#ukrailway — Public Fediverse posts

So turns out there's a bunch of uk railway ticket rovers/rangers (tickets which allow unlimited travel over certain areas) which are now cheaper than off peak single/return fares *inside* the rover/ranger area they cover.

I'll be doing some data crunching and reporting back.

#ukrailway #railfare #trainTravel #TicketFare #tickethacks

So turns out there's a bunch of uk railway ticket rovers/rangers (tickets which allow unlimited travel over certain areas) which are now cheaper than off peak single/return fares *inside* the rover/ranger area they cover.

I'll be doing some data crunching and reporting back.

#ukrailway #railfare #trainTravel #TicketFare #tickethacks

So turns out there's a bunch of uk railway ticket rovers/rangers (tickets which allow unlimited travel over certain areas) which are now cheaper than off peak single/return fares *inside* the rover/ranger area they cover.

I'll be doing some data crunching and reporting back.

#ukrailway #railfare #trainTravel #TicketFare #tickethacks

So turns out there's a bunch of uk railway ticket rovers/rangers (tickets which allow unlimited travel over certain areas) which are now cheaper than off peak single/return fares *inside* the rover/ranger area they cover.

I'll be doing some data crunching and reporting back.

#ukrailway #railfare #trainTravel #TicketFare #tickethacks

Hit post too soon! Added alt text and the ticket printout details now ❤️ #ukrailreform #ukrailway

Hit post too soon! Added alt text and the ticket printout details now ❤️ #ukrailreform #ukrailway

Hit post too soon! Added alt text and the ticket printout details now ❤️ #ukrailreform #ukrailway

Hit post too soon! Added alt text and the ticket printout details now ❤️ #ukrailreform #ukrailway

London Euston to Milton Keynes. Before 9am. Go to machine, two fares listed, neither with route restrictions on the screen. The machine used normally states the restrictions in the button that has the fare in. One is £1 or so cheaper, no route restrictions listed in either, so I pick that. As they’re giant QR code things, I put them straight into the rucksack and not my pocket, where they can slip out.

Get on train. Announcement “if you have an Avanti route only fare; you will have to buy a new ticket”. Check the printed ticket. Says Avanti only?! Why was that not on the display?! Timing means I do just rush across 7-8 platforms. Losing me most of the time gain I had for buying an Anytime fare for almost double the price.

Check on fares. I’m actually eligible to request an excess, which is a ticket that lets you pay the difference. Obviously this person doesn’t announce that an “upgrade” is possible, the phrasing used is “brand new ticket” and no way am I arguing with someone that is announcing that up front on this much sleep! 😅

And why has the pricing display on those ticket machines changed, but in a way that looks the same but without the extra info 🫠 - I intentionally went to an older machine that I was familiar with to save effort.

For context, train is my primary mode of travel in the uk and has been for my adult life, including a job with 30% travel. I currently *work* in the rail sector, and I’ve recreationally presented on train fare rules. And broadly I’m better than most on handling it, but also, this environment is actively hostile even for those who *do* know some of the innards. Can’t imagine what it’s like for those who use it less often - it must be horrid.

#ukrailreform #ukrailway

London Euston to Milton Keynes. Before 9am. Go to machine, two fares listed, neither with route restrictions on the screen. The machine used normally states the restrictions in the button that has the fare in. One is £1 or so cheaper, no route restrictions listed in either, so I pick that. As they’re giant QR code things, I put them straight into the rucksack and not my pocket, where they can slip out.

Get on train. Announcement “if you have an Avanti route only fare; you will have to buy a new ticket”. Check the printed ticket. Says Avanti only?! Why was that not on the display?! Timing means I do just rush across 7-8 platforms. Losing me most of the time gain I had for buying an Anytime fare for almost double the price.

Check on fares. I’m actually eligible to request an excess, which is a ticket that lets you pay the difference. Obviously this person doesn’t announce that an “upgrade” is possible, the phrasing used is “brand new ticket” and no way am I arguing with someone that is announcing that up front on this much sleep! 😅

And why has the pricing display on those ticket machines changed, but in a way that looks the same but without the extra info 🫠 - I intentionally went to an older machine that I was familiar with to save effort.

For context, train is my primary mode of travel in the uk and has been for my adult life, including a job with 30% travel. I currently *work* in the rail sector, and I’ve recreationally presented on train fare rules. And broadly I’m better than most on handling it, but also, this environment is actively hostile even for those who *do* know some of the innards. Can’t imagine what it’s like for those who use it less often - it must be horrid.

