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Happy Christmas to all those busy putting up trees, lights and decorations to brighten up the daily commute across the UK network. Which stations do you think are looking the most festive? Who have done a great job and gone the extra mile to decorate their stations? I think there are generally...

Apple have finally caved into EU demands and is switching to USB type C all of its new iPhone range. I think that means all of their products lines have switched to type C. The perception is that most android devices are also type C these days so that made me think. The ability to charge...

In an era of plenty of delays and cancellations, I seem to have found myself standing on platforms for longer than I used to. Some stations are looking a little worse for wear and some look shiny, new and well maintained. Which one do you think is the grubbiest or most dilapidated in 2023, and...

I was using the National Rail app over the weekend and noticed the platform numbers were missing on live departures from many stations. Thought there might have been a small glitch in the system and forgot all about it. Just checked some times tonight and it’s still a problem. As an example...

Prior to Christmas I booked a journey via the GWR app that involved 3 legs of travel, first with GWR, then XC, then GWR. First leg went fine, second leg from Cheltenham to Plymouth was cancelled which incurred an hour delay until the next available service and a missed connection onto Penzance...

Travelling from Worcester FS to Gloucester last week I was told of a quirk in the fare system that meant it was actually cheaper to buy a ticket to Stonehouse, which is obviously further than Gloucester. Wasn’t sure about this but checked later and found: Single to Gloucester £13.70 Single to...

Yesterday (11th August) I noticed there were a few cancellations on the Cheltenham to Paddington service so thought I’d go check to see how bad the situation actually was. Looks like there were ZERO through journeys yesterday between Cheltenham/Gloucester and London (and reverse). All cancelled...

A bit of insomnia related YouTubing turned up this gem! There are 3 types of train 1. The sleek looking expensive ones with the nice new Network Southeast paint job 2. The cheaper ones with the slightly less well designed paint job. Let’s make sure they are always too short and send them to...

Having visited Gatwick station last week, I was just wondering if there are any plans to improve or expand the place. It seems very cramped and from what I can tell hasn’t undergone much in the way of improvements over the past 30 years since I first used the station. In fact there seemed to be...

Anybody know why this extra stop appeared on the Leeds-Southport service this morning? Shouldn’t the National Rail app only list passenger station stops?

I need to travel to Cornwall on a weekday and it looks like the first off-peak service from Bristol is the 0955 to Penzance Do any of you know if this is likely to be a 150? I really can't face the idea of 4+ hours on one of those draughty, noisy, hideous machines. They're fine for local...

I happened to be passing through Leeds last week and realised all of the following TOCs call there. Northern TPE LNER Cross Country EMT Have I missed any? Are there any stations that can beat that, or has there been at any point since privatisation in the 90s?