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Rail passengers threatened with fines and even prosecution by train guards – despite buying a ticket – have called on the rail passenger watchdog to challenge their legality amid growing consumer anger. Next week consumer watchdog Passenger Focus will publish a report calling for a change in...

Looking ahead several months on FGW's booking engine, right out to the booking horizon, it looks like the very lowest First Advance fare between London and Swansea is now £51, up from (I think) the £31.50 it has been until very recently. Is this the case? If so, this increase has finally driven...

This is something that has puzzled (and irritated) me for a long time, and I was reminded of it again this afternoon. Occasionally, and especially on the Northern Line, there will be a significant delay between the train coming to a complete halt and the driver opening the doors. Today at...

All trains into and out Paddington delayed significantly this morning, with further delays en route. I'm on the 0935 from Paddington to Swansea which, due to the inevitable engineering works, is timetabled to take 4hrs and 15mins. It departed 15 minutes behind schedule and is now running 30...

Fantastic piece in today's Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/nov/28/railways-high-speed-trains-transport Selected quotes: And the first reader's comment begins: Well worth a read. (Incidentally, I once raised the issue of announcements with FGW, asking why there was...

Can I upgrade to First Class at weekends on Wrexham & Shropshire? The National Rail website says that I can, for £15: but there's no mention of it on WSMR's website and their customer service phone line is only open during working hours. Having endured a five-hour journey last weekend in...

A friend of mine wants to travel from Swansea to Southampton (to see me! :D ) and back to Swansea on Saturday 11 December. She has a Senior railcard. The cheapest through ticket appears to be a super off-peak return, at £48.65. I've worked out that I can get a much better deal by splitting...

WSMR's home page shouts, in big, bold letters, "It's business as usual this weekend.", with a big smiley face alongside. But if you click on that link you can see that there are replacement buses between Wrexham and Tame Bridge Parkway all day - and that it takes up to 5h45 to get from Wrexham...

I travelled from London to Cardiff with FGW on Saturday. Weekend First was pretty busy on leaving London, and got busier as the train progressed. The train manager inspected tickets just after leaving London, collecting Weekend First supplements from those that did not have First Class...