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JJamesT replied to the thread Delay repay is it destructive?.For 2024/25, total fare revenue was £11.5bn, delay repay was £150m.
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JJamesT replied to the thread Chiltern running Oxford to Birmingham Moor Street after XC outage.Isn't that just a function of them bringing trains between Oxford and Banbury Depot at the start/end of service? So they already had the...
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JJamesT replied to the thread Chiltern running Oxford to Birmingham Moor Street after XC outage.There almost certainly aren't the paths, nor platform capacity at Oxford. A more plausible option would be to send a GWR Oxford...
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JJamesT replied to the thread Bad traffic enforcement.Driving kids to school does seem to disconnect the brains of many parents. https://maps.app.goo.gl/7DGbjj877eUedbnr8 is a school I go...
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JJamesT replied to the thread Reputable locksmiths.I don’t know how common my experience is, having been burgled three times in the last couple of decades. The first couple were the house...
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JJamesT replied to the thread GWR accused of disrupting Wales-England train links by Welsh Government.GWR are effectively acting on behalf of the DfT, who currently get the revenue. Whereas a TfW service would send revenue to the Welsh...
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JJamesT replied to the thread GWR accused of disrupting Wales-England train links by Welsh Government.Different governments…
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JJamesT replied to the thread The cost of living agenda - how should the railway contribute ?.As a SE resident of working age, where’s my discount for travel out of the region?
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JJamesT replied to the thread Taxing road users by mile.A large proportion of journeys fit within the battery range of a PHEV. The government isn’t trying to match your individual...
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JJamesT replied to the thread Trainline to be investigated for not including fees in prices.Not all of those apply every time. The booking fee may not be there on the licenced products, and as noticed they don't charge for on...
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JJamesT replied to the thread Future Class 73 replacement.Aren’t there a pile of Class 92s in storage? If you wanted a newer third rail locomotive and don’t need the diesel capability, use those?
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JJamesT replied to the thread Ghost drivers - Fatal crash on A66.The reporting on the BBC says the other vehicle was one that had been the subject of a police pursuit after being spotted as suspicious...
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JJamesT replied to the thread The cost of the welfare state - challenges posed and solutions.Indexation of capital gains for individuals was abolished in 1998. There was a transitional taper relief until 2008. The trade off being...
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JJamesT replied to the thread Trainline to be investigated for not including fees in prices.This is true. But it would seem unlikely that having satisfied one regulator in regards pricing transparency, another one would take the...
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JJamesT replied to the thread Trainline to be investigated for not including fees in prices.As noted earlier, Seatfrog have already been investigated. https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/26643/download is correspondence between the...