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    Poor design of Railway Stations

    By that, i mean stations where there is a noticeable lack of thought towards the actual layout of the station: Ome example i can come up with is Walsall, where, from the main concourse, only Platforms 2 and 3 can be accessed. Platform 1 can only be accessed by an entrance on Station Street...
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    Split Ticketing (

    Hi, On Friday, I'm planning to do a bit of an out into the sticks bash with some friends, using a nNetwork family daytripper. The plan involves using buses to get to Redditch via Stratford upon Avon (which is figured out), but on the return trip from Redditch, is it possible to buy singles to...
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    Railway Apprenticeships

    Hi, having spent the past week trawling through apprenticeships to find anything public transport related, but not really succeeding, except for National Express West Midlands, I'm trying to see if any Rail based apprenticeships might be available, and what would be needed to apply? If...
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    Willenhall Station?

    After a discussion with a friend earlier, he seems to be of the belief that a rail station in Willenhall will be opened in 2017, with his description of it suggesting that it will be an island platform. Is there any truth in this, and if so, which bits?
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    Advance Fares Advice & Off Peak Validity

    At some point this after my exams in May/June, a mate and I are going out on the trains for a few days, but I have two questions: 1) I don't have a credit/debit card and want to purchase an advance fare on a service from Milton Keynes to London, so would it be possible to turn up to a...
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    West Midlands Bus Network Review(s)

    Proposals have finished recently towards the second Walsall review and the Dudley area review, although no details are known for the latter. The suggestions and proposals for the Walsall review are as following (area codes are included for ease) : WA 8) Service increased to every 20 minutes...
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    A project I'm working on...

    One of the projects I've been toying with in TS2016, is the Snow Hill Line, between Worcester Foregate Street & Dorridge via Birmingham Snow Hill & Birmingham Moor Street. At the moment, I'm still working out how to get units such as the 172/2 & 3, as they aren't really standard, and the only...
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    A few small hypothetical questions...

    Just 2 scenarios I've wondered about, and it's been bugging me for a while. Scenario 1 I purchase a Child ticket to Derby from Birmingham New Street, I make a slight error and board the Leicester stopper service, but it is possible to get an East Midlands Trains service from Leicester to...
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    Another Alex, this time in anywhere he feels!

    I think this is my first post on here, so hi! I'm Alex and I do a few train bashes every month or so, the general idea being: Get a day ticket (rover/Ranger etc...) and go off looking for stuff... If anyone spots a ginger kid running like a mad man at any stations in the West Midlands or...

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