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It does beg the question, if RDG isn't providing support for the systems it is custodian of, who is?

I did wonder why they didn't just offer a TfW-only day return. I suspect that they have done as an advance so that they could if required apply quota-control, although I have seen no evidence of sales being restricted so far. The only other way being to make services reservation-compulsory, as...

I was hoping to take a trip on this scenic byway in Prague this week, but according to the cd.cz website the Smichov to Zlicin section is closed until November 30 for "more extensive repair of the line. Maintaining the technical condition of the line. Increasing the safety of railway...

A number of recent threads have led me to question whether the current system is up to the job. Firstly, there is the thread about the WMT & Severn Valley through journey trial. This has been stymied by the failure of RDG to get the journeys and fares onto the national journey planning system...

The critical thing in cases like these is to be clear WHAT you are claiming before you submit the claim, as that will affect who you should be submitting the claim to, and what you are likely to get (as outlined by Watershed). The other thing is who exactly advised you to make your own way...

I suspect that the ticket collection that the booking clerk found on the system was the original ticket being claimed back by the support agent who issued the new ticket. I presume this would have to be done before the new ticket could be issued, otherwise you could potentially collect both...

As a trainee, I spent some time in the Control Office in Beckenham in the early 80s. Incidents involving opened slam doors were a regular occurrence, usually a couple each day as I recall, and that was just the SR SE division. The worst that I recall was when a passing train took an open door...

So surely the answer is to classify the two SVR stations as "mainline stations" in the same way? If there is a solution that works, the obvious thing to do is copy it. So, because they don't have the expertise to do the work, the TOCs have outsourced the job to RDG, who also don't have the...

They have given the QR code for downloading the app, but I can see nothing that implies you have to. I can see nothing that even suggests that their app is the only way to buy tickets.

So the TOCs own and pay for RDG, but have no control over it?!! I don't understand how it is a software problem. The software as it stands can cope with timetables and through fares for the Isle of Wight ferry and hovercraft links, for example, so why not in this case? I really don't see any...

Except it doesn't apply to any situation. You are using a very narrow interpretation of the word choose, that I doubt many people would appreciate. Some choices can be forced upon us. For example, if there are no ticket issuing facilities available, I could choose not to travel, or I could...

So who is responsible for RDG? Who are they accountable to? I thought they were set up to represent the TOCs. Have they now become an authority unto themselves, with the power to stymie a TOC's aspirations? Back in BR days, if one of the regional or sector managers was pushing a particular...

Personally, I'd rather have the DRB, but the 101 would be my second choice. Far better than sitting in a boring, bog-standard Mk1. I specifically plan my visits for those days when the DRB is rostered. Sadly, it seems to get replaced by the 101 at fairly short notice, depending on traffic...

So if it's not NR's fault, and it's not NRE's fault, and it's not RDG's fault, and it's not WMT's fault, whose fault is it? This does seem to be symptomatic of today's railway, with so many different organisations involved that accountability gets lost. Back in BR days, someone's arse would...

My reading of the first bit is they are saying you won't get a discount on the £10 fare, e.g. if you have a Railcard. The "exclusions apply" bit presumably is referring to the situations where the £10 fare doesn't apply, presumably if there is no means of purchasing a ticket. They seem to...

Did the HMRI carry out inspections to ensure that railways had complied with the act? Did they even have the authority to do so? I doubt that the HMRI would have had anything remotely near the manpower that would have been needed to inspect every passenger carriage in the country to ensure...

I have used flex advances for travel to Chester from North Wales quite a few times now. They are perfectly legit, and very good value. I think that the reason they don't come up as open returns is because TfW have had to shoehorn them into the fares structure as advances. Disconcertingly...

Prior to 1896, there would surely have been a legal requirement for any passenger railway to have been inspected by the HMRI prior to opening, to ensure it met the HMRI and legal requirements in force at the time. Were the HMRI prepared to accept lower standards prior to 1896? Even if HMRI...

Nor do they subscribe to the NRCoT. So they cannot be expected to provide the support to passengers specified in the NRCoT, e.g. if passengers miss the heritage rail service because the TOC connecting service arrived late. Try getting delay repay from Wightlink or Hovertravel, for example...

Exactly. The Union Jack is a symbol of the Union, which for many in Scotland and Wales is a symbol of the ongoing English suppression of Scots and Welsh language and culture. The Union Jack is as provocactive as the EU flag was to many in England prior to Brexit. The naming of GBR is itself a...