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TBH you've actually done quite well to complete a journey on the NLL considering the weather ! I would have been very vary of attempting a journey if the NLL was still being run by Silverlink.

Middlesbrough is ok. I've been spending Xmas there for the past few years , will be again this year and always found everyone to be warm, polite and friendly. The station itself has a very endearing old-fashioned charm to it. Not a big fan of the 142s though. They really should be put out to...

Shoreditch High St in Zone 1 ? Nice little earner. It's one of the most fashionable and trendiest parts of London and is absolutely heaving from Thurs - Sat. Once the line is fully operational the South Londoners will be flocking there in their thousands and the TfL tills will be chinging to the...

Great stuff Yorkie. Just a shame that my itinerary for going up does not allow me to take GC. I have to drop off pressies in Brum enroute and will have to endure the cramped conditions on XC. gz

Thanks for the quick reply Yorkie. I would quite like to sample Grand Central on return so could I pick up their train at Eaglescliffe and use the excessed ( to Super Saver Return) ticket to KGX or would I have to catch the train at York. Perhaps my excessed ticket is not valid on GC ? cheers Z

Thanks for the Mallaig info ! Looking fwd to the pics. Zod

Say I have a High Wycombe - Newcastle + Not London Off Peak Return and I want to return via London ; am I allowed a choice of which ticket I can excess to i.e. the Off Peak ECML ticket or the Super Saver Off Peak ticket ? Excessing to the former would result in me paying a considerably larger...

Thanks Yorkie, Ok, I travel from London so adhering to the rules does this mean that I still cannot use EC trains which do not start at Kings Cross i.e. the 0625 (ex Newcastle EC) 0741 (ex Doncaster EC) 0841 (ex Leeds EC) ?

Thanks Peter. The NFM04 states that if travelling on XC via Birmingham New St. then Restriction Code 2V applies . Restriction : 2V The details for 2V Restriction applies to Outward and Return travel, Monday to Friday only...

Hi, An interesting scenario here. Consider a High Wycombe - Inverness SSR, + Any Permitted Route £133.10 Restriction Code 9F. ======================== OUTWARD TRAVEL_NORTHBOUND - By any train scheduled to DEPART: London Terminals (except as...

Something needs to be done about the Off Peak and Super Off Peak ticket on the ECML, e.g. get rid off the SOP and reprice and re-time the OP. I'm sure it causes problems for those who have a Virgin OP ( for journeys to the Highlands) and cannot use it on an East Coast Off Peak train because the...

Hmm ... Interesting. So the "Off Peak route Banbury / Preston ticket" is definitely valid on the 10.41 VT ( ex 0830 Euston) from Preston to Glasgow ? Do I get issued with a separate / additional ticket when a ticket is excess in this way ? Cheers, Z

High Wycombe (HWY) - Glasgow Central (GLC). You get the option of the "Not London" route which is via Banbury; the NFM CD04 gives it as "route Banbury / Preston " with restriction code 2T i.e. valid on all trains except those which depart before 0415, price is £114.80 and the ticket is an Off...

Yes that would be ideal but I fear it would cost the TOC a significant amount in lost revenue. I really would like to do the circular route i.e. Glasgow - Inverness - Kyle - Skye - Mallaig - Ft. William - Glasgow. Unfortunately, I cannot find any easements on the ScotRail website relating to...

Great :p The Freedom Pass looks like excellent value. I may have to extend my vacation to make full use of it !!!! I've had a look at the TOCs will allow me to use it on their services, however, I am still unsure on which routes / services TPE allows its usage ? Carlisle to Glasgow / Edinburgh...

Thanks for all the very very useful info. Much appreciated. I think starting the return journey from Mallaig is more agreeable as there is no changing trains in order to reach Glasgow Queen St.. There is a 10.10 train direct to Glasgow Queen St. which gives plenty of time in order to catch a...

I would really like to take a trip to the Highlands this summer : Kyle of Lochalsh, Skye, Mallaig and Ft. William. There is a good chance that I would go from London Euston changing trains at Glasgow ( Queen St) for Perth with Inverness being the final connection point for KYL . The...

Hi, Could someone confirm if the following are valid OOSIs ? I read a non-TFL document which says that they are but has this been proved in practice ? Marylebone (NR) - Baker St. (LU) Marylebone (LU) - Baker St. (LU) Thanks, Z

Over the last few years during the summer hols I have been doing some house sitting in Ulverston. My usual route is to take either TPE or Northern from Lancaster. The route will take you through pretty little villages like Arnside and Silverdale which are Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty...

I'm in a similar situation. I have a railcard and will be travelling on 23rd Dec so will be laden with a rucksack, a holdall and a large bag of Christmas pressies. The last thing I want to do is be stuck in a long ticket queue at Kings Cross shuffling all that lot about with me.