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    Delay repay and missed connection

    Maybe not compulsory, but it certainly helps
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    Delay repay and missed connection

    Endorsement means asking the ticket office or authorised staff at the station where the missed connection occurred whether or not they can arrange for a letter to be given to you on headed paper stating you have been given approval to travel on a train that your ticket would not ordinarily...
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    Delay repay and missed connection

    Should the OP have asked for endorsement on XC? Will the whole delay till the next GWR service be applicable unless the OP asked for the endorsement and was rejected? Just asking as I am not certain
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    Undesirably long intermediate dwell times

    Crew toilet break? Crew meal break?
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    Voyagers could be the best current train

    My favourite is another unpopular choice - a Class 800 hence my username
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    GWR Pullman dining reinstated

    Pretty shocking - should ensure Pullman is always a 9 car
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    SeniorRailcard v Disabled Railcard

    Could inform Information Commissioners Office that personal data were requested and not used - as per GDPR, but depends if it's important to you
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    Faulty TVMs (Northern)

    When it's happened to me, once I told guard when boarding and he said he'd come through and do tickets and other time I went to find him ASAP. No issues either time. A TVM that is selectively malfunctioning is a bit more complex to explain. The ones I experienced were showing 'out of order'
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    SeniorRailcard v Disabled Railcard

    It does affect ability to perceive situations safely as a driver, such as approaching traffic at junctions, and approaching sirens
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    SeniorRailcard v Disabled Railcard

    In theory I think it's meant to be related to whether the disability affects the person's ability to drive - but this is a bit nebulous.
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    GWR Pullman dining reinstated

    But do you not have to join the carriage your reservation says? Maybe the issue is a lack of integration between Pullman and seat reservations?
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    GWR Pullman dining reinstated

    So if one books Pullman, there's only a 50% chance you can actually have it?
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    Undesirably long intermediate dwell times

    My memory is a bit hazy as I'm going back around 25 years and I was only 11 or 12 at the time, but I recall a really long stop on an intercity service possibly Preston or if not one of the other main West Coast stops - for passengers to use station facilities, as I think only one toilet was...
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    SeniorRailcard v Disabled Railcard

    Photos are personal data, and as such under GDPR, should only be requested if there is a legitimate purpose - i.e. it will be put on the railcard
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    Undesirably long intermediate dwell times

    Yes I noticed that when making a Cardiff Central to Exeter St Davids itinerary - as it means the connection can only be made at Meads not Parkway
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    One day travel card for London

    To avoid this perception, I personally have my paper ticket in my hand as I walk past the validators. I do this regularly on long distance rail journeys that end in suburban London at ungated stations
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    Trivia: Worst branding elements used for a public transport service

    New in Spanish is nuevo New in Italian is nuovo New in Portuguese is novo All can end in 'a' instead of 'o' if the noun is feminine. But in Spanish 'no va' means 'does not go' 1647761336 I cannot speak to people's perceptions in the countries, but 'no va' is the Spanish for 'he/she/it does...
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    Undesirably long intermediate dwell times

    I once had a 10 minute dwell at Plymouth on a Bristol to Penzance early morning class 150 service I boarded at Exeter SD. It was so long the guard announced it and announced the availability of toilets on the platform (better than the train toilet) - most people got off.
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    Undesirably long intermediate dwell times

    Regular long dwells at Taunton on southbound XC services at least in 2019 - and some dwells up to 15 minutes at Bristol TM.

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