Recent content by Jollycam

Unless it's changed recently, the 16 isn't all deckers as there's at least one Stratford Depot run that's interworked with the Solos on the 50/50A (not that it's a problem at that time of day). Stratford tend to get a Goldline when short of Solos, with a bigger bus bumping onto the G1. Now...

From my experience, I hardly saw anyone get on/off the train at Solihull (with the exception of Solihull travellers going to Birmingham - who would just get on the first train) and was surprised Virgin persevered with a service stopping there for as long as they did.

I would suggest that it isn't valid. Note that the example in the routing guide stating that a Stratford to Solihull ticket is valid via Birmingham is a little out of date as Stratford Group, Tyseley and Warwick Group routing points have all been added since. There is an easement allowing a...

Is doubling back via Birmingham a valid route? Tyseley and Warwick Group are the appropriate routing points unless you get the single direct daily train.

I agree that it would be great if a Dorridge terminator could be the extension to Stratford as you could then potentially get a 30min frequency at Birmingham and Stratford, otherwise extending a Whitlocks End train will always give you a 20min/40min lob-sided service. The main issue you'd...

It's been reported that Stratford Parkway is to open May 2013, 7 months earlier than planned, with work to start next month. London Midland will also be increasing services with later evening trains planned and 2 trains per hour returning on Saturdays, and an additional hourly weekday train...

Interestingly, that same Dayrider (Gold) ticket is only £7.90 when bought on Stagecoach Warwickshire (and only £4 on Sundays, though Sunday services in Warwickshire generally end around 6pm). The ticket has the same area of validity as the ticket bought in Northampton.....so it's not just train...

I think you'll find most people will call from a mobile phone now-a-day so loose change isn't generally an issue, in-fact, do many payphones still take cash? Also the 0845 number is the national number, each branch also having a local number. There is an EU initiative to have pan-european...

Story mentioned in the OP now on-line here.

I guess the suggestion of a Leamington Parkway Station comes from Warwick District Council's New Local Plan for housing development which is currently out for consultation. It does include possible improvements to transport infrastructure across the district (and there's plans for 2000 homes to...

Indeed... and to say that the non validity on XC isn't publicised very well is an understatement!

The Edinburgh - Oxford Super Off Peak Return rte Any Permitted @ £134.70 is more expensive than the Edinburgh - London equivalent, however, allows travel on later trains from Edinburgh on the Friday (both the 17:30 & 18:12 going via London) and would also have the potential to provide any travel...

If it helps, another option is to buy an Edinburgh to Oxford rte Any Permitted ticket as it is valid via London.

Doesn't the XC via Solihull still get stuck behind a Dorridge stopper further up the line anyhow?

The franchise agreement doesn't require it (with the exception that one service in each direction per day may call at Warwick Parkway instead of Warwick). There's also a requirement of a maximum journey time of 35 mins to consider between Leamington and Stratford, and the timetable looks too...