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The cylinder appeared to be marked LNER 1942 but my eyesight is not what it used to be. I've never seen anything like it before, but was thinking it might be for lubricant due the curved track, but their is no sign of any grease. The whole arrangement does appear as old as the track. I would be...

Not helped by not advertising departure platforms till a few minutes before departure, creating a rush for trains especially at Euston where advanced tickets don't seem to be liked and you have queues waiting for one person to check tickets at the barrier and 4 or 5 staff looking on. You then...

I don't know why you think power chairs are light compared with scooters? Power chairs are often 50Kg+ whereas electric scooters are often less than 30Kg. I don't know if you have tried out a modern scooter but you will find them pretty nimble. The biggest issue is occasionally ground...

If you find getting on a mobility scooter difficult can I suggest your doing something wrong, I don't know what sort of mobility device you've tried using but when your plugged into Oxygen 24/7 a mobility scooter comes in very handy! They are also allowed on London Bus's with the correct...

Bombardier is not necessarily a bed of rose petals, a Canadian company that has supplied its own citizens in Toronto with a trams that 80% have gone back for structural repairs before they had all entered service.

We asked asked again on declassifying after Doncaster when the water came around but were told that wasn't an option available. I presume that was based on a management policy, as they must have authorised people catching a later train.

Travelling back on the 18:15 Leeds to London Kings Cross on Monday night only one standard class carriage had working air conditioning. Everyone was offered the alternative to catch a later train at Doncaster, with no guaranteed seats, and claim delay repay on the original arrival time. We were...

Today 29/12 they are running a rationalised stock (short formed) due to a reduced demand for capacity (not enough customers).

This will be fun when they support the Paddington Christmas closure.

This is an excellent trip, I would book the all inclusive ticket. A couple of years ago after the trains were delayed they put us all in Taxis from Ipswich(?), and we sped across to Harwich. There was talk about putting us up in hotels if we missed the ferry but I think that was pure...

Sorry to intrude I've just asked our friends from GWR, as I was trying to book an Off Peak Return with Network Card from Reading to London Euston early Thursday evening, coming back Monday night. They say I can't use the 1733, 1751, 1756, 1823, 1833, 1850 and 1857 from Reading going by...

I stay in Horton in Ribblesdale and use the train to access different areas of the Dales.

Evening all The alternative for south bound from Carlisle at no additional charge is via the Settle and Carlisle line. Or for additional cost via Newcastle. I was planning to be around the area at Easter but these local DMUs will be packed. Are these alternatives suggested by...

:D To purchase a ticket from Reading to Dover Priory, visit http://tickets.southeasternrailway.co.uk/se/en/JourneyPlanning/MixingDeck and select Reading to Dover. Although the route states that you should travel from Charing Cross, the ticket will be marked any permitted route, this includes...

:D Tickets from Reading to Dover Priory via HS1 are not available, you can only purchase tickets to Asford Intl depite the train continuing to Dover Priory. I was advised by both South Eastern and First Great Western to either take the slow train via Charing Cross/Victoria or to split...

:D Happy New Year, I have been trying to book Wokingham to Asford(Kent) via HS1. I can get a route, but I have been informed that I need to buy two tickets tickets(splitting at St Pancras). If however I leave from Reading I can buy a through ticket. However if I go on the classic...