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  1. Red Dragon

    Best Android E Ticket App?

    I've recently been booking a couple of trips involving multiple E tickets. I'm looking for an Android ticket app, one which is reliable, user friendly, which maybe has sections where I can group and file the tickets for different future trips easily. For example, in May we're taking the...
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    Where are the Unreserved Seats on GWR 800s ?

    I'm travelling on the 10.48 (1B11) from Paddington to Cardiff on Saturday 6th November with seat reservations. A colleague is boarding without a reservation and this will be a very heavily loaded train, it's the Wales v South Africa rugby match in Cardiff that day. Are there plans available...
  3. Red Dragon

    GWR Ticket Release, after 9th September?

    Could anyone please tell me when the GWR timetables will be released for travel after 9th September. I’ll be travelling with 3 others from Paddington to Cardiff on a number of Saturdays from 30th October onwards. The trains will be heavily loaded (rugby internationals in Cardiff) so I do need...
  4. Red Dragon

    Network Rail Settle Carlisle 8th-10th March

    I'll be travelling from Shipley to Glasgow Central OUT on 8th March, RTN on 10th March. Does anyone have any news re the work being planned by Network Rail on the Settle Carlisle line and what the impact on services may be, as I'd like to avoid bustitution if possible. The latest info indicates...
  5. Red Dragon

    21st June, Yorkshire to London Int CIV

    I'm trying to book Advances from Ilkley to London International CIV on the morning of 21st June. We're travelling on by Eurostar and I already have these tickets. I have booked ILK to London International CIV in the past, and BR Fares does allow this. I'm using the RailEasy booking engine and I...
  6. Red Dragon

    Wensleydale Railway Offer

    Wensleydale Railway Offer via TravelZoo £10 Hop on Hop off all day valid 17th Feb - 31st May https://www.travelzoo.com/uk/local-deals/North-Yorkshire/Other/277272/Wensleydale-Railway
  7. Red Dragon

    Finding TGV Timetables for Angouleme July 2018

    I wondered if the International section of the forum could help me please? I’ll be travelling from Yorkshire to Angouleme and return in early July. I'll travel after the 2nd July when the Atlantique TGV line goes live from Tours to Bordeaux. Travel will be via Leeds and St Pancras...
  8. Red Dragon

    ECML Class 800 Testing.

    I have a few days free and would like to see the Class 800s under test on the ECML. Where can I find any info re the diagrams or timings of the 800s, are they on Real time Trains for example, and if so, where?
  9. Red Dragon

    Sat 11th Nov PAD - CDF Service

    I'm trying to book tickets and reserve seats on the 10.45 Paddington to Cardiff for the Wales australia rugby match on Saturday 11th November I can book tickets but I still can't make reservations on this train which will be fully loaded and standing. Does anyone know when seat...
  10. Red Dragon

    New York - Day Trip Suggestions?

    I'll be in New York (for the first time) with family for a week in Mid May, and I intend visiting the stations. I might be able to grab a free day, and would be interested in any suggestions Forum Members might have for a scenic day trip by train from New York, which included points of...
  11. Red Dragon

    Delay Repay Ilkley to Paris

    I'm on my way to Paris on Eurostar having travelled from Ilkley on the 0905 with the connection to the 1005 Leeds to King's X which failed after leaving Leeds. Delay into KGX was just over an hour but we missed our Eurostar connection at 1331. The Eurostar ticket office staff were excellent and...
  12. Red Dragon

    Kings Cross Leeds 1305 today

    Can anyone tell me whether 1D15, the 1305 from Kings Cross to Leeds( KGX to LDS) will run? It's part of a diagram which starts with the 0705 from KGX to LDS 1D03, then the 0945 LDS to KGX 1A20. The 0705 from KGX was cancelled as was the 0945 return from LDS. I'm booked on this train...
  13. Red Dragon

    Disruption on ECML and now WCML down line blocked.

    Travelling Kings Cross to Leeds and Having transferred from Kings Cross to Euston to pick up the 1320 to Manchester the down line appears to be blocked by a broken down unit somewhere North of Brinklow. Any info would be much appreciated! Update - we are on the move again at 14.56
  14. Red Dragon

    Paddington Cardiff Timetable Changes Sept 2016

    I am planning a trip from Paddington to Cardiff later this year and noticed the 2 trains per hour (tph) service becomes 1 tph in September, and will be routed via Gloucester not through the Severn Tunnel - taken from RTT. I have a couple of queries: - 1. The Pullman which currently leaves PAD...
  15. Red Dragon

    West Yorkshire Concessionary Day Rover

    I need some advice please re whom I should contact to try to reinstate the West Yorkshire Concessionary Day Rover (WYCDR) as a DAY Rover Since the imposition of the surcharge on travel in West Yorkshire between 16.00 and 18.30 M-F the WYCDR is no longer a Day Rover due to the ban between 16.00...
  16. Red Dragon

    Incident at Welwyn Garden City. East Coast Trains on Diversion

    Disruption on the East Coast. I'm on the 1105 KGX to LDS train and it's been announced that we are taking the Hertford loop because a person has been hit by a train in the Welham Green area. Delay of 15 mins forecast but could be more due to congestion.
  17. Red Dragon

    East Midlands stock being used by Virgin East Coast

    I often use the 1105 from Kings Cross to Leeds on Mondays and the HST stock has become a mixture of Virgin and very old East Midlands stock. I usually book Coach H and this is an ex East Midlands coach which has not been re-furbished internally so it has the low backed seats, no electrics...
  18. Red Dragon

    20% off National Railcards until 28th March

    Just received this From National Rail Enquiries......... "We're offering 20% off the cost of a 1-year Railcard when bought online by 28th March. Choose from a 16-25, Family & Friends, Senior, Two Together or Disabled Persons Railcard and start saving 1/3 off most* rail fares across Great...
  19. Red Dragon

    GwR PPM results Westbury to Paddington

    I’m trying to establish the route reliability on what will be a regular commute from Westbury (Wilts) to Paddington. I can see the overall Public Performance Measure (PPM) results for GwR, but where do I find the route specific PPM figures? Could someone point me in the right direction please...
  20. Red Dragon

    Virgin East Coast Advance Singles

    I regularly travel Standard Class from Ilkley to London Kings Cross and know, 12 weeks in advance, when I want to travel - so I book Advance Singles as soon as they are released. With the recent fare increases I have been paying £9.55 with a Railcard for an Advance Single. I now find the £9.55...

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