Recent content by bkhtele

You should be able to pay at a gwr ticket office

My only single experience was downgrade from single sleeper to sole use of 6 birth compartment. They only refunded me for the downgrade after 4 months, multiple emails & treating legal action. The first was understandable the delay in refund was silly because they have lost my custom. I would...

If you neighbour ignores the penalty fare, it could go to court which means the whole thing could get out of hand, giving you little chance of negotiating a settlement figure. Best pay penalty fare while you can benefit from a 50% discount. We have seen these claims escalate into large sums when...

"perhaps I’ll get a bill!" doubt it, probably just the generally relaxed welcome! Quote Reply Report

Seat 61 recommends : Buy tickets from Switzerland to any French city at www.raileurope.com or www.thetrainline.com (both easy to use, in €, CHF, £ or $, international credit cards no problem, small booking fee). About Raileurope, about Thetrainline. You can also book at the French Railways...

Doubt if there will be any problems by next week

Exactly my experience only paid when I threatened legal action months later

Good advice

Probably only when asked by staff

Yesterday 14/4 arrived at Brussels eurostar terminal for 1256 @ 1020. We were going for an icecream & relax before our journey & decided to check the queue. The staff said do you want to get the 1056? They changed our tickets for free (originals cost £34 in the sale). We walked though security...

I used ChatGPT in Belgium from Antwerp to coastal tram & back by a different route, it was helpful & accurate. Did check it though. Some good ideas

If you have fip vouchers for Ireland & N.Ireland it is free. Otherwise I believe it is 75% off with your fip card. Excludes special online discounted tickets. You should check the online tickets but expect discounted fip will be cheaper. Consider Enterprise Upgrade about £30 you just sit in 1st...

Ireland South: relatively simple some tickets cheaper online in advance. Easy on train upgrade to ist class. Helpful ticket offices. Good rovers Ireland North fairly simple, buy on board where no ticket office or machine. Mobile app and zonal smart cards. Cheap day tickets for all NI. Canada...

When I asked a train manager recently he said no breakfast of journey was allowed, I would need 2 separate tickets.

Guess if you book with a credit card & it is over £100 you have some protection