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Hi, First Capital Connect have helpfully decided they're closing the Bedford ticket office for refurbishment the first week of August. As I can't renew a monthly Travelcard season using the TVMs (you can renew point-to-point tickets but not Travelcards), what is the official process for doing...

Hi, I'm going to Germany over the New Year period and was wondering if anyone knows what the German InterCity stock is like (travelling Offenburg-Frankfurt with one change if that makes any difference?) :) Also - none of us have travelled on DB's long distance services before so any more...

Hi, Am trying to book a Bedford-Wilnecote SVR Route NOT LONDON - and I would like to travel via Leicester and Birmingham. Both East Coast and NRE say I cannot do this and have to go via Leicester - Nuneaton - Tamworth instead. I cannot personally see anything stopping me going what feels like...

Recently, I have been finding that occasionally, EMT HSTs have a rather weird fault with their CDL systems - essentially, the lock will open for a split second, then lock again, and if you havent got the door open you're stuck until the TM resets it. Happened to me for the 3rd time in the last 2...

After witnessing a few clear examples of anti-social behaviour by a select few people on my train home this evening (including, but not limited to, smoking, shouting, drinking & using the table as an ashtray) it's made me think - is there anything more that can be realistically done to prevent...

Hi, I've been looking for Bedford - Arundel tickets for my mum for this Friday/Saturday. One adult, no railcard, going there Friday, need to arrive by 11:00. Returning Saturday, departing around midday. Cheapest I can find is a combination of a Off-Peak Return London - Arundel (£26.95 with...

Hi, Bit of a complex one here! I've started a new job in London Mon-Fri and intend to commute from Bedford every day. My working hours allow me to travel off-peak, and I get a 16-25 railcard discount. :) My question is - is the cheapest way to do this simply to buy a £17.15 day Travelcard...

Hi, I am travelling to Lille by Eurostar on March 31st, and have noticed that no fares exist between Ramsgate (and any other station I tried) and Ashford/Ebbsfleet CIV (I am travelling from Ashford) - does anyone know if there is a way I can guarantee that I can travel on a later service if...

Morning! A friend of mine is planning a trip from Penryn (Cornwall) to Staffordshire on May 4th - May 6th (Fri-Sun). He is travelling to Blythe Bridge on the Friday, and returning from either Uttoxeter or Stoke on Sunday late afternoon/evening. (He is prepared to stop in London overnight if...

Whilst in London yesterday, I came across a normal, 2 door bus where you could board by the rear door, much like the bendy buses (with Oyster readers by the rear doors) - personally I think it's a good idea, but have only ever seen it one that one bus - is there any requirement for all new buses...

Hi, I have been staying near Ebbsfleet over the weekend, and have come straight into London (via the Bexleyheath line on Oyster) to work today - what would be the cheapest way of returning from Stratford or St Pancras to Ebbsfleet (I work equidistant in terms of time from both)? A single ticket...

According to their press office, Virgin have been awarded an extension of their contract for the WCML until December 2012 - presumably to stop a new operator making a mess of things over the Olympic period :P They've also pledged to add 2 carriages to each Pendo before the franchise expires...

Competition 540 :: Buffer Stops Voting is now open for this week's competition. Please view the photos at http://www.railforums.co.uk/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=233 then vote above - voting closes at about 7pm next Sunday :) Good luck to everyone who's entered :D

This week's competition: Top 'n' tail (loco-hauled workings with a loco at each end) Submissions by 7pm next Sunday please :) www.railforums.co.uk/gallery

I'm on the 0918 East Midlands Trains service to London St Pancras from Bedford as per usual - however it is much quieter than usual, and here is the reason why: FCC have 'decided' that the service is a peak service and now have announcements and departure board notices to that effect. They...

Basically, FCC ticket offices don't seem to understand what it means! When travelling London - Bedford last night (one way) I asked at the St Pancras (FCC) ticket office for a Super Off Peak day return Bedford - London, intending to just use the return portion (its cheaper than a CDS London -...

http://www.railforums.co.uk/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=224 Photos must have a Mark I coach (or part of one) somewhere in shot. Entries by 7pm next Sunday please. :)

http://www.railforums.co.uk/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=223 Voting closes Sunday 14th August, 7pm :)

Hi, Am just wondering if there is a definition of each code that is displayed on ticket barriers when a ticket is rejected? Can find a LU one, which IIRC tallies with NR codes, but doesnt contain any of the numbers over 100 :) Thanks, Mike

(I'm aware that this perhaps should be in the Light Rail forums, but I thought more people might know the answer here :) ) Hey! Just a quick query really - what's the time delay on the standalone validators at Canary Wharf DLR? (The time between 'touching out' and recognising a subsequent...