Rail Archives - Page 19 of 26 - Economy Class & Beyond

Gatwick Express launches its new timetable – changes ahead

21/05/2018 by Kevincm

Gatwick Express changed its timetable on Sunday (along with other services operated by Govia Thameslink Railway - including Thameslink, Great Northern and Southern Railway). Timetable changes are always a challenge If you're travelling - head to … [Read more...]

Goodbye Virgin Trains East Coast – Hello London North Eastern Railway (LNER)

16/05/2018 by Kevincm

It seems that the fiscal pressure of running the East Coast Mainline railway franchise has become too much for Virgin Trains East Coast, with the franchise handing in the keys, and the service reverting to public ownership. The operator who will run it on behalf of the Government will be London North Eastern Railway (or as it was know in the past … [Read more...]

Heathrow Express changes its travel Terms and Conditions

11/05/2018 by Kevincm

... and there are some big ones. With Ticket Barriers being installed in preparation for the take over of the Heathrow Connect service by Elizabeth Line services on the 20th May, Heathrow Express has changed some key travel conditions. And these are big ones. Tickets must be used in the direction they were booked - e.g., if you book a Heathrow Express ticket … [Read more...]

Heathrow Express to hand over services to GWR – long term changes ahead

29/03/2018 by Kevincm

With the Elizabeth Line/Crossrail starting to arrive at Heathrow Airport in the near future (May), Heathrow Express is relaunching how it conducts business. Currently, it operates its own trains, staffing and such. That's going to change soon, with Great Western Railway (who are owned by FirstGroup) to operate the Heathrow Express service from August 2018. Heathrow … [Read more...]

Hello Kitty turns to high speed rail transport – Hello Kitty Shinkansen arriving soon!

16/03/2018 by Kevincm

On this blog, you may have noticed that I write about Hello Kitty every now and again when it comes to transit matters. This is completely at my own will (and as we know, she's a very business minded kitten. Even if she weighs three apples). Well, Hello Kitty has struck a deal with JR West (West Japan Railway) to bring her to the Shinkansen network. Hello Kitty x JR … [Read more...]

Didn’t get a 26-30 RailCard? Virgin Trains can help – providing you have an avocado….

16/03/2018 by Kevincm

The recent launch of the "Millennial" railcard (or more properly known as the 26-30 Railcard) has been... a shambles of royal proportions, with the website crashing and no more cards being offered for now. Virgin Trains are have stepped in to help, with an offer you probably can refuse, but you'll need to 1) book at a booking office and 2) bring an Avocado. Didn't bag a … [Read more...]

Need help getting from Narita Airport to Tokyo? Japan Railway Journal shows you how…

09/03/2018 by Kevincm

One of my guilty pleasures (and if you want me on Twitter) is that I enjoy the NHK World show "Japan Railway Journal". Mainly because I do go all train-otaku sometimes, but sometimes there's some useful segments in it. This weeks Japan Railway Journal (which on Video on Demand) is one about getting from two of the major gateways to Japan: Narita International … [Read more...]

Eurostar runs a preview service to Amsterdam, tickets on sale THURSDAY

21/02/2018 by Kevincm

In advance of the launch of the direct Eurostar service between London St Pancras and Amsterdam Centraal, the company ran a preview service between the two cities on Tuesday 20th February. Eurostar E320 service to Amsterdam, passing through fields of Tulips - Image, Eurostar Along with the preview service yesterday, tickets for the new Amsterdam service were due to go … [Read more...]

Eurostar sets the date for its Amsterdam service

09/02/2018 by Kevincm

Eurostar - the rail service that currently operates services through the channel tunnel, and connecting London to Paris and Brussels has a new destination in its sights - and it's Amsterdam Eurostar Class 374 at St Pancras International - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Test services have been running for some time as the train company gauges how to operate the … [Read more...]

The saga of the East Coast Main Line: Virgin-Stagecoach to hand back franchise

06/02/2018 by Kevincm

The Intercity East Coast Main Line franchise has been... well - an exercise in madness since it was privatised. This has been proved again - with the UK Government is planning to remove the Virgin-Stagecoach partnership from operating the service in the next few months. Virgin Trains East Coast Intercity 125 and Intercity 225 trainsets - Image, Economy Class and … [Read more...]