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Booked tickets to be collected from Stoke Mandeville Station, but couldn't find a TVM on platform and Station booking hall locked am I blind?
It was dark and managed to catch a late running train rather than wait half an hour for the train I had initially planned to catch. Luckily at...
Another point, no clear or it might be me not understanding, did this occur as the group was exiting or entering the station? ( If the group were exiting ignore my previous post)
Drop the first sentence.
I’m no expert but I would say that the owner of the contactless card is irrelevant the first person to use the card has not done anything wrong and it’s the OP’s partner’s mother who uses her card to enter that has committed the offence, if I have understood the facts...
As the person concerned was commuting to work had they purchased an anytime day return priced at £13.60 this would have been reduced to £8.95 with their railcard And could be used before 10.00 am
Whilst travelling via West Hampstead may have avoided zone 1 Rickmansworth to Marylebone is preferable due to the slow Met trains. Interestingly ticket failed to open gateline at Victoria and Brighton
Thinking of travelling to Brighton tomorrow was going to purchase a London Thameslink Super Off peak return to Brighton ticket with railcard @£9.55 and travel from Farringdon. However I see that Thameslink might be heavily disrupted due to staff shortages so considering at more than double the...
Had this issue at Cardiff Central with an e-ticket not opening gate although I think i may have been told I could only enter 30 minutes prior to departure time, however when I requested access to First Class lounge I was allowed through.
I had no issue using a GWR Smartcard in TFL / Chiltern land. Loaded a Rickmansworth to Aylesbury Vale Parkway off peak day return. On return was dropped off at Amersham and had no problem at gate line.
If you use the contactless / oyster option from Kings Cross you also have the Chiltern Line from Marylebone which is much faster than the tedious slow Met journey since fast Amersham trains were withdrawn except in the peaks. If you choose the step back option at Moor Park, having touched in /...
Whilst you state that the station he departed from has no ticket office does it have a TVM (ticket vending machines)? Can you clarify that he was stopped when he reached his destination rather than a revenue block at the departure station. I’m no expert but if stopped prior to travel this would...
Travelling to Cardiff tomorrow just checked routing with National Rail Enquiries for travel on 1018 departure from Paddington in the light of no trains Aylesbury to Marylebone due to line closure just south of Aylesbury. Depart Rickmansworth 0813 arrive Amersham 0824 then take 0825 from Amersham...
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