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Haha thanks all - don't think I'll bother for the sake of 50p, as really it was my own fault anyway for being late. On the plus side, I did manage to get a £15 single ticket to Sandwell (Super Off Peak Single I think it was). I did have to wrestle with the machine at Euston for it though...

Hi, I had a single booked on Saturday night from Euston -> Sandwell. Due to a combination of tube cancellations and taking way longer to walk and get alternative tubes I ended up missing it by minutes. It was a Virgin advance (£10.50). Is there any scope for a refund? I collected the ticket...

Interesting. As I paid £21 for the return and it's via a debit card I don't think I'll worry too much. Besides, the charter thing supersedes S75 anyway surely?

Interesting what you say about Paypal being shady. I prefer to use it wherever available as it minimises the card details being spread across the internet (this may be a minimal risk with Virgin however one cannot be too careful these days). How would the consumer rights and protections be...

Hi, I bought my advance tickets via Paypal (Virgin). Can I just put any debit/credit card in my name in to collect? I'm going from Sandwell this Saturday.

Erm first arrives at Smethwick earlier than that I think. I would just stay on until BMO and walk anyway.

Hmm so if I went SBJ -> Smethwick -> BHM and jumped on the train from Sandwell, is there any chance the guard might query why I had not joined at Sandwell? Or are they unlikely to notice/care? Also, is it known whether Pendolino or Voyager? Just trying to work out where my seats are :)

Hi, I have booked a return (2 singles) from Sandwell & Dudley (SAD) to Euston (EUS) on 11th May. I leave SAD at 07:15 arrive at 08:53, and leave EUS at 21:43 arrive at 23:36. I live in Kidderminster and will be driving to SAD in the morning to catch the direct train. There are services from...

Hmm maybe I misunderstood then... he was Glaswegian so a bit difficult for me to understand. Ah well, at least we got on it and didn't have to pay extra. Are there any buses that don't take it, or is it fine as long as they are in that area?

Just thought I'd drop by with an update on how it went. Got to Lockerbie station in plenty of time (about 9am) to find all bays taken with some parking on double yellows. Went round the back to find numerous bays all taken up (and difficult to reverse out of card park once entered). Eventually...

Hi, Thanks for above replies. Am I better to do a PlusBus for transport around Glasgow, or just buy the fares ad hoc? We'll be going to the Science Centre and the Botanic Gardens - it's 2 adults with 2 Together railcard (plus one 3 year old - she's free north of the border same as England...

Hi, was just playing Devil's Advocate. Sorry to get you excited :)

Or, to turn this on its head somewhat, a case where DR is paid only on XC services could be dealt by someone who wants to save their company £ and cares about their company, whereas a case where DR is paid on all without quibble is dealt with by someone who just turns up for the pay and doesn't...

I would have loved a Ormskirk - Southport service when at Edge Hill Uni. Had do go via Sandhills IIRC, which when being refurbed meant going through to Liverpool Central instead :/

Lower, but not unheard of. Advance fares (should be) available from 12 weeks out. 12 weeks is a long time - anything might happen in the meantime to mean one person isn't travelling. I feel in this case one person should be allowed to travel alone, as long as they hold both tickets thereby...

So if this is the case, then advance fares with 2T railcards shouldn't be bought, as there is always the element of "might not".

Thanks - I knew it was 9:30 but for some reason wrote 10:30 :s

No ticket machine?! Is this the norm north of the border? Every station I go to locally has a TVM (some seemingly in place of an office). Didn't realise there'd be places where the reverse is true... Yes I think drive to Lockerbie (aiming to be in Glasgow mid morning... will aim for first Off...

Hi, I will be in Dumfries for a week at the start of April - have decided we'd (me, wife and under 5 with 2T railcard) would like to go to Glasgow for the day. We did try last year by driving in but couldn't park anywhere and ended up abandoning and driving to Kilmarnock... not quite the day we...

It does annoy me. If travelling North or towards London I tend to drive to Stourbridge Junction (free parking and day returns readily available, vs £3 parking, no day returns and fewer trains). Thankfully I usually travel early enough on a weekend to avoid the carpark being full! The only time...