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  1. BluePenguin

    Extent of London, 'basically London', and the commuter belt

    That is not correct, places in Hertfordshire such as Cheshunt and Waltham Cross also fall under EN which are not London. In contrast, there are towns in Bexley which are considered London with a DA post code, but Dartford is certainly Kent
  2. BluePenguin

    Extent of London, 'basically London', and the commuter belt

    I don’t think living in a suburban slum near a city counts as being part of that city. Places such as Hounslow, Enfield, Orpington and Sutton are nowhere near as fashionable or glamorous as Ealing, Stratford, or Camden. They don’t have great transport links or much connection to proper London...
  3. BluePenguin

    Rent Rises a Myth ? (For Some)

    What do these acronyms stand for please?
  4. BluePenguin

    Voter ID at polling stations: Railcards are no good, so what's the alternative for students?

    This is deeply concerning news, although not surprising at the same time. Anyone who does not drink alcohol, drive a car or travel on holiday abroad probably does not vote either though, as typically this niche are not particularly worldly people and prefer to keep themselves to themselves
  5. BluePenguin

    Issues on Southeastern

    Maybe so, it got stuck outside Ashford for a while waiting for a platform so didn’t save much time in the end. At least we all finally made it home
  6. BluePenguin

    Issues on Southeastern

    Anyone know why the 19:07 from Ramsgate was diverted via Canterbury West? Lots of people wanting Deal, Sandwich and Folkestone were further delayed as a result. The inbound terminating service only made it in at 19:30 I know these things happen for a reason, but I am struggling to find out what...
  7. BluePenguin

    Southern (GTR) - Trainee Train Driver (Future vacancies) - Various depots (02/06/23)

    Has anyone on here applied for Rainham recently?
  8. BluePenguin

    I like it

    I like it
  9. BluePenguin

    Eurostar Disney Direct services 2023

    Why don’t you like it? It has a nice open plan feeling downstairs. Is the waiting area very small then?
  10. BluePenguin

    A scam phone calls and emails discussion.

    Was it Ashford in Kent or Ashford in Middlesex?
  11. BluePenguin

    How could Crossrail (Elizabeth Line) services be improved/extended?

    It needs to be extended to Gravesend or another more useful destination than Abbey Wood for connections. Changing at Dartford and sometimes Gravesend is annoying when the Crossrail service literally runs on the same line but stops 20 minutes short Considering the service runs all the way to...
  12. BluePenguin

    UK train passengers face loss of free wi-fi

    Really? I think that is about right It is decent for browsing if you aren’t going along the coast. The only time I get a consistent connection is between Ashford and Tonbridge where there are no tunnels. Somehow managed to have an uninterrupted Teams call along that stretch and complete it...
  13. BluePenguin

    Avanti Superfare

    Where would you change?
  14. BluePenguin

    London train prices

    Lumo trains from Newcastle to London can be as cheap as £30 one way
  15. BluePenguin

    Train ticket price is this vaild

    Really? Do you know if this is already being changed? :( Typo duly changed
  16. BluePenguin

    Train ticket price is this vaild

    Another cat out of the bag, if we could all please stop commenting on this thread and stop raising the alarm, in the hope that nothing is done about the fare that would be great. Some of us would not like the loophole fares valid on HS1 to disappear. Complaining to Customer Services and the like...
  17. BluePenguin

    Pick Up / Set Down

    Or use a journey planner and look at calling points? Lol
  18. BluePenguin

    Fares routed Not via Ashford impossible to buy online

    Ticket machine always prints as Not via Ashford according to my friend. Admittedly the last time I bought such a ticket was pre-pandemic sometime in 2019 I think. I gave up on buying them online because of this issue, I wasn’t making the journey very often and from Deal we had the high speed...
  19. BluePenguin

    Fares routed Not via Ashford impossible to buy online

    That is nearly correct, the price is cheaper due to it being a longer and slower route. You are allowed to travel via Ashford with a ticket with a route of plus high speed. Although if the ticket is routed Not via Ashford or via Herne Bay you can only travel via Faversham. With the former, this...
  20. BluePenguin

    Fares routed Not via Ashford impossible to buy online

    Which is the issue we are trying to tackle here, hopefully the thread will have helped to raise awareness before the next update

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