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    West Midlands PAYG

    However they don't seem to be offering an equivalent to the Evening fares so I wonder if these will survive.
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    West Midlands PAYG

    Fares for West Midlands PAYG are now visible at BRfares.com For example between Dorridge and Four Oaks the off peak fare is £4.80 and the peak fare is £6.50 https://www.brfares.com/!faredetail?orig=DDG&dest=FOK&expert=on&flow=0&multi=0&fare=8&rte=268&tkt=PSO&period=20260901
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    Bookham Tunnel - Track Workers Near-Miss

    It looks like that's the number of all fatalities including trespassers (rather than track workers)
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    Non-availability of single/return ITSO tickets on GTR web/app booking platforms

    TfL TVMs (including those at Tube stations) will show the contents of ITSO cards if presented but don't allow any products to be added.
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    Non-availability of single/return ITSO tickets on GTR web/app booking platforms

    Non-GTR stations with ITSO readers include some Greater Anglia TVMs at Liverpool Street, the EMR TVMs at St Pancras, the Chiltern TVMs at Marylebone and some GWR TVMs at Padddington.
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    rovers and rangers: new interactive map

    Denby Dale (DBD) should have been Dorking (Deepdene) (DPD)
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    BR Fares now selling itinerary-free tickets

    At one point there was talk of Trainline issuing its own smartcard.
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    Nationalisation of GWR - 13 December 2026

    GWR trains from Paddington to Swansea would be covered by three schemes with different readers: TfL EMV (London - Reading), GWR Bristol (Swindon - Bristol Parkway) and TfW EMV ( Newport - Bridgend)
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    Around London

    One Day Travelcards are available on ITSO Smartcards (at least from GWR and SWR)
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    Project Oval: TfL win DfT contract to expand contactless system to 233 rail stations by May 2024, Railcards coming to contactless payment cards

    The single fare finder also has fares implying a Windsor OSI such as Slough to Datchet at £2.70/£4.60
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    New Merseyrail ticket barriers and Contactless payment introduction

    Chester is also covered by the proposed TfW North Wales scheme (for stations between Rhyl and Gobowen). It will be interesting to see if the two schemes are at all integrated.
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    TFL payments and app

    Howver the physical card can be viewed straight away on either the app or website when added. Wallet usage is only viewable when the back office association between the physical card account number and wallet virtual account number has been completed by TfL.
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    TFW - Kids go Free - GWR, Avanti & Cross Country?

    Contactless is valid on CrossCountry.
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    Project Oval: TfL win DfT contract to expand contactless system to 233 rail stations by May 2024, Railcards coming to contactless payment cards

    TRU 155 is finally available... https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ticketing_and_revenue_update_155_156/response/3237494/attach/html/3/TRU155%20Redacted.pdf.html

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