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    Change of ticket type excess

    Most stations in the NSE area dont have SOR. It goes back to the days when Network South East was started. They got rid of the barriers so peoples tickets were not checked on leaving the station. If you have SOR tickets then obviously they can be used again and again. They found very few...
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    Banbury - Paddington CDR/SVR now valid in the evening peak.

    When Great Western and Thames were separate then ANY CDR was banned on FGW services between 1600 and 1900. Its only since the unified franchise that there have been these issues.
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    Engineering work scheduled since Advance ticket bought

    If you hold an Advance ticket the peak /off peak time is irrelevant. You travel at the times on you ticket. If you want to be sure carry a copy of you itinery to show to any RPI.
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    Fury of stranded commuters as train is cancelled - because driver's seat was wet

    Sometimes it is better not to give the full details. Technical problems would have been enough information :D
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    Travelling off route..

    Well looking at the fares manual an Anytime return from Lancaster to Winchester via banbury is £175.00. An anytime return any permitted is £353.00. When changing route you pay half the difference which would have been £89.00. Again looking at the manual a Off peak single from London to...
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    3 in 7 day South West Rover

    Sadly not as that would be over 8 days. Its valid 3 days in 7 and I dont think there are two saturdays in a week !
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    London terminals ticket and underground

    If what you say is true then you have actually saved yourself a couple of quid. The add on for zone 1 is £6.00 for a return. So if you only bought a single zone 1 cash fare it is £4.00. The reason your ticket worked the barriers on the way out is that old street is also classed as a London...
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    I never expected to be writing one of these...

    You must be going back a bit. In the T & C of YP railcard for many years it says if you dont show a valid railcard then you will be liable for the standard single ticket for the journey being made. (As a minimum) I mean charging the difference between what you paid and what you would of...
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    Family railcard - travelling with no child?

    Buy yourself and child a discounted off peak return from Potters bar to Reading. Then buy yourself a undiscounted off peak return from Reading to Potters Bar. Then when you get back to Reading you can use the discouted tickets to bring the child home the next day. (Off peak return = Saver...
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    Booking tickets - do you need your railcard?

    That only applies to mobitix. Any other ticket is always valid for the person for whom it has been brought.
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    xc2707 1743 to reading leaves 6mins early!

    So you are waiting for the 1737 to didcot and the 1743 pulls in first. Using my crystal ball I assume you are at Oxford. Well two likely options 1. Signallers error. The xc was running early and it should have waited outside for the 1737. By letting it go early it does not hold up the 1737...
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    BTP threatens to report CSA for wasting police time

    like Flamingo said there are two many holes in the story. Bit like Chinese whispers and something has got lost in the telling. FGW dont have CSA (whatever they are) My best guess is that there was a problem with the ticket. What we dont know. FGW do issue complimentary tickets but they...
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    London not Und

    Because the OP said that was what he was going to do !!
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    London not Und

    I have to disagree. The route clearly states no tUnderground. The valid route for this would be to go to Waterloo East and then got to Waterloo and get a train to Reading. Hence you are not travelling on the underground. Even if you use your Oyster card you are still going via the...
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    atw wag 4th feb

    Rugby at cardiff. To provide a rugby relief after the match finishes tomorrow night ?
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    Taunton to Cheltenham deal

    As you indicated in your original post a child will be travelling with you :)
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    Taunton to Cheltenham deal

    Well if you have a child travelling with you it will be even cheaper with a family railcard. Adult 34% off and child 60% off child rate Adult 21.45 child 6.50 Total 27.95 I know you have to pay for the railcard but after a few trips it pays for itself. And it does not matter if the...
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    "Upgrading" my Railcard...What are my options?

    Without wishing to ask about your disability perhaps you could look at a disabled railcard.
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    "Upgrading" my Railcard...What are my options?

    you can buy another railcard the day before your birthday in November which will then be valid fo a full year until the day before your 27th Birthday. Yes you can split ticket with you Network Railcard but the rule that your train must stop where the tickets split will still apply.

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