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I didn't want to venture off topic in the other Gangway thread, so I am posting here. How do the gangways on coupled units stay sealed? So, there are couplers which keeps the trains joined together but what is there that stops the actually gangway itself from unsealing when the train turns a...

I found this picture on Twitter ©twitter.com/steveeddieross, it shows the RG trolley and on the menu it says they do Naan Wraps and Calzones!! How do they serve Calzones from the trolley? Are they reheated in the buffet when the host has a spare moment? They do Curry Pots too, are these the same...

Hi all. Can anyone tell me what the salary is like in this role? I have searched online but the advertisements for RG on Indeed do not advise of a salary. Also what is the deal with pay during delays, I have heard some TOC crew get paid extra after so many minutes delay? What would you say...

A woman has been trampled on in an effort to escape an explosion at Pontoon Dock in the East end of London today. The station was then completely evacuated. Quote From The Daily Mail:

With the demise of VTEC, I keep seeing post about GNER being the cream of the railways. It made me wonder what you all loved abiut GNER? I did travel with GNER, but I was a very young child back then. My memories are limited of them. What was their attitude to customer service like and how does...

Hi people! So I am fed up of traipsing out to the shops when I fancy a tipple, so I've decided I'm gonna make my own. I've found a good website as a guide. I just wondered if any of you had tried doing it and could give me a few pointers, how to avoid rookie mistakes hehe. Thanks. MG11

On one of the (many) Virgin threads, someone made a reference to them being the first company to introduce Advance tickets. It made me wonder when they were introduced. I thought I'd make a thread specifically on this, so as not to go off topic. The first I heard of them was around seven years...

I'm just wondering what people think of the catering on these services, provided by First Onboard. I am planning a long journey to Wales and was curious about the onboard service, I gather the menu is different to XC's in house service? Are the trolleys reliable? I know some outsourced catering...

So I have these lumps on my lower legs, except you can only really feel them when standing up. Each lump is about the size of a finger tip and feels quite soft. I am s******* myself tbh and am petrified of going to see a doctor, as cancer runs in my family. I have read about lipoma and that it...

An Interesting development on Twitter, a passenger was allegedly trying to get coffee and was then moved, seemingly with hands raised in video footage by a member of staff and ordered to move. The move was ordered by an East Midlands Trains travelling fitter. The outraged passenger took to...

There are no services to/from Nottingham, due to a fire. East Midlands Trains are advising passengers to avoid travel from Nottingham. Information From eastmidlandstrains.co.uk The information is correct as of 07:39 and may be subject to change.

I'm curious as to what sort of things get found on the track. Unlike streets, railway lines have little to no access to the general public, yet thousands of the general public travel on the railway each day. I have heard of things like dead foxes being found in tunnels, especially Bradway tunnel...

Having read a similar thread on here, I am curious as to what changes you would make to my local TOC. Nothing is off limits here! How would you improve things or tweak things to your liking?

I visited Alfreton station and noticed on the ceiling that there are asbestos warnings! This was quite alarming, having heard the horror stories about asbestos. The station has been recently refurbished. Why would the asbestos be left? What would the dangers be if say vandals climbed in to the...

I've been reading other's trip reports and thought I would share mine. Yesterday, I travelled from Chesterfield to Liverpool Lime Street with East Midlands Trains. My rail journey began on the platform at CHD with the reassurance from announcer Anne that the train would be formed of four...

Good evening all. I was reading on Madasfish about a serious incident in Ais Gill, North West England in January 1995 where 2 Class 156 units collided and subsequently, a member of the on-train team sadly pased away. I was looking for the RAIB report on it, but couldn't find one, I couldn't find...

In this video from 1982, at around 00:25, a train is seen running along the suburbs. It is supposedly a British train. Yet, there are no gangways between the coaches! Is this an actual historic rolling stock or just an un-realistic attempt at mimicking British rolling stock?

Moderator note: split from Rail gourmet, how does it work? Could staffing issues not be solved with a price increase on the products on the trolley? People pay more for drinks in bars because of increased staffing costs, so why not onboard trains?

Hello forumers. Recently, I have noticed that some DMUS have had the external bars that are located under the front windscreens of the driver's cabs removed. I have noticed this on a London Midland (now West Midlands Trains) 153 and a Northern 142. Does anyone know why these are being removed...

On numerous transport forums, including this one, I have encountered the phrase "veg frothing" or sometimes just "veg". What is meant by this, is it some sort of technical term?