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    FGW at Paddington still getting evening Off Peak validity spectacularly wrong.

    (1) Raising with issue with GWR not only draws the attention of management, but also provides an opportunity to praise the helpful member of staff. (2) Can someone explain for me, please, why the "U1-6 - Crawley" ticket wasn't anyway valid on the GWR train from Ealing Bdwy to Paddington...
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    Commuting on advance tickets

    If you're looking at house-buying you're obviously weighing substantial sums of money, so you ought to be able to include in your calculations budgeting for an Annual Season. I believe they are cheaper (per day) than monthlies or weeklies, and carry additional Gold Card advantages including...
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    Vauxhall station

    One of the factors that increases the use of Vauxhall station, especially in the peaks, is its situation as the last stop before Waterloo in Zone 2 and being next to a bus station. A lot of money can be saved by buying a Travelcard omitting Z1, and using it by train inwards as far as Vauxhall...
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    Travelling back from Alfreton on a London - Matlock return

    Thanks for your responses (so far). However, they still leave me unsure of what to do in the future. A single Alfreton-Nottingham is £5.50 with senior railcard, which is not an inconsiderable sum (time after time) for a ticket that may not be necessary. And several staff have either (1)...
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    Travelling back from Alfreton on a London - Matlock return

    I'm hoping that knowledgeable members of this forum will be able to advise me about the validity of a my use of a particular ticket type. Over many years, I have frequently travelled, mainly at weekends, from London to Derbyshire using a super off-peak return ticket from London Terminals...

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