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  1. nicolaboo

    0626 Picc-Cardiff. Service split acc. to RTT

    I was on the 06:26 service this morning. RTT listed it as 06:27 to crewe, and also separately as the 07:09 Crewe to Cardiff. I could see no difference in reality, as the boards at Picc still had the trip as the regular Picc-Cardiff service. Any explanation?
  2. nicolaboo

    Brussels to St Pancras

    Does anyone know the Midi to St Pancras mileage/kms?
  3. nicolaboo

    Hover Travel to Isle of Wight with ALR

    Hover Travel allow use of through tickets for travel on their hovercraft. I've asked their website and got back an unintelligable answer. Does anyone here know if an ALR is valid on Hover Travel to/from Isle of Wight, so that I can get the island line done?
  4. nicolaboo

    Two-day trip down to London

    I've been visiting the capital a few times a year recently and this time decided to go for a stay over. I got a nice hotel backing onto Earl's Court tube station. So really well situated and only £44 inc breakfast (but I left before they served). This is the report from day one (Wednesday) and...
  5. nicolaboo

    All-Line Rover - 132 moves - 4026 miles

    Here are my trips from my recent journey from 1 July to 7 July. A couple of trips in new classes and plenty of new haulages and new lines. A very pleasant, although a bit tiring, 7 days out.
  6. nicolaboo

    Day out in London, looking for rover ideas.

    I've just treated myself to (hopefully) a last yahoo down to StP on the HSTs in a couple of weeks on Monday. I'll arrive around 9am and head north on the 2001, so plenty of time in the capital to see some new stuff. I'm open to ideas of where to go, but I was hoping for some kind of day rover...
  7. nicolaboo

    Reservations compulsory

    I've travelled around recently on trains with this requirement, and never been asked for proof (having made reservations). I'm soon to be going on an East Mids 3 in 7 and would like the freedom to jump on whatever looks promising. XC trains appear to all by compulsory as far as I can tell, and...
  8. nicolaboo

    South Pennine ranger on TPE

    A week ago on Sunday, me and the grandson were out and about on various trains within the ranger's boundary. After arriving at Huddersfield, a 185 that the lad needs for haulage pulls in on a Manchester-Sheffield diversionary. We got on expecting no trouble, but sometime later the guard does his...
  9. nicolaboo

    Nova 1, 2 and 3 around Manchester, 14th Jan

    Among many moves during the day on a Greater Manchester Wayfarer ticket I film all three Nova types, with this as the result. Filmed are :- 802217 68022 68025 68019 397006
  10. nicolaboo

    East Midlands Rover 3 in 7

    Me and my eight-year-old grandson spent the time between Xmas and new year getting some new lines and new haulages for us both. (*new for both - † new for grandson) Date / Journey / Mileage / Haulage 29/12/19 Man Picc to Sheffield 4,179 150125 29/12/19 Sheffield to Leicester (via...
  11. nicolaboo

    Niddrie West Jn (Edinburgh)

    I'm going to be up in Scotland in March and was looking into bits of new track to cover. This service doesn't cover any new line for me, but I came across this interesting XC move. 21:50 Glasgow Central to Edinburgh. Covered in Table 26. via Carstairs and then Craiglockhart, Niddrie and...
  12. nicolaboo

    Trivia: Quantity of TOCs between two stations

    Locally, I can go from Manchester Piccadilly to Stockport with… Northern Transport for Wales TransPennine Express Virgin Cross Country East Midlands Railways Any other two stations beat that? (Sorry if already done, I couldn't find one)
  13. nicolaboo

    Delay repay free ticket on Northern

    After being 80 minutes late from Warrington to Manchester last month, I received a free return ticket from Northern for a day's travel. Wishing to get the most for my 'money', had a look Manchester to Newcastle or maybe Manc to Lincoln as a possible way for decent mileage or to jump on the most...

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