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TY for the advice. I have gone back to them and given them full details of my itinerary for the day.

I don't think rail companies make abandoned or delayed clear. You can abandon your journey if the train has been delayed as you can't be bothered waiting for it to turn up and maybe get a friend to run you or hire a car! In this case XC abandonded the journey as there was no driver. If your...

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Thank you both. This is very helpful. I do appreciate. Most of the time I buy from the company I trvel with but on this occasion the savings were so good that it was daft not to go with the cheaper price. Ah well, you live and learn!

I bought tickets for a XC journey through TicketSplit. The train was cancelled and the journey abandoned. I got in touch with XC and they say that the responsbility lies with the site I purchased the tickets from. Reading Ticketsplit T&Cs, they state they are not liable and it is the train...

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Thank you, this is really useful. I will take a good look this afternoon. Ideally I want to work as an education officer for heritage attractions or some sort of community engagement for a heritage railway or a member of ATOC.

I'm looking to work for a transport related organisation in their sustainability department. I did a Masters in Responsible Tourism Management with my dissertation on Cultural and Economic Impacts of Heritage Railways on local communities (basically how do preserved/heritage railways benefit the...

Thanks for all your help. I have decided on a title as follows: "Investigate the extent to which socio-cultural and economic impacts upon the UK Heritage Railway sector are recognised and how organisations can benefit fully from the positive impacts". Socio-cultural means how the local...

This is an excellent read. I did try an angle on this a little while ago but my tutor rejected it!!

So please don't reply then, thank you for your time. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- It is 14,000 words, simply the environmental impacts of railways is too large a subject to study at Masters level. The National Trust angle is useful. Thank you. --- old post above --- ---...

I am studying for an MSc in Responsible Tourism Management and want to base my research project on heritage railways. (Responsible tourism means maximising the positive economic, environmental and socio-cultural impacts whilst minimising negative impacts). As a straw poll, what research areas...

I am studying for an MSc in Responsible Tourism Management and want to base my research project on heritage railways. (Responsible tourism means maximising the positive economic, environmental and socio-cultural impacts whilst minimising negative impacts). As a straw poll, what research...

Hi Guys, just returned to see what posts have been made and can I just as that no guard approached me on the train. The additional charge was made at MK station. I was entirely honest with the inspector there and told him my mistake.

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