#ukrailreform #ukrailway

London Euston to Milton Keynes. Before 9am. Go to machine, two fares listed, neither with route restrictions on the screen. The machine used normally states the restrictions in the button that has the fare in. One is £1 or so cheaper, no route restrictions listed in either, so I pick that. As they’re giant QR code things, I put them straight into the rucksack and not my pocket, where they can slip out.

Get on train. Announcement “if you have an Avanti route only fare; you will have to buy a new ticket”. Check the printed ticket. Says Avanti only?! Why was that not on the display?! Timing means I do just rush across 7-8 platforms. Losing me most of the time gain I had for buying an Anytime fare for almost double the price.

Check on fares. I’m actually eligible to request an excess, which is a ticket that lets you pay the difference. Obviously this person doesn’t announce that an “upgrade” is possible, the phrasing used is “brand new ticket” and no way am I arguing with someone that is announcing that up front on this much sleep! 😅

And why has the pricing display on those ticket machines changed, but in a way that looks the same but without the extra info 🫠 - I intentionally went to an older machine that I was familiar with to save effort.

For context, train is my primary mode of travel in the uk and has been for my adult life, including a job with 30% travel. I currently *work* in the rail sector, and I’ve recreationally presented on train fare rules. And broadly I’m better than most on handling it, but also, this environment is actively hostile even for those who *do* know some of the innards. Can’t imagine what it’s like for those who use it less often - it must be horrid.

#ukrailreform #ukrailway

London Euston to Milton Keynes. Before 9am. Go to machine, two fares listed, neither with route restrictions on the screen. The machine used normally states the restrictions in the button that has the fare in. One is £1 or so cheaper, no route restrictions listed in either, so I pick that. As they’re giant QR code things, I put them straight into the rucksack and not my pocket, where they can slip out.

Get on train. Announcement “if you have an Avanti route only fare; you will have to buy a new ticket”. Check the printed ticket. Says Avanti only?! Why was that not on the display?! Timing means I do just rush across 7-8 platforms. Losing me most of the time gain I had for buying an Anytime fare for almost double the price.

Check on fares. I’m actually eligible to request an excess, which is a ticket that lets you pay the difference. Obviously this person doesn’t announce that an “upgrade” is possible, the phrasing used is “brand new ticket” and no way am I arguing with someone that is announcing that up front on this much sleep! 😅

And why has the pricing display on those ticket machines changed, but in a way that looks the same but without the extra info 🫠 - I intentionally went to an older machine that I was familiar with to save effort.

For context, train is my primary mode of travel in the uk and has been for my adult life, including a job with 30% travel. I currently *work* in the rail sector, and I’ve recreationally presented on train fare rules. And broadly I’m better than most on handling it, but also, this environment is actively hostile even for those who *do* know some of the innards. Can’t imagine what it’s like for those who use it less often - it must be horrid.

#ukrailreform #ukrailway

Some #GreenParty reading:
tackling misconceptions about #HS2. Sadly most beneficial sections of original scheme have already been cancelled, even as irreplaceable woodlands were being destroyed - but informative graphics explain #UKrailway planning
https://hs2.green/just-for-20-minutes-quicker-to-birmingham/
- reasons to support our new policy: https://hs2.green/5-reasons-why-you-should-vote-for-e01/
- what our policy now is: https://hs2.green/our-conference-motion-e01-green-rail-strategy-for-the-midlands-and-the-north/

Some #GreenParty reading:
tackling misconceptions about #HS2. Sadly most beneficial sections of original scheme have already been cancelled, even as irreplaceable woodlands were being destroyed - but informative graphics explain #UKrailway planning
https://hs2.green/just-for-20-minutes-quicker-to-birmingham/
- reasons to support our new policy: https://hs2.green/5-reasons-why-you-should-vote-for-e01/
- what our policy now is: https://hs2.green/our-conference-motion-e01-green-rail-strategy-for-the-midlands-and-the-north/

Some #GreenParty reading:
tackling misconceptions about #HS2. Sadly most beneficial sections of original scheme have already been cancelled, even as irreplaceable woodlands were being destroyed - but informative graphics explain #UKrailway planning
https://hs2.green/just-for-20-minutes-quicker-to-birmingham/
- reasons to support our new policy: https://hs2.green/5-reasons-why-you-should-vote-for-e01/
- what our policy now is: https://hs2.green/our-conference-motion-e01-green-rail-strategy-for-the-midlands-and-the-north/

Some #GreenParty reading:
tackling misconceptions about #HS2. Sadly most beneficial sections of original scheme have already been cancelled, even as irreplaceable woodlands were being destroyed - but informative graphics explain #UKrailway planning
https://hs2.green/just-for-20-minutes-quicker-to-birmingham/
- reasons to support our new policy: https://hs2.green/5-reasons-why-you-should-vote-for-e01/
- what our policy now is: https://hs2.green/our-conference-motion-e01-green-rail-strategy-for-the-midlands-and-the-north/

The UK has been renationalising its railway:

“We’ve tried privatisation for two or three decades and it’s a complete mess”

"Several operators ...were brought into public ownership by the Conservatives from 2018 onwards."

