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    TPE repay delay refused

    I made a journey on Friday evening from Manchester Victoria to York, the train was running late by the time it arrived and we were all told to put a delay repay claim in, mine however has just been refused and I`m wondering if I`ve given the right train details, is there any way to find out...
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    Edge Hill, Liverpool

    I noticed 3 class 60`s and 2 class 66`s parked up at Edge Hill over the weekend, on the former MPD site. I presume they are collecting coal from Liverpool Docks, are they still running to Fiddlers Ferry, and if so how often do they run these days?
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    Photography in Italy, Rome

    Does anyone know of any photographic issues in Rome Terminus, or Italy generally?
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    Live Camera Translators, Apps

    Not sure if this is the right section, but its certainly a usful tool for those of us that travel abroad a lot. I`m not great with technology and have recently had a week in Kiev and struggled trying to translate station names and book tickets in countries that use different alfabets. I`ve only...
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    Delay Repay Virgin.

    I was having a trip upto Carlisle on Saturday 13th April last month and apparently the train in front of us had shed fuel all over the line, so the West Coat line was closed for a while while the fire bragade attended, my Pendolina was stopped outside Lancaster, and we were eventually send back...
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    WNXX

    Are there any admins on here, locked myself out?
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    Keiv, Ukraine

    Hi guys My first visit to Keiv in May and only my second visit to the country. I`m interested in any information on the local railway network, availability of day rover locally and regionally and mainly the location of locomotive depots, and freight locations. Many thanks in advance Nick
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    Manchester to Sandy via London return

    Hi Guys I`ll be travelling from Manchester to London on saturday, (tomorrow), buying a return ticket and coming back in the New Year, I will however be breaking my journey on the way down in London and staying in London on Saturday night, will I be able to continue with my same ticket to Sandy...
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    All line, hard copy timetables, which countries ?

    which countries still produce these, the ones I know are Latvia, Estonia, Czech Republic and Slovakia (in three booklets now), any others?
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    Experimentation using invalid tickets at gatelines

    Anyone who reads my scribblings in trip reports probably realises that I`m out nearly every weekend, most weeks by rail. I few years ago I accidently shown a London Travel Card to exit Manchester Piccadilly station on my return, and I was waved through. On occasion after a long weekend away I...
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    Outward journeys not completed in the same day

    What is the ruling on this, as some journeys in the UK can`t be completed in the same day?
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    Isle of Wight Steam Gala, Saturday 4th August 2018.

    I`ve noticed that the first train from Ryde is 10.52 to Smallbrook Junction, will this connect to the first train from Havenstreet, or alternatively is there a bus from Ryde to Havenstreet prior to this? I`ve just noticed the first train from Havenstreet is 09.37
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    Ireland (Southern) Ticketing

    Thinking of nipping over for the weekend, 2 full days, 1 half day, whats the cheapest way to travel on the rails, maybe a run down to Cork one day and another day maybe to Rosslaire/Sligo, apart from the 3 day one country Interrails, are there any other tickets available, like days rovers or...
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    Estonia Locomotive Depots and Rail Centres

    I wonder if you guys could advise me, I`m going next week, not been there before, many thanks in advance. Not sure out receptive they are to enthusiasts, but i have a note anyway Kas ma võiksin näha depoohaldurit? Olen Inglismaalt rongide entusiast ja imestan, et oleks võimalik võtta mõned...
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    Fare Manchester to IOW

    Hi guys I`m going down for the IOW steam gala Friday evening 3rd August 2018, returning Sunday evening 5th August, just looking for the cheapest way to do it including ferrys? Many thanks in advance
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    Paying £150 because of illness/missing stop: Is that fair?

    Mod Note: Posts #1 - #9 originally in this thread. £150 fine for being ill and falling asleep, what sort of country do we now live in!!!
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    Northern Ireland Trip

    Hi guys Looking for some information, just picked up a couple of cheap flights out to Belfast for the weekend, fly out saturday morning, return monday night, 2 nights booked in Belfast. I`ve never actually been to Northern Ireland before so looking for infomation on locos, stock, depots lines...
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    Latvian and Estonian shed directories

    Does anyone have a list of the railway depots in these countries, ?
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    Free Rail Passes for Hungary over 65`s.

    For the over 65`s, just wondering if there are any for EU members, I believe I can just use a passport for getting around Budapest by tram and bus for free, but didnt test it last time I was out, I`m off for a few weeks in May to try to cover some more lines and wondered what if anything was...
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    Complete list of Britain`s Preserved Railways

    I`ve been trying to put a complete list together, I wonder could you add to this list to the ones I`ve missed. Bure Valley Railway Colne Valley Railway Bressingham Railway and Gardens Colne Valley Railway Chapel and Wakes Railway East Anglian Railway Museum , Chapel and Wakes. Epping...

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