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In Geoff Marshall's recent 197 video he has a bit of a rant on not being able to buy the correct Route Runcorn ticket for travelling on the TFW Chester to Liverpool Lime St service. The ticket not appearing on TVMs only the Any Permitted, via Warrington and via Birkenhead. He bought the correct...

Moderator note: split from https://railforums.co.uk/threads/ex-lner-and-grand-central-mark-4-sets-for-tfw.182406/ A couple of points, firstly their introduction isn't punctual as with all the stock TfW is introducing it has been delayed and SDO is still to be fitted throughout, secondly is the...

Moderator note: Split from https://railforums.co.uk/threads/tfw-class-398-stadler-citylink-tram-trains.229459 Buy trams for the on street and buy trains for the rail lines its that simple and straightforward as that. We only have the 398s to fulfil the Welsh Governments narcissism that Cardiff...

Moderator note: Split from https://railforums.co.uk/threads/underload-spads-stadler-745emu-755bmu.237144/ With the braking distance of a train being so long what effect do these instantly applied emergency brakes actually serve? Could this function not be replaced with lidar/radar tech for self...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/will-i-be-entitled-to-delay-repay-if-i-rerouted-myself-into-a-longer-route-in-order-to-minimise-the-delay.236485/ Delay Repay is the biggest load of ****. The whole delay attribution system between the TOCs and NR is decried as a...

When discussing fares reform/simplification suggestions are commonly rebutted that said change will adversely effect many passengers. There is currently no way of knowing if this is true. Therefore should all ticket sales data and gate/ticket inspection data, of course anonymised, be published...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/routeing-query-birmingham-to-southampton.233429/ Wouldn't it all be easier or everybody if it was all singles with no break of journey allowed?

Shropshire Council have started a consultation on the Northeast Shrewsbury Future Connectivity Plan As well as the usual roundabout improvements, cycle tracks and pedestrian crossings they have surprisingly proposed a Shrewsbury Transit system. This would involve building a bypass line linking...

Mod Note: Posts #1 - #34 originally in this thread. I think a little realism is called for. Even if NR convinced the government to fund the programme we are still talking 30 years to electrify everything. In the meantime all 15x DMU will need to be replaced but what with more DMUs? Also...

Some substantial works were carried out at Shrewsbury over the weekend to repair the viaduct that carries the station over the River Severn. Once complete I assume the down main between platforms 3 and 4 will be reinstated after being out of use for the last 3? years. Looking at Realtime...