The station is very convenient for me - just an £8 pound taxi ride from home. It is not the best in…read moreconnectivity unless you want to go to Cardiff, Manchester, Nottingham or a few other cities - Plymouth, Bristol for example. However to get to London you can just take one stop to Tamworth and then change for direct to London - that is my plan today. The station is not really very inviting but they do have a small news and coffee shop and (very important on a cold winters day like today!) a heated waiting room serving both platforms. In summary - thank goodness for little stations like this that connect you with everywhere in England, Scotland and Wales affordable and without having to drive! Review #92 2019

Burton Upon Trent is located between Derby an Birmingham. Burton Upon Trent rail station is…read moreoperated and managed by Cross Country Trains, which operate frequent services between Nottingham and Birmingham New Street / Cardiff Central. Crosscountry services run twice every hour to Nottingham, and once hourly to Birmingham, and once hourly to Cardiff Central. Cross Country high speed services to the South West, and th North East stop at the station, however these are less freqent, and occur mosty during the morning and evening commute.

This is the main railway station serving the University town of Loughborough, 20 miles north of…read moreLeicester. First opened in 1840 on the then Midland Counties Railway, the station was rebuilt in its present position and style by its successor company, the Midland Railway in 1872. The transverse gabled glass canopies and neat Italianate buildings in yellow stock brick are classics of Midland Railway architecture, and the building is grade II listed. It is served by East Midland train services from London along the Midland Main Line to Nottingham and Derby, with a smaller number of Sheffield trains calling. It is also served by the local service from Leicester to Newark and Lincoln via Nottingham. The station has a small shop, ticket office (part time), toilets, an ample car-park and cycle storage, but there is no cafe. Regular local buses call here, including the town shuttle into the centre, and a link bus to East Midlands Airport. The station has level access to platform 1, but platforms 2 and 3 require the use of a barrow crossing which can be used with staff supervision only. The station has short platforms, so some expresses can be accessed by specific carriages only.

Loughborough was a bit of a surprise for me. I heard about how small the town was before I came…read morefor a weeklong stay, and expected it to be like some of the other small towns on the outskirts of England. Maybe a bit rough, a bit old and run-down. It was actually quite a pleasant place to stay! It definitely has that small-town feel, with everything within walking distance. Loads of great restaurants to visit, and a plethora of assorted bars catering to different clientele. The bars all seem to have deals on Jagerbombs, so that's a plus if you're in a party mood. As for the train station specifically, it's a small one-platform setup, the type of station where half of the trains fly by without slowing down. Modern amenities with electronic access, all the normal features you'd expect from a smallish station. Nice and clean, too.

The station is handily located completely central in Belper, but the low position means it does not…read moreimpact the appearance of the town. Which exit do I take though?

The UK's Southeastern Railway operates one of the busiest networks in the country, running the…read moretrain service between London and Kent and parts of East Sussex.. Gayle and I recently were on their system for a round trip (St. Pancras to Faversham and Canterbury West back to Charring Cross). We sat regular class on slower "local" trains both ways, which were basically commuter runs. The price was right, we had lots of room to spread out as there were few fellow passengers, the ride was comfortable, and the scenery out the window was interesting enough. I'm not sure I'd want to commute like this every day, but that's the bargain that a lot of folks make to live in a nice area that's not the big city.

Southeastern Railway is currently owned by London & South Eastern Railway Limited, it operates…read moreroutes on the Integrated Kent franchise by Govia, who in turn is owned by two rather big players in the UK transportation game including Go-Ahead (largest bus operator in London, Manchester and offering services in other cities) and Keolis (A truly worldwide company who operate buses in Sweden, trains in Boston, the Metro in Shanghai as well as services closer to home such as Manchester's Metrolink, the DLR in London and TFW Rail services.) While the interior of my train wasn't overly impressive or modern, it was comfortable for a short journey of 10 minutes between Charring Cros and London Bridge which also goes via Waterloo East, this is a zone where you can use your Oyster meaning it can work out pretty cheap to travel in comparison to a normal ticket. This journey only came to £2.40, with a daily cap of £7.20 for all zone 1 and 2 services in the cap which includes national rail, tube, DLR and buses. Trains seemed to operate efficiently and quickly with services every two minutes between these destinations and the train staff seemed friendly enough at both stations, although I didn't see a train staff member on board which could be down to it being a short journey. The website is easy to use and explains the ticketing system including Oyster well. Southeastern has 73 stations in the Oyster PAYG area (the price varies between zones obviously between 1 and 9), which is one of the highest of any railway operating company and I presume is second after TFL Rail. I would recommend going along their central London route between London Bridge and Charing Cross via Waterloo East just for the view, with trains every 2-3 minutes during the day (which didn't get busy outside of rush hour) and a journey lasting just under 8 minutes, it is worth it for some great views on the bridge crossing including Parliament, Big Ben and the London Eye. 3*

East Midlands Parkway is located next to radcliffe on soar power station in Leicestershire,…read moreEngland. It is the newst rail station to open in the country, and is operated by East Midlands Trains, with services to Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield, Leeds and London St Pancras Directly, with connections at Derby, Nottingham and Leicester to other towns and cities accross the UK. East Midlands Parkway is located between Long Eaton and Loughtborough Train Stations and has a bus service to East Midlands Airport twice an hour. East Midlands Parkway opened on the 26th January, and is planned to expand when rails are upgraded alongside the station, allowing more services to stop. Overall a great station to travel from.

