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    Concessionary pass and disabled persons railcard... valid?

    I'll be travelling with a companion. So, let's say I want to go from A to C via B and I have a concessionary card that covers A to B and I'll be paying for B to C using railcard discounted ticket. Can my companion travel using A to C ticket discounted using railcard in my name while I'm with...
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    Cheapest tickets to any major UK airports from Birmingham

    I'm booking a flight out from any major UK airports with easy rail link to Birmingham. I'd like to know how much is the cheapest rail ticket to any major airports so I can decide if saving from travelling to another airport instead of Birmingham is worth it. So far, I found that cheapest...
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    Changing my commute... Any tips on timetabling?

    I commuted on Snow Hill line for more than 1 year and I will continue to commute until few months later when I'll have to change my commute to between New Street and Coventry from Snow Hill line. So, I have few questions you guys might want to answer. 1) Is it true that punctuality on New...
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    nNetwork 16-18 photocard

    Does it mean I can get a child ticket within nNetwork boundary and can I use adult disabled railcard with it as well?
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    Travelling FGW on Chiltern only ticket and some more questions

    I can't remember exactly, but sometime 2 years ago during school holiday (I took a young teenager with me). We went into Marylebone, and woman at there said there were no trains to Birmingham Moor Street, and we had to go to catch FGW from Paddington to Banbury and continue with Chiltern from...
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    Centro: "New services between Solihull and Stratford commence in May this year."

    http://www.centro.org.uk/newsroom/PressReleases/PressRelease55824.aspx What do they mean by this?
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    Kenilworth railway station

    I have tried researching for more information about this station, not much is gained from this. So, I have some questions you guys may know... How long will it take for construction to be completed when it begins in August 2014 if the funding has approved? Will XC trains stop at this...
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    What are difference between Chiltern only and via High wycombe tickets?

    I'm not sure if I've asked this question before but I'm planning to buy BMO - MYB ticket and I have two options stated on the title. What are the differences between them?
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    Is it me or are signal failures common?

    Even though they're operated by electricity with very little to no moving parts? Electricity powered things are usually known for very reliable. I wonder why does this happen?
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    How does funding for concessionary passes work?

    I know it is funded by government as well as additional funding from councils if they wish to provide an additional services As far as I know, rail travels are wholly funded by councils (correct me if I'm wrong), and they are usually after 9:30. However, in London, some areas of NR are...
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    What happens if you get on the wrong train?

    Let's say if you're hurrying to the platform not realising that you're on wrong platform and got on wrong train. What should you do in this case? Seeing you have got ticket but this train goes nowhere near the destination stated on the ticket.
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    Virgin Pendolino normal or 11 car?

    Is this information public? If so, can anyone tell me how to find it. Note: I only need to know if the one I will be travelling on is 11 car.
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    Snow Hill line questions.

    I've noticed that trains (Especially Chiltern) always slow down when passing the section between Acocks green and Tyseley. Is there speed limit on that particular section? But then I don't think it's speed limit because I've seen some chiltern trains do pass it at high speed sometimes, could it...
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    Is this Scholar ticket disallowed at weekends?

    I was travelling on the train towards Birmingham New Street. There was a group of boys sitting few seats away from me. The RPI came and asked all of them to show their tickets. Every single of them showed their valid ticket except one. One had a ticket that had a "Scholar" on it with valid...
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    Some questions on Virgins service from Birmingham [BHM] to London Euston [EUS]

    11:30AM is the time I'll be getting on the train in the weekdays. So, will it be busy, how likely will I able to get a vacant seat of 4 for us? What type of train will they use? Also, what's best place/coach to sit on? What platform they'll most likely to use? (Because I get confused in New...
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    NXWM bus drivers...

    Firstly, apologies if it has already posted. Anyways, Why do they always stop to regulate bus times way way before the bus terminus? Can't they stop at few stops before bus terminus and sit on there? As far as I know, on my route, there are spaces for bus to sit on few bus stops before (even...
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    Any info on EL1 and EL2 bus routes?

    I've tried to researching on it, but reports on it seems to be very variable. Some say it will be converted to tram route, others say it will be bus with its own bus lane and finally, some say it will be like DLR. I'm confused, I saw this bus route recently, it has its own branding, which...
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    A very simple question on Oyster: Do you get charged extra for using tube?

    I will be arriving at one terminal in Z1, then I'll touch in tube to another terminal in Z1 which then I'll be using NR to Z4. Will I get charged extra for using tube? Last time, I decided to walk from one terminal to another terminal in worry that I would get charged extra for using tube.
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    Any hopes of reducing Birmingham stns to London stns tickets price?

    From currently £15-£20 to under £10 for two with one disabled railcard? I'm asking this because I had a £9 ticket yesterday but couldn't buy it as I had to leave for few hours, only to return that the ticket had raised to £19! (Chiltern ticket). Also, if there are no tickets under £10...
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    Is NXWM the worst bus company?

    In terms of investing money into their bus fleet. I've thought about this and checked on other bus companies operating in different cities including London and other smaller cities. It seems obvious that most of bus in other cities are relatively new, clean and modern. This is not case for NXWM...

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