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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...

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...

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...

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...

Can anyone report how reliably the replacement buses were running last weekend from Luton Airport Parkway to Hitchin, particularly on the Saturday evening? I will be travelling from Leamington Spa to Letchworth on Saturday evening so the default journey planner involves 2 buses from Luton...

Does anyone know any places offering a left luggage service in Harrogate which is walkable from the station? I plan to visit for a few hours on my way back from a weekend away whilst I go to RHS Harlow Carr before getting the train home. I could use the facilities at Leeds station if necessary...

ECML services currently have long delays at Stevenage due to overhead wire problems. https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service-disruptions/stevenage-20230920/

I will be travelling this week from Letchworth Garden City to Leamington Spa, returning on the same day. The journey planners are not showing any itineraries for the super off peak return for services departing Letchworth before 0930. I purchased this ticket for a journey last month from the...

I will be travelling from Windermere to Hertfordshire on Saturday 22nd October. I am looking at the route options bearing in mind that Avanti haven’t confirmed their times yet but I think they are diverting via Aston. I would have travelled out via Bentham so would refer a different way back...

I will be travelling from Letchworth to Church Stretton on a Friday. The off peak return £100.30 has validity 9I which states there are no restrictions from Euston on Fridays. I can get an itinerary on several sites using the 0910 Euston to Crewe. Train split will give one for the 0907...

I am loooking at options for 2 elderly relatives in their mid-80s for travelling from Leominster to Saundersfoot in September. The TfW site says that reservations open 6 weeks in advance so I don’t think they have opened yet. They were planning to travel out on Saturday 10 September but there...

I am looking how to book the compulsory reservation on the Stuttgart/Mannheim-Paris TGV services. I will hold a 1st class Interrail pass for the relevant day. That day I will be travelling back to London from Munich. The Seat61 site says that passholder reservation for these specific services...

I am travelling to Dublin on a Sailrail ticket via London and Holyhead on Saturday. The t&cs specifically state that sailrail Is standard class only. As it is a Saturday, Is it possible to upgrade on board to weekend 1st ? I will be on the VT service from Euston to Holyhead. Thanks!

University of Cambridge Library has released 1500 aerial photographs of Britain in their online photo archive. https://www.cam.ac.uk/aerialphotography Including this fascinating photograph of Cambridge station in 1959. It shows Station Road and the area now occupied by the Cambridge University...

I know this a little early, but does anyone know if there any major engineering works on WCML or ECML over the Christmas or New Year Period? I need to confirm dates in the next week or so for a new year trip to Cumbria, so looking to see if there any dates best avoided for travelling!

I am trying to book a journey from Southport to Edinburgh on a sunday in July. It looks like there are currently no advance tickets available for Sundays after 17 June. Does anyone know when bookings will open for the Sundays in July? thanks

Is the Gold Card discount on the Plus Bus tickets only valid on buses after 0930 on weekdays ? The PlusBus website doesn't give any time restrictions. I know I have been sold day plus bus tickets in the morning peak before with gold card discount that I wasn't expecting. The rail part of the...

I will be visiting the Isle of Wight at Easter - my first visit there since the early 1980s. The first couple of days I will probably be based in Shanklin then after that I will be staying in Freshwater. After leaving Freshwater I think we will be dropped off at Yarmouth for the ferry to...

Does anyone know if there are any engineering works affecting services from Waterloo on Good Friday? RTT and the other journey planners I have searched are not showing any services at all. even at Brockenhurst it is just showing the cross country services. I am planning to go to the Isle of...

I'm planning a trip to the Lakes for the last week of May - Spring Bank holiday week. Does anyone know if any days are affected by engineering works on the WCML? several of the bank holidays last year had work in the Oxenholme area so want to try to avoid those days or travel to Grange instead...