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    Stagecoach South & South East

    Didn't someone other than stagecoach operate the 5 Sunday services a few years ago? The following is the schedule for weekdays in term time from Canterbury. I am sure there used to be a 1250. Bit of a gap from 1350-1750. The 914-197 services are i'm guessing school buses? 0955 1155 1350 1517...
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    Trainline to be investigated for not including fees in prices

    With everything in the travel industry you always have to look at the final cost.
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    OBB and Business Class upgrade

    Hi I have booked a first class ticket from Munich to Budapest with Deutsche Bahn. The service is actually operated by OBB and the ticket came with seat reservations. I have also booked Vienna to Zurich but I did that directly with OBB. When I went to get seat reservations for this journey it...
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    What just went through canterbury?

    Thanks both. That’s what it was Any idea what it was doing here? Thanks again Alex
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    What just went through canterbury?

    Hi I was on a bus and waiting at the level crossing and a diesel engine went through. I only saw it for a second. It was in BR blue livery. Any idea what it was? This was at 0950 ish today 10th Aug. It was heading away from london. Thanks Alex
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    SNCF when do they go on sale?

    Hi I’m trying to book some tickets for 27th March and SNCF are still not on sale yet. I thought they went on sale 90 days before? Any ideas. Thanks Alex
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    End of the line for Paris’ iconic metro ticket

    As of 1st Jan the price of single tickets have increased from €1.90 to €2.30. A weekly pass is now €30.00 was €22.80
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    Fly Atlantic - New Airline to launch TransAtlantic flights from Belfast

    Personal opinion but not sure it will happen. Transatlantic services from Belfast have an issue and that is that Dublin with lots of choices of destinations is just 100 miles down the road. Google maps suggest that it takes 1 hr 40 to drive that, well thats what it take me to drive from...
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    Norwich to Basingstoke service

    I know that feeling. Years ago I had a collection of timetables but of course I left home and mothers do what mothers do..they all went in a skip. Spent a lot of time and some money trying to rebuild my collection. :D
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    End of the line for Paris’ iconic metro ticket

    I was in Paris a few days ago and went to get a Navigo easy card with 10 journeys. The actual card is not available from the machine but I believe it can be topped up at a machine. At Gare de Lyon there were two RAPT staff standing at the start of the queue and only when they though passengers...
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    Norwich to Basingstoke service

    Thanks everyone this is great
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    Norwich to Basingstoke service

    Thanks I tried to do a search but not sure what to search for. When I searched for Basingstoke to Norwich there were a few results but they seemed to be about more recent travel via London.
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    Norwich to Basingstoke service

    Years ago my partners Grandmother came to visit his parents in Chelmsford from Devon without changing in London. Then this morning someone commented on a Facebook post that there was a short lived service between Norwich and Basingtoke that went via north London. Does anyone have any...
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    Class 108 routes, Liveries and other DMU's

    Hi (Introduction...skip if you are short on time) I should start of by saying that I know next to nothing about rail infrastructure and the railway industry. I used to work in the airline industry and have been an airline geek for 40+ years. However over the past few years the airline...

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