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    Buying ticket on train (where opportunity exists to buy before boarding)

    Forgive me if this is answered elsewhere, stupid or anything else. I have a recollection that for a long time one could buy tickets on train even if you had boarded at a manned station BUT the stricture was that you could only buy full priced - any time - tickets, not the reduced price, such...
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    Cross London via Thameslink

    If one has a ticket with the cross mark to include cross London (Euston/Kings Cross to Brighton line) is Thameslink valid? I know via Farringdon isn't valid for London Terminals, though before I knew I have been waved through the StP barriers by the gate line staff. Mrs S will have had this...
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    Water Troughs

    Driving up the M6 the other day past Dillicar Common I suddenly mused that the sites of water troughs had to be dead level (I assume...) and wondered if the sites used were serendipitously level or had to be made so when troughs were installed. I assume the original laying out of the line was...
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    Darlington to Barton on Humber via Hull and bus

    Shows many journeys on the national rail site via Hull then bus to BAU. The bus operates each day and realtime trains describes it as operated by Northern. Am I right that my North East Rover is valid for the bus journey? Tomorrow I can leave DAR an hour later to get to BAU by noon. I'd pay...
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    Platform Lengths on the Cumbrian Coast

    Last week I was rail roving (off again today) and observed staff from Northern and Network Rail with a click wheel measuring the platforms at St Bees. I asked and was told this was to decide how much more platform needed bringing back in to use (Tarmac and weeding) to accommodate the DRS...
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    NCL to NCL via Hepscott Jn

    Realtime trains shows two paths (never used when I look) NCL to NCL via Hepscott and Morpeth North every weekday. Diesel locomotive. East Coast. Does anyone know anything about why and what? I did wonder if it was to turn a class 43, but it looks like a simple out and back. Andrew
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    Durham [DHM] to Glasgow [GLC] on an off peak return

    Tomorrow. What are the most interesting permitted routes? Is via Carlisle and Dumfries permitted. Andrew (PS if this is the second time I've asked this a thousand apologies, I cannot find it if I did! :oops:)
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    Durham to Glasgow

    On an off peak return. I know the quickest, but what permitted route would be the most interesting. Specifically is via Carlisle and Dumfries OK? AS
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