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Hello all, we're making a family trip to London tomorrow. Stupidly I didn't book the car park when I booked the rail tickets, and only just went to do it - and the Avanti website is telling me car park pre-booking is now sold out, although "spaces may be available on the day." Does anyone have...

Hi everyone, I’m looking for the best options for a day trip to London with the family. We’re in north Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield) travelling with 3 children under 10. We did it last April, parking at Birmingham International for the day and travelling from there - the youngest was still 4 so...

Hello all, very quick one. If I’m travelling from Birmingham to Bristol on a split standard class ticket (both walk-up fares, no Advances), can I upgrade to first using Seatfrog with a single upgrade for the entire journey? Or, do I need essentially two upgrades - one of each portion of the...

Good evening all, I'm planning a day out to London with the wife and three children (9, 6 and 4) at the end of April, most probably Friday 25th. Likely to be driving to Birmingham International and travelling from there to Euston. While we're slightly price sensitive - so Advances are fine -...

Morning all, quick question as the thread title suggests… can’t find the answer on the Avanti website. Holding an Advance standard class ticket (AWC+Connections) to Euston - is it valid for upgrading to Standard Premium on board / Seatfrog? Or is this restricted to flexible tickets only, and...

Just wondering if anyone happens to know why southbound Cross City fares connecting to other services are more expensive from Wylde Green than Sutton Coldfield, when Wylde Green is one stop closer to Birmingham? Example, travelling today on an Anytime Day Return: Sutton - Leamington £16.90...

Hi everyone. Mrs Bungle travelled Sutton Coldfield to Cardiff and return yesterday. Tickets were split: - Sutton Coldfield - Cheltenham, Off Peak Return - Cheltenham - Cardiff Central, Anytime Day Return. Travel was with WMR on the Cross City, and CrossCountry on the direct Birmingham-Cardiff...

Evening all, seeking advice on whether a Cheltenham - Cardiff Central Anytime Day Return is valid via Bristol Temple Meads: Mrs Bungle is travelling Birmingham - Cardiff tomorrow with a split at Cheltenham (preferred to Chepstow due to better options in case of a missed train for the sake of a...

Birmingham Cross City North has been suspended since this morning due to a fire near the track in the Aston area, with the Chase line also affected. Traksy is showing trains stabled in various stations along the route to the north. WMR are now saying the disruption may last into tomorrow, but...

Afternoon all. I'm planning a trip from Sutton Coldfield to London in a couple of weeks, meeting up with a friend who lives in Bicester who will be joining me on the way down at Bicester North. I was intending to use a Super Off Peak Return on Chiltern and walk from New St to Moor St. I might...

Hi all, one for the drivers here or at least people with knowledge of the Rule Book! Just something that popped into my head while I was pondering life this afternoon.... About 8 years ago on a journey from Birmingham to Chesterfield, we came to a stop between Derby and Chesterfield due to a...

My parents will be travelling to and from Wembley from Chesterfield next Sunday for the League Cup final. It looks like doing the whole thing by train is out, due to the finish time of the game and engineering works closing part of the MML. Looked at a few other options, such as XC to Birmingham...

Afternoon all, a quick question if anyone can help... Tomorrow morning we'll be arriving on a flight into Gatwick just before 8am, but we need to transfer to Heathrow (long story, but picking hire car up from there as none available for anything like a reasonable price at Gatwick, and returning...

Hi everyone, I've been trying to see what I can come up with to get the cost of this journey down slightly and have a rough idea, but wondered if there's anything I'm missing... Outbound: Tuesday 7th June, Chesterfield to Gatwick Airport. Flight is 18:35 so would like to aim to arrive at the...

I just booked tickets for Mrs Bungle and me to travel Newark - London after visiting family at the end of May, on Advance tickets with Two Together, on the VTEC website. We normally travel with EMT as our "home" operator; when booking with them, I select number of passengers as 2, then Two...

Sorry if this has been asked previously.... Mrs Bungle is travelling from Durham to Manchester Victoria a week on Sunday, using TPE with a split at Leeds (Advance from Durham to Leeds, then Off-Peak Single from Leeds to Manchester, remaining on the same train) - about £20 cheaper than the...

Hi, just a quick question, particularly aimed at the train staff among you. I was on my way from Chesterfield to Gatwick to catch a flight today and as we left Derby, I received a text message telling me the flight had been cancelled due to bad weather. As I work abroad and was due to be in...

Hi all, just wondering if anyone could help with the following journey. Normally I'm pretty adept at splitting, however this one is boggling my mind a bit... I need to travel London - Durham - London Travelling London - Durham Friday 27th July, leaving London between 10am and 10:30am. Returning...

Sorry if this has been asked before. I turn 26 next month; at the moment, my 16-25 railcard expires in July 2011. Is there any restriction on when the railcard can be renewed; obviously, if I can buy a new one the day before I turn 26 to get the maximum possible use out of it (as it saves me...

Picking up my tickets from a TVM at Gatwick Airport the other morning, there were the usual mix of tourists and commuters around arriving off flights and buying tickets into London. I'd say about half were going to the booking window and half to the self-service TVMs. Standing at the TVMs to...