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Thanks for the quick reply. At some point during the booking process, your daughter must have been shown a complete itinerary including the connecting train time from Goole and would have chosen that time as part of the process. There’s no grounds for appeal here that I can see. You could...

An Advance ticket is for a specific train and as such, is priced, often significantly cheaper than a more flexible option valid on multiple services. As such, getting the wrong train results in a higher priced ticket. I think technically she has been sold the correct more flexible ticket for the...

I really can’t see the problem here. Do not travel is a short and easy to remember message that will make those who really don’t need to travel choose an alternative date, or those that really do need to travel will be inclined to ask “why” look up (or ask staff) about the alternative routes and...

German Christmas Market Harborough?

Actually, if it ends up half hourly to Nottingham (fast to Kettering) and half hourly to Corby (stopping) then as long as the connection at Kettering is good, it'll be better for people from Bedford travelling north, as there's effectively 2tph with a change at Kettering, compared to 1tph direct...

I wonder if there's a couple of things we're purposely not being told here. e.g. the benefits under the Corby service say Kettering, Luton & LParkway being served with 2tph for most of the day. I wonder why Wellingborough and Bedford aren't mentioned? Could it be this new "Corby Express" is...

I live in Luton. We have fast trains to Birmingham, Manchester and North Wales, all available by spending an hour or so on a bus going up to Milton Keynes first. There's some line running up to Corby or something as well locally, but that's a side point.

Yes, Hull is an important connection achieved by running the line via Doncaster. ;)

You have to have a cut off point to stop people effectively crossing London for free on Thameslink services using a London Terminals ticket. Farringdon is the most sensible place as it's the one served exclusively by Thameslink. City Thameslink used to have some peak Southeastern trains...

I think a question that needs to be asked is why the timetable promised in May is STILL not in place. As I understand it, the reasons for the delay were driver training problems and the short notice that Network Rail were providing re timetables. We're now well over 20 weeks in, which means the...

I think a good way to stop this sort of nonsense would be a rule in place that a ticket which has a seat reservation printed on it isn't valid on any other seat on that train. Yes, you'd have chaos at first, with people unhappy at being moved etc, but after a few months, people would know that...

There are two things here that don't make sense to me: 1) If there are thousands of applicants for every job, why not put the wages down for new applicants? Less people would apply, but you'd still have more than enough applicants willing to do the job for a lower wage. 2) I know it costs a...

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Indeed. I can't watch old episodes of "Strike it Lucky" anymore without considering what Barrymore was really asking when he said "top, middle or bottom"

Different times. I think nowadays a judge will give you a severe telling off if you turn up to court not wearing any trousers.

"I meant no disrespect to the court by my shorts and t-shirt your honour, I had to come here by train"

Discount CANNOT be combined with a senior railcard.

Johnny Duncan - Last Train To San Fernando. "Bee-dee-dee-dee-bom-bom to San Fernando" (look it up!) On a side note, does the National Rail Enquiries phone line still exist? I recall much merriment calling them, telling them I was travelling from Birmingham to "Clarksville" and asking what time...

Luton airport and Gatwick airport justify the 24 hour service. Cambridge doesn't. If you're diverting via Hertford some nights and via Welwyn on others, all your trains would have to run fast from Ally Pally to Stevenage. Hitchin, Hornsey and Harringay only have platforms on the slow lines...

I also very much doubt the passenger numbers would justify the all night train/bus service, unless somebody decides to build "Biggleswade International Airport" fairly near the line.