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I want to travel from Liverpool to Blackpool, returning the following day. I know the usual route from Liverpool would take me via St Helens and Wigan, and then change at Preston. Firstly, I'd like to know, for the same price, could I go via Southport? So, it would be Liverpool Central to...

I have a train ticket that gets me into Euston at 10.30am. I want to do the following: From Euston, I'll get the train to Carpender's Park and stay there for maybe an hour. Then I'll come back into central London. In the afternoon, I want to go from Fenchurch Street and visit South...

This Saturday, I want to do the following trip.... From London, I want to visit both Stansted Mountfitchet and also Welwyn Garden City in one day. O.k., I could buy a day return London to Welwyn and then come back to London and buy a day return London to Stansted Mountfitchet. But what I'm...

Please forgive me if this has been asked before, but... I notice there are some extremely low fares, "super off-peak day returns" available in my area, in some cases costing around just a third of the price of a normal day return ticket. However, these tickets are only available after 6pm, it...

I was thinking, sometimes it seems with Megabus it's cheaper to book a longer journey on the same coach. (Something like - London to Middlesbrough is at times a few pounds more expensive than London to Newcastle, on the same service). What's stopping somebody wanting to go from, say, London to...

I'm getting the 04.52 service from St Annes-on-sea station to Preston on my way to Dumfries next Wednesday, The first question is, why are the first 3 or 4 services of the day always run by replacement buses? This always seems to be the case, it's not engineering works as far as I can tell...

Yesterday, I bought an off-peak day return from Worcester to Alvechurch for just £5.40. I have a few questions about this ticket. Firstly, given the fact that there were no trains stopping at Barnt Green on the Worcester Foregate Street to Birmingham New Street journey, I have to change at...

I know of some places about 70 to 80 miles from my home station where I can buy a Day Return ticket for the journey. What examples are there of two stations 100+ miles apart where you can buy Day Return tickets for the journey? What's the furthest known distance between two stations where...

There are no day returns available from Worcester to Newport (South Wales), just an off-peak return at £31.60. I think I've found a way to do it legally for just £13.60, but can somebody please confirm if I'm definitely allowed to do it this way. I buy an off-peak day return from Worcester...

I live in Worcester and want to visit both Dublin and Belfast by ferry and train. I know the whole journey is going to take me maybe 12 to 13 hours, but I don't mind. One way of going from Worcester to Belfast would be to go on the route Worcester - Birmingham - Glasgow - Ayr - bus to...

I'm sure similar subjects have been discussed many times before, but I'm looking for specific answers to my questions please. I'm travelling from Worcester to Great Yarmouth. Fares can be £100+ plus, but I've found a way to do it for about £20 each way buying several advance purchase tickets...

I've always wondered what had happened with a journey I made about 12 years ago, now's my chance to ask you experts. I experienced my weirdest ever excuse for a delayed train. I was making a late-evening journey from York to Birmingham on what was then Virgin Crosscountry. We came to a...

I was on a train a few weeks ago, from Birmingham to Glasgow. A couple wanted to get off with their bikes at Carlisle. Unfortunately, nobody opened the door to the bike section of the Virgin Pendolino at Carlisle, and the poor couple had to get off at the next stop....which was Glasgow...

I've used trains extensively the past few months, for pleasure and this king of thing has happened to me at least three times...... I need the toilet on a train and it's vacant says the lit-up sign on the door. I press the button to enter, the door opens, and there's either a woman sat...

I'm sure this has been discussed many times before, but: I have seen an extremely low-priced advance single from Worcester to London Euston via Birmingham and Northampton using London Midland only, for £7. Really, I want to go to Leighton Buzzard, which on that same service is the last...

FGW have lifted all restrictions regarding peak tickets and use of railcards for this coming week, I've confirmed that by Tweeting them twice. Tomorrow I want to buy an off-peak return Worcester to Colchester using my Network Railcard. Usually I can't do this until 10am, but tomorrow, there...

Given the fact FGW are lifting peak / off-peak restrictions all this week Monday 29th to Friday 2nd Given the fact FGW are lifting peak / off-peak restrictions all this week Monday 29th to Friday 2nd January.... Do I assume that I can use my Network Railcard with FGW before 10 a.m...

This started off as a joke at work, but leads to an interesting question. If a railway employee, be it in the ticket office or the guard on the train, asks you the reason why you're going to a particular destination, are you obligated to give them a reason why you're travelling there? I...

I got on an 8-carriage HST today from Worcester Foregate Street to Evesham today. I put my bike in the designated area, right at the back of the train, in the rear power car, like I'm supposed to. At Evesham, due to being a short platform, only the front five or six carriages were on the...

In the coming week, Monday December 29th to Friday January 2nd, First Great Western are lifting all restrictions relating to the use of peak and off-peak tickets. I'd like to ask: Are any other TOCs doing so, apart from FGW? Does this also apply to the Freedom of the South West rover...