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    Birmingham to Lancaster, returning immediately

    Brilliant thank you. Yes it is more than 6 minutes so that is really helpful Thanks!
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    Birmingham to Lancaster, returning immediately

    Hi, I’m travelling from Birmingham to Lancaster return tomorrow . I will be literally getting off the train at Lancaster. Meeting someone at the station to collect something and then getting the next train home. I can save a small amount splitting and using advances etc. however, with having...
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    Delay repay- break of journey and split tickets

    Hi all, Full itinerary- Travelled from Ulverston to fleet on Tuesday using the following tickets Advance single - Ulverston to Lancaster Off peak return Lancaster to Woking Day return Woking to fleet I travelled back on the Tuesday with a break of journey at Sandwell and dudley. I...
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    Purchased rail card tickets in error- can I excess

    Thanks for this. 100% agree 1637246058 Thanks I have done this 1637248379 Hi all, update. Used the online form with Northern and they have cancelled the tickets and offered a cash refund. Very fast and great customer service. Credit where it is due. thank you for your help.
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    Purchased rail card tickets in error- can I excess

    Sadly too old now. I have just tried the refund from northern . Will update if this works Thanks
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    Purchased rail card tickets in error- can I excess

    I used the northern app. I will try - I can’t see how to do the travel with confidence scheme on the website?
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    Purchased rail card tickets in error- can I excess

    Lancaster - Edinburgh advance first class single Edinburgh- Lancaster advance first class single no not eligible for any rail cards
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    Purchased rail card tickets in error- can I excess

    Hi, my friend has purchased me tickets - First class advanced and has selected 25-30 rail cards believing I had a rail card. I do not have a rail card. can I go to a ticket office to excess these tickets? thanks Curtly
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    Fares workshops

    Cumbria, would travel to an event in Manchester dependant on the date.
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    Fares workshops

    Would it ever be possible to hold this remotely using teams for example? I would prefer that format to a face to face session especially as I live in a remote region
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    Card only payments due to coronavirus

    Hello, I’m not sure if this should go in the covid forum or this one - however I feel the most knowledgable posters will be in this forum. I noticed a post on Facebook regarding a local station refusing to allow somebody to travel as they only had cash and the station was operating card only...
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    Advice: stuck in Preston

    Sorry for starting a new thread and it can be deleted/moved into the disruption thread when answered - just rather urgent. currently stuck in Preston on a journey from London to ulverston. Do the TOC have to provide a taxi/hotel for us? If we pay for a taxi ourself can we claim it back? S.28.2...
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    Budapest to Croatia

    Thanks everyone. this is what I have found on the bus and think it looks the best option- train would be preferred but takes too long and appears to not run down to the south. 00-20 budapest- 5am Zagreb Zagreb 7am to Novajia 15-30 what are these buses like to get sleep on? thanks
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    Budapest to Croatia

    Hi I’m looking at travelling from Budapest to Zcre Beach in Croatia in June next year. Nearest town to Zcre beach is Novaljia, nearest airport is Zadar. I’ve found a bus that goes to zagreb and then change and costs £40 euro and takes 9 hours. I was wondering what it would be like by train? Any...
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    Guard gives woman a note!

    It’s not, but in some situations harassment occurs. The person who wrote the Facebook post mentions times when men have followed her home and tried to get into her house after being on a train. So it’s good to know people are watching out for people.
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    Guard gives woman a note!

    I can confirm in the comments on Facebook the woman says thank you to the guard for the note, and is happy to have the conversation with the man. She said if she wasn’t happy she’d say something like I’m not happy, you appear to have over charged me.
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    Guard gives woman a note!

    just seen this post on Facebook and believe this is brilliant work by the guard. Is this a industry thing or just quick thinking? Edit- changed photo to remove people’s names.
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    Travelling after losing wallet

    This has actually happened to me on two occasions. Well slightly similar. 1) I boarded a train from A barriered station (where the barriers are in operation 24/7) and left my wallet on the platform with my tickets in. I quickly made my way to the guard and he was fine and let me travel. 2) I...
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    Zero fare excess

    Update- I basically asked at Wallgate- they let me through the barriers. And then spoke to the guard who just said- yeah hop on no worries it fine. I’ll probsbly be returning from Wigan on Monday- but will I be okay going for Appley bridge on my Wigan ticket
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    Zero fare excess

    hi there I’m currently travelling from ulverston to appley bridge (currently at Lancaster) Force of habit made me get an ulverston to Wigan ticket It’s the same price as an appley bridge ticket- I just tried to excess it at Lancaster and they said they can’t do it because they have a new...

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