Recent content by jfollows

Delay Repay is claimed from the operating company that first caused the delay in a journey. So Northern in this case. Refunds are a completely different thing and apply, for example, when trains are cancelled and you choose not to travel, and these do indeed need to be claimed from the company...

You can get the next Northern service, but not automatically from a different operator. However Northern/TPE/LNER have a mutual acceptance agreement so you would have been fine using the 17:26 TPE. See...

I hate Boots because I can never find anything I want in their stores. I can only presume my categorisation of “stuff” they sell does not map onto their in-store signage. When I feel I have to, I end up walking up and down just about every aisle. I once went for work to their Notingham HQ. I...

It was ever thus, indeed. 1983-84 was when I cycled around London, primarily to Imperial College from Earlsfield, but I certainly remember avoiding Oxford Street if I went anywhere else, eg to Euston.

Yes, long ago the HMV Oxford Street store was the only reason I ventured into the retail hell that Oxford Street was and presumably still is, especially because I wanted to go downstairs and there was a convenient side entrance avoiding the main store. But I guess I’m as responsible as anyone...

HMV is closing the Oxford Street store, complaining about high cost of renting it plus the cost of ”renovations” if it stays. Closing next March, after reopening in November 2023.

The Cheshire one even used to be 08:45 I recall, however with a Two Together railcard it's effectively 09:30 unless I'm travelling alone of course.

2O94 to Nottingham non-stop, https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C59760/2026-10-10/detailed#allox_id=0

Yes. I have used this without problems in the past.

16 pages of discussion here at https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/west-midlands-trains-destination-manchester-will-it-happen.295710/

The Green party misrepresented their position by stating correctly that their vote share trebled, correct on the numbers, but only because Andrew Feinstein as an independent won 18.9% of the vote in the General Election. Feinstein did not stand yesterday but supported the Greens instead. if you...

Conservatives coming third will be seen as a triumph by them.

Yes, I think it’s more of a pain to claim but it’s still valid, I’m sure there are posts discussing this here.

As in my last post, drive and get a season ticket for the large car park next to the station (£610/year) or park on residential streets for free with an occasional fine. I wouldn’t have advised the 130 bus even when it ran because it was fiendishly late and unreliable. Cars parked on my road all...

No, not if you use a combination of tickets which meet the requirements of the minimum connection times. Then it’s a single journey with more than one ticket. From https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/tickets-railcards-and-offers/ticket-types/advance-tickets/advance-tickets-terms-and-conditions/