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I'm starting my new job at the end of the month, and have to go to the company's head office in the docklands for 3 days of training. I'm currently stopping with my parents near Bedford, so figure it's easiest to travel from there on the Wednesday morning, either going from Flitwick or Milton...

The far end of the southbound platform at Dundee has quite a gap when getting onto the HSTs, I'm 6' and almost felt like I had to haul myself onto the train Clapham Junction's also not that great, I remember changing trains there with some friends and their kids, who we ended up having to help...

I could only think of a few initially, then more popped into my head. The ones I can remember are: Peterborough Doncaster Sheffield Derby Haymarket Clapham Junction East Croydon Havant I remember ages ago catching a Virgin Trains branded bus from Birmingham New Street to Stratford...

I did that journey on a 185 at the beginning of the month and found I had a table to myself most of the way down and from about Lancaster onwards on the way back. That was on a Wednesday, with the ~09:55 from Edinburgh and the ~16:00 from Manchester. I'm 6ft and it was bearable for the hour or...

I posted about it on Twitter, as did a few others, as I think it's quite amusing and figured most of my friends would as well. Northern's twitter people picked it up and are apparently going to change it! I would be interested to know whether anybody has actually complained about it, or whether...

I seem to recall they're kept in a hopper, so all in a big stack that gets emptied periodically. Not sure what happens to them once they're removed from the barrier.

Is the X5 bus from St Neots to Milton Keynes an option? There's East Coast advances from York to St Neots at 16:01 on Monday for £21.80, arriving into St Neots at 18:21. You could then catch the ~18:38 X5, arriving in Central Milton Keynes at 20:05 (or MKC station at 20:10). I think the X5...

I wouldn't have minded too much had I been issued with a UPFN, however would have hoped the guard would check my story before proceeding down that route. Presumably whether or not Dundee had ToD capabilities at 8.30 that morning could be checked relatively easily, as could the status of the...

That's useful to know for the future. I wasn't able to try and make reservations this morning as Dundee appeared to have no data connections (they couldn't do ToD and the departure boards were alternating between computer code and the default "First Scotrail" notice. There were also BT Openreach...

Sorry for the lack of update, my phone's battery died! I'd actually got from Dundee to Manchester when I posted. When I realised the machine wasn't doing ToD I went to the ticket office who told me I could travel using the booking reference. I then spoke to the guard when he came round, who was...

When I got to Dundee this morningthe ticket on departure system wasn't working at the machine or the ticket office. I had no opportunity to collect when I changed at haymarket, and have been told Manchester oxford road station doesn't do ticket on departure, so do I have to walk to picadilly to...

So I could be ok for the return journey in the afternoon (if I book it in the morning, 8 hours or so before I plan to travel)?

Damn. I was hoping that was just for online bookings. Thanks for the info.

I've just bought a ticket for tomorrow from Dundee to Manchester Oxford Road through the Red Spotted Hanky website (using Tesco vouchers), and I seem to have missed the window for seat reservations online. Have I completely missed the seat reservation window, or should I be able to get...

I usually have my ticket in one of the see through pockets on my wallet, with my railcard in the other. Then when I get to barriers I go to a manned one and just hold up the opened wallet, and they typically just wave me through. Having a large suitcase on wheels with me most of the times I...

I was holding off my judgement until I'd seen the sample first class menu to see what the all day offering entailed. But I must say I'm disappointed to see the lack of decent hot food provision southbound in the evenings, as the service I travel on most frequently is the 14:55 Aberdeen to...

I was on an early evening FCC train in September that stopped on the fasts at Flitwick. I was quite surprised to see that, as I'm used to them exclusively using the slows. I figured it was a one off, so it's interesting to see that it's a regular thing.

Thanks for the info, I'd spotted the Leeds Plusbus thing, but had trouble finding some times. I normally use the East Coast site for booking, so will have a proper look and play when I know the exact date and timings. At the minute, having had a brief look, I think timing wise getting the bus...

If you're travelling to a meeting, odds are the others at the meeting would be glad beans aren't part of the breakfast offering :wink:

When I forgot my verified by visa password last year I ended up with about 4 pending transactions while trying to book a ticket from the East Coast website, as it took authorisation but didn't cancel the transaction when Verified by Visa failed. Both East Coast and my bank said they were unable...