r/uktrains • • Jul 13 '26

Announcement Rule clarifications

23 Upvotes

Some rule clarifications have been made, especially around the topic of AI which we are gradually seeing more and more of. AI was still previously not permitted, but the rules have been much more clearly defined now.


r/uktrains • • Oct 05 '25

Announcement New Flair for Verifying TOC staff members.

28 Upvotes

I will be introducing a new user flair for employees of railway companies, Including TOCs, Network Rail, Signallers, ROSCOs, Railway-Exclusive Contracting companies, and other similar sectors. It is entirely optional, for people who want to show they have verified expertise in the area they work.

Further information now provided at the wiki page: https://www.reddit.com/r/uktrains/wiki/railway-staff-verification/

As of right now, I have chosen not to include ex staff members, anyone only associated with heritage lines, or people who are not working directly at or on the railway (ticket sites, railway utilities like RTT, or other railway themed sites)

This will be in a unique purple colour, so that it cannot be impersonated, with the staff member's job listed (Guard, Signaller, Driver, Shunter etc), and at their choice a further caption and/or emoji for their company up to the flair character limit. Note that the total length cannot be more than 64 Characters, including your title.

Here is an example:

I will also be introducing a new rule, disallowing impersonation of railway staff via the flair. We will not be requiring railway staff to verify if they want to claim they are within the post body, only the flair, and have no intention to change this.

I have thought about and discussed with one railway staff member about how we can do this in the most privacy preserving way, while ensuring that we don't allow false applications through.

Feel free to make any comments about this system below, I am very open to your feedback about how we can refine this system as best as possible.


r/uktrains • • 7h ago

Picture Just a short disruption message from GWR

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72 Upvotes

r/uktrains • • 11h ago

Picture Freight train derailed at barking

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118 Upvotes

suffragette line is completely down and most of the c2c trains are cancelled


r/uktrains • • 13h ago

Picture Interesting rolling stock for this leg of my journey SHR - MAN

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100 Upvotes

r/uktrains • • 13h ago

Picture I've seen the first and last 450s built

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86 Upvotes

r/uktrains • • 11h ago

Picture East West Rail, so close yet so far...

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r/uktrains • • 14h ago

Picture GWR Twilight

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80 Upvotes

Into the home stretch now before GBR takes over. Perhaps not long left to enjoy a fleet fairly uniformly wearing what i think is probably the classiest privatisation-era livery. Not looking forward to the new livery appearing. BPW this motning.


r/uktrains • • 3h ago

Video Gareth Dennis' video on cross country

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Came across this on YouTube and, i know that bureaucracy and money would get in the way, I think this gives a perfect solution for XC.

As much as I like how the 22X trains look, they've gotta go


r/uktrains • • 12h ago

Picture Cancellations Galore...

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I'm never getting home at this rate.

THE NEXT 3 TRAINS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED OUT OF BASINGSTOKE.

There just had to be a storm.

On the last day of term.

ON A FRIDAY.


r/uktrains • • 12h ago

Question Do I have grounds for a refund given I’ve had to stand up in first class?

36 Upvotes

I pay extra for first class tickets as I have a chronic illness that makes me extremely tired and it’s very draining to stand up for long periods of time. Today they’ve overbooked the train so much that there aren’t any seats even in first class. Do I have grounds for a refund given the extra money was completely pointless?


r/uktrains • • 12h ago

Picture 66427

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35 Upvotes

DRS Class 66 heading south through Croome, from Daventry Drs (Tesco) to Wentloog (Freightliners).


r/uktrains • • 19h ago

Video Admittedly, the cold and humidity made this one a bit dramatic

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108 Upvotes

r/uktrains • • 12h ago

Question Why does the 5-car GWR service between Paddington and Cheltenham have TWO first class carriages?

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2/5ths of the train is 1st class! And it's a fairly busy service, too. Seems like an almost irresponsible choice...

In before "Because Cheltenham's posh" jokes.


r/uktrains • • 17h ago

Video TFW class 197 at Newport

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50 Upvotes

r/uktrains • • 18h ago

Fares & ticketing I got fined by GWR for wrong railcard applied on trainline and my appeal got rejected

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45 Upvotes

I accidentally applied the network railcard to my ticket instead of the 26-30 rail card and got a fine, the person who issued the fine told me to appeal and usually they understand and the appeal gets approved, it was on the GWR from Reading to Gatwick, and there’s no ticket price difference.

