Recent content by simonm

Brill. Thanks for your advice.

Thanks for your swift response! Another question: I'm travelling with a Network Railcard. Is there an earliest time one can get on the ferry at Cowes on the return leg or do restrictions only apply at Southampton station?

If you have a Honiton to Cowes East RFS Off Peak return are you permitted to break your journey at Eastleigh on the return leg? I think I know the answer to the next question but arr you permitted to travel via Basingstoke (I suspect not) Many thanks

I guess you're right. I never take it out on the booking clerk. I just try to remain firm.

Thanks. I must be honest, it's a poor state of the railways that you have to go cloak and dagger round booking offices to get a ticket that is perfectly valid and that should be freely available. Many thanks.

Ok cheers. Thanks for your help. The tricky bit normally is issuing the Control Tickets

Yes that's right. I'm guessing I'd have to get it fro Ashford Station or could Folkestone issue it?

Here's question. You can't get the Calais ticket from Folkestone (presumably to close). If you get an Ashford to Calais ticket, can you start or end the journey at Folkestone or do you actually have to commence the journey at Ashford?

Does anyone know if the new owners of SWT will axe their lovely free tickets issued with a SWT Gold Card with the new franchise? I have a few to use up....

This is a Newtork Area product but can I buy this from Rugeley Trent Valley Station (a) legitimately and (b) easily? Many thanks

When I was at uni (in Bristol) Northern Spirit (as it was then ) and Wales and West (as it was then) did special fares from Bristol to Middlesbrough on the route through Ludlow, changing at Manchester Piccadilly. These were advance fares (the old Standard Advance I think). Are there any such...

Ahhhhhh - many thanks for that!

I had this problem visiting Ipswich in January. I guess they still haven't updated their systems. At the time the staff seemed to think they should be valid but couldn't get it to work.

Looking on BRfares http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=BHI&dest=SOA&rlc=NGC&rte=200&ldn=1&tkt=SVH suggests a fare of £27.70 Off peak single from Birmingham International to Southampton Airport Parkway with an Annual Gold Card. When I look on nationalrail it suggests no such fare and the...

Is there any reason why not? Surely like the Rangers in the Thames Valley area, for instance, they give GoldCard discounts.