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    Aer Lingus & Emerald Airlines

    I shall be flying from Manchester to Dublin and back in June. My outbound flight is with Aer Lingus in-house but my return leg is with Emerald Airlines. I wonder how they will compare? I understand that Emerald use smaller aircraft. I had a voucher after a similar planned holiday became...
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    East Midlands Railway first class

    I am due to travel first class from London to Sheffield with EMR early in the evening on Easter Monday. I am wondering what catering may be on offer? Their website refers to what is available on Mondays to Saturdays, but in some contexts Bank Holidays are not included (being treated like a...
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    Bus stations being rebuilt

    It occurs to me that we have rarely if ever discussed bus stations being rebuilt. Feel free to comment on any bus stations being transformed, but I shall mention Durham, which was due to reopen in November, and Crewe, which is imminent. Durham ...
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    Shortest lived stock that saw regular service?

    Mod note - split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/tpe-nova-3-class-68-mk5s-updates-and-withdrawal-from-service.190693/page-56#post-6390998 With the imminent withdrawal of the TPE Class 68 and Mark 5 stock, I wonder what the batch of previous trains to be withdrawn after such a short...
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    Lack of e-ticket on TfW route

    I travelled yesterday from East Didsbury to Upton, changing and splitting my ticket at Shotton. The Trainsplit and TfW websites said there was no e-ticket option for the Shotton to Upton leg. I then went to another website - the LNER website - and was able to get an e-ticket for this route...
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    Potential Replacement of Northern 769s

    I wonder whether Northern could inherit the 8 323s not currently heading there, plus a suitable quantity of spare modern EMUs such as 350/2s and 379s, to replace its 769s? In addition, Northern could inherit some 158s and/or 175s from Transport for Wales. Services would need to be recast and...
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    Manchester Victoria - Edinburgh via Newcastle

    For the above routing, I notice the cheapest regularly advertised Advance fares are with TPE from Manchester Victoria to Newcastle then LNER to Edinburgh from there. If we change at York instead it tends to be more expensive. Maybe this is intended to keep more seats free on LNER for London...
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    Advances involving Northern not necessarily the cheapest

    I have experienced 2 examples this year where advertised Advance fares involving Northern have not specifically been the cheapest. In June I saw an Advance from Newcastle to Heaton Chapel at £27. However, for the same train the Advance from Newcastle to Manchester Victoria was just £19. It...
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    Pret A Manger

    It is quite generous that Pret A Manger allow us 50p off for coffee if we bring our own reusable cups. However, I have had a lot of disappointment from them in the last year. By last August they introduced cartons of milk alongside the refrigerated semi-skimmed and skimmed milk. Now, of all...
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    Oddity surrounding fares to Runcorn East

    I have been looking up fares to Liverpool, Runcorn and Runcorn East ready for a Liverpool & Runcorn bus trip for September. Anyway, using Runcorn itself looks set to be the most expensive option. I may manage the cheapest option by splitting my ticket at Manchester and purchasing Advance...
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    West Midlands Metro extension to Wolverhampton Station

    All seems to have gone quiet on this extension recently. I understand that the extension has been fully built but is awaiting the final demolition of the old ticket hall at Wolverhampton Station. Does anyone know how it is progressing?
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    Is it time to ditch the term "Lockdown" and replace it with "COVID Restrictions"?

    Moderator note : posts #1-#3 originally in this thread It doesn't really feel as though we are in a lockdown anymore. Sure, there are a few activities unopen to us eg visiting leisure centres or nail parlours where there is a risk of social distancing being unattainable. Plus there can be a...
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    Manchester to Edinburgh Northern & Avanti Off-peak Return

    I have bought an Off-peak Return from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh only valid on Northern & Avanti. The times were good and it offered a little flexibility. I booked it for next weekend well ahead of the Coronavirus news yet alone rail cutbacks. Given that the Avanti service to...
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    TOCs no longer using any ex-BR stock

    It will be interesting to follow TOCs that lose ex-BR stock and use just more modern rolling stock built in the post-privatisation era. As far as I can tell, the only such TOCs at this stage are:- c2c Virgin Trains West Coast TransPennine Express Also, if we sub-divide GTR into its natural...
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    Abellio to lose remaining contracts in Surrey?

    It is reported that Abellio may be losing their remaining contracts in Surrey. Drivers would be offered alternative employment at London depots. This was initially reported in Get Surrey then in Coach & Bus Week online. https://cbwmagazine.com/abellio-rumoured-lost-surrey-contracts/...
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    Notable towns without Stagecoach local buses

    I have been thinking about places that do not have any Stagecoach local buses, or at least no longer do. I am excluding Megabus, National Express contracts (if applicable) and trains such as East Midlands Trains. I understand Birmingham no longer has any Stagecoach buses, but used to have...
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    Trivia: Rail services serving only Remain Councils

    A few railway services only serve Council areas that voted Remain in last year's EU referendum. I shall list several examples here:- All local ScotRail services. All London Overground services serving Highbury & Islington. Liverpool Street - Enfield Town / Chingford West Ealing - Greenford...
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    London - Brighton Off-Peak Return

    I am about to spend a couple of days in Brighton. Owing to other travels including London, I am buying a separate London - Brighton Off-Peak Return. I plan to travel from London Victoria to Brighton on a Gatwick Express class 387 but back from Brighton to London Blackfriars on a Thameslink...
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    The 2 biggest bus companies neither Stagecoach nor First

    I thought it might be fun to reflect on some towns in Britain where neither of the 2 biggest bus companies are Stagecoach or First. A few I can think of are:- Birmingham - National Express West Midlands and Rotala Diamond Bus Nottingham - Nottingham City Transport and TrentBarton Derby -...
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    Modern Railways late this month

    I don't know whether many of you found this. It's just that around here this month's Modern Railways reached the shops late. I had read that it was supposed to be distributed on the 4th Thursday of the month, in other words October 23rd. However, at 3 rail stations (Manchester Piccadilly...

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