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Unless I've been really asleep before on past trips, it seems that at some point in the last week, the platforms at Oxford station have been renumbered! The old platform 1 (services towards London) is now Platform 3, the old platform 2 (trains north / northwest and most terminating London) is...

The last time my railcard had faded more than the guard liked, he used a cigarette lighter to heat-treat behind the date area, which went black around the dates which were now almost in inverse!

Looking at the National Rail Enquiries ticket details page for an Oxford to London Terminals off peak day single ticket, it says Suppose I wanted to go to London Bridge, and didn't want to pay the extra few quid for an Oxford to London Zone U1+ which'd be valid on the underground from...

Heading from Lille to Belgium, you have three options for tickets 1 - Use the local TER ticket machines to buy a wonderfully-named Trampoline ticket to Courtrai (Kortrijk), then at Kortrijk dash to the station entrance to buy an onward ticket 2 - Use the Belgian Railways site (note - local...

I am! I was actually back in Charlbury a few weeks ago, delighting in the luxury of 2 platforms and on-time trains... What a difference quite a few years makes!

So, my friend complained to GWR, mentioning firstly the issue at the gateline, then secondly the incorrect on-train announcements. Their initial response was: My friend emailed back saying that this didn't answer his question, as it didn't explain how he was supposed to see a train manager if...

Friend of mine tried to board the 18:22 from Paddington today holding a off-peak single from Peckham Rye to Oxford (http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=PMR&dest=OXF&ldn=1&tkt=CDS), which is a GWR-set fare, but with no evening peak restrictions on it (it's Restriction Code: W1). Ticket was...

I'm new here, so bear with me, but... I understand that running from Hayes & Harlington into Heathrow has various restrictions on what trains can be used (electric only, certain signalling kit etc), and that the replacement buses are overcrowded. For that, why not take the approach taken with...