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Correct. 14,742 is roughly 30 returns a day. When I purchased my season ticket at East Croydon, the lady that served me was bemused by the whole thing. A woman in the background chirped up that I was the "second one this week" asking for a Pevensey Bay/Pevensey'n'Westham season. That's 2...

East Croydon rail station can cope with this sort of thing, so I suppose there are others that can too.

14,742 entry/exits at Pevensey Bay. I suppose my annual season ticket from there to Pevensey and Westham contributes to that, although I've not been there since 1974?

Yes, I too found that new contactless cards don't work until the card has been used elsewhere with a PIN. After it's activated/initialised or whatever, then no problems.

Pevensey Bay to Pevensey and Westham. Despite not having been to either station for 40 years, I "enjoy" the route so much I bought an annual season ticket.

Well, my father (nr London Road) who has trouble walking would much prefer to take the direct train rather than change. Displaying it as a "Clandon" service would concern him as to whether his ticket is valid - even if he knows it goes onto London Road.

I think it is a sign of the times. To the rear of my office there is a flat roof, some derelict buildings and wasteground, some of which is owned by us, some owned by others. All is fenced off and signed. In the last few years there has been a marked increase in trespassers. This includes small...

Thanks very much for the replies. I had looked at the brfares site, but on seeing the Paddington stuff did wonder if somehow I was looking at the wrong fare.

A friend of mine has been purchasing off-peak returns from East Croydon to Eastbourne. She pays £29.10 to leave off-peak and return off-peak a few days later. She says that she was told that such tickets cannot be used outbound between 1530 and 1900. As far I know, the only outbound...

I remember when the zones were first introduced - early 80s from memory - and a bloke from London Transport was discussing it on the TV. It mattered to me because it was about the time I started travelling into London. He said that the Zone 1 was supposed to cover the area between BR's terminal...

I suppose you might have one if you're Australian. Personally I make do with my driving licence, though it doesn't have a photo on it.

Increasingly more and more jobs require DRB checks. Whether or not the matter is recorded, and whether or not potential employers should/do take into account what they find, this fear alone is enough to put many people off. Having said that, when I was studying law, a "mouthy" girl regularly...

Thanks, yes. Of course it stopped along time ago.

Thanks all for the replies. I don't need to be catching this service - this was rather a one-off error. Inidentally, I remember some years back, many of the trains departing Victoria were shown as next stop East Croydon when really they were going to stop at Clapham Junction. Also at Gatwick...

Last night I travelled London Waterloo to East Croydon via Clapham Junction on Oyster. I saw the 21:05 Poole service about to leave and boarded it (having sprinted past the "parked" portion). I have, on occasion, travelled East Croydon-Clapham Junction-Guildford on this service, so knew it...

My observation is that the private market place often works very well by itself. Often the problem comes when the public sector interfaces with the private sector. I have a number of experiences here: care agencies selling services to the local authorities, selling IT to the public sector, PFI...

No. The last thing I would want to do is throw more money at the NHS. If the railways killed as many people as the NHS, it would be shut down tomorrow. I write this with both parents in (different) NHS hospitals. On balance I'd probably cancel HS2 because though in principle I'm in favour...

Thanks, I hadn't thought of that. Certainly railway people "on the spot" have always been great, as have other pax. Yes, it's my mother who has the railcard. The most useful thing would be for me to go with her London/Redruth and leave her there (I'd return same day, probably not even going...

Yep, though then, of course, I'm paying the full rate.

It's a pity that. My mother is disabled to the point where she cannot travel alone. She has a railcard. It would be great to be able to "drop her off" somewhere and collected her later. Or go with her to my sister's place in Cornwall and leave her there (not permanently!) The problem is...