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Journey update: travelled on the 9.45 from GLQ to EDB and the guard took a long look at my ticket and that of my companion and said that's fine. At the gate line at Waverley, I handed over the ticket and the guy called me back to say I would need it to get to Tweedbank. It sounded like there...

I now have 50 separate booking confirmations to collect. That should be fun. I'll head down to my local station one night and do them in one evening. Interestingly, I have tried to purchase more via the Scotrail site using a Mastercard and Amex (both with lots of credit available) and I am...

So if I place a single ToD order for as many tickets as it is possible for me to buy (to get to work), will there be enough tickets in the machine to print? What if there are not?

Turns out that a variation on this ticket works out cheaper than a season ticket between GLC and my home station on the southside of Glasgow. Unfortunately, I've bought 7 days' worth of tickets whilst sitting in an airport overseas and now my debit card has been blocked due to anti fraud...

Have got a Two Together railcard and have never been asked to show it in Scotland (where I live). I was asked to show it to an RPI on a Thameslink train earlier this year as part of an on-train spot check. Thinking back to my student days (over 10 years ago), I seem to recall that I would...

Some of the stations south of Glasgow Central (Cathcart Circle stations) have double tracks with only one platform in the middle of the tracks. Such as Pollokshields East, Queens Park, Crosshill, Mt. Florida, Cathcart, Muirend (and a few others).

I have an unusual query which I have been engaging with Scotrail about on Twitter. A couple of times each week when returning home from the Gym, I take the 20.05 from Glasgow Central (GLC) to Neilston (NEI). On the departure boards at the station, on the Scotrail website/app and on NRE, the...

South Glasgow DOO services aren't running on the Tuesday, with only a limited timetable on the Monday. Given that Glasgow to EK is running, perhaps it was decided there wasn't enough resource to manage all the signalling that would be required for the Neilston, Newton and Circle routes. There...

I travelled a few times in February from Central London to Gatwick via Thameslink and there were clear messages before East Croydon stating that Oyster and Contactless were not available after that station and that a separate ticket would be required. Would Southern not have a similar message?

You have spent the last three years at university and away from your parent's home. Do you have bank or credit card statements which cover any transactions made on the day in question? If the case goes to court then these may help to establish your whereabouts on the day the fare evasion took place.

There are advantages to both and also variances in situations. I am currently in London after travelling on the sleeper to save on a night's accommodation (and to experience it for the first time). However, next month I'll fly to Heathrow because it's better located for my employer's head...

As an interested reader of these forums, it strikes me that most of the issues being presented are ones where the person has made an error of judgement, such as stating that they travelled from a closer/nearer station than they had actually travelled from. I suspect casual fare dodging goes on...

Mods' note: split from The way some passengers who have made mistakes are treated ...For those who do make a genuine error, is an £80 "penalty fare" from Northern or a £20 penalty fare from another TOC really more unfair than a £60 fixed penalty and 3 points for speeding on an empty road in...

Happens quite frequently at my local station (suburban Glasgow) as well as at Glasgow Central during rush hour. I live five minutes away from my local station and leave just in time to make the train. Once or twice it has left early by up to a minute. Certainly a poor performance by the TOC...

Turnaround cleaners, certainly at GLC. What I've noticed at peak times though is that quite often most of the passengers have boarded by the time they arrive. That's different to later in the evening where there's a bit longer for turnarounds and only the early birds are there to board when...

All anecdotal evidence below is based on my travels in the Glasgow area. Scotrail have really improved over the last few years in respect of customer communications when things go wrong. They communicate proactively via social media and the drivers make announcements to keep passengers...

Add in the 30 minute connection time for valid connections at GLC and the possibility that trains from the southside sometimes get delayed or cancelled, and it's not a very attractive proposition. If I was leaving after work and staying in a Central London hotel, and the price was right, I'd...

Interestingly, the National Rail website specifies exact details and limits with respect to coins and notes which are accepted at stations and retail outlets. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/45185.aspx

A colleague and I once broke our journey, between Warrington and Glasgow Central, at Carlisle.. to enjoy a couple of bottles of wine at the Wetherspoons near the station. Sounds like something like this bar would be a nice addition. :)

My understanding is that the 314s have recently gone through what is meant to be their last refurbishment (having been around since the 70s). So I'm not sure there would be much value in adding all these features to the 314s. The occasional stuck doors aside, they seem to be very reliable and...