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    Liverpool to Taunton

    Hi everyone. I'm needing to go from Liverpool Lime St to Taunton on friday 29 april and then return on monday 2 May. I need to be flexible so am not needing advance tickets. Does anyone have any ideas for splitting tickets to reduce the full off peak return price. I have a 16-25 railcard...
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    CrossCountry Advance tickets

    Hi all, When I try to book advance tickets for CrossCountry journeys, the atos origin ticket engines e.g. London Midland show the range of prices of advance fares. For example: - Taunton-Liverpool advance singles start from £13 - Taunton-Birmingham NS advance singles start from £10...
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    Help with refunds please

    Hello all. I received a reply from CrossCountry yesterday. They gave gave me vouchers to cover the cost of the Milton Keynes - Taunton leg. It says: "I am sorry for the confusion caused by the amended timetable for the evening on 31 December, however amendments are usual with all...
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    Help with refunds please

    Hi Guys, thanks for all your replies. I sent the letter off today, and will let you know what the outcome is. If XC don't give a refund, then in the future I will be reluctant to purchase advance tickets separately for different TOCs. I have to say that XC's customer service was better than...
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    Help with refunds please

    Original booking: (Booked on 27/11/2008) Journey 1: MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL to BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET Ticket Type: ADVANCE SINGLE Route: This ticket is only valid when travelling exclusively on Virgin Trains. Outward Journey: 31/12/2008 departs MILTON KEYNES CENTRAL at 17:13 travel by Train...
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    Help with refunds please

    Hello all. Your help here would be greatly appreciated. On New Years Eve, I was travelling from Milton Keynes to Taunton. I had booked two separate advance tickets one from MKC to BHM and the other from BHM to TAU (to make the cost cheaper), these were purchased at the end of November. On the...
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    Pendolino derailment at Greyrigg

    Hi all. Richard Branson said that the strength of the Pendo reduced the number of fatalities. Apparently the carriages contain roll bars, rather like a racing car. Does anyone know if Voyager and Super Voyager carriages are built in the same way as I believe 220s/221s were built earlier than 390s?
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