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    Mobility Scooters on Northern Question

    If you find getting on a mobility scooter difficult can I suggest your doing something wrong, I don't know what sort of mobility device you've tried using but when your plugged into Oxygen 24/7 a mobility scooter comes in very handy! They are also allowed on London Bus's with the correct...
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    ECML/MML major power problems (09/08)

    Bombardier is not necessarily a bed of rose petals, a Canadian company that has supplied its own citizens in Toronto with a trams that 80% have gone back for structural repairs before they had all entered service.
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    Alternatives offered for defective air conditioning

    We asked asked again on declassifying after Doncaster when the water came around but were told that wasn't an option available. I presume that was based on a management policy, as they must have authorised people catching a later train.
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    Alternatives offered for defective air conditioning

    Travelling back on the 18:15 Leeds to London Kings Cross on Monday night only one standard class carriage had working air conditioning. Everyone was offered the alternative to catch a later train at Doncaster, with no guaranteed seats, and claim delay repay on the original arrival time. We were...
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    Rolling stock shortages on South West Trains

    Today 29/12 they are running a rationalised stock (short formed) due to a reduced demand for capacity (not enough customers).
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    Rolling stock shortages on South West Trains

    This will be fun when they support the Paddington Christmas closure.
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    Stena Line / Harwich International

    This is an excellent trip, I would book the all inclusive ticket. A couple of years ago after the trains were delayed they put us all in Taxis from Ipswich(?), and we sped across to Harwich. There was talk about putting us up in hotels if we missed the ferry but I think that was pure...
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    Reading to Paddington from 5pm; Off Peak valid on some trains, not valid on others

    Sorry to intrude I've just asked our friends from GWR, as I was trying to book an Off Peak Return with Network Card from Reading to London Euston early Thursday evening, coming back Monday night. They say I can't use the 1733, 1751, 1756, 1823, 1833, 1850 and 1857 from Reading going by...
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    Help planning a trip during the Easter closure of the West Coast mainline

    I stay in Horton in Ribblesdale and use the train to access different areas of the Dales.
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    Help planning a trip during the Easter closure of the West Coast mainline

    Evening all The alternative for south bound from Carlisle at no additional charge is via the Settle and Carlisle line. Or for additional cost via Newcastle. I was planning to be around the area at Easter but these local DMUs will be packed. Are these alternatives suggested by...
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    Reading to Dover Priory via HS1

    :D To purchase a ticket from Reading to Dover Priory, visit http://tickets.southeasternrailway.co.uk/se/en/JourneyPlanning/MixingDeck and select Reading to Dover. Although the route states that you should travel from Charing Cross, the ticket will be marked any permitted route, this includes...
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    Reading to Dover Priory via HS1

    :D Tickets from Reading to Dover Priory via HS1 are not available, you can only purchase tickets to Asford Intl depite the train continuing to Dover Priory. I was advised by both South Eastern and First Great Western to either take the slow train via Charing Cross/Victoria or to split...
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    Wokingham/Reading to Ashford International

    :D Happy New Year, I have been trying to book Wokingham to Asford(Kent) via HS1. I can get a route, but I have been informed that I need to buy two tickets tickets(splitting at St Pancras). If however I leave from Reading I can buy a through ticket. However if I go on the classic...

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