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Strange to see trains being sent to the out-of-the way Victoria rather than Piccadilly - I have to say this will make my travels a real hassle if I have to cross the city every time!

Thanks (to all responses!) - can I take from this that Chester will then have trains going to Victoria, Piccadilly (via Northwich) & Piccadilly (via Oxford Road)? That seems a recipe for confusion.

Hi, I regularly travel Chester-Manchester (and back) and was really pleased by the announcements of improved services. However, I can't find any updates on when or how this will look - particularly given that I think there will be a combination of improved Chester-Manchester via the slow (old...

Thanks everyone for the input. I can see the value but it does undermine the intention to 'Park & Ride' commute if the PTE bases it's prices on an assumption that users will visit multiple locations on the network. This is a fair point, absolutely, and the equivalent car-only commute is...

Hello, I've come across what is - to me - a strange situation where Merseyrail 'railpass' tickets on a commute from Hooton to Liverpool Lime St seems particularly poor value. The available tickets are: Standard return: £4.10 Weekly: £23.20 (5.65 x standard return) Monthly: £80 (19.5...

Thanks Yorkie for confirming. That's terrible to hear. Frankly the tragic nature of this has made me reconsider claiming anyway. It must have been on its way to Cardiff as my train was due to start there. Awful, awful situation for all involved and their families.

Thanks both. I'm not sure what the charters provide for but this page seems to say I'll get 50% of my return: www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/about-us/customer-services/compensation Does that sound right?

Hi - I wonder if anyone can advise who I should claim from. I was travelling from Cardiff to Leeds yesterday, on a 1st Off Peak return, with the intention (inc reservations) to travel as follows:: 14.55 Cardiff Arr 15.30 Bristol PW 15.40 Bristol PW arr 19.03 Leeds However the FGW...

Just as an update I came across a procurement notice for Walrus - encoding at retail platforms - so it may not be totally dead in the water. A little more info here ...

Brilliant - thanks! --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Does that mean the Trio doesn't have a barrier-compatible ticket at all. Interesting, and given the low difference between Railpass and trio costs worth considering.

Thanks everyone for such very useful information. I've written to Merseytravel to ask about the status of Walrus so we shall see... Just out of interest, will I be able to use my Railpass (Wirral+Central Liverpool) to travel to Wrexham by just buying a Heswall-Wrexham Central ticket and...

Hopefully someone can help me with what should be a simple query (I hope!). I am a soon to be Merseyrail Annual Railpass holder and this'll be my first time owning a ticket that wasn't just a return! Can anyone confirm to me what format it is? The only picture I can find seems to show a...

Many thanks all. Especially to Green Lane for the detail. My heart said rail and that sounds best (at least at the start) and via Hooton. Merlodlliw, interesting that you suggest driving via Queensferry - I'd just assumed 483-55 and the long way round Chester would be fastest! On the...

Many thanks Polarbear A good point. The train just pips driving & parking looking at things but for 1/2hr saved a day it's a tough choice!

I'm anticipating a move to North East Wales (Wrexham/Flintshire) and will likely be finding work in Liverpool. At the moment I'm sorely lacking a commutable train service but after the move would hope to shift away from the car. I'd be very grateful for the thoughts on the following from...

Thanks - your advice is appreciated. To the station I go :)

I'm somewhat confused with a potential change to my travel tomorrow - any help appreciated! I have a £61 advance 1st Cardiff Central->Chester ticket but may want to leave significantly earlier on a train with only standard class. If I'm right, I should be able to change my ticket for an anytime...

As Greenback said, it's subjective. In my view £70 for 3ish hours isn't worth it because I (subjectively) measure the value against what £70 could buy me if I chose to go standard class eg. a significantly better hotel room (on top of my existing booking), a very nice meal with good wine and so...

It was indeed - 11 cars vs 5 and very pleasant too! Reservations went out the window which led to a lot of people wandering around when boarding but altogether the best, most comfortable, journey up this way I've had in a while. Anyone know why the change? very off topic: I am in Glasgow...

Thanks Yorkie - £70 ish for the upgrade is definitely not worth it. I wish I could convince our travel company to use advances (a first advance was cheaper than £112 when I looked up times!) Cheers, Allwork