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As the title suggests, can a Southern Daysaver be collected from a TVM operated by a different TOC? Thanks in advance

In December I received an RTV for £15 from ATW as compensation for being delayed by over three hours - the cause of the delay was due to a fallen tree. Yesterday I attempted to use the RTV was part-payment for a ticket at my local station, which is an FGW station. The booking clerk attempted to...

Evening all, I've got a couple of weeks off work next May and I'm planning on traveling around Switzerland using a four or six day interrail pass (depending on my budget). I visited Switzerland over five years ago and covered quite a few lines, including the Glacier Express from Chur to...

I have seen a few photos of Mk1 coaches in Intercity Swallow livery. Although I got the impression they were largely used on charter services, I found a video which showed a 37 + Intercity Mk1 rake on what appeared to be a normal revenue-earning service at Crewe. Can anyone confirm what...

Are there any Cardiff to Portsmouth Harbour services diagrammed for 150s? I am aware that the 0823 SSUx Southampton Central to Great Malvern, and the 0518 SSUx Gloucester to Southampton Central are diagrammed for 150s, but I don't believe 150s are diagrammed for any other services on this line.

Hi everyone, I'm curious as to whether it is possible to purchase the aforementioned ticket anywhere else in the UK: for example, from a guard or from a ticket office outside of the West Midlands. If it is possible to buy an n-network Daytripper from a station where the ticket isn't valid...

On Twitter, one recent subject of discussion has been air conditioning failures on FGW's HSTs, as seen from Twitter users complaining about failed air conditioning on peak time departures. However, I want to clarify whether air conditioning failures during this heatwave on Mk3s are either...

I'm going on a 7 day All Line Rover at the end of this month and I was wondering whether most ticket barriers accepted All Line Rovers. The reason I'm asking this is because I'm aware most gateline staff won't be familiar with All Line Rovers (I'm already mentally rehearsing what to say if a...

Hi all, Can anyone tell me what DMUs are booked for the 1057 from Cardiff to Fishguard Harbour? Thanks

On 16 October I purchased an AP single from Reading to Exeter St Davids for travel on 27 October on the East Coast website. Due to a change of plans I needed to transfer my reservation to another train on the same day, so I rang FGW's customer service helpline, and was given the number of East...

Are there any discernible differences between 2HAP and 2EPB units? I can tell the difference between Bulleid and BR - designed EPBs but I can't notice differences between 2HAP and 2EPB (other than that EPBs were never painted in NSE livery, apparently). Could anyone clarify the differences...

A friend has told me that the last few times he's traveled on a Megabus coach, the air conditioning hasn't worked, even on warm days. Has anyone else experienced this problem? I'd also be interested to see whether it's an issue Megabus themselves should sort out if the coaches are theirs, or...

Hi everyone I'm planning on going to Weymouth next weekend to watch the sailing. Can anyone confirm whether the services to and from Weymouth (FGW via Westbury and SWT via Bournemouth) are full and standing?

Hi everyone, I was nearly mis-sold a CDR (Off-Peak Day Return) from Romsey (ROM) to Waterloo (WAT) a couple of weeks ago. I arrived at ROM one Sunday to catch the 0819 FGW service from ROM to BTN (Brighton) as far as Southampton Central, as opposed to catching the rail-replacement bus to...

At 1115 on 14 July I noticed a GatEx 442 (didn't catch the TOPS number, sorry) parked in the carriage sidings at Hove. Is it common for 442s to be stabled there?

Both WebTIS powered sites and the National Rail Enquiries website state that on Sundays, there is a service which departs Romsey at 08:19 on Sundays only, and then calls at Southampton Central, Fareham, Cosham, Havant, Chichester, Barnham, Worthing, Shoreham-by-sea, and Hove, arriving into...

I've noticed that there's been a lot of discussion about tram or metro plans for various places, so I thought we could consolidate those in one thread. I've got more time on my hands now I've done my finals, so I've spent about 20 minutes creating a tram network for Southampton. Sorry about...

Hi everyone, Today I received an email from FGW stating that I'd been invited to a "selection event" on 23 March. Does anyone know what will happen on the day and what I should prepare for? Advice would be very welcome if anyone has any to offer.

Out of curiosity, are there any locomotives or multiple units that you've wanted to see in use in the UK regardless of loading gauge or other issues like OHL voltage? To get started, it would be nice to see one of Andre Chapelon's compound pacifics in use on NR even though one of them would...

Hi everyone, Next June I graduate from Uni (expected 2:1 in History) and at the moment I'm filling in an application form for the Rail and London Underground Management scheme. I'd be very grateful if anyone could give any tips or hints as to how I can make myself 'stand out'. In particular...