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It takes only a minute to walk between these two stations, but what would happen if I went to the ticket office at Wigan Wallgate and asked for a train ticket to Wigan North Western? They would say walk it, but what if I insisted I wanted to go by train? Would they sell me a ticket under the...

I'm thinking of Whitby to Scarborough: 4 trains taking about 4 hours to travel approximately 20 miles. Any more examples more extreme than this?

I discovered accidentally that an off-peak day return from Worcester to Wokingham is a few pounds cheaper than the same type ticket Worcester to Reading. But going from Worcester to Wokingham is get a train to Reading and then go about 7 miles further. Why is this? Any more examples?

Is there a map available, or table, or a list, showing the line speed limits along various railway lines? I'm particulaly interested where exactly in the UK the line speed is 125mph. Does anybody know of such a map available? Or just a list showing the speed limits across various railway...

I bought an advance purchase ticket recently which cost about 25 percent of the normal walk-on fare. What's the greatest saving you've had, or know about, with an advance purchase ticket? Can I exclude the very cheap Megatrain deals that Virgin and South West Trains used to do, just...

Regarding day return tickets and period return tickets, not advance purchase: I often break my journey at an intermediate station for a break, for maybe an hour or so, then continue my journey to my destination. Several times, the ticket inspector on the train has said I can break my...