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Hi, haven't posted here in quite a while but got a tricky one on Saturday. I need to get from Coventry to Glasgow this Saturday. The West Coast Mainline is due to strike that day so I'm wondering if there's any route that can avoid using them completely. A few points: -I'll probably be...

Hi, My dad needs to travel from London - Birmingham tomorrow morning, as early as possible. Around 6.40 is about the earliest he can get to Euston. He has a senior railcard. He'll also need to get the fastest train as he ideally needs to be there by about 8am The anytime single fare is...

Some weeks ago I helped my girlfriend book a trip from Glasgow to Leeds. She's not a regular rail user so I booked her an advance ticket on the Virgin website; Virgin Glasgow to Lancaster, then Northern to Leeds. A couple of weeks later I made arrangements to join her so I booked another...

Hello, I'm booking my dad a (Saturday) day trip by train from London - Bournemouth. He holds: Freedom Pass (valid all day within zones 1-6) Senior Railcard He needs a flexible ticket, not advances. I've found an off-peak day return fare of £33.55 from Waterloo – Bournemouth. I'm...

I'm going to St Albans later today, starting from a National Rail station in zone 5. In the past when I've been travelling somewhere near London (but outside the zones) I've bought a day travelcard plus a "Boundary Z6-xx" day return. I have a Network Railcard, of course this has a £13 minimum...

I caught this train yesterday: Leeds (2045) – London Kings Cross (2314) My ticket was an Advance, Halifax – London Terminals. No problems with a connecting service into Leeds. The train barely made it out of Leeds when it had to stop, a vehicle had hit a bridge. The train was held up...

Hello, On Saturday I travelled on this Crosscountry Service Cardiff Central (2000) - Birmingham New Street (2207). Standard Advance ticket. The train arrived at Birmingham New St at 2309. A combination of getting away a little slowly due to the Rugby League at Millenium Stadium, but...

Hi, I have bought two advance tickets for a train journey (Manchester Victoria to Glasgow, via Preston, Northern & Virgin). The tickets are issued as 3 coupons; two travel tickets, and one seat reservation coupon for two passengers. Could the reservations be reissued so that there are...

Bit of an interesting one I had today. I'm travelling from London - Manchester on 12th October, so I went online today and booked an advance single through the Virgin website, £21. Unfortunately like a dope I booked it for the 19th by accident. Entirely my error, but I found an archived...

A bit of a change of plan since I posted a similar thread a few days ago. Only a small query but it all helps me understand the NRCoC that bit better :) This Sunday I will start my day in Halifax, I now plan to spend the afternoon in Keighley before heading onto Leeds to catch the East Coast...

I need to travel from Glasgow to Leeds on Monday 14th October. The tickets for this should be on sale soon (maybe Friday), so I'm trying to get clued up on the best option for a fare. Brfares seems to say the cheapest is £17, barring special offers. NRE throws up quite the variety of routes...

Hi, This Sunday I will be waking up in Halifax. I plan to go to Huddersfield for the afternoon, then onto Leeds to catch the train home to London. I'll probably leave Halifax about 10am. I was just having a play with National Rail enquiries to see what the fare options are. I plan to get the...

Hello, I'm just having a mini-panic, can anyone clarify this for me? I have a SailRail ticket from Belfast to Glasgow tomorrow, see photo. The ticket is an Anytime Day Single. I bought it online through Southern (they're just a TOC whose website I'm used to using). When booking I saw the...

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Hello, I'm trying to figure the best ticket for this journey. London Liverpool St - Frinton-on-Sea. Return on same day (Saturday). The passenger holds the following: Freedom pass (free travel in London Z1-6) Senior Railcard The journey entails getting a Clacton-on-Sea train from...

Hello, can anyone shed some light on this? I made a journey from Twickenham to Highbury and Islington yesterday: Twickenham to Richmond (South West Trains), Richmond to H&I (Overground). I hit the pink readers but got charged the fare through C London anyway. The picture attached shows that I...

Hello, I'm considering a week travelling around the UK, taking in Dublin, Belfast and Glasgow (starting and finishing in London). Sorry to start another SailRail thread, but I find the ticket validity of these really confusing, and there seems to be a lot of conflicting info when people ask for...

Suppose you arrive at a tube station and touch in, then quickly realise you won't be able to make the journey you hoped to, perhaps you've just missed the last train, or the line you wanted to catch is closed for engineering works. You'll need to ask a member of staff to sort out the touch-in...

Hello, I'm trying to figure my way through the various Peak/Off-peak/Super off-peak restrictions for a train journey London - Chippenham. Can anyone help? My dad has to go to Chippenham today at short notice. He is over 60, he has a freedom pass for London, and a senior railcard. He...

Hello, Bit of a last minute query, you never know, someone might be around who could help. :) I've been asked to go to Cambridge this evening, I'd need to get home tonight. My nearest station is Bush Hill Park (a walk to Southbury is no problem). I'd like to go through Cheshunt on the way...