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    Christmas Day bus services 2017

    Can anyone please post details of any bus services running in the UK on 25/12/17 please ?
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    Car Purchase advice

    I'm after a small car that must be an Automatic and have Auto Cruise. What do people recommend? Happy to look at any model either new or used. Thanks everyone!
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    Day trip from St. Leonards - London / Child Paper Travelcards

    Can anyone enlighten me as to whether or not it is still possible to buy these on arrival at Charing Cross? 1 Adult & 3 Children travelling tomorrow St. Leonards Warrior Square - Charing Cross for a day of sightseeing. (No railcards but 2 of the kids have ATOC Priv (but not free) cards) -...
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    Bus Timetable Books produced privately

    Can anyone please point me towards any UK Bus Timetable books currently or very recently produced by a private group or individual (ie not a Council or a Bus Operator) ? Thanks.
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    Bangor to Leicester then London and Birmingham...

    Some help required please. 2 Adults with no railcards and needing total flexibility so no Advance fares can be used, need to go from Bangor (Gwynedd) to Leicester on the morning of Friday 24/2/17. One then needs to return to Birmingham New Street that afternoon and the other continue to London...
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    Commercial Seasonal Vacancies - North Wales

    The Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways have two seasonal vacancies in the Commercial Department: Shop assistant, Porthmadog Harbour Station – Mid June to Mid September. National minimum wage. Exact dates flexible. Booking office and retail supervisor, Caernarfon Station, Mid March to...
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    Biggest fare increase this time ? Gobowen to Birmingham New St.

    Whilst not sure of the exact fare, I recall the CDR from Gobowen to Birmingham New Street was around £13.40 before this last increase. I see it is now £18.50. I am guessing this is a deliberate attempt to remove the anomaly that Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street was actually more - it now...
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    Priv Questions

    I have a few questions that hopefully this group may be able to answer... Does the £2.00 Child priv fare only apply when accompanying an Adult Priv holder or can a child use the card for a £2.00 fare independently ? Does a 17yo dependant who keeps entitlement through further education (and...
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    Ffestiniog Round Robin from Altrincham

    A group of 10 friends (all adults no railcards) wish to visit the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways in October on a weekday. Can anyone please advise on the validity of using the Ffestiniog Round Robin product as follows: Train: Altrincham - Chester - Llandudno Junction - Blaenau...
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    Merseytravel Saveaway Purchase

    Can anyone tell me if these can be purchased from a TOC website or at a booking office other than Chester or in Merseyrail land ? Making a journey from Bangor to Southport and would like to avoid breaking for too long at Chester to buy the Saveaway!
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    2 Railcards / 1 Journey / Best Way to do it !

    1 adult travelling Porthmadog to Shrewsbury and back the same day holds a Cambrian Railcard and a Family Railcard. In Shrewsbury will collect 2 kids for return journey. The SDR with both railcards is £14.85, but of course the Adult cannot travel alone using the Family railcard and cannot...
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    Arriva Depot Fire in Pwllheli

    According to the local rag 2 buses destroyed at 0230 this morning when the Arriva Wales outstation at Pwllheli suffered a fire. The picture on the web site of The Daily Post shows a Wrights bodied Daf SD and another unidentifiable bus which the article suggests was a DD (hopefully not the...
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    Battle to Northwich Day Return for an interview

    Hi all A relation needs to travel on 7th July 2016 from Battle to Northwich arriving no later than 1230, returning after 1530 to attend an interview. 1 adult, no railcard. I can see a £104.40 SVR using the 0940 from Euston arriving at 1230 but could do with lowering that price if possible...
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    Ffestiniog Railway Summer 'Paid' Jobs

    1) Platform 'Meet & Greet' Host Job description We are looking for a friendly, welcoming person to join our customer services team at the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways. You will welcome passengers to Harbour Station, Porthmadog, answer enquiries and deal with queries, give...
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    Multi Toc Weekend First Journey

    I have 4 elderly neighbours who are off on a cruise and have booked Standard travel as follows: Sat 09/04/16: Bangor - Crewe (Virgin WC), Crewe - Edinburgh (Virgin WC), Edinburgh - Dundee (Virgin East Coast). Sun 17/04/16: Dundee - Edinburgh (Scotrail), Edinburgh - Crewe (Virgin...
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    Easement 030024 Journeys from Gobowen

    Easement 030024 states Journeys from Gobowen to Wrexham General and beyond may double back via Shrewsbury. This easement applies in both directions. So if you hold a Gobowen to Wrexham SDS for £5.30, can you travel Gobowen to Shrewsbury then Shrewsbury to Wrexham ? And if so, can one...
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    Bangor to London fares

    I wish to travel from Bangor to London on Friday 19/2/16 departing sometime between 1000 and 1500. I then wish to return on Monday 22/2/16 departing after 1100 and before 1300. Happy to go into/out of any London terminal. The most obvious fare is a Super Off-Peak Return at £69.00 shown in BR...
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    ARRIVA Staff Passes (Bus/Rail & Rail/Bus)

    In 2009 Arriva Buses (certainly Midlands & North West) issued a memo advising Bus staff pass holders that staff passes were valid on Arriva Trains Wales and ATW staff passes would be accepted by Arriva Buses UK wide. Can anyone advise if this is still the case ? Thanks.
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    North West Round Robin valid on the Cambrian Coast !?

    I've just interrogated the National Rail website to check a fairly simple day return journey on Monday 21/12/15 at 12:42 from Penrhyndeudraeth to Pwllheli returning at 17:42 for 1 Adult & 2 Kids with a Family Railcard. The correct Anytime Day Return combo of £7.10 is offered with no problems...
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    Arriva Trains Wales on line booking / The Trainline

    I've just purchased two Advance tickets from Penryhndeudraeth to Shrewsbury for the October school week. I used the ATW website and paid the full amount by debit card. In the 'Payment' section of the final Booking Confirmation screen after making the booking was the comment 'You saved...

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