Recent content by peteb

Hi, I'm not traveling that route just yet so merely confused as to what's happening given it was closed for ages until very recently. Mind you if I am going into Italy in the next month I think I'll book via Zurich or Ventimiglia!

What, again? SNCF website/app advises line to Modane from Chambéry will be closed for a few days due to a mudslide. The link to further info. didn't work for me. Anyone got any further info/advice?

Is this something your travel insurance will cover?

I saw a 15000 series waiting on the buffers to push a double deck set out of Gare du Nord at 1700 Friday 13th June 2025. Assume it was an outer suburban departure, not for Amiens or Compiègne? Didn't get number, hurrying to catch Eurostar!

This made me think, if you've gone through passport control, and only then have your bags checked, then they find something dodgy/offensive/illegal sufficient to warrant you being hauled out by the security forces, how are you dealt with? Technically you've entered the UK by then............it...

Bizarrely, given the flack St. Pancras has had, our outward journey 1201 last Tuesday went very smoothly, despite a crowded waiting area. At Gare du Nord yesterday they'd corralled people into pens according to train. This worked ok up to a point, but then there was a lot of crossover traffic...

Although it was very hot we saw no rain (or cloud even) on the French side of the tunnel, but it was very grey once in the UK.

We actually left 18 late and people were getting on till the very last second. Given there were 200+ people in the 1710 queue in front of me I put it down to bad station passenger management. The person behind me in the passport queue had a ticket for the 1810, so passed through the checks 90+...

Tonight sat on 1710 Paris to London not going anywhere yet waiting passengers passing through security etc. I got to Gare du Nord 1550. Huge queues in front of me. Processed by 1655 then onto train. Apparently they let people with 1810 tickets through security and this just blocked up all the...

The Harry Potter films feature (mainly) compartment stock but. (no spoilers) there are a few scenes using open carriages. All are MK1. I think young people are very much aware of things such as the type of carriage. The VT BFK got a lot of attention at Birmingham New Street the other evening...

Except when it's a Mk2A with opening ventilators eg: the TSO's operated by vintage trains.

Thanks, we're going again so will try the bus maybe next time.

I can't find any direct Dortmund to Vienna services except one at 0835 and one at 1235 weekdays. Are there others?

Because of course every seat sold needs a seat reservation, it's Spain!!

Yes, it's possible to select a seat, if you select the correct option when booking online, if I recall from my trip earlier this year the cheapest seat options just get a seat allocated whereas the next tier up shows you a seating plan. Mind you as it's a schematic diagram rather than a plan it...