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Is anyone else had problems with booking tickets for TOD via the Southern Website? I've been trying since this morning but can only get it to work for tickets from a Southern station. For the Travelcard from Farnborough to London I'm trying to purchase it only gives me a postal option...

I want to travel from Farnborough to Watford (Metropolitan Line) go for a walk along the Grand Union Canal to Denham and then head back into London and go on a bit of a pub crawl, using tube and buses before returning to Farnborough. I'm not planning to arrive in London before 12 Noon, so Super...

My partners wishes to travel from Edinburgh to Fleet, using the Caledonian Sleeper, with a berth, on the night of 24th June. I realise tickets aren't available this far in advance, but I have been doing some research, so that I am able to advise her on the best options when tickets go on...

I wish to make a day return from Winchester to Arlesey this Saturday, arriving approximately 11am, returning 6pm and breaking my journey in London on the return trip. I have an annual Gold Card, Winchester to Farnborough. An off peak day return, Farnborough to Arlesey is £22.20, but I'm trying...

I would like to travel from Farnborough to Maidstone via Cuxton using HS1. Looking at the routing guide this appears to be OK and the FGW Website will sell me a ticket for £18 (off peak day return with Gold Card) which is routed Farnborough Main to Waterloo; tube to St Pancras, HS1 to Stood and...

I’m organising a trip for myself and a group of friends and want to buy a dozen Lakes Day Rangers, including two for people who have a senior railcard. As our first journey will be on a boat from Ambleside rather than a train I need to purchase them in advance, but can’t find any website that...

Farnborough and Staines are both routeing points. The routeing options according to the Routeing Guide are WW or CS+WX WW is straight forward Farnborough – Weybridge – Staines But CS+WX appears to offer two alternatives; Farnborough North – Wokingham – Staines is the first but...

I’m trying to find a way to book a Group Save for 4 people on line from Lelant to Torquay. (Departing 7.07 on a Saturday, returning 17.18 the same day) Although Traveline powered Websites allow me to choose FGW Services only they don’t offer Group Save as a ticket option, so I can’t use them...

I wish to travel from Reading to Maidenhead, walk along the Thames to Windsor and then return to Farnborough. I have a Reading to Farnborough Season Ticket and am trying to find a cheapest way of doing this. The simplest would be to buy a single from Reading to Maidenhead and another from...

A friend of mine is currently working in Bracknell and has bought a monthly season ticket from Basingstoke where he lives. Knowing I know a bit about these things, he asked me what routes are valid for his ticket! Looking at the routeing guide Basingstoke is a routeing point and Bracknell...

A friend is planning a day return from Arlesey to Reading, leaving approx 15.00 and returning at 22.00. Are they any restrictions on trains out of Paddington in the evening peak using the outward portion of a day return or is it only with the return portion? Cheers

I'm trying to buy a Super Off Peak day return with a Gold Card on line from Blackwater to Twickenham and the system is defeating me! The obvious way to go is changing at Wokingham which takes just over an hour. However the East Coast Website either wants to send me either to Farnborough...

Just received an email from Virgin Trains saying that they will now be charging £1 to deliver tickets by post, although Fast Ticket & et-ticket will still be free. Maybe it's just me, but if there's time I would always rather have a physical ticket delivered that have to queue up for a Fast...

A while back I queried why Gold Card holders couldn't get a discount on National Rail, now Oyster has been introduced everywhere. I've just been told by a friend that Annual Gold Card Holders can now get a 1/3 discount off Oyster tickets on National Rail :-) This would appear to be...

Does anyone know if engineering works are taking place on the line between Nottingham & London on 9th May? Advance tickets aren't available yet, which isn't that unusual, but if I search National Rail Enquiries the only options for trains to London, involve changing at Grantham and the like...

I'm trying to work out the permitted route(s) from Farnborough to Cuxton. Farnborough is a Routeing Point Cuxton has Maidstone and Chatham as Routing Points. Comparing fares i find the following: Farnborough – Cuxton Anytime £24.90 off peak £23.50 Farnborough – Chatham Anytime...

I’ve been looking at the cost of travelling to London, once PAYG Oyster is available of SWT. From Farnborough Main a Super Off Peak Day Travelcard will be £18.40. A Super Off Peak Day Return Farnborough to Surbiton will be £9.00 And an Off Peak Adult Travelcard will be £7.50 This...

I want to travel from Farnborough to Ford on a Sunday. The Routeing Guide offers the following 2 routes. CS-SC CW-BB-WX CS-SC is for travel Farnborough - Dorking - Horsham - Ford CW-BB-WX offers a number of permutations but is broadly Farnborough - Eastleigh - Fareham - Havant- Ford...

The Department of Transport have today launched the above consultation; full details here: http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/open/nationalrailpenaltyfares/

I'm trying to buy an advance ticket for 9th January from SWT. I have been to two ticket offices and neither have been able to sell one to me. The first clerk told me to come back at the end of November, the second was marginally more helpful and said although they weren't on his system yet I...