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Understand it will run until 5pm Tuesday. Any guesses on what is likely to happen? Some services running? Bus replacement? Or just forget it? As a season ticket holder assuming I can get pro rata refund (i.e. not a huge amount). Expect roads will be busy that day too.

Get the same train every day. Newport to Gloucester. Usually its a really old train (forget the model). Over the past few weeks, I've complained 3/4 times about the strong smell of fumes in the carriage. Ignored. Yesterday it was even worse. Other passengers complained. Train stopped at...

Got one from Newport-Gloucester. Month and 3 days - £315. Got a few journeys coming up where I need to go to cardiff. Was planning on just buying the extra single ticket each time. Now realise I could have got a Cardiff-Glos monthly ticket for 40p more! So obviously worth getting. Can I...

Season ticket between Newport and Gloucester. VERY OCCASIONALLY I got via Bristol (usually only if there is a problem with line) because it takes longer/too much hassle to change. But I understand it is a valid route. The other day I had some work in Bristol. Travelled Newport-Glos as...

Not that I'm planning to do this. I generally dont bother a lot of the time because, with a season ticket I find that 50% refund for a journey works out at £4 or something. BUT, I've noticed that there a few sites that will give you exact times for the past few weeks. So OK you travel from A...

Normally get a 7 day season for newport-gloucester. One day next week I want to continue on to cardiff (and return to newport). Is it valid to just buy a return from newport-cardiff? Should I explain to guard and but ticket from him when he checks tickets as normal just after leaving...

Got a big issue with this. Regularly see 5-6 bikes on one train (sprinter). I got once and aisle was so packed with these 5 bikes that it was totally blocked. People were literally climbing over the bikes to get off the train. I planned to speak to the guard but he popped his head into...

Dont always get this it only seems to be certain trains.... ? Get two beeps, then train starts to roll. Then two more as its moving. Whats this out of interest? Is it sort of like ok we can go? Then a 2nd yep we're still ok no-one stuck in the door etc?

Catch same train every day. Sometimes its a really old train sometimes its a nice one - same TOC. Never know when you're going to get the nice train. :-) Coming home its always the same type - sprinter. Any way to track which trains are where?

Can't see anything on XC website about this but it doesnt seem to be running this week. Pity- it was direct from Glos to Newport and took about 15 mins shorter. 4pm seems a strange time to add an extra train though. Not going to be many racegoers leaving and catching 1550 from cheltenham?

As someone who until recently never used the trains regularly, interested to see the same guards etc on the trains these days. Seems to be a rota. Im guessing generally guard starts from their home station and the rotas are done as such so that they end up back there after their work is...

On train last night. Packed. Old 'sprinter' type train which isn't the best at the best of times. No seats so standing. Had earphones in listening to voice mail. Look up and theres woman right up close to my face so I take earphones out. She says "is that your music I can hear because its...

Noticed that automated ticket machine offers 7 day season tickets. Am I right in saying you don't need a photocard in this case then?

I understand these are non-refundable but can be changed (for a fee). From London to South Wales its often cheaper to buy an advance 1st class ticket (£80) for a specific train, rather than a standard class anytime ticket. (£100) But, of course, its for a specific train with no...

Recently tried to upgrade the 2nd part of my return ticket. Paid £18-10 for anytime day return from newport to gloucester. Used outward portion but planned to upgrade to first class for return journey. According to nation rail website :- "Standard Anytime Return - simply pay the...