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    Wymondham to Ely flow

    Further to the thread about Doncaster to London fares, does anybody know why there are two sets of "Any Permitted" fares from Wymondham to Ely. See: http://www.brfares.com/#expert?orig=WMD&dest=ELY One is priced by East Midlands Trains and the other by Greater Anglia. The prices and restrictions...
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    Broken down train at Liverpool Street 9/9/16

    I was on the 1955 Liverpool Street to Southend service earlier this evening. Shortly before departure time the driver announced that a train had broken down and was blocking our route out of the station. As I was only going to Stratford I nipped over and caught the 2000 TFL Rail service instead...
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    Rangers and Rovers on London Overground TVM

    While topping up my Oyster at New Cross Gate this afternoon I noticed the London Overground ticket machines now offer some Rovers and Rangers, including the All Line Rover. See the attachments, there was a second page of available tickets (not sure why, there is plenty of blank space on the...
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    Where to find DB class 218

    So I will be spending next week in Germany. Where will I find class 218 hauled services these days? I will be based in Dusseldorf but I don't think there are any left in NRW. I'll be on an Interail so distance, in terms of cost, is not a concern but ideally somewhere I can get to in a day trip...
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    TVM not applying Network Railcard minimum fare

    I have discovered a type of TVM that will issue a Network Railcard discounted inboundary off-peak day travelcard during the week without applying the minimum fare (ie. £5.90). My general understanding and reading of http://www.network-railcard.co.uk/tickets-types-min-fares/ is that this is...
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    My idea for restrictions to cycles on trains

    Further to the recent thread about the health and safety aspects of overcrowded trains...Following a recent change of job I have now started commuting from King's Cross to Letchworth in the mornings and back in the evenings and I have been amazed by the number of bikes being taken on trains on...
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    Freightliner Class 90 liveries

    Hello all. I'm one of those long term lurker/new poster types. Anyway...I have a question for you having seen 90044 and 90047 at Ipswich today. Both locos are in very tatty looking Freightliner grey livery and both bear scars showing where the metal BR arrows and depot plaques once were...

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