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Recent content by andythebrave

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    Delay Repay - Connection times and other disruptions mitigating delay

    Tbf I've generally found that Avanti auto complete journeys based on valid MCTs and I've been paid DR on that basis regardless of the actual journey actually made (eg Glasgow to MK, kicked off at Preston, self rerouted via Manchester, delay approx 90 minutes, DR payout stated delay 120 mins + -...
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    Oxford Road Station Shut Due To Fire Nearby 23/06/2025

    Forgive me for perhaps being obtuse but this seems like an instruction to wait and not a stop order.
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    Oxford Road Station Shut Due To Fire Nearby 23/06/2025

    Why have a stop order when it is scheduled to call anyway?
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    National Rail app - platforms not showing

    I use Realtimetrains, find my train, check it's headcode and then look for it on Traksy. This has not let me down (with the suffix 'so far').
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    Great Central Railway News and Updates

    1. I don't know 2. When travelling behind them regularly in the 60s it was a rare day when lengthy periods of between 108 and 110mph running weren't recorded.
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    With the development of GBR are there opportunities to simplify the Routing Guide?

    Add a sentence when using a planner "as the ticket you have selected permits travel by any reasonable route you are not restricted to the services shown" obviously not applicable to advances.
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    With the development of GBR are there opportunities to simplify the Routing Guide?

    It would take a while to weed out the mickey takers but "any reasonable route" is a lot shorter.
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    Can't buy Farringdon - Dover ticket

    I'd buy from St Pancras to get the London Terminals ticket and travel from whichever of the stations listed in the easement I wanted to use. The wording of it seems clear that this is what it is for.
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    Looking to move to a town with a beautiful railway station

    Agreed, but good luck finding a house for sale anywhere nearby.
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    Wensleydale Railway roster

    Thank you kindly 1749226982 Went for a ride on a pacer and it was most pleasant.
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    HST’s in Preservation

    I have! Twice, admittedly on the same day
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    Wensleydale Railway roster

    Greetings all. As I have a few days nearby I was wondering if anyone knows what will be running tomorrow, Friday 6th June. The roster page on the website only shows dates in April past. Thanks in advance.
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    Shrewsbury-London 1st June

    As far as I'm aware you will need to abide by the operator restriction I'm afraid, at least it is sort of valid via Crewe so there's a way to avoid the bus (edited due to Watershed's superior knowledge). You could ask the Avanti TM on the platform at Crewe (not on board!) if it would be ok to...
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    Shrewsbury-London 1st June

    Do you already have a ticket or tickets? If so, what is it/are they?
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    Forum site not finding cheapest tickets

    You can get it if you exclude Avanti and change search to cheap. Like this...

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