Recent content by fishter

Hi, daily Paris suburbs commuter here. The service on the SNCF operated Transilien network is affected every single day, not just on "strike" days. The reasoning being that the trains must be inspected daily and on strike days there are not enough drivers to move them to the depot. That said...

I wrote a blog post on this after I moved to Paris: https://housewithshutters.wordpress.com/2017/05/10/public-transport-good-bad-ugly/ I travel daily on the suburban train and tram services and most weekends on the city-centre Metro or bus services. I have an annual Navigo, but my wife and...

My tickets are indeed one ticket and two reservation coupons. Thanks for all the contents and advice.

The tickets are at home, so I'll have to look and see exactly what bits of paper I have. Thanks again, forewarned is forearmed.

Thanks for all the comments. Starting short outward looks like a non-starter - it would have been slightly more convenient, but not by much (it's only a 7 min rail journey). (Just been reminded about barriers at SOA, so definitely non-starter! Thanks Arctic Troll) Return leg - am I not...

I have a booked ticket from Southampton Central to Manchester Airport (Advance Single); and a matching return journey (also Advance Single). I have a preference to start my journey from Southampton Airport on the outward leg, and from Manchester Piccadilly on the return. Are either of...

Lovely! Best get my drinking trousers ironed :) http://www.gbbf.org.uk/ :lol:

I'm travelling to Kensington Olympia tomorrow and am confusing myself with permitted routes. I'm departing from Southampton Central and would like to meet some friends who are also travelling to Olympia. They are travelling from Havant. I've tried to work out if I need a special ticket...

Thanks for the advice folks. It is a long trip, but for various reasons I'd rather avoid flying.

Hi, I'm looking to explore the possiblity of split-ticketing on this rather long journey from Southampton to Aberdeen. What are the most likely split points (avoiding London) to reduce the cost as much as possible? I'm most likely to be making this journey out on a Friday afternoon and...