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As always, DaveNewcastle gives really salient advice. I'll probably regret wading into this discussion as my input opens up another can of worms, but the OP's offence was sitting in first class when they had only paid for standard class (and probably paid more for their standard class season...

Hi I travel on the Preston / Wigan to Liverpool route quite regularly (doing it tomorrow again, not looking forward to it), and also accompany my partner to appointments at Broadgreen hospital (but by car). Looking at the 139 timetable, it's 16 minutes from Huyton to Broadgreen, but about 30...

Sorry, I would disagree - I travel that route quite a lot and the Wigan / Liverpool section can be quite 'interesting' and for people not used to rail travel, quite daunting. My mum (about 10 years old than those who are travelling) only does it if I meet her in Wigan or take her there on her...

I'm on a Pendolino just left Preston.it was delayed there as the PA system had to be rebooted, involving a total shutdown. Probably just coincidence

Just seen the film today. The train inaccuracies didn't bother me too much - they didn't seem completely right to me but nothing that detracted from my enjoyment of this excellent film. I found the view out the window from Crewe to Carstairs a little puzzling but not too worrisome. It was the...

Interesting - it took me a while to work out where the area the photo covered was, even though my secondary school was in the picture (or at least the school annexe when I attended it) and also the extension to the Royal British Legion that my dad, who was an architect, designed. I think it has...

Hi I will be travelling back from London today, and as usual, my meeting finishes too late for me to get the last appropriate train out of Euston before the evening peak, which I believe is the 14.40, changing at Crewe. The peak starts at 15.01, but the 15.00 to Manchester had Stoke as the...

Thanks for the helpful advice. I have limited access to Internet at the moment but you have stopped me from thinking I am going mad. I will look into the suggestions later tonight. As for asking the booking office guy and those suggested detailed questions, since he treated me as if I had...

Can I double check that Liverpool to Edinburgh via Glasgow is a valid route as I have just been told, in no uncertain terms, that 'there's no way a ticket from liverpool to edinburgh is valid via Glasgow. I explained about the routeing guide but that didn't make any difference.

If you didn't mind a journey that is 8 minutes longer then going on the Edinburgh to Milngavie train (that goes via Airdrie) gives you a same platform connection onto the Balloch train at almost any station between Airdrie and Partick. That might be easier for some people than switching from...

Hi all - I tried to work this one out myself but got stuck. I have a Liverpool to Glasgow Off Peak Return (£74.10) and I am currently using the OUT part of it to get to Glasgow. Tomorrow I need to go to Edinburgh and will be staying overnight there. I had originally planned to be going back...

I was in a similar position to you, needing to pick up tickets but without the card I had booked them with. I was driving to Scotland and had booked on East Coast to come back by train. Half way up I realised that I had forgotten or lost my wallet so didn't have my credit card to pick up the...

Of course.... Maybe the answer would have been no if it had been done in standard class!

I proposed to my partner on a train at Crewe Station. I didn't set out to do it, but we were traveling back to Glasgow from Birmingham on split tickets - standard class from Birmingham to Crewe then 1st class from Crewe to Glasgow. I had been planning to propose for a few weeks and after our...

I'm trying not to go off on a completely wrong tangent...:wink: But to sarahj, if your staff pass gets you to Liverpool, then the London Midland trains aren't too bad and Liverpool is a great city to visit for a day or two. On London Midland it never seemed like a commuter train to me and...

Thanks for the tip Because they appear to offer the best cashback on topcashback at the moment I booked the tickets through Northern Rail's website. The fare I wanted came up right away and the booking process seemed very straightforward

Are you sure you can use the 16:46 - I thought the evening peak restriction was 16.30? --- old post above --- --- new post below --- I was thinking splitting at Milton Keynes as the Chester trains stop there and going via Chester as it is sometimes easier as Birkenhead is my final destination...

Moving from Glasgow to Liverpool gave me quite a shock with the Anytime fares. Returning to Glasgow after working in London I could start my journey from Euston whenever was convenient for the price of the £126.70 return, now I either have to wait until after 7pm or stump up for £289 anytime...

Hi, thanks for all the replies. The 15:04 I was looking at connected onto a London Midland one, although you are right, there would be quicker connection onto a Virgin train. Most journeys from Liverpool to London take 3 hours 15 minutes. Just over an hour longer but £29 return instead of...

Hi Could someone help me with the validity for the London Midland Super Off Peak return validity between Liverpool and London Euston? The restriction code is LF. First of all, what the easiest way of finding these tickets online? I can't work out how to do it with NRE, so I usually go...