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    3 Voyagers in Euston Platform 1 today

    This evening coming in on 1B52 into Euston which was formed of 10 coaches, we were routed into Platform 1 as usual. Only unusual thing is that there was already another 5 coach voyager already in Platform 1. Unless RTT is showing wrong and we were a 5 car but I'm certain we were a 10 car, this...
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    Question about swapping day of train tickets

    Hello everyone. A bit of a stupid question but if I booked some train tickets to travel on the 8th through priv, can I swap the tickets so that they are instead for the 9th with the same return date on the 10th, or do I need to buy a new ticket?
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    How to change seat reservations with LNER

    I've just booked some train tickets for a trip to Newcastle in a few weeks time, but I think my seats in both directions are facing backwards and I can't sit facing backwards on trains as I feel sick. As I booked the tickets through priv, and there wasn't an option there to specify forward...
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    Brighton to Hertford North

    If I'm traveling from Brighton to Hertford North can I go via Stevenage or do I have to change at Finsbury Park? Have a super off peak ticket.
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    Euston Escalators

    Is it me or are the Euston Escalators up to the nationall rail station always broken. They were all only just replaced 1 to 2 years ago and now 2 of them are broken again. Just wondering if there is any timetframe on them being fixed?
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    Wagons on the WCML at Willesden 02/11/2022

    I've just gone past Willesden on the Down Fast and saw 5 wagons just stationary on the Up Slow at Willesden. Does anyone know why they are there?
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    Travelling 3 days a week to Woking

    A family member will soon start travelling 3 days a week to Woking. Would it be cheaper for them to get a full year long season ticket from Waterloo to Woking, or buy tickets daily, or get a flexi season ticket or something else? I would answer myself, but I'm first to admit I know nothing...
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    Diversionary routes into Glasgow Central

    There seem to be a huge amount of potential diversionary routes from the WCML into Glasgow Central north of Law Junction. The potential routes seem to be: Law Junction to Uddingston via Wishaw and Bellshill Law Junction to Shieldmuir via Wishaw (Can't imagine this is ever used by Avanti, TPE...
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    WCML disruption 17/06/2022

    All lines blocked milton Keynes Central to London Euston due to damage to the overhead wires. Any idea what kind of damage?
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    ECML Disruption 04/06/2022

    There seems to be huge disruption on the ECML South today due to a trespass incident around Potters Bar. I'm just wondering, considering the disruption seems to have gone on for about 3 hours now, I'm confused as to how there are still tresspassers on the line? Especially considering a few...
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    Carnage on the WCML 04/05/2022

    Its been carnage today on the wcml. Track defect at kenton, signal failure at Camden and train has derailed at Milton Keynes Central. I have to say a massive applause to control and the signallers who I think have handled it really well.
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    Electrification to Stalybridge, what actually is getting electrified?

    Forgive me if this has already been answered elsewhere. I know that electrification between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge is funded and going ahead, I'm just trying to work out what exactly is going to be elctrified? I presume the Down and Up Ashtons through to Stalybridge are being...
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    New Southgate to Brighton train journey tommorow

    Hello everyone. Tommorow I'm doing a train journey from New Southgate to Brighton and return. I want to catch the direction Southern service from East Croydon to Brighton via Littlehampton and not catch the rail replacement bus from Three Bridges. However GTR's itinery always suggests to...
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    Avanti West Coast website glitching after paying for tickets

    Hello. Is anybody having an issue with the Avanti West Coast website where once you enter your details and pay, the website changes to a blank page that says session expired and means your payment doesn't go through. Any idea how to fix it?
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    Simsig question?

    Hello everyone, I've recently installed simsig and am really enjoying playing it. I just purchased the Three Bridges ASC simulation, but it covers such a huge area that its impossible to do the entire thing without ARS enabled. What I am wandering, is it possible to disable ARS for 1 panel so...
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    Train drivers favorite and least favorite routes to drive?

    Apologies if this should be in the railway jobs and careers section. I've always been curious. What are train drivers, favorite and least favorite routes to drive. Its obviously going to massively vary depending on the part of the country you are in. One example I've wondered about is for...
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    Off peak tickets?

    I'm just trying to buy a ticket to travel from Liverpool Street to Beccles tommorow on the 18:00 train from Liverpool Street, and it is offering me the chance to purchase an off peak ticket, even though the 18:00 is a peak train as far as I'm aware. Can anyone clarify about this?
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    Rover for the Sussex and Kent Routes

    Is there any rover ticket you can get to travel on the sussex and kent routes, a bit similar to the North East All Line Rover? I looked on GTR's website, but can't seem to find anything.
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    WCML Fast Lines shut 28/01

    The WCML Fast Lines were shut this morning between London Euston and Kenton and the Up Fast Line was still shut this evening between London Euston and Kenton. Does anybody know why?
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    Arnos Grove station congestion

    As someone who has used Arnos Grove station my whole life, congestion and getting stuck at red signals when arriving into Arnos Grove into the eastbound direction has always been common. However since I started commuting again in October, every evening I get stuck at multiple red signals on the...

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