Arriving off the train causes some confusion as there are two footbridges to leave the station…read more One is an older footbridge that now has an exit to the tram, this is halfway down the platform The second leads to the main train building. This is great building with high ceilings and authentic original designs worth a look if you have some time at the station.

i would love to say a massive thankyou to mags that helped me today while I was on her train while…read morein labour. she was amazing kept checking if I was ok or need anything. she even made sure I had fluids alway the way from Manchester to Nottingham. When I got of the train my contractions were every 15 minute. and my waters had broke embarrassing I now haha baby wanted to come early. mags even got me a wheelchair .Then when off the train I was meet by some one called Darren and his team where they order me and my husband a taxi home and even payed for it. while In the taxi home my contraction's come every 5 mins so we got taxi from Mine to hospital and lets say baby was born half six today weighing in @ 6 1 to a wee little boy named jude Moore so thank you peeps if you didn't order that taxi baby would of been born on train once again thank you mother and baby doing ok What a wicked team

The best thing that can be said about Uttoxeter Railway Station is that it's useful. The most…read moresignificant thing that can be said is that it's next to the main Uttoxeter Racecourse. And that's all the attributes that it can really boast in the 21st century. It's unstaffed, there's no ticket sales point, no refreshment point, no toilet facilities, no waiting rooms and no lots of other things. It's a two-track station, with each side of the platform having a covered shelter. The seats inside are that awful slanted bench style (to discourage Special-Brew swilling itinerants and teenagers?) and they aren't always any too clean (proof of the failure of their purpose?). On the small walkway up there is a public payphone. Hooray. But don't expect to be able to catch a taxi into town .. The Uttoxeter Taxi service is legendary - in that many people have heard of it, most people believe it probably exists, but no-one you ever speak to has seen it for real. I kid you not. If you do manage to get hold of a taxi number then be sure to book well in advance - at least a day or two, if you have a shed-load of luggage to porter. There are town buses that stop here, although in all my years of travelling to Uttoxeter I've never actually seen one. Another myth I hope to disprove one day. The other down-side is that whilst Platform One can be walked straight onto from the car park, you have to cross the track on foot (no bridge or tunnel) to reach Platform Two. I've done this with luggage and a small toddler in a buggy in the past, and it's actually quite scary, worrying if a wheel is going to get stuck. It wasn't always like this - the town has been rail-linked since 1848, and at one stage in it's 19thC history had three railway stations to boast of. But progress dictates change and at the end of the 19thC these were amalgamated into the one station that still stands today. A fire destroyed the station building back in the late 1980's and was never rebuilt to it's full glory. Now, however it simply serves the Crewe/Derby line, with it's gateway to larger stations are Stoke and Stafford. The trains are faily regular - hourly - and if they run on time (reasonably so) then at least the station is soon a thing of memory!

This station really is a waste and could be used for better routes to Birmingham and further afield…read morebut it only goes to either Crewe or Derby. The station is very simple and small, the timetables are clear and readily available to view. It does get a bit busy at peak times but the queues are not normally too bad. The biggest problem is the lack of parking here.

Willington Train station is located between buron upon trent, and derby of the north east to…read morebirmingham railway line. Willingtonton is poorley served by crosscountry trains with limited services stopping at the station, therefore its highly advisable to check with crosscountry trains website to ensure there are trains for the time of day you are traveling. the station is operated by ivanhoe, which is a train operator in the uk and does not feature a ticket office, but tickets can be purchused penalty free from the train conductor on board the train. Crosscountry trains run to Nottingham via derby, Birmingham New Street, and Cardiff Central. There are limited services mainly at Peak times in the morning and evening.

Long Eaton station is located on the Midland Mainline between Derby and Leicester, and has two…read moreplatforms, one for westbound trains, and the other for southbound London trains, and Eastbound Nottingham Trains. Cross Country and East Midlands Trains operate services from the Station, East Midlands Trains 1x hourly to London, and Derby or Sheffield, and 1x hourly to Matlock and Nottingham, and Cross Country Trains operate a hourly service to Birmingham New Street or Cardiff Central, and Nottingham. The station is not great is bad weather conditions, and there is disabled access, however it is a rather steep slope to the platform from the main road.