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We are pleased to advise the Forum Staff are seeking interest in people to apply for the position of Moderator in our 'Railway Jobs & Careers' forum. This area was first created in November 2008 as a Subforum and as its popularity has rapidly grown, it subsequently became a Forum in its own...

We are pleased to advise the Forum Staff are seeking interest in people to apply for the position of Moderator in our 'Railway Jobs & Careers' forum. This area was first created in November 2008 as a Subforum and as its popularity has rapidly grown, it subsequently became a Forum in its own...

There is a national strike in Italy tomorrow which will affect rail services. The Trenitalia website lists what services are guaranteed to run and these are generally departures in the peak hours. However even now (the evening before) the Trenitalia App will still sell me tickets for services in...

Has anyone any suggestions regarding alternative routes from Pilsen to Munich that don't involve taking the direct train. I've heard reports that the direct train is not what it used to be.

Has anyone any experience of walks / cycle rides along any of Spain's Greenways "Vias Verdes"? https://www.viasverdes.com/en/ In particular I am looking to do some of these in the south of the country and am looking at those that are well connected by rail.

Are there any services in Sweden that convey first class accommodation but are not reservation compulsory? I can't seem to see any.

This morning I missed a train at Nuremberg because it departed 10 mins early. There were warnings on the app and in the station that some trains would depart up to 10 mins earlier than advertised but the station departure screen still displayed the original departure time so I assumed that this...

Can anyone advise if there are any decent loco hauled trains in the Stuttgart area? I already know about the Oberstdorf to Stuttgart service.

Does anyone know how you purchase a tram ticket in Zagreb (Croatia)? One website implies you can pay the driver, another website implies you cannot and can only buy them from authorised vendors. Are there machines anywhere? If you can pay the driver do they take contactless or is it cash only?

I'm looking to travel around the north of France in November. What trains are loco hauled in the area. Would be looking at the Lille, Amiens and Strasbourg areas as an example. As an aside does anyone know if this train is loco hauled? Train TER N°17758 - 13:29 Dijon to Paris Gare De Bercy Bourg

According to the Vy (Norwegian Rail) website there is a direct service from Gothenburg to Oslo operated by them at 10.15. (see below) The Interrail journey planner does not show this service instead it routes me via Kil and Kongsvinger with changes at these locations and a much longer journey...

Has anyone had any recent joy in picking up a copy of the European Rail Timetable from one of their stockists? I have tried a number of suggested outlets e.g. Foyles, Daunt Books etc but no joy. https://www.europeanrailtimetable.eu/stockists-38-c.asp

Does anyone have any recent experience of using FIP facilities on sleeper trains in Norway and Sweden? It appears to be complicated by the fact that Swedish Railways (SJ) who do not accept FIP operate sleeper services in Norway and Norwegian Railways (VY) who do accept FIP operate sleeper...

I understand there is a 10 euro charge for a first class seat reservation using first class FIP coupons on the Enterprise service. Can anyone confirm this?

I'm trying to make sleeper reservations using rail staff FIP Coupons for a trip on a sleeper train in Italy. I've been told that non Italy based travel agents (including the agents recommended by Rail Staff Travel - International Rail) cannot issue these -they can only be issued at a booking...

Has anyone any recent experience of trying to book on Amtrack from the UK? Booking online via Amtrack.com is proving difficult (an error message appears at the end of the booking process) and their phone is not being answered. We are trying to book trains in August.

It's a bit of an old chestnut but why are all trees not routinely cutback / chopped down within say 6 ft of the cess?

Asking for a friend who is not a forum member. She has a non-safeguarded Priv card, which she has had set to her Oyster card. She also has a National Railcard set on her Oyster card. She was wondering whether it is cheaper to use her Oyster card or a paper ticket when travelling from Queens...

A family friend has asked me for some commuting and accommodation advice for the Manchester area. They will be working in the southern side of Manchester city centre. Ideally they are looking at a 30-40 minute maximum train journey into the city centre. In terms of frequency somewhere in the 2...

Employers must take a number of steps to ensure that if an employee is to work from home due to COVID-19 then the situation should be acceptable to both parties. For example a dialogue should take place between the employer and the employee about the working from home arrangements...