Recent content by tighcorrie

Really appreciate the help, thanks. Will be returning the ticket forthwith for exchange!!

Just received a rover ticket ordered online with my senior railcard. I was expecting the status code to show SNR but it shows DSB. Anyone know what this code means? Is it valid for SNR railcard travel? After sales had never heard of this code! I don't want a week of rail travel marred by...

It was my attempt to buy a West Midlands Day Ranger ticket in advance at Inverness Station that triggered my OP to this forum. Though the system refused to print the ticket with my required date, the ticket seller (though she'd never heard of the ticket) found it easily and was quite happy to...

For anyone considering buying an ALR from a Scottish ticket office....I raised the question of why at least 2 (Dingwall, Inverness) ticket offices appeared unable to print an ALR ticket with anything other than a date of issue valid date. Their system defaulted back to the DOI whatever start...

I use the sleeper often from Inverness (it joins with the Aberdeen sleeper at Edinburgh before continuing south). Most times it arrives ahead of time into Euston. But what has been said by someone else is really important - if the train DOES get delayed enroute and Virgin trains start their runs...

Dingwall and Inverness. The ticket office guy at Dingwall (Brian) has a reputation for being meticulous, methodical and determined to get to the bottom of any problem. At least in my experience. But this one defeated even Brian! Since I can get ALR's and Rangers through Scotrail telesales it's...

So maybe it's a staff training issue after all....that would make sense given that dcd was able to buy his at a local station and telesales can sell them with no problem. I've alerted Scotrail and await their response. Thanks for that - it makes perfect sense and would explain it. All of the...

That's really useful - looks like it might be specifically a Scottish problem.

Anyone else had this? Have tried three times at two Scottish stations to buy a 7-day all line rail rover, and also a W Midlands Day Ranger. All advance purchases for several days hence. The ticket offices found the tickets, got the correct fares up and set the valid from date (rovers) or valid...

Have often seen suggestions on this forum of how to do this trip in one go. Thought I would share how I did it last week. It was in the final 2 days of an all-line rail rover, 1st class. £429 with senior railcard. It took me 5 minutes under 25 hours, but it is possible to squeeze it in in just...

I think Angel Road qualifies. You can't drive up close to the platforms to drop anyone off and the only access appears to be from a busy road with no stopping allowed. It seems as if pedestrians only is the order of the day here. (All confirmed via Google Earth) Well spotted. It goes on the list.

I promised to share my final list of stations without public road access. Many thanks for all the contributions. I've excluded the related thread that appeared about stations with no car parking. I wanted to know which stations you could not normally approach by car, ie on a publicly accessible...

I think Hawarden Bridge qualifies for inclusion in my list of stations you can't drop your granny off at for her train home. At first sight I assumed the road showing on Google Earth was a public one, but it seems to be bang in the middle of a Corus complex so I presume it's all private. I'm...

More suggestions. I think Commondale and Duncraig are worthy of inclusion. I don't think you can drive up to either. Commondale has no direct road access and Duncraig does but only by driving past the castle on what is sure to be a private estate road. Penychain clearly does now have road...

Many, many thanks to everyone who contributed to answering my question - which was about Network Rail stations to which you could not normally drive your granny to see her off on the train home. I started knowing about 4 such stations and the list has grown to 13, which seems an extraordinary...