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  1. dcd

    Signalling fault

    If you were a member of the public and heard an announcement that your journey had been delayed due to a signalling fault what would you expect it to have been? I was on the 16:05 Mallaig to Glasgow Queen Street yesterday 25/10/11 and at Crianlarich where the Oban portion is joined on. I...
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    Two tickets for the same train

    I have a 1st class SNR single from Manchester to Stockport and an Advance standard SNR single from Manchester to Winchester. Can I use the first class as far as Stockport and then move to standard or would that be taken as not starting at the beginning of the journey as far as the advance is...
  3. dcd

    12:23 Portsmouth Harbour- Cardiff Central 29/9/11

    Anyone know what happened with this. It left 26 minutes late and was 40 minutes late passing through Southampton Central with 158954 as a 2 car set instead of 3 car.
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    club55 and red spotted hanky

    Is it possible to get club55 fares via red spotted hanky? I would like to use Tesco Vouchers. I cannot persuade the RSH system to give me the route I need as it appears to allow only one via. I want to go from Romsey to Newport South Wales then Manchester Piccadilly and thence to Glasgow Central...
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    Who do you believe?

    Who do you believe yourself or the guard? On a SWT London to Weymouth 10 car that splits at Bournemouth. At all stations announcement to be in first 5 coaches for Weymouth. Then the guard comes on PA and announces that if you can hear this announcement you need to move the the front of the...
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    DRS 37 at Southampton Airport Parkway

    Hi does anyone have the number of the DRS 37 that went through Southampton Airport Parkway in the direction of Southampton Central at about 11:30 this morning. I saw it pushing a single observation car but was unable to catch the number. 66171 had just gone in the opposite direction.
  7. dcd

    Classes 220,221,222 and GPS

    What is it in the construction of 220,221 and 222's that means GPS signals do not get through. I am on an ALR and like to have the GPS record where I have been and what speeds etc. Also how could the timekeeping is but whenever I get on one of these it does not work. It seems to be OK on...
  8. dcd

    Devon and Cornwall Railway

    Just passed Cardiff and saw a 56 in grey DCR livery and a class 50 in Blue any ideas what they were please.
  9. dcd

    FGW Sleeper 10/07/2011

    Anyone know why National Rai Enquiries Journey Checker is saying that there is a change of trains at Plymouth at 05:35? http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/times/PAD/PNZ/today/2315/dep
  10. dcd

    Advice on Reserved Seats

    Hi , Sorry to bring up seat reservations again but could not find the answer to these anywhere. I am about to start an ALR on Sunday and have some questions about seat reservations. I have reserved seats on all my planned journeys that are over half an hour long. (I can stand for...
  11. dcd

    34067 on Poole to Cardiff

    34067 Tangmere on the Poole to Cardiff tour. Running on time along Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey line.
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    Journeys in the Timetable that do not appear online

    I was hoping to catch the 12:54 Reading to Newcastle on 10th July during my ALR. It is in the complete timetable. Timetable 51 page 40 with note C - valid 26th June until 31st July but when I tried to reserve a seat I was told it did not exist. This has completely messed up my planning for this...
  13. dcd

    Unavailable reservation

    I have tried at 2 stations to reserve a seat in 1st class on the XC 09:15 Southampton to Reading on 10th July only to be told by one station that it could not be done, but they told me that about 2 others which the other station managed without problems. The second station told me "there are no...
  14. dcd

    Online booking oddities

    Try the following on either Trainline or First Great Western sites Swansea to Shrewsbury after 11:00 on 13/07/2011 There is nothing displayed between 12:55 and 13:55 however press the later button and then the earlier and suddenly there is a 13:14. --- old post above --- --- new post below...
  15. dcd

    another Caley question or two

    What is the latest I could book a 1st Class Cabin Euston-Fort William for 11 July? This is to be used with a 1st class ALR which I do not want to buy too early. Can I book the cabin without having yet bought the ALR?
  16. dcd

    NR live departure boards

    What is the point of the live departure boards web site? Where does it get it's info from? I am currently sat at Machynlleth on the 09:30 Aberyswth to Birmingham, leaving leaving at 10:43 but the live departure board says we left at 10:24 and train last reported as at between Carews and Newtown
  17. dcd

    Trivia: Station with the most regular TOC's

    Which stations have the most TOC's providing services at least hourly? Southampton Central has 4 SouthWest Trains, Southern, First Great Western and Cross Country.
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    booked train only

    How does the ticket inspector know which is the booked train. I have an advance Cardiff Bay to Romsey ticket validity bookedtrainonly but the journey needs 3 trains Cardiff Bay-Cardiff Queen Street,Cardiff Queen Street-Cardiff Central and Cardiff Central - Romsey. The only information about...
  19. dcd

    34067 3 Bridges to Bath

    34067 Tangmere just came along Eastleigh Romsey line about 20minutes late with 47804 on the rear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eekygk3LWM
  20. dcd

    Is thetrainline.com correct with this return trip

    If I ask for a return from Southampton Central to Millbrook (Hants) leaving after 10:00 and returning after 11:00 the same day. It offers the return trip as going on to Romsey and then returning through Millbrook - where the train does not stop - back to Southampton.

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