"So far nine of the 16 major rail operators in Britain are now in public ownership ... the remaining seven will be nationalised by October 2027"

"Labour has pledged to improve reliability and affordability with nationalisation, banking on a unified Great British Railways to end what critics see as an overly fragmented system."

https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2025/oct/13/most-of-great-britains-major-rail-operators-are-back-in-public-hands-is-it-working

#UK #railway #UKRailway #trains

The UK has been renationalising its railway:

“We’ve tried privatisation for two or three decades and it’s a complete mess”

"Several operators ...were brought into public ownership by the Conservatives from 2018 onwards."

"So far nine of the 16 major rail operators in Britain are now in public ownership ... the remaining seven will be nationalised by October 2027"

"Labour has pledged to improve reliability and affordability with nationalisation, banking on a unified Great British Railways to end what critics see as an overly fragmented system."

https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2025/oct/13/most-of-great-britains-major-rail-operators-are-back-in-public-hands-is-it-working

#UK #railway #UKRailway #trains

The UK has been renationalising its railway:

“We’ve tried privatisation for two or three decades and it’s a complete mess”

"Several operators ...were brought into public ownership by the Conservatives from 2018 onwards."

"So far nine of the 16 major rail operators in Britain are now in public ownership ... the remaining seven will be nationalised by October 2027"

"Labour has pledged to improve reliability and affordability with nationalisation, banking on a unified Great British Railways to end what critics see as an overly fragmented system."

https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2025/oct/13/most-of-great-britains-major-rail-operators-are-back-in-public-hands-is-it-working

#UK #railway #UKRailway #trains

The UK has been renationalising its railway:

“We’ve tried privatisation for two or three decades and it’s a complete mess”

"Several operators ...were brought into public ownership by the Conservatives from 2018 onwards."

"So far nine of the 16 major rail operators in Britain are now in public ownership ... the remaining seven will be nationalised by October 2027"

"Labour has pledged to improve reliability and affordability with nationalisation, banking on a unified Great British Railways to end what critics see as an overly fragmented system."

https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2025/oct/13/most-of-great-britains-major-rail-operators-are-back-in-public-hands-is-it-working

#UK #railway #UKRailway #trains

Today has been a rollercoaster:

Me: OMG I found where the railnet station platforms are in this database (royal mail freight loading docks)

Also me: OMG they closed all this last year?! 😭

#ukrailway #railway #trains #freight

Today has been a rollercoaster:

Me: OMG I found where the railnet station platforms are in this database (royal mail freight loading docks)

Also me: OMG they closed all this last year?! 😭

#ukrailway #railway #trains #freight

Today has been a rollercoaster:

Me: OMG I found where the railnet station platforms are in this database (royal mail freight loading docks)

Also me: OMG they closed all this last year?! 😭

#ukrailway #railway #trains #freight

Today has been a rollercoaster:

Me: OMG I found where the railnet station platforms are in this database (royal mail freight loading docks)

Also me: OMG they closed all this last year?! 😭

#ukrailway #railway #trains #freight

Catching a #CrossCountry to York today - it’s a Brum to Newcastle train, it’s 2025 and it is, yes, count them, four carriages 🙃 #UkRailway

Catching a #CrossCountry to York today - it’s a Brum to Newcastle train, it’s 2025 and it is, yes, count them, four carriages 🙃 #UkRailway

Catching a #CrossCountry to York today - it’s a Brum to Newcastle train, it’s 2025 and it is, yes, count them, four carriages 🙃 #UkRailway

Catching a #CrossCountry to York today - it’s a Brum to Newcastle train, it’s 2025 and it is, yes, count them, four carriages 🙃 #UkRailway

Hello fediverse do your thing. The uk government has opened a consultation on the formation of Great British Railways (yes, that big renationalisation of the privatised services). This will replace what is currently in the Grant Shapps plan for rail. Link here, deadline 15 April https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-railway-fit-for-britains-future

