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    Oyster and Crossrail

    Will Oyster be rolled out to Reading prior to full Crossrail operation? Has there been any announcements about the proposed timescale of implementation?
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    Thales rail planner live app

    Have got this on my old phone, but looking for it on play store for my new one there is no trace anyone have any updates, as it was a cracking app to work out routings for just bimbling about on the network#
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    Are Chiltern missing out on Boxing Day?

    From a lay persons point of view, i wonder just how many brain cells people have. Chiltern are running services Boxing Day Yet someone has decided that no services will stop at Wembley Stadium. Can anybody give me a logical reason why. After all it is a PUBLIC service. not a giant trainset for...
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    kew gardens to Stevenage Sat 28/10

    I am making a very rare trip outside the oyster zone this Sat Proposed route Kew Gardens-Finsbury Park via NL line ( avoiding Zone 1) FPK to Stevenage . and return Oyster on the first leg GN on second Question is, can i buy a FPK-Stevenage ticket on line and if so what station can i get it...
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    What has happened to the Duchess railtour today

    SAw it dinner time at Reading However it seems to have dissappeared from Real time trains and Open traind site...nowhere to be seen and no 'passing' updates Open train suggest it is diesel hauled on the return
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    surviving diesels in USA

    Doing a coast to coast trip of Museums and while i can find a site that lists the surviving Steam locos, haven't yet found one covering diesels Anyone know of one Tried all the usual searches but limited results
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    Chicago Transit Authority Stock

    Back in 1974 i went on the Loop in Chicago and the stock had forward views for the pax ( like early DMU had) Going back next month. Does the current stock have forward views for pax?, I would like to video the circle
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    First time using a collection machine

    Please note NOT the first time on a train, but have booked a ticket online for collection at the departure station. Have the ref number, and as i will be leaving at 08.30!! dont want to hold up a humungus queue working out on what buttons to press So what is the idiots guide to getting the...
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    Lea Valley Line Sunday pm

    Whilst at the Spurs game, they announced an 'incident' between Tottenham Hale and Cheshunt. Abellio Website gave closure until 16.00 but trains running at about 15.30. Hope it was an operational problem
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    Brute Units?

    Watching Terminus on Talking Pictures the other day. As an aside there is a cracking 1935 film about a GWR driver called the Last Journey in a couple of days well worth watching. Anyway the Brute It was pulling a stack of trailers oyut of on of the platforms onto the copuncourse and had to...
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    HST question on power control

    I found this quote by a well known transport journalist on the Ufton Nervet accident.Can someone explain what he actually means as to me it doesn't read right? 'As the front slowed down, the rear was still at speed,and the train jackknifed in the middle with catastrophic results' How...
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    seat reservation/picking up tickets

    Have to travel from Tywford to Peterborough next Wed 11th ( and return) Was advised to book via Virgin EC to get reservations on that service. Question I i do book online Have i an option to pick the tickets up at Twyford on Wed morning. ( dont rust the post) Apologies if i sound...
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    GWR/ Virgin East Coast seat reservations

    Travelling Bracknell -Reading -(LUL) -KX-Peterborough Standard Class) on a day return and booking it via the Southwest website Can i contact GWR/Virgin to arrange seat reservations or do i just take pot luck?
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    Need Help Steam Railway and Heritage Rlwy

    Is there anyone who may have copies of the above mags from Jan 2015 to Apl 2016 and could scan some pages please contact me Thanks
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    TfL contactless

    Will be using this on Sat from London Bridge to East Croydon for the first time how will it know i have a railcard? do i have to register it at a ticket office beforehand?
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    TfL new London Connections Map

    Slightly dumb question My lad and i are doing a leisure attempt to cover every line within the osyter boundary and that means each line, both ways, when travelling to football. The real PITA are the north Kent loops Slade Green/Barnehurst/Crayford which do not run weekends looks like it...
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    Any South Eastern Experts on here?

    My lad and are trying to cover every line shown on the Tfl London Connection map so far All the Undergound, All lines north of the river and everything on the South Western lines. Tramlink also ticked off. however i can get routes over the rest of those needed EXCEPT the piece of line between...
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    Rome-Venice Fares

    Various sites advise me i can travel this route for basically peanuts. Having said that when i go onto sites to check times etc, the fares make British ones look cheap. So what would be a ral life fare between the two?
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    App for android of PC site

    When i was at KX for the Gresley statue unveiling, was talking to a Virgin driver who showed me a programme that showed KX as a layout with the reporting numbers of what one was in whicjh platform. for the life of me i cannot recall its name but it wasn't Real time Trains. Any one know what it...
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    Interesting Oyster Problem

    On Tues bought a 1-3 zone Travelcard from the machine at Kew Gardens. The intended route was District to Victorias and bus onwards. The return was to do bus to Waterloo and then train to Richmond then up to Kew Bridge. BUT i did notice that Kew Bridge was zones 3/4 and Richmond was Zone 4. didnt...

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