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Is anyone able to comment how busy Euston has been recently? Avanti’s website states that Fridays are their busiest time and I’m a bit anxious about keeping distance. Relatives have space for me on Friday so I’m keen to gauge how it has been (just going to MKC).

Thanks. I arrived at LST at around 1730. I wanted to take the 1748 to Harwich, which was the first service on the board to Chelmsford that was not showing as cancelled; it was only showing as delayed. However, when the tannoy announced that all services were suspended, I left for Fenchurch...

Hi there, I have a 7-day Travelcard for my usual commute to work from Billericay to Zone 1. I have registered an account with GA for Delay Repay to make life easier. Last night I was going to Chelmsford instead but got caught up in Greater Anglia’s delays. After an announcement at LST informed...

Apologies for the late reply, I have been offline for a bit. Thanks to all for the suggestions. Fortunately we were able to change plans and return today, courtesy of Thameslink via Farringdon.

Hi all Looking to travel back from Brighton to Liverpool Street on 27th October, but I see that it is a rail replacement bus service to Three Bridges. Not really a problem for myself but my elderly parents wouldn't be keen on the extra time taken and busy rail replacement buses. I presume...

Yes, it definitely does perpetuate the myth. I think I mostly found it odd because I quite often use an Off-Peak Day Return to travel from London Liverpool Street to Billericay. This has no restriction on the return portion and I've therefore sometimes used the ticket on services that are...

I travelled on the 1530 King's Cross – Glasgow Central, arriving at Waverley at 2013. I did the bid the night before and I was the only bidder. The price on offer was £16, and that was what I bid and paid. I was allocated a seat in Coach M, and had a 4-seat table to myself. Incidentally, all the...

Hi all Last Wednesday, while staying in Edinburgh, I popped to Glasgow for a day out. Bought an Off-Peak Day Return and took the 1030 Waverley - Glasgow Queen Street. Once I was ready to return, I arrived at Glasgow Central and saw that the 1547 to North Berwick was the first service back...

Thanks all for the suggestions. I ended up booking the trip fairly late, but managed to get a couple of Advances for £70.50 each. Seatfrog worked for an upgrade to first class on the outward journey, which was nice. Saying that, I had a pretty comfortable journey on the way back in Standard...

Hi all Last year I had a pretty reasonable journey from King's Cross to Edinburgh for the festival, as I booked well in advance. However, it is looking a bit more last minute this year, so I was wondering if there's any way to split the journey and save a bit of money? Trainsplit didn't come up...

It seems that, from these examples, that a number of rail staff seem happy to let the Lancashire Ranger be used on the invalid route. A bit strange that the Cheshire ranger allows travel via both routes, though. Perhaps it could be changed so that both tickets allow travel by the two different...

I think I just had it in mind that S Parkway was acting as the replacement for Lime Street, so I didn't hesitate to go there. It was only on missing the 1921 service that I saw the calling points for the 2003 and thought, "Oh, those stations aren't on the map." On changing platforms at South...

Thanks. So, would travel on the 2021 to Piccadilly have been valid? Or, seeing that Lime Street is still out of play, would the correct way have been the bus replacement to Huyton and then train to Victoria?

Hi all On Wednesday I used a Lancashire Day Ranger for a few journeys around the NW: Man Vic – Southport; Southport – Crosby; Crosby – Liverpool Central and then back to Manchester Piccadilly. Unfortunately, due to the late running of the train from Central to Liverpool South Parkway, I missed...

Hi all Thanks again for all the suggestions. Upon noticing the Heritage Centre at Crewe on the way up to Liverpool, I decided to travel via Crewe so that I could have a look around. I went down from Lime Street on a London Midland service to Birmingham New Street. I spent a little time at...