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Thanks - I don't drink coffee (or tea), but I do like Swedish buns! That is indeed on my to do list (also useful in Switzerland, where a standard European adapter doesn't fit at all into their sockets) Thanks - good to have that confirmed

Thanks everyone for the advice - I've amended my plan to get the last daytime train from Duved, then the Stockholm-Malmö sleeper. I think this works out very very nicely, for a few reasons: I've bought it as a through ticket for a "normal" person, not using an Interrail pass, for a very...

That's useful to know, thanks.

Thanks - so I could always buy a reservation for both trains, then refund the one I don't use. Currently my plan is to arrive in Stockholm at 0504 on the sleeper from Duved - is this train often late? How likely would I be to miss the 0521? (The reason for this is because I don't particularly...

Another question, this time about reservations. Interrail reservations appear to be "refundable" as opposed to "non-rebookable", which is good. Apparently this means I can "change departure at no extra cost". Does this mean, then, that I could buy a reservation for the 0616 Stockholm-Malmö, but...

Thanks both I'll see what I can manage to fit in, thanks

Thanks - that's annoying, as I was hoping to get an earlier train from Oslo. In terms of reservations when using an Interrail pass, would I be correct in thinking that High speed and Intercity-branded trains are compulsory reservation, but regional ones are not? What is the best method of...

I will be travelling through Sweden at the end of May, starting in Oslo (yes, I know that's Norway) and finishing at Hamburg. My aim is to maximise loco haulage. Would I be correct in thinking that the following routes have haulage? Stockholm-Uppsala (most trains) Stockholm-Borlänge (most...

My record so far is 41p, I also have an RTV worth 48p (a very useful insurance policy!). I don't really travel enough to get any less than that though (given the cost of the regular journeys I make) unfortunately

Sounds like an opportunity to post this video! (Not a sports event, but still pyrotechnics. Caused a small amount of equipment damage...)

Is it just me who is surprised by the fact that the ESO will be apparently transferring to the government later this year?

"We will not resurrect HS2. But we will reuse all of the alignment. And rename part of it"

To be fair with this one, the A449 has a rather poor alignment along this stretch: either very bendy with minimal forward visibility (the bit where only northbound is a single lane, just south of Ombersley), or frequent at-grade right turns with no safe space in the central reservation for...

I saw SPA 1N today (or it might actually have been IN) in Oxford, on a black Audi being driven by an elderly-looking man. Curiously, neither of those registrations come up on the DVLA website: SPA IN is "invalid", and SPA 1N "details could not be found"...

Without doing any research at all, surely the portion continuing to the airport needs to be at the front? Because the train will arrive from Meidling, split at Hbf, the rear portion remains in the platform, and the front portion carries on in the same direction? Which, from what you've said...

I happen to know some consultants, who have had the (dis)pleasure of working with Network Rail (not as the client, rather as a stakeholder). I'm told there's so much paperwork, procedure and process that you can spend several weeks filling in forms that have no real relevance to the project, but...

No only that, the towpath entrance is only open 0600-1800 (from 0900 on Sundays). Quite why this needs to be closed early I'm not sure, as it doesn't require any additional staffing, it's literally just an automatic opening door...

Why have they gone for a low floor in the standard class coaches?

There is signal along much of the route, although there are a few sections where it disappears/is intermittent. I'm generally pleasantly surprised with the signal availability whenever I'm up that way.

When I was looking for a week placement in train planning (back in 2019), I discovered that it's very difficult! However, if you can find the right person (or someone who knows the right person...) it generally goes quite smoothly. For example, one of the operators I emailed replied with this...