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    Eurostar wheelchair booking

    Hi folks, Does anyone know how to book a wheelchair user, 1 carer and 4 others together on one booking? I can't seem to work out how as it seems to want 2 separate bookings. Is it possible to book all 6 places so we are seated together? TIA
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    Best trade union for an Apprentice engineer.

    Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, or even if this is the right place to ask in the first place. Asking for a friend who is an apprentice plant/depot engineer employed by one of the larger TOC's. They have been told that they can't join a union until qualified which seems incorrect. Surely...
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    TFL/LUL planned closures map

    Hi folks, I'm sure that on TFL's website there used to be a map available to give a visual of planned line/station closures. It had the usnaffected lines greyed out so the affected lines were easily seen. Now when I go to the Status updates pages I can't seem to find the maps for future...
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    Group save Chiltern railway.

    As a family of four we usually get 4 x Adult Off Peak one day travelcards with a group save discount from Chalfont & Latimer to LONDON zones 1-9. I've just gone to book the tickets for Friday 27th December and can't seem to find them on both this sites ticket page and Chiltern Railways own...
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    Is the diversion compulsory?

    Hi folks, I'm planning a family day out in December and we usually use off peak travelcards from Chalfont & Latimer to London. Is usually buy from a national rail ticket site in order to get a groupsave discount (TFL don't offer it). Due to engineering works, the ticket shows a diversion via...
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    Child One day Travelcard TFl

    Hi folks, Not sure if I’m being thick or whether the TFL One day travel cards have changed. We are travelling from Chalfont and Latimer to Central London tomorrow, leaving at 08.30ish (Peak). Adults are using contactless, but my 14 year old son doesn’t have a bank card. Previously we would...
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    TFL account login

    Hi folks and a Happy New Year. I’ve just received an email from TFL saying that I will soon need to use a verification code that will be sent to my mobile phone before I can log into my account to top up my Oyster card and look at the transaction history. What happens to those that don’t...
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    Aldgate terminating platforms.

    Hello folks, and a Merry Christmas Does anyone know if the terminating platforms (Metropolitan Line) at Aldgate have always been so, or did they ever go beyond and continue eastwards? Carte Metro seems to suggest they’ve always been terminating.
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    LUL/TFL tickets online

    Hi folks, Can anyone suggest an online retailer that will sell Off Peak One day travelcards from London zones 8/9? I want to travel from either Amersham or Chalfont & Latimer (2 adults and 2 children with Friends and Family railcard discount) and have previously bought from Chiltern Railways...
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    Advance ticket refund.

    Hi folks I’m planning a trip to London to Edinburgh for Easter 2022 on Advance tickets. I’ve asked LNER what would happen if we were prevented from travelling due to Covid restrictions either in Scotland or England. The reply from their Twitter account was: “Currently we are offering a...
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    Apple Pay and contactless card

    Hi folks, I hope all are safe and well. Have done a quick search and can’t find a definitive answer. I have an iPhone which is registered to my contactless debit card. Can I use my phone to pay for a TFL journey and my son use my contactless card to pay for the same journey (at the same...
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    Chiltern Smarcard at ticket office

    Hi folks, I hope you are all safe and well. Does anyone know if you can buy a ticket and have it added to a Chiltern Smartcard at one of their ticket offices yet? Chiltern Twitter only reply Mon - Fri. I want to know if the problems I had here have been resolved yet...
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    East vs West coast

    Hi folks, I’m looking at a short family break from London to Edinburgh in the Easter holidays, if travel and accommodation is permitted. Is there much difference in the standard offering (seat comfort, catering offering etc) between the East and West coast routes (and which has the best...
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    London to Edinburgh trains

    Hi folks, I hope you’re all safe and well. I can’t seem to find any train fares from London To Edinburgh (and return) over the Easter school holidays on either the East or West coast routes. Surely they can’t both be blocked due to engineering works? I was looking for prices leaving London on...
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    Aylesbury to Princes Risboro’

    Hi folks Hope all are safe and well? I can’t find anything definitive using the search so here goes: Has the line between Aylesbury and Princes Risboro’ alway been single track? If yes, were there ever any passing loops (say at Monks Risboro’)? Were the bridges, both under and over the...
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    RAIB report

    Hi folks, I hope you’re all safe and well in these continuing strange times? Does anyone have any idea how long RAIB reports take to be published? i’m particularly interested in the incident at Chalfont & Latimer last June as it’s local to me...
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    Has the line between Northolt Junction and Old Oak Common Junction closed?

    Hi folks, I hope you’re all safe and well. I’ve just been mooching about on the Carto Meteo map and noticed that the link between Northolt Junction and Old Oak Common Junction is closed. When did this happen? Does this mean that Chiltern main line services can no longer use Paddington when...
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    signal boxes in hazardous locations only reachable by crossing railway lines?

    Hi folks, hope you’re all safe and well? I watched a film of a London to Brighton speed record attempt (1990’s I think?) and noticed what looked like a signal box in the middle of a complex junction somewhere before Croydon. This led me to wonder how many signal boxes are in isolated (eg not...
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    1st gen DMUs and DEMUs

    Hi folks, Hoping you’re all safe and well. Forgive my ignorance, but I have a few question about 1st gen DMU’s Why was there a need for so many different types/classes across the country? As a non railway person, some of the differences appear to be just cosmetic. Was each class more...
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    Marylebone Diesel Locomorives

    Hi folks, I hope all are well and staying safe in these strange times. Just a quick question: Did Marylebone have any 1st generation diesel locomotives hauling expresses out to Aylesbury and beyond? Or was it all steam until closure north of Aylesbury and the Class 115’s take over all...

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