. Nothing major, primarily some serious bruising to the thighs which make walking a challenge at the moment. I've finally set up an album for photos, and today I have got the...

No long post for me to start this thread off! With the easing of restrictions on non-essential travel finally beginning today, I took advantage of my last day off work (originally booked for Iceland, then revised for a cycle tour) and used the railway to get me to and from the start/end points...

Hi all, I don't know if there was a thread on New Year Resolutions this winter or not, if there was please do point me in the right direction. As I browse the forum this afternoon, hard at work on my latest, greatest improvement scheme and its first full day of the final methodology in place...

Hi all, As some of you may be aware, in 9 days I jet off to Tokyo. I'm more than a bit behind in organising my limited time in the city, and I really need to organise an experience of the Shinkansen. It would be rude not to sample one of the world's most famous trains! I'm not too bothered...

Afternoon all, It seems appropriate to post this in this sector, given it's planning and I need advice. If it's in the wrong place feel free to move it. I'm currently in the very early stages of planning 2020's trip to New Zealand. I already know that my planned route involves Virgin...

Morning all, I know I don't post too often here these days, but to be fair that's down to a change of hobbies/interests/life goals more than anything. I do still read a number of subscribed threads on a semi-regular basis, and normally my posts are on my trip report thread with updates as to...

Hi all, As some of you will already be aware, I've got a day trip to Milan coming up in less than 2 weeks, a short-notice addition to the next instalment of Tech's World Frenzy (the first instalment was the Norway trip back in March 2017), and I'm getting a bit confused by the transport...

Hi all, I was going to post in the International section of the forum, but Trip Planning is more accurate in my eyes. I've mentioned around the place that I'm off to Prague for my first ever visit soon, 3 weeks tomorrow for that matter, and I've just spent a fair bit of time this morning...

January 2017 - Rolling Review Welcome to the first instalment of 2017's rolling review! For those new to these threads, it is my review of the year as we go on, rather than doing one review at the end of the year. Of course, at the end of each year I still do some summaries but I just like...

Afternoon all, Those who've been following my TPP Discussion thread (revived for 2017!) will be aware I'm off to Brussels later this month (22nd January, returning 23rd January) thanks to some bargain fares. £29 each way is just amazing! I've now re-read my trip reports from my first...

Evening all, As some of you will have seen in various threads lately, I've been heavily planning 2017's trips. Nothing confirmed really, with just one confirmed trip so far: 7th-14th January 2017 - Tech's Big Bang 2017 Following recent trip report threads and discussions, Norway is...