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    Derby - Heathrow, Monday 3 September

    Hello all. I'm planning to travel to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 (HXX) from Derby (DBY) on the morning of 3 September, via East Midlands Redskins and Heathrow Express. The National Rail website is telling me to take the 07:23 from DBY, but according to the EMT temporary timetable, there is no...
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    Derby to Southampton Airport Parkway, out via London, return not via London

    Hello folks I'm travelling from Derby to Southampton Airport Parkway on 20 June (leaving late morning, c.11:00) and returning the next day, leaving mid-afternoon. I would prefer to travel via London, at least on the outbound trip, but while both off peak and super off peak tickets would be...
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    Burton to Cambridge VTWC advance

    Hello all I'll be travelling from Burton on Trent to Cambridge in a couple of months' time, and may use this very good value fare: http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=BUT&dest=CBG&rte=452&ldn=1&tkt=VES £14 via Birmingham, Virgin Trains West Coast, and London. I am trying to work out...
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    Westferry to Kew Bridge, avoiding Zone 1

    Hello all. The TFL website offers two Oyster / contactless fares from Westferry (DLR) to Kew Bridge, one avoiding Zone 1 (via Overground between Shadwell and Clapham Junction), and the other through Zone 1 (most obviously via the Waterloo and City Line). Given that both routes involve travel via...
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    Derby to Hinckley (Leicestershire)

    Hello all I want to travel from Derby to Hinckley, with an overnight stay. An off-peak return, valid on any train after 04:29, is available for £20.30, route any permitted. However, both National Rail and East Midlands Trains journey planners refuse to route via Leicester on this ticket at the...
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    1S51 Plymouth-Glasgow 07/03/16

    Travelling from Leicester to Durham yesterday, I got lucky and picked up this train at Chesterfield. At this point it was running about 45 minutes late - it then diverted between Sheffield and York, missing out Wakefield and Leeds, and making up 20 minutes in the process. As a result I got to...
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    Sleeper berth and strike

    Hello there. I was planning to take a return from Derby to Dundee, travelling up on the first train on 5/6 and coming back overnight, on the sleeper, via Crewe. I haven't yet purchased my ticket or the sleeper supplement. With the strike for 24 hours from 17:00 4/6, I've now got a bit of a...
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    Outlook calendar feature in nationalrail.co.uk

    Hello all National Rail Enquiries used to have a very helpful 'add to calendar' option when using the website to find train times, which when clicked would create a calendar entry for Microsoft Outlook with the chosen train times, including any changes required. This stopped working a couple...
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    Tutbury to Manchester Airport to Derby

    Hello all I think this is probably an excess query - I've looked at the guidance at http://www.railforums.co.uk/showpost.php?p=1185794&postcount=5 and I think I have a reasonable understanding, but if you could tell me what my best options are, it would be appreciated! I'll be travelling...
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    Checking whether a minor loophole ticket is valid

    Hello everyone I have been lurking for a while, but this is my first post. With the new year's fares rise, I decided to have a look and see whether I can make any savings on my regular commuting ticket by changing the origin and destination stations. I've managed to find a ticket that I think...

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