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Thankfully, I made the decision to escape from London to a far more laid back and stress free North Yorkshire about 8 years ago. However upon recent visit to London - I only had to stand at the gateline for no less than 5 minutes at Queen's Park to witness count of about 8 individuals 'bumping'...

Should Apperley Bridge and Appley Bridge stations be given the (Yorks) and (Lancs) suffix respectively on their names, due to the familiarity in station names? Is there any cases where customers have been confused between purchasing tickets for either station? Regards.

Apologies as this is not the clearest picture. Passing Derby I have noticed a stopping board marked "M Car Stop", What does the M mean? Is there any other locations that have this. Regards,

On a fair few weekends, of course in the execution of the TRU Upgrade - Transpennine Express have been diverted along the Calder Valley. However, on departing Manchester Victoria it appears that a Northern Stopper departs 3-4 minutes prior to an Express TPE which is first stop Dewsbury. Does...

Good afternoon all, I am very fortunate to have an interview tomorrow for the role of Resource Planner, with Northern. The advert mentions that knowledge surrounding Train Crew Planning "T & C's" would be advantageous, including knowledge on "Safety Cases, company and group standards." If...

Hello all, I'm currently in the planning stages for my dissertation which will be based on the topic of: The impact of public transport safety announcements on the morale and safety of passengers. Although at a very early stage, i would massively appreciate any contributions that people may...

So a fault with Doo cameras at Imperial Wharf means that Southern are not able to self dispatch 8 car trains. I was under the assumption that this service was guard dispatched from Clapham Junction North. Can anybody provide further clarification on this?

Hello all, I recently applied for a customer service vacancy with Virgin East Coast based at York. My application has handed in well of advance of the closing date which was the 29/03/19 (just before the Easter Weekend). The advert page stated that interviews were due to commence today...

Hello all, quick question.. I recently traveled on 1J29. A service from Scarborough to Sheffield using a Northern liveried 158, and advertised on the Pis as a Northern service. However to my surprise, the driver that boarded the service at Scarborough was wearing a jumper with the first logo...

Would a new route from Scarborough & Hull to Stoke-on-Trent (or further down to Stafford) be feasible? It would reduce the need to connect at Manchester from stations such as Stockport, Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent, to reach Leeds/York. Additionally if these services were 1tph, it would...

Hello all, Given that many passengers in the South of England often resort to changing trains at London to continue their journey to the North, I was wondering how feasible you believe a service from Southampton Central to Liverpool Lime Street would be? The calling points would be: -...

Hello guys, using the fantastic Carto Metro Website, i have devised by own crayons plan for a new North London Line within London. The following route i have designed uses existing track infastructure along its entirety with no new track needing to be installed, apart from a crossover at...

With the Glasgow Metro going fully automated by 2020, with a new set of rolling stock being constructed, could the old stock see a future working on the metals on the Island Line. The advantages I could see is that the Glasgow stock would be released a lot more quickly than the London...

Hello all, The western section of the District Line in its simplest description can be seen as complicated. There are three separate branches for Wimbledon, Richmond, and Ealing Broadway. Services to these stations suffer due to the limitations in capacity at Earls Court. Therefore, do any of...

Hello, Hope you are all having a fantastic summer! When the platform information display/timetable shows a expected time of 13:42 for instance... - Is this the expected arrival time of the train? - Or, is this the actual departure time of the train? - Or can i be both? To...

Hello guys, this may seem like a pie in the sky idea. However, considering that the District Line D stock has a fair few years left of service, would it be worthwhile transferring the stock to the Merseyrail? Of course, certain adjustments would need to be made in terms of how the train...

Considering that the District line and the Metropolitan line are now running on the same rolling stock, would it not be practical to operate district line trains to Uxbridge, and allow the Piccadilly line to terminate short at Ealing Broadway?? However, as a second proposal, could it be seen...

According to the London rail plan to 2050, in 2030 there will be a rail link on the SWML to heathrow. Given that crossrail and london underground already run into london, would it make sense for SW trains to follow suit, or serve other destinations from heathrow??

Hello all, Being a 16 year old kid that would like to continue school in the future, i was wondering if the railway would even consider employing 16 year olds for part time vacancies. Does this kind of employment exist at the moment, and if so, what TOC is the most flexible in terms of this??

Hi guys, After recently booking a trip to the brummies via London Midland (6 pounds one way at the moment- if you are interested), i discovered that the train that will be operating the service will be a class 350 desiro. I was wondering if you think that class 350's are suitable trains...