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When I work in the Farringdon office, I used to catch the 07:50 from Horsham to Three Bridges and change to the 08:10 Cambridge service which took me to City Thameslink. I have noticed recently that this service no longer exists and the 08:10 only goes as far as London Bridge. Is this a...

This morning I got to Horsham station and there was only one window open and a queue, so decided to get my split tickets from the machine. I got the Horsham to Gatwick segment fine, anytime return given I was traveling in the morning peak. Gatwick to Farringdon was a problem, the machine only...

I'm planning on getting a train from Horsham to Woldingham tomorrow, walking to Merstham or Redhill via the North Downs Way, then getting a train back to Horsham. Rather than buying two single tickets for each train journey, would it be permitted to get a return to Woldingham and use the return...

When I was recently on a train arriving at Gatwick Airport I noticed on a neighbouring platform the overhead screen showed a diagram of the train, I think to display the carriage numbers or some other info. The screens on board trains often have colour-coded carriage loading information so you...

I've just have a rather eventful commute this morning. Traveled Horsham to Farringdon but trains not running through Redhill due to a points failure, so 7:55 Thameslink service cancelled and Victoria service rerouted along the Mole Valley line stopping only at Clapham Junction and Victoria...

I commute to Farringdon twice a week and on both sides of the barriers, some of them have tape stuck over the slot where you insert a paper ticket to open the barrier. Is there a reason people with paper tickets are denied access through some of the barriers? It can be annoying as in the middle...

Yesterday evening I caught a train from Billingshurst to Christs Hospital. When I got off at Christs Hospital, there was little lighting around and I couldn't see the way out. I was looking for access to the Downs Link which I was planning to use to cycle the short distance home. I walked down...

Yesterday evening I was travelling from Farringdon to Horsham changing to a fast train at East Croydon. I was initially on the delayed 16:49 to Horsham (left Farringdon at 16:54) which arrived at platform 3 or 4 (can't remember which). The Bognor train I was aiming for was scheduled to arrive at...

I got back from Inverness on the sleeper this morning around 8:45am with a bicycle and walked to St Pancras to get a Thameslink train to Horsham. I was prevented from getting to the platform (A) by a member of staff at the barrier, who said I was not allowed to travel with a bicycle until 10am...

I was travelling from Farringdon to Horsham earlier this evening via the 17:24 Farringdon to Brighton service, changing at Three Bridges to catch the 18:14 service to Southampton/Bognor. I got to Three Bridges without any problem and despite the short connection time, got to platform 3 in time...

I found this article about the UK railways which looks to be on a website that has articles/podcasts on economy related matters. Having read it it seems quite reasonable if a little like wishing on a star when he talks about what is to be done i.e. a complete system transition...

Travelling back from Farringdon to Horsham earlier this evening on the return parts of my split tickets, when I arrived at Horsham and rummaged in my pocket for the Three Bridges -> Horsham ticket I couldn't find it, which means it had fallen out of my pocket when on the train (probably when I...

Today was rather problematic on Southern and Thameslink trains. Signalling problems were causing significant delays to trains heading south from London. I was travelling to Lewes this morning, got the 08:29 from Horsham to Gatwick Airport intending to catch the Ore bound train which was delayed...

This isn't intended to be a rant but more a curiosity: Yesterday when I was travelling home around 10 pm through Horsham (West Sussex) I was cycling along Parsonage Road which has a light and barrier controlled level crossing about half way along. Sods law was in effect and the lights started...

Got home today from a family visit up in Salford and got faced with another cancelled train (I had split advance tickets) marking the first time I have experienced multiple cancelled trains on a single family visit. It was the Man Pic to Euston 13:35, which was cancelled, and I was booked on...

I stumbled upon this on YouTube about a suggestion to revamp the ticketing cost structure in the UK basing it more on distance travelled which makes things simpler and clearer for passengers. It looks reasonable to my untrained eye but wondered what experienced people on here think about it...

As Christmas isn't that far away, I have been looking into return tickets from Horsham to Manchester leaving on Christmas Eve and returning on New Years Day. On the National Rail website it comes back with train times but says next to them all "No fares available. Please choose another...

Twice a week I purchase split tickets from Horsham to Farringdon split at Gatwick. This week, when I have bought these tickets from the window at Horsham station, the ticket for the second leg of the journey has been from Gatwick to London Thameslink, not Gatwick to Farringdon despite me clearly...

On the local community allotment there was recently a problem with water butts next to the shed which, over time, became lopsided because the ground has shifted over time (we've had extreme wet and extreme dry over the last few years). This resulted in one water butt overflowing onto the shed...

I was on my way to Farringdon from Horsham yesterday and I sat down in front of a man. Shortly after I boarded I heard the guard coming down the train to check tickets. He sounded jovial and like he enjoyed his job, had a somewhat relaxing effect on me. The guard got to the man sitting behind me...