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  1. Mcr Warrior

    Senior Railcards

    Can these be purchased shortly before the applicant turns 60 ?
  2. Mcr Warrior

    Travelling beyond boundary of GM Wayfarer ticket.

    What additional (adult) day return ticket(s) would be required when travelling off-peak on a non-stop TransPennine Express service from Manchester Piccadilly to/from Preston (Lancs) and already holding a valid (adult) Greater Manchester Wayfarer ticket for the day of travel.
  3. Mcr Warrior

    Manchester Stations -> Clitheroe (Change of Route query)

    If holding a Manchester Stations -> Clitheroe Off-peak Day Return (Endorsed: Route valid only via Darwen) - cost = £11.90 (Adult: Standard class), how much extra should it cost to amend/excess the ticket to travel on the return portion (only) via Preston (Lancs)?
  4. Mcr Warrior

    Railway bookshops in the North of England

    Any suggestions please? Location: North of England, preferably within two hours travel from Greater Manchester. Could include bookshop(s) on a heritage rail line.
  5. Mcr Warrior

    Discontinued Day Rangers (From 20th May 2018)

    Anyone got a list of the day ranger tickets that will no longer be available from next week. Understand that the Cherwell Valley Day Ranger is being discontinued, possibly also the South Pennines Day Ranger, as well. Any others?
  6. Mcr Warrior

    Extensions to TfGM Wayfarer tickets.

    If travelling from Manchester to Sheffield (via Stockport) on a Greater Manchester Wayfarer ticket, would one be required to buy an additional ticket from Grindleford (GM Wayfarer boundary station) to Sheffield, or from the last station that the train actually called at, say from Stockport to...
  7. Mcr Warrior

    Preston (Lancs) -> Glasgow Central/Glasgow Queen Street

    According to BR Fares, there should be a £33.00 Off Peak Day Return fare available between Preston and Glasgow. "Route VirginWestCoast". http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=PRE&dest=0433&rte=43&tkt=CDR However, this fare didn't actually seem to be available from the TVM's or at the Booking...
  8. Mcr Warrior

    Manchester -> Huddersfield -> Sheffield -> Manchester

    Suggestions please for a reasonably priced walk-up adult day return off-peak fare for the above itinerary? Maybe Manchester Stns -> Penistone or Barnsley (Route Huddersfield) with a one-way change of route excess (Route Sheffield) for the return leg?
  9. Mcr Warrior

    Busiest request stop?

    Which is the busiest request stop on the network in terms of annual rail passenger usage? If I rightly recall, Llwyngwril on the Cambrian Coast line in Wales had this honour a few years ago, is this still the case ?
  10. Mcr Warrior

    Paul Atterbury books...

    Paul Atterbury has been quite prolific in publishing railway-themed social history books in recent years, including the following titles... "Branch Line Britain" (2004) "Tickets Please!" (2006) "Along Lost Lines" (2007) "All Change!" (2009) "An A-Z of Railways" (2010) "Life Along the Line"...
  11. Mcr Warrior

    Manchester Stns -> Clitheroe - Valid Routes?

    :?: Noted that there are various ticketing / routing options from Manchester to Clitheroe, namely via Preston (most expensive), route Any Permitted and thirdly via Darwen (cheapest). For the avoidance of doubt, does a Manchester to Clitheroe route "Any Permitted" ticket allow travel via...
  12. Mcr Warrior

    Plus Bus fares

    Hello, Are PlusBus through fares still available? Tried to look up Urmston to Liverpool Plus Bus on BR Fares but it came up as no fares available. http://www.brfares.com/#!fares?orig=URM&dest=J099
  13. Mcr Warrior

    Manchester -> Hellifield (out via Carnforth return via Leeds)

    :?: Any suitable walk-up (adult) day ticket available for this itinerary?
  14. Mcr Warrior

    Spectator Guide re Super League Grand Final

    This mentions the following... :?: Presumably there's never been any trains from Manchester Victoria to Old Trafford (i.e. Manchester United Football Ground station) and it's been a long time (2004?) since North Western Trains operated services.
  15. Mcr Warrior

    Payment by banknote at certain Metrolink TVMs?

    :| Anyone know why at certain stations on the Manchester->Altrincham Metrolink line for example Sale (also Brooklands) it's now no longer possible to pay for tickets at the ticket vending machines using banknotes? (The slots have recently been removed/blocked up). Previously Metrolink...
  16. Mcr Warrior

    Trivia: GB lines served by single car trains

    :) Don't tend to see so many of these in the Greater Manchester area, but which lines in England / Scotland / Wales are currently served wholly or partly by single car trains such as Class 153 diesel units?
  17. Mcr Warrior

    Northern Railways - Delay Repay

    :?: What's the typical waiting time before you can expect to receive a reply or acknowledgement from (or on behalf of) Northern Railways with respect to a Delay Repay claim?
  18. Mcr Warrior

    Northern Customer Promise - Delay Repay

    According to the (new) Northern Customer Promise leaflet/brochure, for a delay of between 30 and 59 minutes, you can claim delay repay compensation of 50% of the cost of your single ticket or the relevant portion of your return ticket, or one single ticket to anywhere on the Northern network...
  19. Mcr Warrior

    Manchester Stns -> Peterborough

    :) Suggestions please for possible ticket split(s) for a midweek day return from Manchester Stns to Peterborough and back. One adult travelling, no railcard, need to be in Peterborough for 1130, walk-up ticket(s) preferred, any reasonable route considered, but would prefer to travel via...
  20. Mcr Warrior

    TfGM leaflet "Choosing the best value train ticket"

    :?: Transport for Greater Manchester have issued a little guide "Choosing the best value train ticket. 2016." Under the section heading "Save Money. Choose the time you travel." it states... Is this last piece of information correct? I had previously understood, rightly or wrongly...

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