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The NRCoC does not regulate the provision of fares. I can't see how the validity on the trains in question could be any different to that of 'Southern only' tickets Someone who'd really like to force a test case and win the Too Much Time bonus could prosecute an occurrence themselves...

I collected tickets last Wednesday with a Nectar card (stripe and no chip)

The stop flags in London call them school buses (though as you say, anyone can use them) There is one anomaly, the 607 (not a school bus), which is in that range because it retains its trolleybus number.

I've always been able to pick up any-card tickets with a Nectar card, but never my Clubcard or building access swipecard

Virgin Trains (West Coast) allow any-card collection for people who frequently book tickets through them (no idea quite how they define that).

Pfft, you casual!

They're probably air-conditioned; open windows will make the a/c ineffective. It's better when the windows can be locked in that case, a la London Overground

Oh, Southport is further from Liverpool than I thought it was :p

Though you can use the RTN portion only and buy a cheap AP to replace the OUT

It's " that @ is swapped with (there are a few other differences around \ ~ and `)

It isn't :D

That's obviously not a permitted route from Feltham to Huntingdon though

Wait what? Poundland sell bicycle inner tubes and sex toys?

If you're sure you're on the train you think you are :D

Those people give all other enthusiasts a bad name >:(

A stolen unripe peach on a MAN-EUS pendo last Wednesday; very nice it was :D

I think Oyster cards are made of considerably tougher stuff than contactless payment cards; the former are a challenge to break, the latter start peeling all too quickly.

This isn't particularly relevant for journeys from Stalybridge via Manchester, where trains run twice per hour on a double-track railway.