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Welcome to the forum. Have you considered the Rail-Air bus link from Heathrow to Reading (for Castle Cary) or Woking (for Yeovil Junction)? To research the times and fares, use the National Rail Journey Planner with Heathrow Bus as the starting point. It looks as though you could...

I fully agree with Some Bloke and AM9. Many thanks Yorkie and Mojo.

I think Edwin_M puts his finger on two key points, identified by my bold in the quote. The further point I'd make is that it should be reasonably easy for the passenger without a reservation to find the unreserved seats, bearing in mind s/he may be travelling with luggage and or children so...

I visited Milestones about four years ago, so this report may be out of date here and there. However:- Milestones is a good museum relating to transport and everyday life in the past. Although housed in a modern hanger-style building, there are several "street scenes", mock shop fronts and...

I'm sympathetic to most of Crehld's posting, but I think this part is unfair. Many of us choose to use walk-up fares rather than cheaper advances because we want flexibility, not because we can't be bothered to book ahead. When we join the train, what more can we do but respect the reservation...

Regarding your choice of staying at Gatwick or London prior to your Eurostar journey, my own preference would usually be to stay near to the Eurostar check-in. That way you minimise the risks and worries associated with any delays or mishaps on the way to catching your train. It also...

Don't omit to take some rides on the Milan trams, particularly the old "Peter Witt" types. Also, the architecture and decoration of the shopping arcade near the cathedral is stunning, as well as the cathedral itself. For a day trip, consider Turin. Riverside city. Shopping streets with...

In many carriages on the London Underground folding seats are provided both in wheelchair priority and luggage/buggy priority areas. Yet in my experience passengers will demand to use them, no matter how crowded the train. This includes “asking” people to move their luggage. I struggle...

Readers of this part of the forum may be interested by an article published on the BBC News website on 4 January, which reports that a police officer has been sacked for gross misconduct as a consequence of taking a railway journey without holding an appropriate ticket. She admitted the...

Looking at the lie of the tram and the various traction standards in the attached photo (from ITV News I believe) the tram surely can only have been running on the track coming in from the right? In other words, this was a tram running from Lloyd Park towards Croydon. For those who don't...

Many thanks Berneyarms. Meanwhile the secondary question still hangs - does anyone have any idea how long these bubble cars are likely to remain in regular service? (After 10/12/16 that is.)

I am one of a small group, mostly retired, who are thinking of hanging a day out from west London on the peg of riding on one of Chiltern's "bubble cars" - Class 121 more formally, I think! Is there someone out there who can kindly tell us the diagrams on which the bubble cars are currently...

Another factor in favour of the Waterloo/Windsor & Eton Riverside route (versus Paddington/Windsor & Eton Central) is that you get a through train, i.e. with no changing. With the Paddington route you must change at Slough. On the other hand, with the Paddington option you would see some of...

FWIW, my journey today passed without incident or delay. That doesn't in any way invalidate the advice given to me, nor does it diminish my appreciation for it. Thanks again.

Many thanks to all who replied to my post #196, above. All were of assistance to me. BB21, I take your point about avoiding the railway altogether by using the coach, but it's a journey scheduled to take 3x as long, with lots of potential for road delays. (Initially I misread your advice...

I'm planning to fly off on holiday from Gatwick Airport this Sunday 12 June. I intend to travel by train from Chiswick to Gatwick changing at Clapham Junction. I wish to be at the airport by 13:00 to give contingency of >1 hour for any issues at the airport. NRE state that the train...

Thank you for replying, Romilly. But my concern is that the intended journey is more complicated than the planners can handle. Can I buy one return ticket that is valid out via the shortest route (WIM) and back via CHK - where I want to break the journey - which is considerably longer?

Hi there you Routing Guide and fares experts! I wonder if I could enlist your help please? I’ll be using some station names more than once in this query, so here are the codes:- VXH – Vauxhall WIM - Wimbledon CHK – Chiswick CHY – Chertsey WYB – Weybridge BFN – Byfleet & New Haw...

I wonder, is it possible that the man was obsessed with occupying the window seat? Some people have mental conditions which cause them to be obsessive about things that the majority do not see as a big deal. Some also have difficulty with inter-personal relationships and in appreciating...

Thanks BB21.