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Glad it's not just me that experienced that - it seemed a particularly brainless way for the gates at Leigh to be programmed. At least the gateline assistant didn't try and tell me the ticket was invalid, he just shouted from the office to pull the luggage barrier towards me (which was open).

Thanks for the info - just what I needed to know.

A friend has some of the free tickets given by South West Trains to Gold Card holders, and has proposed that I go with her on a rail trip using the tickets. As she has a bit of a history of making mistakes about tickets, I just wanted to check a few things here. 1. Is it correct that a...

As regards your first two weeks, you could get a Woking to London Zones 2-6 weekly travelcard for £83.90. Your route would be Overground between Whitechapel and Clapham Junction. I'm afraid others will have to advise on the 16-25 discounts.

I don't think any of Portsmouth's stations are up to much. Harbour always seems a bit of a missed opportunity as it has quite a striking 1930s modernist exterior, and Fratton was always a bit grim. PMS always seemed to have a bit of faded grandeur and could be made very pleasant I'd have...

It seems pretty easy to tailgate through most barriers. I've seen a lot of it in the London area, and not once have I seen barrier staff challenge the tailgater. I had a personal instance of a valid ticket being rejected today - barriers at Westcliff did not accept a Southend Central to West...

I've also heard that, and I suppose a train driver could be classed as a traveller. In general I've found less food makes me more alert not less.

Leaving aside issues of revenue protection, I'd say for the average passenger barriers are just a nuisance. I only realised how much I dislike them after experiencing rail travel in Germany where they don't seem to use them. The only conceivable direct benefit to passengers is knowing that...

I think that is a lot of the problem with some of the moans that come up. Once you increase frequency and put a service on the tube map, people inevitably start to expect a tube-like service. Unfortunately I don't think the reasons why it can't operate like the tube are widely understood.

I don't think I got given anything like that the last few times I travelled to Leicester on Megatrain. I remember the first time I ever used the service (probably about 4-5 yrs ago now) being given something, but I don't think it operated the gates!

I get the feeling that the re-routing of Thameslink via Crystal Palace has significantly added to the delays around Norwood Junction, and having previously had to commute on Thameslink I know they're often running late by the time they're past Crystal Palace southbound. Although my usual...

From my observation, most people getting on in the peak at West Croydon travel at least as far as Canada Water, presumably to change for Canary Wharf, and a significant number travel further, though I mostly don't see where they get off.

I currently use the ELL two days a week in peak hour between West Croydon and Shadwell and yes it's a painful experience. Dwell times at the stations seem very leisurely. Even the saying "built for comfort rather than speed" doesn't hold true as the seats (if you can get one) are...

I recently travelled from North Dulwich to Streatham using contactless. I exited at Streatham and touched in again 24 minutes later to continue to West Croydon. I've been charged two separate fares, though the total journey time was within the maximum (90 mins) allowed for a 3 zone journey...

Useful to know, but as I've only got 15 mins to change from Thameslink to East Midlands Trains at St Pancras, I think I'll have to buy the Plusbus on arrival at Leicester this time.

I've never had a problem getting a Leicester plusbus with a Megatrain ticket - in fact when I've purchased the plusbus at St Pancras I've never been asked to show the rail ticket. I did once try and buy the plusbus at East Croydon though, and they said they couldn't issue it - not an issue...

Is it possible to buy a Leicester plusbus ticket online? I've already got the rail ticket to Leicester, but as it's Megabus there's no opportunity to purchase a plusbus ticket at the time of booking. I normally get the plusbus at the East Midlands Trains ticket office at St Pancras before...

Things must have worsened very quickly at LBG on Tuesday evening. I got there about 1728. We had to snake through some barriers to get into the station, and it was more crowded than usual, but I got on the train I'd planned to travel on (1732 to Horsham), which then departed about 8 mins late...

In a few weeks I'll be commuting twice a week from zone 5 to zone 1 in peak hour. Does this mean that, after refund, I'll be capped at £8.80 per day - I could potentially use a combination of tram, national rail and bus each way. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- I re-read the...

I agree, the Thameslink service between Croydon and central London is agonisingly slow - I use it 3 days a week, and the journey can regularly take in the region of 45 minutes. I know there's nothing that can be done and we just have to put up with it, but that doesn't make it a better...