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I don't find myself in this corner of the forum too often, but I'm trying to figure something out and I'm feeling particularly thick. Hoping you guys can help. I've been looking at late night bus timetables for a number of routes and I can't figure out why the information I'm getting doesn't...

Recently picked this up with some 313 bits. I have no idea what it is. Can anyone advise please? [For folks who can't see the pics - it's an opaque rectangular item marked "eao Article 72-01058.1 Date of Production: 01/2016". There are various electrical specs on the ear. It has sealed...

Came across a couple of pics of her from way back and was wondering what happened to her. Seemed to disappear around 2012. https://www.railforums.co.uk/members/gizmogle.607/ Anyone know?

Met up in London with a friend recently, on a weekday. We traveled on the tube to a half dozen different locations. She had two tickets and once had a problem getting through barriers on the tube. I looked at the tickets and I couldn't figure out how she was able to get in and out of the tube...

I've booked tickets for a group of seven people to travel from London Liverpool Street to Cambridge on November 11th, returning later the same day. One of the people has now dropped out. Given the T&C of GroupSave, which states that is the ticket still valid, or do I need to cancel, rebook for...

I'm looking at spending a day down in Southern territory to have a last ride on the 313s before they go. I've created a couple of itineraries and settled on this one. The problem I have with it is that there are a few short changes... and if I miss a connection then I'm pretty screwed for the...

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64806678 At the time of writing, 26 dead, dozens injured. 17 fire appliances at the scene. RIP to those who have gone and who won't make it.

Just wanted to check - I'm buying a ticket for someone to travel to London in December. I'm buying it in advance to get a decent price, moreso when combined with their railcard. Right now, they do not have a railcard, but by the date of travel, they will have a Disabled Persons Railcard. I'm 99%...

I've been trying to figure out the categories for class numbers and could use a little help! As far as I know (with examples): Class 1xx: DMU (150, 153, 158) Class 2xx: DEMU (221, 222, 230) Class 3xx: EMU, OHLE (313, 315, 317) Class 4xx: EMU, 3rd Rail (442, 444, 450) Class 6xx: Hydrogen (600...

I'm considering making a journey from Bournemouth to London Waterloo, but via Salisbury and Basingstoke. Return would be direct from Waterloo to Bournemouth. I'm thinking the the best combination of tickets would be an open return BMH-WAT, then a SOU-SAL single and a SAL-BSK single, with the...

I have a relative travelling from Brighton to Bournemouth today. They're arranging their own travel but out of curiosity, I tried to see what trains they'd be on. The National Rail journey planner suggests this is the 1305 Brighton - Southampton (1N18) then Southampton - Bournemouth (1W69). This...

Assuming unlimited money and no DfT/TOC interference, what three things would you fix or change about the railway? Could be anything you like as long as it's railway related - new benches at your local station, putting 1938ts back on the Northern Line, rebuilding the SWML so double-deck trains...

Trying to fill in some gaps in a day out. It was back on 28/3 so I can't look any of it up on RTT. Easy question first: - Which 317s worked the 1905 non-stop Broxbourne to London Liverpool St? Now the fiddly questions. In my notes, I wrote down 455 2005 WAT-CLJ (Shepperton) 377 CLJ-VIC pl18...

Thames Clippers / Uber Boat have a published timetable which is available on their website. It seems to be pretty efficient in terms of not having much in the way of empty moves. I'm guessing they also have a non-published timetable though as I do see the occasional late night empty move going...

I'll be up in London for a few days next week. I'm keeping one day free to spend on the trains. This will probably be a weekday. My aim is to get as many of the "outgoing" stocks as possible while staying in the Oyster ticket area. So far I have: SWR 455 on the Kingston loop (Kingston /...

I know it's been said here (and in other places) that there is a possibility that SWR's 455s would go to Southern so they could replace their 455s. But I've not found anything concrete about this. Given that we seem to have an excess of EMUs, is it likely that such a move would not happen, and...

I know that if I had enough money, I could arrange a custom rail tour through one of the many companies that run them, or even through a TOC if they were interested. It would of course be subject to available stock, stock clearances, staff, and available paths, but within reason I would be able...

Looking at the maps for Waterloo, Charing Cross and Cannon Street this morning, I noticed that all the platforms that had trains stabled in overnight showed the train headcode and the time it was due to depart. As the night went on, the times were replaced with the headcode of the train...

I was on the OpenTrainTimes website watching the progress of tonight's 2B77 (Waterloo - Bournemouth). I noticed that it was following 1L79 which isn't a headcode I recognize as bring a regular on the SWML. So I clicked on it; OTT showed me a working for 5F69, Woking - Woking Up C.H.S, obviously...

21/9, A31 eastbound at Wimborne, mid afternoon, two HGVs in convoy with escort. One steam engine on each, I think in all black paintwork. Unfortunately I didn't have my dashcam fitted so couldn't look back at the footage to get the numbers. Although the second one was facing backwards! Anyone...