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I have Stourbridge Junction to London Terminals off peak return ticket with route 'via Birmingham'. Is this valid to return via Oxford (from either Paddington or Marylebone)? I understood that it was (but not via Worcester) however I can't find any way to check and if I put via Oxford into...

I’d be grateful for advice on delay repay and refund applications with GWR. Yesterday I travelled from Torquay to Paddington via Bristol. I bought the ticket (first class off peak single) from Cross Country. The GWR train was delayed by a signal failure and arrived approx. 20 minutes late. The...

I’ve been trying to book the Night Riviera for w/c 13th December (it’s the only GWR Inter City train I feel safe to use due to passengers not wearing masks). Earlier in the week their website showed no ticket availability at all (‘no fares available’). On Tuesday I contacted GWR by twitter and...

I’m travelling from Newton Abbot to Paddington and initially sat in the front set of a 10 car set intending to pay Weekend First. The steward bringing refreshments round looked at my ticket and said she’d speak to the Train Manager. She came back and said that as there was no TM in the front...

I’m on train to Southend Victoria. Came to stop mile after Billericay. Driver says tree fell on wires and resting on third coach. I imagine we’ll be here for some time.

The new timetable shows the Night Riviera sleeper pick up / set down only at stations in Cornwall. Previously it's been used as a local service and I've seen reasonable numbers boarding westbound. I wonder why this is and if it will be policed.

We travelled on the 13.03 Paddington to Plymouth today. Excellent lunch but arrived more than half hour late and we missed our connection to Truro. But the delay seemed avoidable. Initially behind the late running 12.33 Paddington to Taunton, then two more stopping trains. But had we overtaken...

I'm travelling from London to Shrewsbury & back next weekend but see the Chiltern line is closed and passengers are being advised to use other routes / operators. I would normally buy a ticket via High Wycombe but this route is not possible (other than by replacement bus). Can I buy this ticket...

I booked anytime first class single tickets from Oxford to Shrewsbury for my elderly parents. (12.39 from Oxford). Unfortunately it wasn’t until the tickets arrived that we realised they change trains at Birmingham New Street. They usually change at Wolverhampton which is obviously much easier...

I’ve just heard a loco hauled train pass through Aberdovey (only saw rear of it). Real Time Trains shows this running from Machynlleth to Pwllheli then back to Derby. Would I be right to assume it’s an inspection train?

I'm trying to book from Paddington to Torquay early evening on Sunday. Due to engineering works there is a reduced service with trains running via Bristol. GWR's website will allow me to book the 17.33 changing at Bristol (to Cross Country) and Newton Abbott but I can find no way of booking on...

Generally I think there are too many announcements on trains but this week I travelled from Paddington to Torquay and there were virtually none. Just one after we left Paddington I think. The automatic ones weren't working, or weren't switched on (they came on after Exeter) and the Train...

The Caledonian Sleeper thread was closed because matters were being raised in it that were also in other threads. It was a shame because I found it the most interesting thread on the forum and hence I now visit here less often. Today another poster has asked a question in a rolling stock thread...

I cancelled a day trip from London to Shrewsbury today due to heavy delays caused by high winds. It was clear from information at Euston that I’d miss the connection at Birmingham and hence my meeting. I had booked the following tickets – Outward First class advance single which I’d booked...

Broken down train at Cambourne this morning so trains cancelled and replacement buses. GWR say no single line working round breakdown as this would impact on westbound passengers. Would it not be better to keep trains running with delays rather than cancel? Or is there a technical reason why...

I’m in the West Country for a few days and it’s wild down here. GWR & Network Rail have done well to keep most of the trains running. I travelled Torquay to Truro and back today and there were some delays due to 50mph speed restriction in Cornwall but not bad considering the weather here...

GWR website shows first class advance available at £98.00 Paddington to Torquay for tomorrow but I can't book as it says no seats available. Surely if the advances aren't sold out there must be seats. Is this a fault with the booking system or normal?

I'm travelling from Upminster to Oxford Parkway (return) using Network Card. If leaving Upminster before 10.00 but London after 10.00 I usually book from Upminster and use Oyster Card to Marylebone, saving a little. Today the person in Upminster booking office refused to sell me a ticket with...

My latest book, Remote Stations, is now available - Combining a love of remote places and of travelling on our more interesting trains, Peter Caton visits forty of Britain’s most lonely railway stations. His travels take him to all four corners of the country; to the top of a snowy mountain, to...

We're travelling on the 10.00 Penzance - Paddington on 26th July. The Newbury line is closed for electrification. The train runs non stop Taunton - Reading. Is it possible to find out if it will run via Bristol or Melksham?