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    SRPs Railtours-situation 2024 and possible future

    can't find any other threads discussing this in any detail but my attention was caught in the WCRC monster discussion by a little dialogue between @d1630 And @paul1609 About the ongoing and potential future situation at SRPS railtours, I have rather cac handedly quoted the two posts in...
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    Marston Vale rail replacement bus reliability

    Hi all Intending to use this route for a work excursion this coming Friday and wondering if the rail replacement service is generally reliable or should I build in tons of extra time for it to be late or not turn up all together? Also is there a non-stop fast service from end to end or do all...
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    Nightjet, which stock?

    Hey all, reaching out to those in the know and or who more closely follow such things, Contemplating a Brussels, Vienna return trip mid or late September and wondering which rolling stock is likely to operate then? I know that a couple of the new semens sets are in traffic now but not well...
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    How could Lumo expand/develop/improve?

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/lumo-plans-to-carry-additional-275-000-passengers-between-london-and-newcastle.261420 Personally, I feel that Lumo should be concentrating on trying to obtain additional rolling stock, to either lengthen the existing sets or have...
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    Chatham to London Terminals. Out via Abbey wood, return from central London

    Hello all Can the real experts solve a question that is baffling me, my local booking office and the local generally friendly peak time RPI If I want to, as I regularly do make a journey from my local station of Chatham into London and back, going out on the 838 Thames link abbey wood...
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    If you were the Scottish government/transport Scotland, what would your strategy for the internal ferry network be?

    As the title says really, interested in how people on here would deal with all the current issues in the great big melting pot of Scottish shipping. We all know the fleet is aging with particular challenges being the Caledonian mcbrain large vessel fleet and the Orkney isles internal ferry fleet...
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    Scotrail "kids for a quid" plus adult with DSB railcard during bar head block

    Hello all I'm taking my friends kids on holiday in about 10 days time from Edinburgh to stay with their friends in between Dalbeattie and Castle Douglas As long bus or coach journeys make them travel sick it had been the plan to travel via Glasgow Central to Dumfries taking advantage of...
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    Would an "abbey wood connect,," bus or coach service from parts of Kent work?

    I can't be the only one that is extremely brassed off with the fact that from destinations such as the Medway towns, we have to endure a frustrating, unreliable and often non-existent five zero minute stagger on a Thameslink 700 cattle truck to reach the top end of the Elizabeth line from where...
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    Jubilee line 96 stock, showing its age?

    I've noticed in various posts on other threads that there have been known issues with the 96 stock but have never been able to find out what these are and in the last year or so in particular I have noticed that a lot of these trains seem to have issues with ride quality, motor problems and...
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    ENCTS and London buses

    Hi Likely missing the obvious here Having just moved to England from Scotland I got on a London bus today with my freshly minted Medway Council issue encs card was rejected. I can't find any reason why it should have been and have red absolutely everything I can find everywhere and can't...
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    Pub lunch in Newport, Wales

    Is the title suggests, any suggestions for a good pub lunch near or easily reachable by bus or taxi from the station? This would be for today. Feel free to suggest whether spoon but alternatives also extremely welcome. Thanks
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    South Eastern key smart card, travel card use on TfL buses

    Hi. I've loaded an off-peak day travel card onto my freshly minted southeastern Key smart card for use today. However only several hours after purchase did I realize that one of my journeys involves a bus. Presumably I won't encounter any difficulty tapping the card on the reader upon boarding...
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    Waverley Princes Street escalators. Time for serious action?

    It's over a decade since these opened and they have been absolute rubbish since day one. Frequent breakdowns and failures and at least one lot of major repairs requiring hoardings and and lots of bits being stripped down at cetera. Here we are in 2023 and at least two have been long-term off for...
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    Following the XC 'Prior Information notice', what changes could be made to the XC franchise?

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/dft-publishes-cross-country-prior-information-notice.241142/ I very much hope that some money is found from somewhere for a a substantial change to the the fleet. XC needs a uniform load of bi-modes and in my personal view these...
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    Hotels being used for asylum seekers and the homeless.

    Split from here On the asylum seekers and hotels discussion a few posts above I think I would cancel any booking at an asylum seeker hotel, nothing to do with the hotel or the asylum seekers themselves and everything to do with the fact that I don't think we should be spending taxpayers money...
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    Carlisle>high Wycombe, not via London

    Hello everybody. Anyone got any mega good suggestions for discounts or savings for this journey, travelling out this coming Friday and would be grateful for a dealer flexibility on the return, the return journey could be anytime from Sunday afternoon until the middle of next week hence why I...
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    Red weather warning for extreme heat. Pre-booked long-distance journey. Travel advice urgently needed

    I'm in possession of a pre-booked journey on the Monday afternoon lumo from king's cross to Edinburgh and will be starting back somewhere in the Medway towns on high-speed to go into London to catch this. I can't leave any earlier than this unfortunately and with the aforementioned weather and...
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    Google pixel 6

    Hello everyone. Has anyone got one of these and if so how do you find it, especially the performance and in particular the fingerprint sensor which is located under the screen on this device. As my username would suggest I have various visual challenges making this type of fingerprint sensor a...
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    Own food/drink through st. Pancras Eurostar customs

    Hey all. Potentially booking a journey to Austria in the autumn in the next few weeks, departing st. Pancras mid-afternoon by Eurostar to Brussels with the the just over 1 hour connection at Brussels on to nightjet. As the night jet does not convey a restaurant and I am unable to read the the...
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    Time for a replacement vessel on Pentland Firth route in the Orkneys?

    A neighbour who who isn't an enormous transport enthusiast but does take a passing interest is just back from his holidays to Orkney. He went up with pentland ferries and loved it but came back with NorthLink as he wanted to take advantage of the limited overnight accommodation on board the MV...

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