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    Northern only

    Hi I have a Northern off-peak rail pass, station adoption, are there any route planners that would allow me to just select Northern trains? Thanks
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    online vs on train

    Hi When I search online, I come up with a price for Leeds to Scarborough at around £26 for 1 adult and 2 children, its for tomorrow. How do I find out if its the same price to buy at the station?
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    Penalty Fares do not apply when travelling from Meadowhall station.

    Hi Why is this, Meadowhall has a ticket office and automated ticket machines, I have not come accross this before.
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    Comparing offences (split from Merseyrail guard on trial thread)

    Doesnt eveyone that travels at 35+mph in a 30mph area, neglect their duty?
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    Morley - Skegness

    Hi I am just looking at the above journy online. Return on Sun 30/12/2012 18:07 Skegness, with Arriva trains is £10.20, yet the Northern ticket prive is shown at £70.35 Perhaps I have done something wrong, just paid, the tickets are coming in the post. Total for 1 adult and 1 child with ff...
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    Leeds to Huddersfield electrification

    Hi The Government announced in November 2011 that this route will be electrified in the near future. I help with 'Friends of Morley station' and we were told, by what looked like a Northern Rail employee boarding a train, that the station bridge across the line was being replaced because it...
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    return tickets

    Hi Why are return tickets so cheap, when compared to a single? Someone mentioned it on another thread, and I have been told before that returns only cost a little more than a single. Are they always cheap? I got caught out a few months ago, Leeds to Starbeck, I intended to just travel one...
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    Child discounts for train travel where PTE discount schemes apply (eg. W Yorks Metro)

    Public transport in West Yorkshire - Quote "Anyone aged 11 to 16 pays half fare on buses and trains when showing a Young Person's PhotoCard (otherwise they'll be asked to pay the full fare)." http://www.wymetro.com/TicketsAndPasses/YoungPeople/?wbc_purpose=Basic.pdf.pdf.pdf.pdf.pdf
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    ticket rules

    Hi Are the methods and rules on getting a ticket to travel by train posted at stations or on trains for the information of the public? A friend of mine is a train gaurd, and being a poster on here, I get the general rules. But I havnt seen these rules on when I should get a ticket, and the...
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    Scarborough express steam train - photo

    Hi Does the above train ever travel trough Morley station? I would like to take a photo. It goes to Normanton, Wakefield Kirkgate, Wakefield Westgate, Woodlesford, Castleford and York. Any other photo worthy trains go though Morley? Thanks..S
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    Train and Bus day rover

    Hi I have 3 of the above, so I would like to use them soon. The dates at the bottom are 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012. If I still have them next year will they be valid. I bought one last year, not realising that it was already out of date, so I used it because I didnt check before I set off - no...
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    Calling any trainspotters

    Hi I have started a new group in order to support my local station. http://www.facebook.com/groups/229841590470405/ It seems that many people have an interest in trains, but no one will admit to being a trainspotter. In an age were people are bi and gay; you would have thought people...
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    Which stations are the front runners?

    Hi Access for All was launched in 2005 and is providing accessible routes into 153 stations, and the entire budget is now allocated. The Secretary of State announced a further £100m of funding(16th July) to extend it until 2019. They have yet to decide exactly how new stations will be...
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    Leeds - shortage of people selling tickets to arriving passengers?

    http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/complaints-over-leeds-rail-ticket-queues-1-4626256
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    station adoption

    Hi What level of commitment is entailed with station adoption? Does there need to be a group of people?
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    The Equality Act 2010

    Hi all Being an able bodied person myself, I was wondering what impact the The Equality Act 2010 has had on trains and railway stations. I work with people that have special needs and although a relatively rare thing, it is now enshrined in law that buses and trains must be accessible. Are...

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