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I have vivid memories as a child of being stopped a long time in my Grandfather's car at a level crossing at Lyminster on what is now the Coastaway Line near Littlehampton. Possibly 1963 as it was well below freezing and snowing. On getting out to investigate I saw approaching a class C1 0-6-0...

Can I return to Chester? Certainly fits the descriptions "grubby" and "dilapidated". And completely unsuited to today's traffic patterns from both a pedestrian and railway operating point of view. Really apart from the splendid facade, the rest could be flattened and a modern station built on...

It's quite a distance for a 2nd generation DMU! Faulty a/c anyone?

Anyone remember the "Border Evening Rover", valid from Chester to Church Stretton (via Gobowen) for 50p. Great for a pub crawl. Late 70's or early 80's ??

You are absolutely correct Jonathan, my mistake.

Following my original post, I now see that the 20.06 Glasgow to Crewe has appeared on Real Time Trains for 27th February. Seems like problem solved.

For many years, pre pandemic, I have visiting the excellent Model Rail Scotland exhibition on a Sunday afternoon. There was always train south at about 20.00, allowing plenty of time for some Scottish hospitality before returning home. I notice the late train is missing from the schedules on...

Is first class still declassified on West Midlands Trains (LNW Railway)? I am referring specifically to Crewe - Euston. Thanks.

I have been on two of these some years ago (Sheffield and Liverpool??). I thoroughly enjoyed each meeting, not just for the fares information, but for the friendly welcome I received from the other members of this forum, some many decades younger than me. I would welcome some 'revision', so...

Aylesbury to Baker Street, Metropolitan Line at the time, now Chiltern Trains. Non corridor coaches, steam to Rickmansworth, Metro-Vic electric (eg Sarah Siddons) from there on. Vague memories of the dash to the toilets at Rickmansworth and being terrified at having to pass close by the engine...

I can report the Cambrian Lines are fully working, from personal experience. My small party wanted to sample the service on the Welsh Highland Railway (despite the dire weather predictions). Our original plan had been to do the 'circle' from Chester, out via North Wales Coast, return via...

Thanks for the helpful suggestions to use trainscanbecheaper or trainsplit. One snag is that these two sites only have booking horizons to the 10th March whereas Avanti have advance fares posted until the 8th May (weekdays). Luckily the Avanti website's non-selector gave me exactly the seats I...

I seem to remember a relics shop at York station, where the York Tap bar now is. I always assumed that was a branch of Collectors Corner. I my wife and I bought a GNR/LNER clock there in 1985 for £100, more than we could afford at the time. What a fantastic investment, keeps perfect time with...

I can't be the only one to be very disappointed with the CAF class 195s. I made a journey from Chester to Leeds yesterday, to visit the Christmas Market (not my choice) using the £10 newspaper offer. The Chester - Leeds service is a great service in theory, but suffers from appalling timekeeping...

Myself and a friend were caught up in the disruption on Saturday 26th October. https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/flooding-26th-october-stafford-stoke-and-the-north-west-of-england.194181/page-3 (post#81) One from Bache (one stop on Merseyrail from Chester) to Euston and one from Chester to...

Somewhat belatedly is my account of a journey yesterday (Saturday) from Chester to Swanley for a model railway exhibition. Our 7.17 Virgin service was cancelled, presumably stock was trapped south, as the line between Chester and Crewe was blocked. We were directed to the 07.12 TfW service to...

My first visit to this rural terminal last week, and it has raised some questions. I was expecting a simple single line terminus, but noticed the complex of sidings on the left hand side, reached by a reverse shunt out of the platform road. Quail Maps labels these sidings Magnox, DRS and Engs. I...

Coming back to historical services on this line. My memory is of very poorly patronised local services, almost always Derby DMUs from Allerton Depot (the ones with the 4 character headcodes). In fact one of my only two journeys as the only passenger on a train was between Runcorn and Chester (...

I went on many of these from Chester that had originated from North Wales at some unearthly hour. Very often we were routed via the WCML, so it was then a process of elimination. Left at Primrose Hill was Southend or Clacton. Then West London line ( change to a class 33 at Mitre Bridge) and if I...

I have read the "Changes at Crewe" thread with interest, but I cannot see why the Chester shuttles have been largely switched to platform 10. Of course this is the only platform nit to have a canopy, presumably when the station was last refurbished, its regular use was not envisaged. There...