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Why don't the TOCs, or perhaps Railtrack, have their own fleet of buses operated by people who know the area. High Peak buses have no difficulty running services around this area. To get to Chinley station you need a small single decker. Not the RRB I saw stuck there last week: a 100 seater...

Thanks for that

Could someone advice me how long it takes to get between Rail and Bus in Crewe. IO need to visit some of the villages south of Crewe using the 39 Crewe Nantwich bus

I took the HP 190 yesterday, a small bus It just managed to squeeze through station road in Chinley. Coming the other way was a huge Andrews coach doing the RRB job. How it dealt with the narrow road don't know

I think that there was a severe speed restriction for loaded trains over the bridge before it was upgraded. I remember watching freight trains trundling through at walking pace.

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Yes it is Northern: Chinley. They must have upgraded the machines since I last bought a wayfaref##

Where do I buy one of these tickets? I will be starting from an unmanned station and AFAIK they are not available from TVMs

Northern Rail App 1712851559 It was an off peak open return

Surely: if the train was cancelled the night before why did they sell me a ticket for it.?

I bought ir at 1800 on Tuesday

On Tuesday I returned from Heaton Chapel to Whaley Bridge. I caught the 2215 from Heaton Chapel arriving in Stockport at 2223 intending to catch the 2233 Buxton train. But that train was cancelled so I had to wait for the 2319 which got to Whaley at 2348, 49 minutes later than planned. Northern...

High Peak's service buses cope with these road features without problem.

That caught me too. Turned up clutching my Christmas present gift card, drooling for a steak slice and, as you say, shutters up. Extra annoying that I had passed two Greggs as I walked up Market Street.

A related situation is when you go past your ticketed station. I once fell asleep on the train to Whaley Bridge and ended up in Buxton. And last week I got off the Manchester train at Levenshulme, realised that I had left my bag on the train, jumped back onboard as the door were closing and...