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Are tickets marked Southern Only valid on Gatwick Express services that run to/ from Brighton? If so, how is this managed? Are the Platform 13/14 barriers at Victoria programmed to reject such tickets ?

A trainload of passengers were waiting on Platform 3 at Brighton, for the 10:02 to London Bridge. The train had been sitting in the platform for at least ten minutes, with the doors locked. At about 10:01, a passenger approached the driver's door, which was open, to politely request that he open...

My niece's friend is hoping to study next September in Sussex, at Falmer. She hopes to make occasional weekend trips home to her parents' home in Welwyn and will be buying a 16-25 Railcard. The railcard discounted Off-Peak Return (for travelling home Friday and back on Sunday) costs £27.85...

Should this Royal Mail train be running with exterior blue lights blazing ?

Quick query... Where is the best London station (preferably a GN station) to get my Gold Card discount loaded onto my Oyster Card ? I have a Lapworth - Hatton annual season but stupidly forgot to have the Gold Card discount added at the time of purchase ! Last year, I think I went to the (then)...

So now that the former Northern City Line has a seven-days-a-week service between Moorgate and Finsbury Park (and thence to Welwyn Garden City / Hertford North), is it not about time that the GN platforms had a drastic overhaul ? I was on the Northbound platform today, and have got used to the...

Hi all Is there a London - Southampton off-peak return that would permit me to go out from Waterloo and down the main line, returning one week later via the Arun Valley / Three Bridges to Victoria?

A friend needs to travel between St Albans and Gatwick Airport on 31 December, to pick up a family member (a child, his grandson) who is arriving on a flight that lands at around 2pm. On the return journey, they will have lots of luggage and are anxious to avoid going via any route that involves...

While travelling on an up train to Kings Cross the other day, I had to sit facing away from the direction of travel, something I don't like doing. However, when 'looking back' at the signals on the down slow line, I suddenly realised that the final two signals before Potters Bar - for Northbound...

Looks like work may be almost complete, to allow 5-car LO units to be stabled near Stonebridge Park station. I have seen contractors working on the tracks parallel to the road bridge into the Royal Mail Distribution Centre for several months. Today, in pouring rain, I grabbed these photos of a...

While looking for whether any mainline trains call at Queens Park station (i.e. stopping at the non-Bakerloo/LO platforms) I found this service from Woodgrange Park (near Barking) to Willesden Junction, which appears to pass through Willesden Junction (without calling), then go on a convoluted...

When does the 2015 fare increase kick-in? I am trying to make a claim for travel expenses, based on a Season Ticket that I will need to buy, with a start date of mid-January 2015. Looking on the Southern ticket engine, it will not allow me to put in a start date beyond 18th December, when...

Are off-peak returns (by which I mean tickets which offer Outward travel on day A and a return journey within one month) only offered on certain routes, or perhaps only on journeys above a specific distance? My colleague is flying from Gatwick on Monday 6th October, and returning from Spain...

Can a fares expert office advice, please? On a Thameslink train into London Bridge recently, my young son saw a London Overground service taking the flyover at New Cross Gate, and asked 'where does that train go?' and 'can we go on it, one day?'. We often go by train to his gran's house in...

Does anybody know if there are any TVM's at Hatfield station, that can be accessed after 9:30pm? I don't usually travel from there, but I understand that the station is currently being redeveloped and I may need to travel tomorrow night. Basically, I am worried I may be unable to purchase a...

I can't believe there has been no thread about the following incident today. I was on the 1019 Brighton to London Victoria service this morning, which came to an unexpected stop on an embankment on what I believe is termed the 'quarry line', i.e. the part of the Brighton Main Line that avoids...

A friend of mine is considering a job for which Gatwick Airport is the nearest station. He intends to use mainly FCC services from his home station, but seems to think certain daily tickets are not valid for use on 'Gatwick Express' services. Is this also the case for season tickets, from...

(apologies in advance if there is already a thread about this. I could not locate one, when using the 'search' facility) I was talking to a friend of mine, who drives HGV's for Royal Mail, who has heard rumours that he may have to re-locate to a new depot site in Hertfordshire. This would...

Just walking through the car park at Hitchin station just now, when I saw what looked like a Class 313 passing through the up slow. Not an unusual sight, granted, but this one was painted totally yellow, and had a large BR logo. I tried to take a photo, but it had already left the station by the...

Can anyone clear this up? In recent months I have been travelling from a station north of London, to Brighton, as I often spend the weekend there. The off-peak return that is valid for return travel 'any day within one month', after the Network Card discount, is £26.15. Last weekend, however...