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Station secrets - tips and tricks
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If your train arrives at platform 16 at Euston, when exiting the station, turn right onto the exit onto Drummond Street, walk down...
Saturday at 09:13
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Signalling to help the schedules?
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Someone I used to work with said that at the country end of Stratford Station there is a sign saying ‘Romford?’ which he said was to get...
Friday at 22:34
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Viaducts built as four-track from the start?
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Was the eastern approach viaduct to Birmingham New Street station built as four tracks?
13 May 2024
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How does Waterloo only get 60 million passengers yet each SWR train I get is packed like sardines?
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I might be wrong here, but I do think Waterloo serves areas that have a higher proportion who workers who WFH regularly than other...
3 May 2024
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TOCs not releasing cheap Advance tickets
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I think there is, providing it is only a few pounds. A lot of seats have restricted views which many will want to avoid. Some may want...
1 May 2024
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Avanti West Coast Cancellations
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The problem with the stats is that they do not take into account how busy trains are and therefore the likelihood of a passenger rather...
28 Apr 2024
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Should GBR split the rail network by region or by traffic type?
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Given the current structure of the railways, I think it would be easier to split the network into regions. Most of the current operators...
27 Apr 2024
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Is ‘train station’ replacing ‘railway station’ in UK passenger rail terminology?
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Agree, I think most people just call railway or train stations, ’the station’ and add the prefix bus, underground, tube, subway or metro...
20 Apr 2024
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Is ‘train station’ replacing ‘railway station’ in UK passenger rail terminology?
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Speculative Discussion
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Over the past year, I have increasingly noticed that many, perhaps even the majority of the public call stations ‘train stations’ rather...
20 Apr 2024
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The Great British Train Scandal (Channel 5)
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To me, it felt like the producers had cherry picked a journey that they suspected would have a high chance of going wrong, hence making...
12 Apr 2024
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Aslef strikes over Trains Modernisation plan
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The Evening Standard is reporting that these strikes have now been cancelled...
4 Apr 2024
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Which specific train journey is the most profitable in the UK?
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My guess would be the Stansted Express as it is the only rail transport option to Stansted Airport and I suspect a high proportion, if...
31 Mar 2024
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Will we ever see a replacement for Concorde ?
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Personally I think there would be quite a demand for supersonic flight, but mostly from very wealthy leisure passengers who want to...
24 Mar 2024
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Hull Trains weekend first class offering
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Thanks, in did in the end book first class.
17 Mar 2024
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Hull Trains weekend first class offering
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I am thinking of visiting Hull on a Sunday from London. Their first class advance ticket for the return on the day and time I am looking...
16 Mar 2024
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