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Understand that there's engineering work taking place on the Hope Valley line this Saturday, so rail replacement buses in operation between New Mills Central and Sheffield. My question is... Will there be any through trains running between Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield on Saturday, by an...

What valid routes could be used for different out and back itineraries in conjunction with a walk up Urmston -> Chester ticket? Via Manchester Piccadilly and Northwich? Via Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe? Via Liverpool Lime Street and Birkenhead Central? Via Warrington Central / Warrington...

Anyone know how much a single (one way) fare is this year (2023) from Embsay station to Bolton Abbey station. Website just says that "Single tickets are available from our booking offices at either station on the day of travel". For comparison, the return adult fare seems to be £13.50 plus a...

What impact, if any, is 'Storm Agnes' having around the GB rail network this evening? Must be quite a few trees down, blocking lines in various locations this evening.

Is a Preston (Lancs) -> Edinburgh Off Peak Return or Off Peak Day Return (both routed "via Carlisle") valid / still valid via Glasgow Central / Glasgow Queen Street?

Journey made by a friend recently... Chorley -> Lancaster (Off Peak Day Return - £9.80 paid, with Railcard discount). Lakes Day Ranger - £18.80 paid, again with Railcard discount. First part of journey, from Chorley to Preston was with Northern (and ran on time) but the second part, with...

Ravenglass for Eskdale (1999) to Raveng/Esk Rlwy (H045). Anytime day return (SDR) priced at £13.00 (Adult). Is this a valid fare and capable of being ticketed? https://www.brfares.com/!fares?orig=RAV&dest=RER

With a nod towards today's FA Cup Final at Wembley, was having a look at a mid 1930's era OS map of the immediate area, which, as well as Wembley Stadium (Wembley Exhibition) station, shows various other presumably non-passenger lines to the East / North East side of the stadium...

Presume it would have been North Weald railway station (masquerading as 'Oatworth') on the Epping Ongar heritage railway and steam locomotive L.150 that briefly featured in tonight's episode of "The Windsors Coronation Special" on Channel 4 (9.00 p.m. - Sunday 30th April 2023).

Any number of repeated episodes being aired on the "Yesterday" TV channel, just now. Currently showing at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday 23rd March 2023 is a re-run of Series 3 Episode 8 (Eastleigh + Isle of Wight) Question is:- Have any/all of these early half hour episodes (approximate length), which...

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/stations-on-the-up-better-now-than-they-have-ever-been.244636/ What exactly does "in their uppers" mean?

When the 'Far North Line' was built in the 19th Century, why wasn't the line beyond Tain routed directly across the Dornoch Firth (instead of inland via Culrain / Invershin / Lairg, which adds a fair few extra miles)? Was a bridge / water crossing from Tain over into Dornoch (and then onwards...

What's the main problem with the A555 Manchester Airport Eastern Link (Relief) Road (from the Airport out for eight miles towards Hazel Grove), which seems to flood every time there's anything more of the slightest of drizzles in South Manchester? Built on the cheap? Designed by some work...

Suggestions please for walk-up (day) ticket(s) for the above itinerary, travelling in a 'clockwise' direction after the morning peak. And on the return leg, from Chester, could one then travel via Northwich/Stockport or just via Crewe? Would either an Off Peak (SVR) return, Wilmslow to Ruabon...

Anyone know what's going on at New Street? Seems the concourse has been evacuated a little earlier and nothing is running through the station. Link to local online news story... https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-new-street-evacuation-live-25399265 Extract...

Anyone know what would have passed Northbound through Ludlow just now. Unadvertised train in between the 1417 for Manchester and the 1450 for Holyhead. Stopped at platform 1 for a few minutes.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-63326102 What caused the Shetland cable damage? Trawlers? Storms? Something else?!

What various permitted routes might be possible on an Anytime Day Return (£20.50) or Off Peak Day Return (£17.30) between Sheffield and Hebden Bridge, routed "not via Doncaster"? Obviously not via Doncaster! P.S. Would travel via Edale/Manchester ever be allowed?

What routeings are possible on a Manchester Stns to Southport any time/ off peak route "Any Permitted" ticket? Via Wigan must obviously be one possible way; is interchanging at Liverpool South Parkway another? How about via Warrington Central across to Warrington Bank Quay, up to Wigan NW then...

Can a £15.20 Greater Manchester Wayfarer ticket be legitimately used in conjunction with a £17.10 Holmes Chapel->Shrewsbury Anytime Day Return (or £13.60 Off Peak Day Return) on a late morning TfW service that doesn't actually call at Holmes Chapel (which latter station is a boundary station for...