#UKRailway #railway #nationalisation #politics #politicsUK #UK

Hello fediverse do your thing. The uk government has opened a consultation on the formation of Great British Railways (yes, that big renationalisation of the privatised services). This will replace what is currently in the Grant Shapps plan for rail. Link here, deadline 15 April https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-railway-fit-for-britains-future

#UKRailway #railway #nationalisation #politics #politicsUK #UK

Hello fediverse do your thing. The uk government has opened a consultation on the formation of Great British Railways (yes, that big renationalisation of the privatised services). This will replace what is currently in the Grant Shapps plan for rail. Link here, deadline 15 April https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-railway-fit-for-britains-future

#UKRailway #railway #nationalisation #politics #politicsUK #UK

Hello fediverse do your thing. The uk government has opened a consultation on the formation of Great British Railways (yes, that big renationalisation of the privatised services). This will replace what is currently in the Grant Shapps plan for rail. Link here, deadline 15 April https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-railway-fit-for-britains-future

#UKRailway #railway #nationalisation #politics #politicsUK #UK

#SilentSunday / #Railway / #UKRailway / #NorwoodJunction

#SilentSunday / #Railway / #UKRailway / #NorwoodJunction

#SilentSunday / #Railway / #UKRailway / #NorwoodJunction

#SilentSunday / #Railway / #UKRailway / #NorwoodJunction

@ThermiteBeGiants @GarethDennis

A very illuminating article. Thank you Gareth for going public and exposing the rot at the top of Network Rail. My son is a senior railway engineer and I see similarities between you both. We have seen the terrible effects of reputational protection over health and safety in the Post Office and the Blood Scandal. Henry should be sacked in disgrace.
#ukrailway #cronyism

@ThermiteBeGiants @GarethDennis

A very illuminating article. Thank you Gareth for going public and exposing the rot at the top of Network Rail. My son is a senior railway engineer and I see similarities between you both. We have seen the terrible effects of reputational protection over health and safety in the Post Office and the Blood Scandal. Henry should be sacked in disgrace.
#ukrailway #cronyism

@ThermiteBeGiants @GarethDennis

A very illuminating article. Thank you Gareth for going public and exposing the rot at the top of Network Rail. My son is a senior railway engineer and I see similarities between you both. We have seen the terrible effects of reputational protection over health and safety in the Post Office and the Blood Scandal. Henry should be sacked in disgrace.
#ukrailway #cronyism

@ThermiteBeGiants @GarethDennis

A very illuminating article. Thank you Gareth for going public and exposing the rot at the top of Network Rail. My son is a senior railway engineer and I see similarities between you both. We have seen the terrible effects of reputational protection over health and safety in the Post Office and the Blood Scandal. Henry should be sacked in disgrace.
#ukrailway #cronyism

Cromford station, October 2023

#photography #ukphotographer #cromford #derbyshire #derwentvalley #eastmidlands #igersderbyshire #igersuk #walking #trainstation #station #UKrailway #architecturalheritage #documentingplaces #documentingbritain #thoughtlansdscape #lensculture #documentaryphotography #photographicart #thisaintartschool #subjectivelyobjective #uktopographic #thisisengland

https://www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim_van_mierlo/#/

Cromford station, October 2023

#photography #ukphotographer #cromford #derbyshire #derwentvalley #eastmidlands #igersderbyshire #igersuk #walking #trainstation #station #UKrailway #architecturalheritage #documentingplaces #documentingbritain #thoughtlansdscape #lensculture #documentaryphotography #photographicart #thisaintartschool #subjectivelyobjective #uktopographic #thisisengland

https://www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim_van_mierlo/#/

Cromford station, October 2023

#photography #ukphotographer #cromford #derbyshire #derwentvalley #eastmidlands #igersderbyshire #igersuk #walking #trainstation #station #UKrailway #architecturalheritage #documentingplaces #documentingbritain #thoughtlansdscape #lensculture #documentaryphotography #photographicart #thisaintartschool #subjectivelyobjective #uktopographic #thisisengland

https://www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim_van_mierlo/#/

Cromford October 2023

#photography #ukphotographer #cromford #cromfordstation #derbyshire #derwentvalley #eastmidlands #igersderbyshire #igersuk #walking #railway #ukrailway #documentingplaces #documentingbritain #thoughtlansdscape #lensculture #documentaryphotography #photographicart #thisaintartschool #atmospheric #insomniamag #subjectivelyobjective #silentsunday #anotherplacemag

