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Hi all, I'm just curious whether anyone has recent experience of the catering offered to First Class passengers on Cross Country? I notice a new menu has been uploaded to their website, after several months of it claiming a "new, best ever" menu would be "coming soon." Notably the only hot...

Good evening all, I have sympathy for anyone affected by the severe delays north of Carlisle this evening. I think 1S83 18:10 Manchester Airport to Edinburgh (397005) failed in the Beattock area (at approximately 21:00 according to Real Time Trains). It was arranged for Avanti 9S93 16:15...

Hi all, I've recently purchased the new Hope Valley extension to the Midland Mainline Sheffield to Derby Train Simulator route from the Just Trains website. Whilst the Stations/Tracks load correctly, the sky doesn't show at all- it is completely missing and is completely black. Also many...

Hi all, I recently had a quick look on Avanti's website for ticket prices Wigan North Western to Preston for tomorrow (was looking to see if their seat picker will work- not actually wanting to buy a ticket). For some reason it isn't showing any of Northern's £3.30 Advance single fares- which...

Hi all- Something which has unexpectedly caught me out recently is that my UK Driving License expired in mid June this year. I've received no reminders from the DVLA about it at all and only discovered this when I recently tried to obtain quotes to renew my soon to expire driving insurance...

Hi all, I was looking for help please in regards to finding out which TOCs offer a flat fee First Class upgrade on weekdays? Looking at "The Manual" (I've no idea how accurate/up to date it is) apparently ScotRail offer a range of First Class upgrades both on Weekends and Weekdays. I also...

Hi all, I've noticed something strange whilst looking at train times/fares on the LNER website: Birmingham N St to Bristol Temple Meads 21st July- 16:12 departure. Calling points listed as just Cheltenham Spa- no mention of Bristol Parkway. I wondered if the trains are avoiding Parkway...

Hi all, A very random thing I've noticed recently: When Cross Country have 2 220/221 coupled together, depending on which way around the sets are, they often have "mixed up" lettering: e.g. (front) G I J L + A C D F (rear) What I mean by this in this example, where both trains have First...

Hi all I'm hoping someone can help me please. When I try to drive the Class 68 on Rail Simulator, I'm unable to start the engine or get any movement. When I put the key into the cab, the AWS makes a noise but doesn't self test. I'm unable to start the engine and even with the key in it...

Hi all, Please could someone possibly tell me what I spotted at Cardiff Central last Wednesday 05/02/20? I was there at approximately 17:00 and from a distance noticed a Class 37 (possibly Colas liveried?) and roughly 4 or 5 carriages, but I've no idea what the working was. It did have people...

Hi all, Just a quick report about this train, which I used between Cardiff Central and Chester on Wednesday 5th February. I have always been a big fan of this service, although haven't found the time to use it for a year or two, so I was very much looking forward to going on it again. One...

Hi all, I've just been looking into the cost of a Weekend First Class upgrade from Derby to Birmingham (as part of a longer journey) and seen it would be £7.50 next weekend. Had it been today, it would have been £5. Upon checking another journey- Birmingham to Bristol appears to be going up...

Hi all, I've noticed recently when driving a train on Rail Simulator, between Carlisle and Preston (southbound) that the speed limit sporadically unexpectedly changes a few times- in places where there aren't any speed limit boards and the change isn't displayed on the F4 screen. Annoyingly I...

It's not been good on the WCML punctuality wise within the last few weeks and today is no exception: (Taken from the National Rail Website) The line has been examined and damage to the overhead electric wires has been found between Lockerbie and Carlisle. As a result of this all lines between...

Two separate issues today have caused problems north of Preston today: 1) Firstly a TPE Scotland bound service between Preston and Lancaster broke down- approximately 08:15- moved by another 350 at about 10:30 ish. 2) Soon after, one of the Virgin Trains services affected by the TPE train...

Hi all, (I get the impression prices have recently increased) I notice looking online that LNER are now charging £35 each way to upgrade to First Class at weekends on "longer journeys", which I feel to be rather expensive. They charge £25 for "shorter journeys." I quote from their website...

Hi all, I'm just wondering if anyone had any more information in regards to what delayed this train between Birmingham and Cheltenham on Tuesday evening? A person on the Cross Country Facebook page alleges that a Voyager originally forming a Plymouth to Leeds service was coupled to the rear...

Hi all, I'm well aware there will be far more to this incident than just a simple conclusion to summarise what happened, however, I've come across a lengthy video online today filmed by "Agony Autie" in which she is apparently refused travel on a Virgin Trains service at Crewe, despite an...

Hi all, I'm curious as to whether anyone knows what happened to the above train yesterday? It appears to have departed Manchester Picc 123 minutes late and not even made it all the way to London. What caused the delay? I've seen a post made by a person on Virgin Trains Facebook page about...

Hi all, (apologies if already covered elsewhere) I get the impression that passengers are more frequently these days encountering problems when trying to travel on a train with a bike. I believe that TPE have recently made it compulsory to make a bike reservation in advance of travel...