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    Beeching Night - BBC Parliament, Sunday 9 June

    DOCUMENTARY: Beeching Night On: BBC Parliament (81) Date: Sunday 9th June 2013 (starting in 6 days) Time: 19:00 to 23:00 (4 hours long) Nicholas Owen presents an evening of special programming to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Beeching Report on the future of Britain's railways...
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    Wolverhampton-Norwich

    Currently have the following fares for Wolverhampton-Norwich, can anyone find a way to beat them The following is using my season ticket to travel as far as Coventry to split: 13:16 Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street 13:32 13:50 Birmingham New Street (14:11 Coventry) - London Euston...
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    Coleshill, Warks - NXWM service 90 - missed stop

    Used NXWM's service 90 to go to Coleshill last night with the intention of getting the 22:48 service back, which is the last one to Birmingham (a later one goes only as far as Ward End). On the stop outside the Town Hall (Sumner Road) this is advertised on a Warwickshire CC timetable. Approx...
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    Birmingham - Sandwell & Dudley - Wolverhampton this evening (Thurs 28th)

    Let's talk about Thursday evening peak out of Birmingham. :lol: The line between Wolverhampton and Sandwell & Dudley closed at 3pm for engineering work until start of service on Tuesday. The diversion via Bescot is unavailable too as the work is close enough to Wolverhampton station. Nothing...
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    "Valid Until" no longer printed on advances

    Picked up a few Advance tickets from the TVM today and was trying to work out what was missing from the ticket, I've realised the "Valid Until" date is no longer printed on them. Has anyone else noticed this? The last ones I bought in February have a "Valid Until" date one them, although...
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    Journey Planning: Wolverhampton - Euston 1st April LM Only

    Hi Sorry this isn't really fares relates, it's more journey planning but I figure this is the best place to put it. Does anyone have a quicker way to get to and from Euston on the 1st April using my season ticket (so any operator between Wolves and Coventry) and an LM complimentary day...
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    Wolverhampton-Aberystwyth

    Can anyone suggest a way of getting to Aberystwyth and back from Wolverhampton on 1-2 March for under £30? Cheapest advances are £17 and £14 at present. Not too fussy on times but would prefer yo be leaving lunchtime on the 1st and return late on the 2nd Thanks in advance.
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    1151 XC Glasgow C to Birmingham NS (and beyond)

    Does anyone know what class of train the above is booked to be tomorrow 27/1? thanks
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    Wolverhampton to Aberdeen, 15-17 Feb

    I am looking to make a trip to Aberdeen on 15th Feb, returning 17th Feb So far I have found the following options: * Rail Advances £52 each way, dep 0636 arr 1303 Fri 15th, return journey 1147 arr 1832 Sun 17th total £104 * Flybe BHX - Aberdeen totals £100.27 * National Express £73.50 return...
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    LM sale , Birmingham-Bedford

    I am looking at a return from Birmingham to Bedford on 1st Jan, returning 2nd Jan, and on the LM website there is an "LM ONLINE RAIL SALE Off-Peak Rtn" at £17.99, but the outward journey doesn't involve any London Midland trains, all the journey options shown are XC & EM changing at Leicester -...
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    Christmas Eve last trains info

    Do any stations provide posters showing the last trains on Christmas Eve to all (or local and major) direct destinations? I noticed a TOC specific timetable poster at WVH today but thought something detailing just the last trains to different locations would be more useful.
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    Wolverhampton or Birmingham to Glasgow return 25-27 Jan

    Hi all I am looking to make a journey from Birmingham to Glasgow after 16:00 on 25 January, and return to Wolverhampton any time on the 27 January. So far I have been able to find the following advances: 25 Jan 16:03 Birmingham - Glasgow at £46.50 advance 27 Jan 16:55 Glasgow -...
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    Newark-Nottingham engineering

    Today I had the "pleasure" of a rail replacement bus service between Newark Castle and Nottingham, on a Stagecoach double-decker (of which one wasn't enough and the lucky people who had to wait for the next one got a lot more space to themselves). I did wonder why they ran it from Newark...
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    return on next train, on advances - rights if delayed

    A colleague is travelling from Wolverhampton to Edinburgh to meet his very elderly mother, to return on the very next train (which looks like it will be the same unit), both journeys booked on advances. He said he'd rather do this than trust VT's journey assistance. If the outward train is...
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    avoiding rail replacement bus service

    Hi all I am travelling from Lincoln to Birmingham on 11th November and there is a rail replacement bus service between Newark Castle and Nottingham on the day which I want to avoid because I'll have luggage. Can anyone tell me which of the following journeys will be valid for the return...
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    Birmingham - Great Yarmouth

    Hello I haven't asked for help for a while but this is a similar request to a previous one, I wonder if any split ticketing or fares wizards can help. I am looking to travel from Birmingham to Great Yarmouth and back, returning to Wolverhampton (season ticket covers the over-distance) on...
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    WC advances from 9 Dec

    Does anyone know if/when VT will offer Advance tickets from 9th December onwards? According to their website the booking window is currently until 6th December.
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    Groupsave Gatwick Airport to Paddington/Zone1 TC

    Three of us travelling from Gatwick Airport tuesday morning spending the day in london and the night at Paddington. We all go our seperate ways the next morning Would the cheapest option, although we aren't going back to Gatwick, be an 'FCC only' Gatwick - Zones 1-6 travelcard at £24.75 (=8.28...
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    Wolverhampton P5

    Is there a problem with platform 5 at Wolverhampton this morning? The 0919 stopper left from P3 and live departure boards have the platforms missing for the 0949 and 1019.
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    VT Sept-Dec timetable

    Does anyone know if/when VT have/will published their timetable in printed format/PDF for September-December?

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