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Would it be possible to raise all of the platforms throughout the UK to enable level boarding at all stations? If so why is this not being done instead of ordering low floor trains like the Stadler Flirt etc? This has been done at the East London Line core and Elizabeth Line core and Heathrow...

That is a good point. The rules can vary a lot by country. I wonder are the Drivers and Guards required to be fully trained up on the rules of the country even if they only work to the first stop over the border? I am wondering if some countries have exemptions for that which allow them to work...

I have always wondered what are the language requirements for staff working on trains that cross borders? Are the Drivers and Guards always required to speak the language of each country? If so is this still a requirement even if they are just going one stop over the border? I know in Europe...

Birch Road Stagecoach Bus Depot in Eastbourne has a bus stop which is served every thirty minutes (2bph) during the day by just one bus route but yet in the early morning and late evening it is served by up to eight buses an hour running on eight different bus routes. This is because both...

There are at least two stations on the Metropolitan Line that still have maps on the platforms that show a BR/NR logo next to Moor Park even though it has been decades since BR/NR services stopped calling there.

They are listed on the Internal Knowledgebase as "May Be Accepted" rather than "Must Be Accepted" which is not quite the same meaning. So this implies that TOCs are not required to accept them so presumably EMR are allowed to do this.

Can i ask where you have heard that? Where is that rumour from? The current route 1 is a standard urban cross city route. An express version of that would not really make much sense at all.

LNER claim to accept Gibraltar banknotes on their internal document "acceptable forms of payment manual" which is used for ticket office staff. So you could try an LNER ticket office if you want to get rid of it. Although who knows what will happen in reality. They probably never see them.

But the reality is the opposite and such coins can be used with no issue. In fact you are far more likely to have an issue with banknotes being accepted on the railway (even though they are officially supposed to). Coins from these places will almost always be accepted with zero question (even...

Yes the loading gauge in Ireland is indeed exactly the same as ours. They have the same exact loading gauge. I presume this is mainly due to the huge British influence on the Irish Railways and Ireland in general. It is odd but there is zero correlation between track gauge and loading gauge. For...

It is simply because Irish Rail use KeTech and that is the default KeTech jingle. So they are just using the standard default jingle that comes with the system. That is the only reason why. KeTech have both a three chime and a four chime. The three chime was used for female announcements and...

Estonians have always required visas to go to Russia and likewise Russians have always required visas to go to Estonia so it has never been visa free for either. However lots of people who dual citizenship. A very large number of people hold both Estonian citizenship and Russian citizenship...

Ah i forgot the EM/ET Class had a separate first digit for each carriage. In that case it does seem odd that they did not follow this pattern for the FP/FT Class and AMA/AMT/AMP Class trains. Another odd thing is that even with TMS the number pattern varies. For example in Auckland the units...

It is perfectly possible if you have a visa. It is just a bridge over the river and you can certainly cross on foot if you have a visa. I have crossed that border a few times before. Ivangorod is certainly an interesting place to look around. As others have said it will be expensive (unless you...

Does anyone know what a Southeastern class 377/5 unit was doing at Brighton Lovers Walk depot? I know they are subleased from Southern to Southeastern and maintained at Selhurst depot. I have seen them at Selhurst depot many times. But this is the first i have ever heard of one going to Brighton...

Thank you for the information. Much appreciated. Those two links are very helpful. That explains it very well. The check digits certainly make sense now you explain it. It certainly prevents errors when someone accidentally gets a number wrong by one digit. I find it interesting how with the...

Yes i heard him recently. Yet another new voice. The announcements onboard Northern are a complete and utter mess now. They keep unnecessarily introducing new voices for one or two phrases. So now we have 10 different voices being used onboard Northern trains: • Peter Corley - The new main...

Using these HSTs and MK3 coaches for a metro style suburban service is absolutely bonkers. These trains are designed for long distance intercity services. What has probably happened is that they have run out of money (in other words money went missing) and so they just had to buy whatever cheap...

Ah many thanks. That must be why then. It seems like an incredibly complex system. I am not sure why they bother with check digits. Out of interest what even is the point of check digits? Is there any benefit of adding a check digit to the unit number?

I had not thought of that. That could be it. I believe the Mainland European EVN numbers use check digits for their numbers. However that still does not make sense as there are a few missing. The AM Class (1st batch) is missing these: 16 20 35 54 69 The AM Class (2nd batch) is missing these...