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So last Thursday me, my 1 year old child and a friend travelled to Glasgow for a court hearing the following day. Going up the train was delayed due to a fatality at Milton Keynes, however coming back from as the worst. After court had finished we arrived at Glasgow Central to find out no...

No doubt this will get the drums banging again about 185's going to East Midlands

Should smell some of those on Northern trains https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23759438.southern-rail-passengers-smelly-feet-spark-police-threat/?fbclid=IwAR1tKYa5poXyRiLpUkVOuyUhbJ6DtHEb4NYbrlosr7oGRXfc8HIlXdwG24s Joe Mason said he had been 'victimised, humiliated and made to feel like a...

I know it's probably to early to ask, but does anyone have any idea when the latest round of strikes will be announced? As a customer (who fully supports the action taken) I need to make travel plans. I am of course assuming that new dates will be announced as the government clearly have no...

Are Northern having issues with cracks on their trains again? I took this photo yesterday in Leeds and that looks quite bad, and I noticed yesterday a few cancellations because more trains than normal needing repairs. I should add that I made a post yesterday but the photo didnt appear for...

Blackpool North is currently evacuated due to a suspect package on or near the tracks. Road closure right down to Ma Kelly's and expected to be at least 4 hours. Anyone else got any other information? Maintenance worker left a bag or something? Given the location where the alleged suspect...

Just heard that Northern have issued a do not travel warning for passengers travelling from Sheffield to Manchester due to urgent repairs to Totley Tunnel. Anyone with any idea with what is going on, as its going to be absolute chaos, with Transpennine Express running limited trains due to...

I'm hearing its chaos around Wolverhampton at the moment. Apparently a engineering train has derailed just north of the station, and everything going to Wolverhampton is cancelled or diverted via Bescot. AWC also allegedly have trains blocked in a depot and can't get them out

Hi I'm trying to work out if Northern have sorted a delay repay out properly from 15th June. Half of me says they haven't but I'm not sure. I know that a website exists to check this and I can't find it. Anyone know what it is?

If someone wanted to travel later with a E Ticket on a phone how would that work? I ask because on the Transpennine Express app, E Ticket QR codes disappear 24 hours after travel. I know that you get the E Ticket emailed to you before, but some apps (I think Northern) require you to activate...

So tomorrow I was meant to be travelling using ScotRail and changing at Edinburgh for a LNER service. Obviously that plan has changed as Scotrail are on strike and I was left with the option of sorting a coach out and leaving on the Saturday night. ScotRail have said that I could have used...

I've noticed that engineering work is taking place at Rotherham today, however I've noticed on Traksy and Realtime that 2R68 from Doncaster never made it to Sheffield. https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/N42366/2021-02-13/detailed#allox_id=0 In fact its stuck between Rotherham and Holmes...

On 17th October I was travelling from Hamilton to Sheffield via Glasgow. I was due to change trains at Preston and get the Northern 1821 service and then the East Midlands Railway service from Manchester at 1942. The train was delayed by over an hour and I have lost the screenshots taken the...

Wonder if anyone can help. A neighbour is going from Sheffield to Hamilton West on Monday, and has asked me about return split tickets. I've managed to work out a very reasonable price to Hamilton Central, but everytime I try Hamilton West I keep hitting a brick wall. The problem is that...

Just reading the RMT press release about trains depositing sewage in the tracks. Am I missing something of are the 8 routes mentioned not named? https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-reveals-the-eight-rail-routes-still-dumping-raw-sewage/

All trains except East Midlands seem to be affected Accord8ng to national rail, its just north of Sheffield between Sheffield and Meadowhall. Nothing expected to run till 1300. EDIT: Now expecting nothing to run until 1600. EDIT EDIT: Lines have now reopened, but under a speed restriction...

Problems at Sheffield all day today due to a points problem around the Dore area. Apparently this morning they was also a points issue in the Barnsley area. At the train station this morning noone knew what was going on. One train was cancelled because the driver was on another train, which...

Are the RMT already in dispute with Avanti West Coast, or has Mick Cash already started on the Christmas brandy? https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-on-new-ownership-of-west-coast-franchise/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-49954140 Is it me or are things getting worse? Someone going around doing their job can be attacked by a scrote who probably hasn't seen a day's work in their life.

Not sure if I like the sound of getting rid of return tickets https://www.gov.uk/government/news/two-improvements-to-ensure-passengers-get-a-better-deal-on-rail-fares