In my Inbox

Thursday 13th August 2026 It’s been a while since I’ve shared emails kindly sent to me by blog readers at busandtrainuser@gmail.com so here are some more from recent weeks… The most out of date information on public display? First up is an email from Peter last week who suggested “a competition to find the most out of date information on display”. “My offering is attached”, Peter wrote. “Located at Brookley Road, Brockenhurst. The road markings are still in place for the stop as well”. Can anyone beat 23 years? Why are the results of LNER fares “trial” a State Secret? Paul sent me his recent correspondence with the Department of Transport in which he attempted to find the evidence behind Lord Hendy’s recent public claim (at Rail Live in June) that “LNER’s long-distance ticketing trial had been deemed a success and he expected Great British Railways ‘long-distance ticketing offering’ to be similar”. Noting this, Paul submitted a freedom of information request for “any ministerial…