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Found some of these in a station. What are they? They look a bit like a collection receipt, except that they have prices. Also, why do different coupons that look like this have different prices that aren't even rounded to the nearest 5p?

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I understand that a single can be excesed to a return. Does this apply both ways around? A-B single excessed to a return A-B Out, B-A Rtn A-B single excessed to a return B-A Out, A-B Rtn Yesterday I wanted to do the latter but wasn't sure if its an official procedure.

I just bought a ticket from a London Overground TVM. This wasn't a ToD, but normal purchase. I have a UK-issued American Express that supports Chip+PIN, and every time I've previously used it in a Chip+PIN reader, I need to enter my PIN, unless I'm using contactless. Today the Chip+PIN reader...

Whilst researching a gateline dispute my partner recently had, I was told that many LU staff believe think when you're travelling on a Travelcard in the early hours of the morning, you need a ticket dated the previous day, and a ticket dated the actual date you are travelling is not valid. This...

I have the return portion of an SSR London Terminals to Market Rasen. Lincoln is an appropriate Routeing Point. I want to resume a Break of Journey at Lincoln, and take the latest available departure to King's Cross on Saturday night. When searching for LCN to KGX on NRE shows the last...

A common recurring theme on this forum is newcomers assuming that TheTrainLine is cheapest for tickets, from their misleading advertising no doubt. Can anyone actually come up with any examples when TTL is actually the cheapest for a ticket or journey, after allowing for their booking and...

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Hi everyone, Last night after rush hour I witnessed a new begging scheme on the Jubilee line. A woman boarded and walked the length of the car, placing a small pocket-sized pack of tissues on every empty seat, as well as a photocopied slip of paper that said something along the lines of She...

I will be taking a short break abroad in the upcoming months I want to fly out of either Heathrow or Gatwick at 07:30 on a Saturday morning and land the following day (Sunday) around 22:30. The flights are paid for already, so there is no financial difference in either airport. Allowing 2 hours...

Hi all, I'm considering moving house and taking the Thames Clipper from Greenwich or Woolwich to the City. Does anyone have any experience of the Clipper for commuting? Do you always get a seat? Is it punctual and reliable?

Hi all, Today I purchased what I thought was a Y-P Off-Peak Return from London Terminals to Cambridge, priced £22.10. I did this by searching for "Kings Cross" to "Cambridge" in Red Spotted Hanky and buying the £22.10 ticket. I then collected this ticket from a Parkeon ToDler ToD-only TVM...

I had to double check it wasn't April 1st, but: BBC are reporting: This seems a bit odd to me. What is the advantage of these drones over conventional CCTV?

Hi everyone. A friend of mine has an AP today for a train, which was showing as cancelled on NationalRail.co.uk, so he didn't go to the station. It now transpires that the service wasn't cancelled and NRE was wrong. Do the TOC have an obligation to convey him on the next service, and can he...

Another consequence of our fragmented railway system where Network Rail staff don't get free business travel sees our railway industry instead paying airlines.

Just a quick reminder to everyone techie who's interested in using open rail data, that poggs is giving some talks at OpenTech 2013 this afternoon. See 2:30 Session 4 "Travel and Trains". This is in central London

Hi, At Clapham Junction this morning, the automated passenger information system was behaving oddly, buffering or stuttering in the middle of words. Whilst it's not really a primary interest of mine, I made 3 recordings on my phone, available on Soundcloud in case someone else is interested...

This isn't strictly about fares, but I guessed the people who might know the answer hang out here... Does anyone who about the printing and binding of NFM64, specifically: how many volumes is it split into? roughly how many pages is it in total? whether it's hardback or paperback...

Hello. I recently got a duplicate annual season ticket and new photo card after misplacing the originals. However, a few weeks later, I've noticed that the photocard numbers for the duplicate dont match (ABC1233 vs ABC1223). Is this something I need to get fixed, and if so do I have to go to...

Hi, BBC have a brief article today on Ticket machine card fraud. What's a little worrying is the caption image showing a skimmer on an S&B Ticket machine.