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Can anyone point me in the direction of threads discussing the proposed new trains on the GWML? Can't seem to locate anything in the Search tool. Read the other day that The Government have placed an order for dual electric/diesel trains, which doesn't bode well. Voyager-esque trains on the...

The Cheese shop near Platform 19 at London Victoria sells some cracking sandwiches and filled croissants.

Need to submit a claim about the lateness of a train, and could do with the 'official' time of arrival of a couple of trains last week. Does anyone know how to access past running times? They must be stored on a database somewhere, but is this accessible to the general public? Thanks, BR

XC first class is generally poor. The voyagers are just dire trains full stop; half the seats in first class don't align properly with the windows, so you're sat next to a bit of plastic. As the trains are so short first class is usually very busy, and isn't a quiet zone. Catering is generally...

Travelled home late from Exeter the other night and had forgotten how unfriendly the lighting is on these trains. They call it 'improved' lighting, but the nasty spotlights make the carriage feel like an office. The cosy 'yellow' lighting of the old carriages was much more relaxing...

Had a nightmare journey from Bristol to Stratford last week and have two potential options of compensation. Involves a change at Birmingham and a walk to Moor Street. Firstly, the Crosscountry train from Bristol to Birmingham was delayed because of a broken down train in the Dawlish area, so...

Fantastic, many thanks.

Does anyone have a timetable for which services Crosscountry actually operates its HSTs on? They don't bother to tell you in their official timetable, so I often end up having to get on those dreadful Voyagers. http://www.125group.org.uk/diagrams-AXC.pdf This is the most up to date...

Thanks for the replies. I will write to FGW and see what they have to say on the matter. Will post the (rushed, useless and no doubt ignoring the key points) reply in due course ... !

Yesterday I was travelling from Bedminster (unmanned station with no machines) to Cheltenham Spa, and when the guard arrived, I requested a Cheltenham Spa Plusbus (races special) ticket. The guard was unable to sell me the requested fare, insisting it didn't exist on his little machine. I...

I presume the RMT will reballot on strike action - is there any early news on potential dates? What is the minimum notice they must serve? 10 days? I have a number of travel plans this month, some of which I have already booked, and it'd be useful to know asap so contigency plans can be made.

The cheapest I can find is £8.25 (railcard) from Chippenham to Westenhanger, and £6.60 (railcard) Haddenham to London. Can anyone beat that?

Had an idea. Advance fares seem to come up if you incorporate the journey with certain First Great Western tickets - e.g. Bath Spa to Westenhanger is £8.90 advance single. From experience, these usually only specify the advance time for the FGW train, so in theory I can catch any SE train...

Does this train operator actually have any advance fares? I can find little mention of it on their website. Need to travel from Haddenham and Thame Parkway to Westenhanger on the 5th March and the cheapest it finds is an off peak single, which isn't very good value. Anyone familiar with...

Thanks again for the replies, I'm glad there seems to be a consensus that these operators are out of order. I am in the process of composing replies to the pathetic letters I received and will keep you up to date.

I intend to - I'll wait a couple of days and take on board any suggestions people offer on here. What unmanned stations do XC call at?

Thanks. Here they are.

Is there anyway of attaching scans to the forum? I would like to share the responses of First/Cross Country.

Thanks for the further replies. "The National Rail Conditions of Carriage state that if, at the station where you began your journey, there was- a) no ticket office that was open; b) no ticket machine that was working or able to sell the ticket you want; or c) in Penalty Fare areas a working...