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Recent media reports suggest that the date on which people will be "allowed" to hug friends and family will be brought forward from 21 June to 17 May. How generous of the government. (As we know on this forum, this has never in fact been prohibited.)...

As part of an outing I have planned next month to hopefully get on one of the final EMR HST runs, I have booked advance tickets to/from Market Harborough and from/to my local Southeastern station, in each direction using Thameslink between London Bridge and St. Pancras. The journey is entirely...

Similar to local measures in parts of New Zealand and Australia last month, the Isle of Man has today gone into a 21-day “circuit breaker” lockdown, its second of 2021, after an outbreak of 40 cases arising from a resident ferry worker. The worker, who was not isolating outside work as required...

Today in the High Court, Judge Steyn and Judge Dingemans quashed the conviction of a Mr. Neale who was convicted of obstructing a police officer. Mr. Neale was suspected of breaching one of the Coronavirus regulations and a police constable demanded his name and address in order to issue a...

Railsea tickets to Calais via Dover and P&O are as of today suspended until further notice as P&O are no longer accepting foot passengers.

Mark Drakeford has just announced that from 18:00hrs on Friday all indoor hospitality will have to cease serving alcohol for consumption on the premises and close at 18:00 daily. All indoor entertainment such as cinemas, arcades, bingo halls, and soft play must also shut. (source: BBC news TV)...

There does not yet seem to be a thread on the new tier system coming in on Wednesday (or is it Thursday) for England. The large swathes of the country in tier 2 and 3 have caused considerable negative feedback and it appears MPs are finally listening. The government may have to concede that...

The National Police Chiefs Council last week instructed police forces of England and Wales to cease issuing £10,000 fixed penalty notices to organisers of large gatherings. The prohibited gatherings of over 30 people, including indoor raves, gatherings at private dwellings, and certain outdoor...

Moderator Note: posts #1 - #20 originally in this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/times-article-commuters-face-big-increase-in-fares.211303/ Ah, that nonsense again, assuming that the published “net worth” of ”rich people” 1) exists; 2) is liquid and 3) is within the jurisdiction...

I hold an anytime day return Lewisham to Tonbridge route NOT VIA LONDON on my ITSO card. The outbound leg has been used. I now wish to visit Victoria this evening. What do you think are my chances of (1) getting a change of route excess to +NOT VALID ON HS1 and (2) in the event (1) works...

A lot of social media and news debate today ahead of the commencement of the level 3 restrictions tomorrow in Merseyside. Schedule 1 to the Health Protection Coronavirus Local COVID-19 Alert Level Very High England Regulations 2020 requires, at section 16, that alcohol be served for consumption...

Today I was sent a Facebook advert by a page called “Volunteering matters”. They want people to volunteer for free for six weeks to “offer their time and energy”, as well as “help the public adjust to travelling” and “feel safe and confident”. There is no indication whether the initiative is at...

The concessionary allowance of up to 8 weeks’ backdating of refunds on season tickets no longer required will end on 26•AUG•20. On and from that date season ticket refunds will be calculated from the date of submission. Backdating will however still be possible with supporting medical evidence...

Statistics obtained under freedom of information legislation showed that during a period in July almost 17,000 passengers per week were “spoken to” by BTP for failing to wear a valid face covering with just under 1,000 a week required to leave the network. However on average just 19 fixed...

The chief executive of Transport Focus Anthony Smith warned yesterday that TOCs are acting like they are “in charge of a beautiful model railway”. Mr. Smith added: “It’s got trains moving around, the signals change, and the staff are there, it is lovely and clean – there is just no business...

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dont-eat-or-drink-on-train-journeys-79079wdm9?shareToken=c19f4ed56164f549cda4dc880796bacc If this week’s weather kicks off again, who’s going to deal with the inevitable consequence of fainting passengers, and worse?

I held a zones 1-3 annual Travelcard purchased from the TfL visitor centre in St. Pancras late last year, valid from 01•JNR•20 to 31•DMR•20. I refunded this online last month via the Oyster website as I am not travelling for the foreseeable future. The Oyster card was last used on 16•MCH•20. The...

Has there been any news on whether Railcards’ validity might be extended in light of the near impossibility of using them at present? Apologies if I have missed it elsewhere.

I was very disappointed to see recently that Chiltern Railways has chosen to stop retailing season tickets on Oyster from its ticket offices. I was in the habit of buying my annual Travelcard from them to receive free use of the network at weekends. The dwindling number of options to buy annual...

Suppose a passenger is in possession of £100 in cash and of a personal Visa debit card with £5,000 funds to the credit of the account. The debit card is in the passenger’s own name, the passenger has no immediate need to make any other purchases with the card, has no transactions due to leave...