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    Luton DART and Luton Airport Parkway Updates

    Luton Airport and free are not words that are ever associated with each other! It's a nasty money grabbing little airport :lol:
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    Strange fare pricing

    I have recently stumbled on a fare that uses three train companies services with specific routing points where the return off peak fare to the destination is cheaper than the equivalent fares to either of the two routing points! Depending on the time of day there is an even cheaper fare...
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    List your 3 most interesting and most boring parts of your local line

    I'd like to suggest the Kentish Town City Farm goats as one of the best bits. It always cheers me up when I spot them!
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    Delay repay. Do you bother?

    I always claim for precisely this reason. When I get in late I have to leave correspondingly late which usually makes my return home even later. So whenever I can claim, I do whatever the cause.
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    Island Line half hourly timetable start date?

    I certainly won't be using the Wightlink via Ryde route again until this is sorted. Any idea how long until the Portsmouth terminal works are completed?
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    Are Class 700’s really that bad?

    Mainly because they are not running enough of them!
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    Help with Cambridge London flexi season ticket and validity

    I gave up on flexi season tickets because I found them to be very inflexible!
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    Trivia: most expensive pint at a station pub

    The prices at the Parcel Yard Kings Cross are usually eye watering!
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    Back to office keyGo??

    I have been using KeyGo for a few months now and in general it works fine. I have a senior railcard associated with it and the discounts are automatically applied. As I often travel between London from St Albans in peak hours , I am charged the contactless single fare on the way in and the...
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    SeniorRailcard v Disabled Railcard

    I persuaded my friend with hearing difficulties to get the disabled card. He's well pleased! Cheaper than the senior rail card, less restrictions and he can get a discount for one other person as well. Well worth the ribbing he gets from the rest of us:D!
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    Island Line half hourly timetable start date?

    I've just done a trip to the Island last weekend and had the same issue as hermit. Ferry arriving just as the train leaves and an hour to wait. With only one train an hour, surely they can build a bit more slack into the timetable? On my way down the pier I passed two or three people with...
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    Warning - TfL Oyster App, card balance did not update.

    I've found the app to be speedy and accurate! My oyster card is a recent issue, so maybe that has some relevance?
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    Contactless Prices on Thameslink

    Exactly. Oyster is valid so you can load a railcard on to it. So therefore if you have a railcard on Key Go you get the same price. Sadly, St Albans isn't valid for Oyster only Contactless so you cant add a discount to that.
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    Contactless Prices on Thameslink

    I don't think so, the railcard discount is based on the full single ticket price of £13.20. If I was travelling in the Oyster area then I would expect the discount to be applied to key go fares but St Albans is contactless but not oyster.
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    Contactless Prices on Thameslink

    My bad! I'm an old git, so I should have said senior railcard discount! :lol:
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    Contactless Prices on Thameslink

    I was indeed charged the contactless price of £11.20 for travel in the morning peak while the return peak journey was charged at the network card discounted anytime single fare of £8.70. Tonight I happen to be travelling back at off-peak times, so provided they use the contactless single price...
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    Contactless Prices on Thameslink

    I shall try this tomorrow. If it works then I will have got rid of the possibility of pulling different credit cards out at the start and end of the journey!
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    I accidentally tapped out with wrong card?

    Whole thing took under 10 minutes. Assuming all the refunds work (!) I was quite impressed. I guess this happens a lot!
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    I accidentally tapped out with wrong card?

    I've just done this! My credit card is registered with tfl but my debit card isn't. I rang the contact number and they seem to have sorted me out without having to register the second one. I suspect that they wouldn't have required the first one to be registered either.

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