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I guess it depends on how you value your time. 3 minutes to me isn’t worth worrying about. I can relax in the car listening to my fave podcasts. I get improved fuel efficiency. My blood pressure goes down.

It’s a 20 mile commute door to door, 17 miles on the dual carriageway. The average speed over the 20 miles is usually around 40mph. 20 miles at 40mph is 30 minutes. At a higher average speed of around 42/43, I’ll save myself 3 minutes of driving time. It’s just not worth bothering with for 3...

60mph limit, or national speed limit applies? I’ll drive at a speed appropriate to my immediate surroundings and prevailing conditions in terms of weather and light. I’m quite happy to do my 20 mile commute, which is mainly along a dual carriageway, at 55mph max. I won’t get there any quicker by...

Speaking as train crew (not SWR), I have noticed the amount of litter left on late evening services and the number of passengers that think it’s acceptable to put their clodhoppers on the seats. Generally, I don’t tend to overdo the announcements, but on a recent late night service out of London...

No idea why, but this suddenly popped in to my head! I was wondering what the overall share by volume of UK rail fares is made up of Advance tickets. Are more Advance tickets sold than Peak/off peak? Or is it the other way around?

When on earth have you seen that old logo?!

Probably there are numerous journeys that are longer. But I wonder if this is partly due to increased passenger numbers and potentially longer time needed for dispatching trains with sliding doors as opposed slam doors?

I always think Great Yarmouth is less than welcoming.

And SE about to start on Bluesky too.

The Man In Seat 61 will explain https://www.seat61.com/european-travel-from-uk-regions.htm

I guess it depends where you are at the station. You can enter Southwark tube via the entrance at the end of platform D Waterloo East.

Agreed!

The 1712 SouthEastern stopper service from London Victoria to Gillingham calls additionally at Crofton Park and Bellingham for no apparent reason.

I’m presuming your railcard was issued by Santander. There is specific information on what to do in your scenario on the railcard website - see https://www.16-25railcard.co.uk/help/faqs/santander/

It was a thing until recently for High Speed passengers from Wye to purchase Anytime Day Returns to Potters Bar as it saved a lot over purchasing to St Pancras. That loophole was soon closed! There are many anomalies.

The 0425 Ramsgate to Victoria is off peak at Ramsgate and Dumpton Park, but peak from Broadstairs onwards.

The next episode features this. No one will notice a thing…

Is there a way to factor in the SE Kids for a Quid deal for the London to FKC section?

Yes, but how many would you need? Checking 100 tickets *properly* in an hour is slightly over-optimistic and I’d say 2 penalty hours in a hour is unrealistic. Would you expect an inspector on every train? Would this duty be separate to that of the conductor? What would be the overall cost to the...

The website is correct, but the OBM will sell you one.