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    Jubilee Line Charing Cross Branch

    Just looking at the (very excellent) cartometro website, which has accurate mapping for the London Underground, where crossovers and sidings are https://cartometro.com/cartes/metro-tram-london/ When I was looking at the Jubilee line, I looked at how far beyond the station the sidings went (as...
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    Past bus routes in Manchester

    Moderator note: Split from existing thread https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/trivia-britains-strangest-bus-routes.203562/ I remember the 108 being a regular service is the 1970s and 1980s, and travelling to see Altrincham FC on it.
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    What's the longest timetabled wait you've encountered or experienced on a train?

    Something we occasionally get in the UK are a timetabled pause at the station, either for timekeeping purposes, or to allow connections to and from the train (and a crew change, on occasion). With long distance trains over 12 hours being something of a rarity here in the UK, my thoughts drift to...
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    Cross border ticket purchase

    Just been struggling to buy a ticket from Saarbruecken (D) to Forbach (F) online - it appears that this ticket - like many cross border tickets, is not (unless you buy an uber expensive ICE ticket) available on line. All the more annoying because the train my partner wants to catch actually...

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