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As we were a couple of minutes out from Waterloo, the guards usually give an update on how the underground is running. One particular morning, all services were good, except the there were delays on the district line due to shortage of drivers. He then said, "and of any of you are considering a...

SWR do a lot of station skipping if a train is behind schedule. SWR say its to help with the scheduling but everyone else things it saves them money on the delay-repay claims. One of my friends went shopping in Basingstoke and was going back to Farnborough - three stops down the line. After...

Haslemere on the Waterloo-Portsmouth line.

Many thanks!

Tomorrow I plan to park at Havant, then get the train to Fratton to watch the football. After the football, I plan to continue to Portsmouth Harbour to get something from the shops, before returning to Havant. My predictable question is: Do I need separate tickets - can I get a "normal" ticket...

Had the same problem in that Wifi rarely, if ever works - the routes I do is Farnborough to Pompey via either Eastleigh or Woking most alternate Saturdays. It used to work, albeit intermittently as mobile coverage is sparse along sections of the line, but had very little luck connecting...

Had no problems in the end. Train from Euston arrived on time, and I simply showed my ticket at the ticket barriers and was waved through. Spend 2 hours in the Wetherspoons and then showed my ticket when I re-entered the station. I think I would have needed to go out through the ticket gates...

Thanks all for the advice - I will politely ask the gateline staff if I may leave - hopefully having a 9 year old with me will help. We are going up for the football at Walsall and as I have my young son with me, its probably easier to find a pub in Birmingham - there are a selection of...

I have purchased an advance ticket from Virgin Trains for travel from Woking to Tame Bridge Parkway (near Walsall in the West Midlands), with my journey being: a) Woking->Waterloo using SWR b) Underground to Euston c) Euston -> Birmingham New Street using Virgin Trains d) Birmingham New Street...