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Hi All I regularly commute in Manchester from the Bolton direction, and while the closest station to my office is Salford Crescent (so I usually alight there in the morning and walk), I buy my ticket through to Manchester as firstly it’s the same price, and secondly it gives me the flexibility...

Hi All I've walked past this closed entrance at Man Picc a few times (Fairfield Street): http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1442165 Where did this lead? And is it still accessible from within the station, or was it sealed off in the last refurb? Thanks

Hi All No services/lines/times/stations mentioned, yesterday I was on a Merseyrail service, sat right at the back. As we were departing station X the Guard closed the doors and gave the two on the buzzer (bell) as the local door was closing, received two dings back and the train started to...

Surprised no one’s started one yet :) To start with I boarded an absolutely rammed TPE to Manchester, arriving at Oxford Road at 1030. I went to the ticket office to buy the Ranger and was strangely, asked my name. I queried the purpose of this and was told they now print the name on the ticket...

Hi all I did a search because it's such a quick question and I didn't think it warranted a whole thread but... I will be travelling using a season ticket starting next week. I already have a 16-25 Railcard but obviously I can't use it with a season ticket; will I have to get a new...

Thought I'd try my hand at reviewing cars this week - basically I just fancy complaining that I've got chronic backache :lol: Well this week I reviewed the 1.4 Corsa SE, the latest offering from Vauxhall to compete with the likes of the Ford Fiesta, Fiat Punto and Volkswagen Polo. Initial...

Evenin' all Basically, as the title says, I have an application outstanding (with Virgin) but it's been outstanding now for a good month so I'm expecting a withdrawal notification soon :roll: Would it be wrong to apply for additional positions with VT while this application is still running...

Hey guys Basically, as the title says; I'm about to go and renew my 16-25 railcard, can I continue with the photocard I've got or will I require a new one? Just so I don't fork out for unnecessary passport photos :shock: Cheers :)

Afternoon all :) Myself and my mum are travelling from Preston to Feltham for a funeral this coming Monday. This will involve travelling in the peak from Preston, now this is is more than fine for me as I have a Y-P railcard and can therefore travel at off peak prices, it looks as if it's...

Evenin' all :) A few weeks ago I was travelling from an unstaffed station in south Manchester to Preston. There are no TVMs there so I boarded the train (1630) with the intention of catching the 1654 Northern service onwards. On the way into Piccadilly, the Guard didn't make an...

This might sound like a very strange question but it crossed my mind earlier and it's this. Who owns the ex-BR branding and naming rights, for example North West Regional Railways or InterCity? ScotRail's an obvious one but the others seem to have disappeared into obscurity.

Hey guys Recently I've noticed my railcard (station issued) is starting to fade quite noticeably, it's quite hard to see some of the details now although the expiry date is still readable. I think I can put it down to keeping it in my back pocket most of the time which obviously causes the...

I was travelling south from Piccadilly today around 16:15 and a railtour passed heading north, seemed to have a mix of InterCity and maroon coaches. Any ideas what this was? Cheers

As the title says, what do we reckon? I'd like to put forward the 465 in NSE livery (clicky) :)

Hey guys, last week I bought an open return from Manchester to Staines (routed +London), only problem is I'm returning to Preston tomorrow and I'd like to avoid buying another ticket in Manchester when I can (I assume) just excess the one I've got. I'd also like to go via the MML to Sheffield...

Hey guys A mate of mine is travelling from East Midlands Parkway to Manchester on the 9th May. As he'd have to change at Sheffield anyway I've told him to split at Sheffield doing EMD - SHF £15.90 then AP TPE to MAN (no railcard). Is this the best way of doing this? Cheers

Well, we can all dream can't we, happy April Fools :lol:

Moderators note: Posts by 91107 and 67029 from the meet proposal topic moved into this topic. I'm on my first train feeling like a prize idiot, arrived ten minutes late at the meeting point and missed everyone :( EDIT (19:20): GRRR! I just checked Google Maps to check the extent to which...

Right, it’s no secret that a train moving at speed has a hell of a lot of kinetic energy so wouldn’t it be possible to somehow ‘recycle’ this energy as motive power for the train? If for example there were generators on the axles or some other sort of turbine that is driven by the energy of the...

Wahey, BIG respect to Sheffield City Council and the planning commission for this, it's absolutely fantastic to see people power and common sense prevailing against the narrow mindedness and stubborn demeanour of Stagecoach. I think this, as well as York, has set two HUGE precedents against the...