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I'd like to take my old man down to London for the day, on a Saturday or Sunday. I'd be getting the train from Mauldeth Road and meeting him at Manchester Piccadilly. Putting aside advances, the cheapest option appears to be getting VT Only CDRs to Stoke and then an LM Only return to London...

In this article Merseyrail have set out plans for new stations in the Liverpool and Maghull areas, and increases to speed and frequency between several destinations. Whilst we aren't privy to full details for a further few months, are there any suggestions as to what else their plans are...

I'm looking for suggestions on cheap tickets. I'm travelling from Salford Crescent to Coventry on August 16, arriving no later than 4pm. At about 11pm, I'll have two possible courses of action. Option 1 is travelling back to Manchester. Option 2: Whether I do this or not will depend on how...

Northern Rail recently bequeathed me with a(nother) free day's travel on their services. Rather than use it in place of an expensive return journey, I'd like to spend a whole day travelling, preferably on scenic routes. I'd also like to visit the East Coast, spend time in Yorkshire, and stop...

A situation arose this March where I asked a member of Northern staff, before boarding the train, for an over riding excess to Levenshulme on a ticket I already held. He refused and told me to "do it at Lev booking office". I couldn't be bothered arguing (he might not have even known how to do...

Outwards is next Saturday; 17/05 arriving before 5pm, return is literally as early as possible on Sunday 18/05. (IE early hours trains). Have a 16-25 Railcard. Cheapest I can find is an off peak day return at £10.70 from Manchester Pic to Leeds via Hebden Bridge, which is valid from SLD by...

On this page it states holders of 16-25 railcards can get 50% off instead of 33% by booking online. But I can't find any fares on the TPE website with the 50% applied; has it expired or is it only available on certain ticket types? I've only got access to the mobile site so maybe I'm just...

Pretty soonish, I'm going to need to travel daily from Salford Crescent (SLD) to Fallowfield. Fallowfield has two stations within walking distance; these being Mauldeth Road (MAU) and Levenshulme (LVM). However, these two stations are on different lines (Styal and Hope Valley, respectively)...

Having booked tickets with Virgin Trains, I went to SLD to pick them up and tried (unsuccessfully) to collect them. The machine repeatedly said "due to a technical problem your card cannot be processed at this time" or words to that effect. I know it isn't my card because I'd bought stuff in the...

On the evening of 15/3, I boarded at a station without TVMs or ticket office. Upon arriving in Wigan, I find that both WGW and WGN ticket offices are closed. I was to make an onward journey to Liverpool. The appropriate CDR from origin to destination is cheaper than Wigan - destination. (And...

Caught a late-night train back from MAN to Salford where about 20-30 passengers were drunk and creating a racket. I don't mean drunk as in 'so what, deal with it'. Drunk as in "we're here to p*ss everyone else off and we don't give a crap if our barbaric yawping and primitive hooting is giving...

So I've just been at Salford Crescent ticket office asking for an off peak return from Salford Central to Mauldeth Road. The man initially refused to sell the ticket, saying I can only purchase a ticket to Mauldeth Road from SLD, this station, then got pretty angry when I tried to explain...

I've got a West Kirby - Salford Crescent off peak return and on the return portion got it zero fare excessed to Kirkby (Merseyside) (no direct trains from Salford to Kirkby in the evening - normally travel to West Kirby via Wigan & Kirkby). Would it be possible to have this ticket excessed again...

So I was having a gander on NRE when I noticed an itinerary given for Birkenhead Central to Newton-le-Willows with Salford Crescent as the "via" station. The fare is £3.25 railcarded, and this would be a nice way of getting most of a day return for cheaper. 1) would this allow break of...

Hi all. My query is this: purchasing an off-peak return from Manchester Piccadilly to Salford Crescent is £1.80, however it is £1.60 for a return to Salford Central, which involves travel via Salford Crescent. Is it allowed to buy this cheaper ticket and simply get off at Salford Crescent...