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    Replacement tickets wanted

    Dear all, Rail UK has been compiling a ticket gallery, and we have received a fantastic response from members who have been willing to provide scans of their tickets. It is important to us that each ticket scan is of the same high quality, and a few of the tickets submitted have been hard to...
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    Headcodes not changing

    I've just installed SimSig London Liverpool St last night and Liverpool Lime St this evening and am having problems that trains come in and terminate but the Headcode does not change automatically and I'm having to Interpose it myself. For example train 5H01 comes in and terminates as it...
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    Gateline at Canterbury West

    Hi all, Does anyone know why there are so few barriers at Canterbury West? On the left of this picture you can see a glass 'wall' which is about 3 times the size you can see in the photograph, boxing the paid area of the station in. There seems to be space there where the walls are for...
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    Excess Fares: Recent Mystery Shopping

    A customer bought 4 x GroupSave tickets, for the route required for the outward portion, with the intention of obtaining a change of route excess for the return portion. The customer then visited numerous stations in an attempt to obtain this excess fare in advance of travel. The stations...
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    Season ticket database

    Is the database on which details of season tickets held centrally somewhere and shared amongst TOCs? I got a photocard with SET but they did not take me details at the time because I wasn't buying a season ticket. I took said photocard to LO who took my details and issued a season ticket. If I...
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    Boundary Zone tickets & High Speed

    I have tried searching for similar threads but to no avail. According to two Southeastern Highspeed onboard managers and a ticket office clerk, Boundary Zone tickets are not valid on Highspeed services. A man held a Surbiton - London Z1-6 travelcard and a Boundary Zone 6 - Canterbury Stations...
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    RailUK Fares & Ticketing Guide - Section 6 - Discounted Fares

    6.1 Railcards There are a number of Railcards offering discounted travel. Each Railcard has its own eligibility criteria and conditions of use. The details of national Railcards and Network Railcard are provided in the posts below. Additionally there are local area Railcards that are available...
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    Petition: Campaign for Equal Marriage

    This has been passed to me and I'm passing it all to you. Would you kindly please sign this? Will just take a few moments :-) Robert http://www.c4em.org.uk/
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    Relaunched: Guess the station from the pictures!

    With Mojo's permission to relaunch his 'Say what you see' thread Hi guys, I've devised a fun little quiz for us all to play. It's very simple, all you need to do is to work out what station is being described from the pictures. The rules: The station must be currently served by...
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    Possible to lower fare? Down to you...

    Personally, I don't think that it is possible to lower the fare in the following scenario. I've been trying a great deal to think of ways how but have not concluded with anything. So, fellow experts, down to you; I'm attempting to find the cheapest way for a friend with a 16-25 railcard to...
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    The 17:53 London Midland service to the North Pole...

    Enjoy! Thanks to James, Dispatcher with LM
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    Docklands Light Railway PSA's

    Apologies if already posted. http://www.sercodocklandsjobs.com/ Closes tomorrow at 5pm.
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    Revenue Division amongst companies

    If train operating company 1 runs a railway service from A to F and train operating company 2 runs a railway service from C to D and a customer buys a ticket from A to F routed 'Any Route Permitted' then how would Rail Settlement Plan Ltd. divide up the revenue? District
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    'Friend' needs some legal advice (not railway related)

    Hey guys, A 'friend' of mine was recently subjected to a homophobic attack on a school bus to which he imminently reported to the school who suspended the offenders. Not happy that suspension was enough, my 'friend' (16yo) reported it to the police who then told them he'd have the schools...
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    'That's Britain'

    Just started watching and already I'm thinking 'utter tripe'. It's got a 'wall of words' a bit like a tag cloud with the bigger font size being most popular issue, tube drivers were the biggest. What are you thinking so far?
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    GROUP discount.

    Can you obtain group discount by purchasing sufficient amount of tickets on the day from the ticket office or do I have to call SET and arrange group travel? Also according to Avantix I can do group rate on travelcards, is this true?
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    First still declassified?

    Tonight, with my parents and brother, I am going to the rye bonfire. I'm leaving on the 1532 from Ashford International which today will be formed of 4 cars. Usually, it is formed of 2 cars and the timetable shows that first class is declassified. For today only there will be 4 cars, but will...
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    Group Tickets

    £4 per adult, £1.50 per under 18. Z123456 http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14416.aspx Where can I get these tickets from? Just any LU ticket office? I have 13 Under 18's and 1 adult travelling.
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    Passengers are currently unable to alight from trains at Shepley...

    ... due to reports by police of a LION in the area.
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    Seating

    Open discussion here: Do you think CHILD ticket holders should give up a seat for a full paying adult? Do you think PRIV ticket holders or free staff travel should give up a seat for a full paying adult? Should a pushchair vacate the train if a wheelchair needs it? I will be really...

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