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    TfL photocard and Oyster card increase

    Not just those costs, it needs to counter the loophole of going into negative balance and being cheaper to get a new card than clear it
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    Introduction of European Entry-Exit Scheme (EES)

    There are charter fights from Russia, although for the coal miners rather than tourists.
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    Near miss with an access ramp at Norwood Junction station (RAIB)

    If you're going down that route then it would make even more sense to ban the ramps entirely and specify level boarding as the 777s have.
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    High-speed train bound for London ‘hits van on level crossing’ in village as vehicle bursts into flames (July 13)

    Not always. Some UWC have been fitted with MSLs, so only the telephone is only for large/slow vehicles or animals.
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    High-speed train bound for London ‘hits van on level crossing’ in village as vehicle bursts into flames (July 13)

    It is standard: Diagram 101 of The Private Crossings (Signs and Barriers) Regulations 2023
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    High-speed train bound for London ‘hits van on level crossing’ in village as vehicle bursts into flames (July 13)

    They're just so car minded that anything over 70 is high speed. The Independent are confirming one killed
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    Broken system of obtaining an eticket refund for network disruption.

    Might be worth disputing the payment with the bank, then they'll be the ones being hit with admin fees.
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    Why didn't the ticket machine find "St Pancras"?

    Not if you want the Merseyrail Waterloo
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    Confused over HS1 Upgrade Single - St Pancras to Swanscombe

    The HS1 Upgrade is like an excess fare, it's used to add HS1 validity to an existing ticket that's not via HS1.
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    Things in living memory which seem very anachronistic now

    A heat pump is basically just a fridge/air conditioner in reverse. Instead of making the inside cold and the outside hot, it makes the outside cold and the inside hot. Hence the pump name, since it's taking the existing heat in the environment and moving it somewhere else.
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    What if I barge through gates while holding a valid ticket?

    There is a slight quirk in the system All of the byelaw offences have the same maximum fine (£1000) The gates will open if the fire alarm is activated One of those can be done more discreetly than the other One of those will cause knock-on effects for the TOCs
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    Electronic destination blinds

    Both things that TfL insisted on, and everyone else just followed suite in a Brussels effect like way.
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    Lack of knowledge and common sense on Chiltern gatelines

    I know it's controversial here, but this this is exactly the sort of situation where someone needs to get a big hammer and knock some sense into them.
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    Delay repay calculations with BritRail pass

    Delay repay is based on the price of the ticket you have, the regular singles and return fares are irrelevant. With multi-day passes it gets a bit complicated, but generally they're treated like season tickets which divided up to get a nominal value (10 singles per week).
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    Digitial Railcards

    Can't put a digital railcard into those, the accreditation requirement force it to stay in the retailer's app.
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    NS national rail strike Friday June 6th (and some regions on June 10th & 12th)

    Workers rights haven't been watered down like they have here, and a 2015 court ruling dropped it down to zero if the dispute is already ongoing.
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    Should the Manchester metrolink introduce ticket barriers at key stations?

    Even LU have a handful of stations with barriers, and a few more with open secondary entrances and "fare-dodger's lifts"
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    GPS-based PAYG trials on EMR / Northern

    The missing link is combining parts of those together, where you can have different routes with different fares. Any tap based system needs something like the pink readers and/or OSIs to distinguish between them, the former of which depends entirely on the cheaper route being the one requiring a...
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    GPS-based PAYG trials on EMR / Northern

    The EMR sign up form asks which Railcards you have, so I would guess they're planning to have them at some point.
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    NS national rail strike Friday June 6th (and some regions on June 10th & 12th)

    You don't need a ticket at all, the strike compensation form only requires you to state your intent to travel and receipts for the alternative transport.

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