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I have a season ticket between Telford and Codsall, but some Fridays I do Telford to Loughborough. As a result I generally buy a Codsall to Loughborough return to use with my season ticket as I understand is permitted by the NR CoC. However, this Friday just gone I boarded the 16:53 Telford to...

London Midland are expanding their penalty fares scheme - it's now going to cover unstaffed stations between Brum and Worcester and Brum and Shrewsbury from 1st October. How are they implementing it? By dropping unrefurbished ex NSE PERTIS machines at the unstaffed stations. Current issues...

Whose coming out for it then? Steam heat provided on main set, locos are 27056, 33116 and 45125 plus expected kettle is 78019. Ill be about both days.

Everytime in the past I've looked this up on the National Rail site, it's been a valid (and suggested) routing via Birmingham. Now it claims to be a multi ticket route. I have no doubt I'd be easily able to use this route, but I'm just confused as to why it's changed now.

Seeing this video of a bunch of reprobates running around a station shouting, swearing etc at trains, in full view of public and children, while hanging around in a large mob, are they any different to the chavs that I'm sure they moan about doing exactly the same thing?:neutral...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxE7nkE58gg A sample video! Please read youtube description for more details, this could supercede previous releases.

Anyone coming up? Should be the usual complement of forumites working there.

The XC 90 is out today on the usual 1248 from Brum etc..... The only problem being it then failed at 1305 between Brum and Bescot having been diverted already :) Judging by continuing diversions around Wolverhampton it's...

It's the Cosford Air Show these weekend, and looking at the timetable for trains, I'm glad I haven't decided to go. There's precisely 1 train per hour in each direction - and these are formed of the scheduled stopping service (1 every 2 or 3 hours) plus the already crowded on a Sunday fast...

Morning ladies and gents, just checked the systems on the off chance and they're there for at least some Saturdays. I just bought me an £8.25 single each way for the 8.49 off Wolves to Newquay as far as Exeter, and the 12.23? from Exeter to Newcastle as far as New Street.

BOMO is to close in Feb 07 with the withdrawal of the 442s, 458s moving back to Reading, 450s on Pompey directs and 444s to Weymouth. I assume 421s will also disappear. Staff were told on Friday.

On the 26th of August 2004, approximately 74 people died when terrorists set off a bomb in a holy building in Najaf, Iraq. Their names were: I don't know. Nobody here really seems to give a rats ass since it wasn't a bombing closer than 1000 miles away, or that no European or American...

Hi guys, care to test my new activity? It is a 450 Desiro run from Bournemouth to Weymouth. It needs: UKTS FileID 1314 Class 421 4-CIG SWT UKTS FileID 12416 Making_Tracks_Class450_SWT UKTS FileID 12414 Making_Tracks_Class220_Springfield_Voyager.zip It is a simple run, more designed to...

Birmingham New Street has been closed along with the rest of the City Centre, as well as possibly Birmingham Moor Street, Birmingham Snow Hill and Five Ways station.

South Wales (Margam) tractor 37408 was damaged in a collision with a freight train at Newport yesterday. No details known yet. Base source: wnxx.com

Kuju have this morning announced their new 'Rail Simulator' See UKTS main page, and forums, for further details. A new forum is on the main UKTS forum for discussion if you so wish.

66049 stored serviceable at Toton, and DRS have said they don't want their 87s anymore thanks to NR increasing power prices, and long turnarounds requiring diesels at terminals.