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My wife and are due to fly with jet2 to Fuerteventura in May from EMA. I have received an email from jet2 advising that we will be flying with one of their " Partner Airlines" : Air Explore. Can anybody tell me anything about them, are they reliable etc? Rob H

Pardon my ignorance but what is the "Portsmouth Direct?. I live in Nottinghamshire so lack knowledge of that part of the network. Is there a "Portsmouth Indirect? Thanks

I have just watched Don Coffey's excellent video on the TRU. The route as you will be aware goes through Mirfield. This reminded me of an article in an old railway annual that my parents had given me for Christmas many years ago. It talked about the Resignalling of Mirfield. Does anybody know...

I will shortly have to book car parking at East Midlands Airport. Does anybody have any recommendations on which car park to use? The "Meet and Greet" service has been recommended as my wife has mobility issues. Is this service safe and reliable? Thanks for any advice

Has any member who is either a current or retired TfL PTAC holder received instruction on how to order Priv Tickets on line?

For some strange reason I am an avid listener of the "Paul Temple radio series on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The most recent series involves Paul and His wife travelling to Geneva by sleeper from Calais. Was there ever a sleeper service on that route. Sadly I have no idea of the age the series refers...

I am interested in the history of Car Carrying trains both in the UK and in Europe. Could anybody tell me what was the longest (in terms of distance) in the UK? Was it Newton Abbot to Edinburgh or Dover to Stirling. Likewise what was the longest in Europe Would it have been Hook of Holland to...

I have been having a discussion with a friend of mine who says he travelled all the way to Mallaig on the Sleeper. Has this ever been the case or has it only ever run to Fort William or occasionally to Oban

I had reason to visit an EMR ticket office this morning to purchase some PRIV tickets. When I showed my TfL issued PTAC i was told it was only valid on TfL services. Is this a common occurrence. The reason I was surprised is that it was readily accepted at Fort William ticket office and at...

Morning all I should know this but I am having a bad morning. Do Priv travel facility holders get the discount on Advance fares or just walk up?

At the height of Motorail services what was the longest service in Great Britain and the longest service in continental Europe

I have the chance of a winter break in Cyprus but flying with Easyjet. Only ever done short journeys with EJ. Can anv body tell what a journey of that distance is like with EJ.

According to our local news there has been a theft of signalling cable on the ECML. Would tis have been copper wire or has it been by fibre optics? If this the case surely it wouldn't be worth stealing?

Can anybody advise what is Northern Rail's policy about not being able to purchase Priv Tkts from their machines. I am planning to travel from one of their stations that only has a TVM. When I rang their customer services number i was advised to go to a station that has a staffed ticket office...

How do you go about purchasing Priv Tickets for the Cally Sleeper.. Both my wife and I hold PTACs issued by TfL

I have just watched some of the old editions of the above programmes. I am curious to know which station does he get on at and is it the same one where he picks up the ticket from.

I am at the moment listening to the above on the the radio. Remembering this is the mid 30s Poirot mentions getting to Egypt by train. Would this have been possible and if so what have been the route.

I joined LUL as a Booking Clerk back in the good old days of 1989. Then we had a Nomination system where you could request what station you wanted to work at. Can anybody remember how this system worked as I am trying to explain to my wife the process. Thanks Rob H ex Met and Northern

I am trying to find if there are anywhere the above timetables. In particular 1974-1975. Not necessarily full timetable but a summary of the services between Luton and Bedford. thank You

I have just watched the You Tube video of the above trip.Has anybody got the timings for the journey to Inverness. It appears on the screen but I would like to study more closely Thanks Muchly