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    Oxford 'not part of Chiltern network'

    TUPE is a paper tiger even where it does impact, and despite popular belief it doesn't stop you removing staff for capability issues, like continuing to provide incorrect information.
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    Fraudulent ticket purchase

    Think of PayPal credit as being PayPal's version of an authorised bank overdraft.
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    Water trains

    I'm not an anorak, so forgive me for not knowing the right term, but I think I might know what he means. Is there a train they might send for stress/weight testing that would use water as a ballast/simulated load? That would both "test the tracks" and then be free for emptying into a reseviour.
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    Could I be prosecuted for this?

    As a point of Ethics, if you're aware you're being short charged then you have an ethical obligation to put it right. However, as a point of law, I don't think there's anything wrong here. You have stated your need, and the ticket office has made you an offer for a service that meets that...
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    I'm expecting letter but moving address soon

    Just general good advice, you should redirect your mail for the next 12 months anyway.
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    Scotrail Franchise - Abellio

    The people writing the schedule didn't realise Scotland is Windy?
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    Hypothetical Money Situation

    Scottish banknotes arent legal tender in Scotland either. In any case, if you are paying for your ticket in advance the concept of legal tender is irrelevant - the only role "legal tender" plays in England is to provide a valid defence to the payment of a debt. Where a service is yet to be...
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    Edinburgh Gateway - A White Elephant ?

    I saw one today in the baggage claim area, offering combined train and tram/bus tickets. Edit: I see i wasn't the only one.
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    Could a Sleeper service run to Wick?

    No... To make that assertion you'd have to show the allocation to Scotland was vastly greater than the tax revenue raised from scotland, over twice as much. Now, it is true that once you include UK government spending on UK wide issues that all spending from Scotland is greater than revenue...
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    Could a Sleeper service run to Wick?

    The ferry from Orkney to Aberdeen is every other day though. The Stromness ferry is multiple times every day.
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    Would you cancel HS2 to invest in the NHS?

    If you don't invest in the economy, the economy won't grow. If the economy doesn't grow, you can't pay for the NHS in the future. A short term gain for the NHS would be long term pain, as congested creaking infrastructure grinds the economy to a halt.
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    Which is your favourite TOC and why?

    Indeed, be it Bus or Train, his transport vehicles tend to be much nicer than the competition, and the service better too.
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    ORR TVM Review - 20% of passengers buy the wrong ticket

    Absolutely. How about a wizard like system q1- Where would you like to go? - Input destination q2 - Are you planning to return? - Select Today, Tomorrow, within the next month, no return q3 - Are you planning to travel between any of these times? - Show the peak time rules for the...
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    South Wales Court Fines

    Perhaps in the most extreme situations - sitting on a final warning for not getting enough fines out there perhaps.... Otherwise I'd be inclined to agree.
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    Future railway offences to be judged by computer?

    A tech site, theregister.co.uk
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    DfT and TOCs to trial radical fares overhaul

    IIRC Ireland blocks split ticketing and requires you not just to leave the train, but the railway.
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    DfT and TOCs to trial radical fares overhaul

    Not sure if anyone else has posted the exact detail: http://www.raildeliverygroup.com/media-centre/press-releasnes/2017/469771790-2017-02-01.html Here's the catch...
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    DfT and TOCs to trial radical fares overhaul

    I'm not sure I understand the proposals, but if "leg" pricing means what I think it means, then I don't think you'd end up with 20 tickets, unless you're getting 20 trains. A leg to me is Station to Station... I remember looking for a hypothetical Glasgow-Liverpool trip some years ago, and this...
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    Trivia: Nicknames we use

    I insist on calling Euston "Useless station", and I and my (French Canadian) jokingly call Clapham Junction Tap-de-Jambon (Literally Clap-Ham)....

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