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First of all - sorry if this is in the wrong forum. I thought this might be better than in Fares Advice & Policies as I'd already purchased the tickets and now chasing a refund. I live in a small town very poorly served by train services, but had driven to a nearby station yesterday to catch a...

Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere, but couldn't find it in a search and thought it deserved a thread (although it's not quite as big in scale as the Hedge Fund manager last year!)...

Am travelling down from St Albans to Brighton on Sunday, staying overnight and travelling back Monday morning with a 16-25 railcard. National rail says the £22.05 off peak return (http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=SAC&dest=BTN&rlc=YNG&ldn=1&tkt=SVR) is the cheapest ticket but checking...

Quick query - I'm kicking myself that I missed the fare release date for this! Outbound 3rd December (looking to arrive early afternoon), return 4th December any time. Nearest station is Trowbridge but fully aware best split point is Cheltenham from there, so realistically booking advances...

Sorry if this belongs in the staffing forum, but thought this deserved a place on the forum: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/10875975/The-train-dispatcher-who-defines-what-it-means-to-be-a-gentleman.html I'm sure anyone who uses St Albans station is aware of how brilliant James is -...

I know this issue has probably been done to death, but from my research on here I can't seem to find an issue on this specific ticket. Travelling to Lewes next Saturday from St Albans City. Have identified a ticket (St Albans City - Falmer) which is cheaper than the direct SAC-LWS fare (by...

(Apologies if this is in the wrong forum, but sounds like the video is about a Dispute/Prosecution to me!) Whilst checking Virgin Train's facebook comments, came across a user commenting on every complaint with this video. Thought you guys might appreciate seeing this, to see what TOC's have...

Sorry if the thread title is a little confusing. Got a journey on East Coast booked this weekend for the football, and my Dad is coming as well. Only problem is, he booked his train ticket a few weeks after me, which means we have 2 reserved seats in 2 different carriages! Given that the...

Tomorrow I have an advance journey which involves connecting from a branch line train (which runs on an hourly frequency) with an intercity service (which also is hourly), therefore giving me a 40 minute interchange to walk across a platform. However, this is an advance ticket and so I...

On the 24th I'll be travelling to Blackpool. Currently I have an advance ticket from Watford Junction to Blackpool South, with the first leg of the journey travelling to Crewe on a Virgin Trains Chester service. As far as I understand it, this service is pick up only at Watford Junction...

Hi all, Given this recent heat we've been having, I wouldn't really mind a day out to the beach somewhere local. Problem is, I don't really know how to make it that cheap, or where there are cheaper alternatives! There would be 3 of us, one with a 16-25 railcard (although I guess that's...

Hi again, As some of you may be aware, the football fixture list has been announced today. We've been drawn away at Blackpool in August (on the 24th to be precise). I am aware that Blackpool South (BPS) is the nearest station to the ground and I have been able to find fares from Watford...

Having been travelling fairly frequently on trains recently I've noticed that, even on sometimes identical tickets, there are different letters after the ticket price on each one (and sometimes nothing at all). For instance, over the course of 5 days I've had 3 different letters on the same...

I'm a Reading fan, and we have Man U away on March 16th. Problem is it's been picked for ESPN so it's been moved, meaning the game ends at 19:15 (let's call it 20 past for convenience). I need to get back to Hertfordshire (I've identified Watford as the best station in terms of speed and...

Hi all; Last Thursday I was in London on an off-peak TC which I'd planned to excess with a single from Elstree to St Albans to allow me to travel back on a stopping service in the peak back. I arrived at St Pancras International at about 6PM (so well into the peak) and headed straight for the...

Hi, Travelling to the Olympics tomorrow and, as such, have got a Zones 1-6 travelcard. Last time I did this I got a return to Elstree and Borehamwood (ELS) and got a slow train each way. I was wondering if it's possible to buy a ticket, however, from SAC to Boundary Zone 6 and get a fast...

I'm 99.9% certain that the High Speed line requires separate tickets from the main network (i.e. TravelCards aren't valid). Yet, when I used NRE to plan a journey from St Albans (SAC) to West Ham (WEH) on Saturday, I was routed via St Pancras to Stratford on the High Speed line, and my ticket...

Right, so on Wednesday I'm travelling to Cobham (CSD) from St Albans (SAC). I'm planning on arriving around 11:30ish and leaving maybe 4 or so, potentially later (i.e. off peak on the way there and peak on the way back). I'm aware that this is outside the TC zones at both ends but my...

Not sure if suited here, but it's about HSTs so thought it should be in the Rolling stock forum. What is the shortest journey possible on a HST - also, what is the shortest one out of London (I think it may be Paddington-Slough?) and what is the shortest to hit 125?

With the current unreliable issues (i.e. recent breakdown between St Pancras and Kentish Town, doors opening slower at St Pancras low level etc.) are these being used less and less? I don't see as many of them nowadays. Talking of such, does anybody have the diagrams for them on the TL route...