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I did ask for some advice a while back as I was planning on doing a tour of Switzerland and Germany on the train next year, and received some excellent advice, but I am thinking of putting that on hold now as I have been invited to stay at a friends for a week or so. The friend is a Polish lad...

Hi, I have just booked train tickets from Oxted to Exeter St.David's changing at Clapham Junction and catching the South West Trains service from there. I noticed that First Class was only about a fiver more than standard class so I booked that. I was surprised to find that this did not...

A couple of questions if anyone would be kind enough to answer. My best friend lives in York and I visit him fairly regularly but another friend has now moved to Newark. Out of Grimsby there are only 2 routes to connect you with the East Coast Mainline, either the TPE to Manchester Airport...

This may have already been asked and if so I apologise but I did a search and couldn't find anything. I am traveling down to London on 2 successive weekends. The tickets I have for tomorrow are the same as usual, 1 ticket for travel and a 2nd ticket with the seat reservation on but for next...

Hi, As I was diagnosed with a brain tumour a number of years ago, one of the consequencies of this is that I have been left with part of my skull missing and have been advised that I should not take any flight that lasts over 1 hour due to the cabin pressure. Obviously this has left me rather...

As a lot of you will be aware, there are no trains in and out of Grimsby Town/Cleethorpes until the 10th of January. I travelled back from Oxted in Surrey on Monday via Newark. The train from Newark terminated at Market Rasen and it was a bus replacement service onward from there. Now I...

I try and get up to The Scottish Highlands a couple of times a year and we usually stop off somewhere for an overnight stay on the way up from Grimsby. It could be done in a day but that would mean leaving at around 7am and not arrving at our destination until after 8pm making it rather a long...

I have recently returned from touring The Scottish Highlands on the train and must have purchased, what I think, is the best value advance purchase ticket in the UK. Does anyone know a more value for money ticket than the one I traveled on the other Monday. Edinburgh to Perth (1hr 19m) Perth...

Hi, A few weeks ago a friend and I were on a Northern Rail service which broke down and we had to wait a further hour for the next service. I contacted Northern Rail and they have issued us with 2 day passes on Northern Rail services only. I live in Grimsby but the friend I was in lives in...

Hi, Just a bit of advice please. On Saturday I was traveling from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester on Northern Rail, it was one of the old 142 trains and we were late leaving Picc as the train was being repaired on the platform. We got to Hale ok but then the train broke down and we were told...

I understand that Inverness station has recently had ticket barriers fitted. When I travel up from Edinburgh to Kyle Of Lochalsh (via Inverness) my train arrives into Inverness at 11:57 but my onward connection does not leave until 13:35. Does anyone know if I will be allowed to leave the...

I am touring Scotland by train in March and have bought the discount advance purchase tickets for all legs of my journey via one. This is the leg from Inverness to Stirling on Saturday 28th March. Advance purchase tickets for this date became available about 2 weeks ago but they have so far not...

Hi, I am seriously considering purchasing a 15 day European Interrail pass this Autumn and exploring the European Rail Network. I was just wondering if anyone has done anything similar and has any advice on where to go, what to see and where to stay etc. Also some sort of suggested...

Just wondered if anyone can shed some light on this. Myself and my brother are traveling up to Plockton in The Scottish Highlands from Grimsby, via a stop off in Edinburgh, in August and as the day we are traveling up to Edinburgh is my 50th birthday he said that we should travel up there 1st...

Hi, New member here so not sure if this question has been asked before. I have a disabled railcard and I am due to travel tomorrow. Initially I was going on my own and booked my tickets a number of weeks ago to get the advance saver prices. A friend of mine has now said that he will...