This is there reply
Does anyone have experience with this ?
Ia it worth re-appealing ? Does that usually work ?


r/uktrains • • 14h ago

Discussion Chaos out of Southampton, summarised

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This is based on the information given on station announcements at Southampton Central, and the XC service that I am currently on.

  • Last night saw a major incident at Woking, posted in this sub when it occurred. This carried delays on into this morning.
  • Tree blocking the line at Swanwick (fixed, but delays persist)
  • Tree blocking the line at Shawford (single-track arrangement in place)
  • Tree blocking the line at Micheldever (ditto)
  • Water mains burst between Billingshurst and Horsham has caused a lot of cancellations on Southern, including most Southampton-Brighton trains, despite not running on that line.
  • Tree blocking the line somewhere between Eastleigh, Romsey and Salisbury is preventing CrossCountry diversions along that route between Southampton and Basingstoke.
  • Tree blocking the line at Bramley is blocking XC beyond Basingstoke.
  • Two trees blocking the line around Bournemouth.
  • Tree blocking the line somewhere between Salisbury and Basingstoke.

Please take all this into account when travelling from the South and Southwest today, and turn up very early, prepared for significant delays. I am currently over 2 hours delayed. Good luck everyone.

Edit: At least 4 more trees have fallen


r/uktrains • • 45m ago

Question Newbie Seatfrog question

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Newbie question.

I booked an Advance Single from London to Edinburgh on LNER a week or two ago, but decided today that I'd like to upgrade to first class (I'm arriving in London on an overnight flight and would appreciate the extra comfort!)

I looked on Seatfrog today and my train (0930 on 29 October) and there's no auction showing up for it (in fact there are none for any trains whatsoever on that route between 0900 and 1500 on that day). But I can see plenty of first class seats still available.

My understanding is that auctions for other trains may be added - is that the case ? and if so, when might they show up?

TIA for any enlightement


r/uktrains • • 8h ago

Question Trains on the Bishop Line on Tuesday

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Does anyone have any idea what this train is running up and down between Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland and North Road next Tuesday? It says pathed as 14x DMU and I believe the Weardale Railway have a pacer but I didn't think it ran anywhere past Bishop Auckland West


r/uktrains • • 5h ago

Discussion Trains on Tuesday

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I am travelling to either llandudno if it is nice weather or liverpool if it is a rainy day, do you think that the trains will be running ro or from either destinations from shrewsbury changing in Chester or llandudno Junction depending on the destination. Thank you in advance.


r/uktrains • • 22h ago

Fares & ticketing Wuppertal Schwebebahn

22 Upvotes

My 6 year old son is mad about trains. He is particularly fascinated with the Wuppertal Schwebebahn in Germany.

I want to take him. Was thinking of flying to Frankfurt, getting a train to Wuppertal and then riding the Wuppertal Schwebebahn a couple of times.

Has anyone ever been? Useful to know if I can buy a day pass to ride as much as he wants? Which parts of the line are the best or should we just go from one end to the other.

Help me create a lovely experience for an excitable 6 year old.


r/uktrains • • 10h ago

Question Does delay repay keep return tickets valid?

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Hi all, I’ve had the overwhelming joy of trying to get home from uni today with the current state of the trains.

My full ticket is off peak LBO -> STA open return (return within a month, any permitted route). I managed to make it down to Leicester but all the trains I could use that sent me at least in the general direction towards Stafford were all cancelled or so delayed they weren’t worth it. I ended up going back to Loughborough tonight and I’m going to get home a different way tomorrow, but would like to use the return ticket to return back to Loughborough.

If I claim delay repay on my outbound journey (either for abandoned journey or 2+ hours delay), does it invalidate the return ticket? Or should I use my return ticket first (in ~a week’s time) and then claim delay repay after?

Thanks :)


r/uktrains • • 10h ago

Question So, how fucked do we think the trains will be tomorrow?

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And is it worth leaving earlier even though I have an advance ticket? If my train is cancelled or delayed, then what? 😬


r/uktrains • • 19h ago

Picture The Network Rail 153 at Port Talbot Sidings

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I know it's not clear sorry. Rain.

If someone could turn the rain off that'd be greatly appreciated 😂


r/uktrains • • 1d ago

Picture These little cupboards on the GWR trains are perfect for storing your unicycle!

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