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    Heart of Wales Line

    I was on the 10.09 train from Shrewsbury on a Thursday and the one carriage train didn't get more than a third full at any point. You can get a reservation but as Andy Pacer says, you dont get a seat number.
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    Heart of Wales Line

    Might not be a good idea on the 5am trains though
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    Heart of Wales Line

    I went on it a couple of weeks ago from Shrewsbury to Llandeilo, enjoyed the relaxing journey, seemed like it was from another slower era.
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    Trivia: High altitude bus routes

    The 58 bus between Macclesfield and Buxton goes past the recently reopened Cat and Fiddle pub which is around 515m above sea level
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    Explore South Wales Pass

    Thanks, I'll give it a go at Heaton Chapel, will be on Cardboard ticket if they can do it.
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    Explore South Wales Pass

    Morning I'm looking to buy an Explore South Wales Pass (the 4 in 8 days one, costing £69) from my local station near Stockport, so given that they might not be used to selling this product, is there any information I can give them that will help them find it on the ticket machine Thanks for...
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    Northern Delay Repay - free ticket discrepancy

    I've had this, they go off the actual arrival time not the timetabled one.
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    TFW Advance Tickets

    Cheers, it would help if I'd put Fixed Time not Flexible on my search wouldn't it!!
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    TFW Advance Tickets

    Hi Just a couple of queries about TFW advance tickets if anyone could help please Are they only available on the TFW website? I'm looking at Stockport-Shrewsbury on Tuesday (Using the 09.39) and its coming up at £7.50 on TFW but £19.56 on trainsplit. Also, I'm looking at travelling from...
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    Trivia - Largest towns served by just one TOC

    Irlam is in the Borough of Salford and is served by East Midlands Trains (only one train per day I think)
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    Railway Geography: Winners and Losers

    Oxenholme must be a winner. Tiny village with trains to the capitals of England and Scotland, and the major cities of Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester
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    22nd February - Roadmap out of the pandemic, lifting of restrictions.

    I find this comment in bad taste, its worrying if you are one of the people who could die. Its not some sort of game you know with targets to beat.
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    Trivia: Stations that look identical to each other

    East Didsbury Gatley and Burnage all look similar, just the steps to the platforms are in a different place
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    Daft Punk break up after 28 years

    Apparently news of their split has gone around the world around the world around the world around the world around the world etc et
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    The ‘Bashers’

    Was there a king of Bashers? A top dog?
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    Should you keep records of journeys as evidence to prove Delay Repay claims/defend against accusations of fraud?

    Isn't it more of a case that they get suspicious if eg on Monday you put in a claim saying you were on the delayed 06.12 service, on Tuesday a claim for the delayed 22.14, Wednesday the delayed 17.05, with no obvious pattern of travel
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    Memories of Broad Street

    Did anyone ever see Paul McCartney around the station. I believe he was a great fan and even recorded an album called "Give my regards to Broad Street"
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    What train encapulates your childhood?

    Class 304 in the late 80s around South Manchester. Bouncy dusty seats
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    Hadfield/Glossop

    Thanks Thomas. It was still Hadfield first yesterday but could it be changing for the new timetable tomorrow?
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    Hadfield/Glossop

    Morning Does anyone know why Northern have changed the order in which trains stop at the above stations? Was primarily Dinting-Glossop-Hadfield but has now changed to Dinting-Hadfield-Glossop?

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