https://www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim_van_mierlo/#/

Cromford October 2023

#photography #ukphotographer #cromford #cromfordstation #derbyshire #derwentvalley #eastmidlands #igersderbyshire #igersuk #walking #railway #ukrailway #documentingplaces #documentingbritain #thoughtlansdscape #lensculture #documentaryphotography #photographicart #thisaintartschool #atmospheric #insomniamag #subjectivelyobjective #silentsunday #anotherplacemag

https://www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim_van_mierlo/#/

Cromford October 2023

#photography #ukphotographer #cromford #cromfordstation #derbyshire #derwentvalley #eastmidlands #igersderbyshire #igersuk #walking #railway #ukrailway #documentingplaces #documentingbritain #thoughtlansdscape #lensculture #documentaryphotography #photographicart #thisaintartschool #atmospheric #insomniamag #subjectivelyobjective #silentsunday #anotherplacemag

https://www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim_van_mierlo/#/

Old station building, Cromford October 2023

#photography #ukphotographer #cromford #derbyshire #derwentvalley #eastmidlands #igersderbyshire #igersuk #walking #station #oasis #thisisengland #ukrailway #railwaystation #railwayheritage #architecturalheritage #documentingplaces #documentingbritain #documentingspace #thoughtlansdscape #lensculture #documentaryphotography #photographicart #thisaintartschool #moody

https://www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim_van_mierlo/#/

Old station building, Cromford October 2023

#photography #ukphotographer #cromford #derbyshire #derwentvalley #eastmidlands #igersderbyshire #igersuk #walking #station #oasis #thisisengland #ukrailway #railwaystation #railwayheritage #architecturalheritage #documentingplaces #documentingbritain #documentingspace #thoughtlansdscape #lensculture #documentaryphotography #photographicart #thisaintartschool #moody

https://www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim_van_mierlo/#/

Old station building, Cromford October 2023

#photography #ukphotographer #cromford #derbyshire #derwentvalley #eastmidlands #igersderbyshire #igersuk #walking #station #oasis #thisisengland #ukrailway #railwaystation #railwayheritage #architecturalheritage #documentingplaces #documentingbritain #documentingspace #thoughtlansdscape #lensculture #documentaryphotography #photographicart #thisaintartschool #moody

https://www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim_van_mierlo/#/

Old station building, Cromford October 2023

#photography #ukphotographer #cromford #derbyshire #derwentvalley #eastmidlands #igersderbyshire #igersuk #walking #station #oasis #thisisengland #ukrailway #railwaystation #railwayheritage #architecturalheritage #documentingplaces #documentingbritain #documentingspace #thoughtlansdscape #lensculture #documentaryphotography #photographicart #thisaintartschool #moody

https://www.saal-digital.net/profiles/wim_van_mierlo/#/

#SilentSunday / #CrystalPalace / #UKRailway / #Cat

#SilentSunday / #CrystalPalace / #UKRailway / #Cat

#SilentSunday / #CrystalPalace / #UKRailway / #Cat

#SilentSunday / #CrystalPalace / #UKRailway / #Cat

@respros Just done it with Avanti -> tickets straight to Google Wallet (there was a link to do the same thing for Apple Wallet).

For outward journey last week, I made mistake of buying on Trainline - service fee AND no paperless ticket option. 4 tickets with seat reservations produced this much waste...
#Avanti #UKRail #ukrailway #tickets

For those in the UK, I've now got the UK Train Departure boards available from the console like you can with wttr.in for the weather.

You can now query a station using curl or wget (or a browser if you must)

curl https://uktra.in/mde

I've tested it with Firefox, Chrome, Chromium and Safari as well and it works*

Hit https://uktra.in/ to get further instructions and how to search

1/2

#ukRailway #departureBoards #terminal #console #curl

16 March RMT rail strike is cancelled. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/mar/07/rmt-calls-off-planned-train-strikes-next-week-after-talks-breakthrough

#ukrailway

Show's it's now #christmas when my rail feeds drop to virtually nothing...

Usually when this happens the only rail activity is between Terminal 5 & Terminals 1,2,3 at London Heathrow

https://departureboards.mobi/departures/HXX

It's happened earlier this year due to the Rail Strikes

#openData #railway #ukRailway

Thanks to Dr David Turner (his words below) - here's what we lost when they bulldozed Euston, folks.

“Christmas in the old Euston Station Great Hall, 1954. There were six, six-foot Christmas trees and three coloured lanterns hung from the balcony. The trees held presents for children staying in hospitals, which had been donated by passengers and the refreshment room staff.”

#railwaypictures #ukrailwaypictures #ukrailway #Britishrailways #britishrailways #ukrailpics #railwayhistory #Christmas #Christmas2022 #EustonStation #Euston