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Both Ely and Oxenholme have subways accessed via a ramp without any lifts.

I have had several rides Leeds-Lancaster or vv. via Bentham which as mentioned above was lively on the jointed track sections, and the squeal on the sharp curve at Carnforth! I remember a journey in mid-1990s of a service from Scarborough direct to Sheffield via York & Sherburn in Elmet which...

I will be travelling to Oxenholme on Friday which coincides with the Avanti strike day. Fortunately I had already decided before the strikes were announced to book LNER from Stevenage to Leeds instead of going via Euston. One query I have is how busy are the TPE services likely to be to...

There are also fewer trains running from Royston- it looks like 1 stopper to Kings Cross and 1 Thameslink via Redhill to Three Bridges per hour. On Previous Saturdays with buses from Royston to Cambridge there was also a fast Royston -Kings Cross non stop service but that is not showing in...

Diluted Lemonade can be used to extend the life of cut flowers in a vase (particularly carnations), but I would not use it for living plants that still have roots. For plants that require acidic conditions, don’t use tap water - rainwater is best. Also use an ericaceous compost. Something...

I have had travelcards rejected on a few occasions by the barriers at the South Bank entrance to Blackfriars. Again it worked at the other barriers I passed through on the same day.

the email just says the reservations were cancelled due to a change in the timetable. It is the GTR connections from Stevenage that are not running so it won’t provide any alternative journeys for that day. As it happens the current price to Stevenage for the earlier departure from York is the...

A taxi would be the fall back option, though I find on occasions when there are no trains running taxis in Stevenage and Hitchin area tend to be in short supply after 6pm once the buses have finished. So it would have to be prebooked. Anyway I received an email from LNER today informing me that...

I have an advance ticket booked on Monday 8 April on the 18:02 from York to Letchworth, changing at Stevenage. Unfortunately GN/Thameslink are now on strike that day so I would not be able to get a train from Stevenage to Letchworth. The last 55 bus to Letchworth leaves Stevenage at 18:45 & this...

The problem is that this journey is for work so can only be booked through the corporate booking system. It just says no fares available so there is no way to actually buy a through ticket. It looks like the only tickets it is offering are the much more expensive “via Oxford” fares with a...

My colleague was trying to book tickets from Moreton in Marsh to Birmingham New Street via the corporate booking site. It shows no fares available alll day so would not offer any trains to book. On National Rail enquiries and the forum site I see something similar if set to not split. BrFares...

Thanks both.

Pre 2018 the Cambridge peak stoppers went fast from Welwyn Garden City to Finsbury Park, though I think 1 also called at Hatfield. The morning stoppers used to couple at Royston then changed later so they were 8 coaches with rear 4 out of use until Royston due to the 4 coach platforms at the...

Has anyone done a walk from Abbey Wood ? Looking for 12-14 miles for our group starting at Abbey Wood, we would get there using the Elizabeth Line from Farringdon. I found a couple of possible routes to end in Greenwich though not checked the actual distance. I did look at starting from...

Shambles at Kings Cross earlier. The 1709 Kings Lynn service was announced as leaving from platform 7 - which was the only vacant platform. It Normally leaves from platform 1. The 1712 Peterborough service was boarding on platform 9, 1657 Cambridge stopper was on platform 10. The barriers to...

On Friday the 1700 Kings Cross to Edinburgh was cancelled and it was announced at Kings Cross that this service would start at Newcastle. In its place was a 1700 Kings Cross to Darlington service calling at most intermediate stations as the 1630 had also been cancelled.

Colindale station on the Northern Line will be closed from June until December while the station entrance and stairs to the platforms are rebuilt. I understand that no replacement buses will serve Colindale during this period. the alternative routes involving service buses are likely to add...

I booked a 1st off peak return earlier this week via the forum site for travel today St Pancras to Sheffield. The tickets were split at Leicester and Derby. For the return journey for some reason the seats booked were different. Sheffield to Leicester was in coach D and Leicester to st Pancras...

There are still a few peak services which split at Cambridge. E.g. the 1739 from Kings Cross is 12 coaches Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays with front 8 coaches going to Kings Lynn and rear 4 terminating at Cambridge. I assume the morning equivalents into London join to form 12 coaches at...

How does the 70 minutes before/after your booked train work with stations such as Almnouth or Harrogate where the LNER services are usually every 2 hours ?