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    Class 350/1 refurbishment

    Have all of LM's 350s between Crewe <> London been refurbished now? I do really like how these look.. Doing a trip to from Stockport to London 2nd November and I wanted to initially go via Doncaster/Leeds on the new Azuma but they don't look anything special + there a major delays on ECML that...
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    List of all the different online booking systems..

    Does anyone know the names of what booking systems certains ToC use for their online websites? I'm just looking for a bit more information on them all too, who they were built by and when they were launched, etc. I know TheTrainline have their own, and that it's also used on a few TOCs such...
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    Music trains

    I've been on the Manchester to Glossop ones a few times. They're a great laugh, especially when normal commuters join in too.
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    Basic fare information

    I was reading through this thinking the OP's question was quite stupid, but looking back on it, I've actually been wondering the exact same thing myself before. Like someone else has said, the website I find easiest to bring up the fares is eastcoast, just by typing in the stations and leaving...
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    Staff at booking office can never find my ticket..

    I usually buy my tickets online at eastcoast.co.uk, and one of the journeys I make regularly is Stafford > Cambridge, by doing it on eastcoast I can tick the "CrossCountry trains only" option and I get the the fare for the cheapest I've been able to find it. However, when I've asked for...
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    Sheffield to Ipswich

    The majority of tickets I find on Thursdays/Fridays over the next couple of weeks all range from between £28.50 to £41.40, all from NXEC with their special online discount.
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    Sheffield to Ipswich

    I know you said you were flexible, but any particular day? :) -- I found a couple of tickets travelling in the day during the week for £28.50 on NXEC with their online discount, Sheffield > Doncaster > Kings Cross > Liverpool Street > Ipswich.
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    Manchester to Cambridge

    If you use the NXEC website to book the tickets, you can get to Cambridge for £11.15 on one of their NXEC advance discounts. But that's the same train which arrives in at Cambridge @ 1244 which may be too late.. Other than that, they seem to be around £32.95 from NXEC at the earliest of 0705...
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