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    Delay repay - Train didn't get to my destination but got almost there

    I got a train last night from London Paddington, intending to get off at Worcester Foregate Street. It arrived into Worcester Shrub Hill approximately 25 minutes late and terminated there. It was cancelled between Shrub Hill and Foregate Street. How much delay repay do I get? Would it be...
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    Euston to Welling with a bike

    I will be in London on Saturday 22nd and using Contactless (Zone 4 cap). I have my bicycle with me. To get from Euston to Welling, which might be the best way? 1. From Euston, I cycle to Charing Cross (takes 10 minutes), then get the train to Welling (trains seem hourly only, this would have...
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    Contactless cap, Zone 4 to Zone 4, via Zone 6

    I want to travel from Euston to Welling, then Woolwich Arsenal, then end up in Paddington. Welling and Woolwich are in Zone 4. I want to get the direct train from Welling to Woolwich, without breaking my journey. It starts and ends in Zone 4, but travels into Zones 5 and 6 on its route. If I...
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    Marylebone to Hastings - with a bike on the Underground.

    I'm arriving into London at Marylebone station. I have my bike with me. My destination is Hastings. My return ticket includes transfer by London Underground. With my bike, I think the obvious thing to do is get the Underground from Edgware Road to Victoria and then a train from Victoria to...
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    Merseyrail Daysaver vs Saveaway (+ early morning validity)

    I'm in Merseyside for two days. I can't decide whether to get a Saveaway or a Daysaver ticket. Are the main differences betwwen the two the fact that the Saveaway can be used additionaly on the ferry, buses and the railway line to St Helens (and also is slightly more expensive)? Also, both...
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    Worcester to Highbridge via Bath

    I'll be buying the off-peak Return at £49.30 from Worcester Foregate Street to Highbridge & Burnham, departing Monday, returning Friday. I would like to visit Bath Spa for an hour or two on (preferably) the outward journey. If I put "via Bath Spa", no valid ticket is available as of course it...
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    Two tickets, journey linked with a walk in the middle - what happens if first train late?

    What happens in this scenario, please... I am travelling from Swindon to Brighton. I have two advance purchase tickets - Swindon to London Paddington and also London Victoria to Brighton. I allow 90 minutes from my arrival into Paddington until my departure from Victoria, planning to walk (or...
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    A query about an advance purchase ticket, combined with a Saveaway ticket

    This is just a thought experiment... I'm just curious. What would happen if... I buy an advance purchase ticket from Birmingham to Liverpool Lime Street. Also, I buy a Merseyrail Saveaway ticket, valid for that day. On the journey, I decide it would be better for me to alight at Mossley Hill...
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    Worcester to Acocks Green plus Kenilworth in a day

    I'd like to visit both Acocks Green and Kenilworth one day this week, on one ticket, on the same day. Which is the best way of doing it? First option. An off-peak day return Worcester to Kenilworth. I visit Kenilworth first, then I return by changing at Leamington Spa. Then, I break...
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    Delay repay, to claim or not?

    Yesterday, I was travelling from Newport to Worcester, via Hereford. I was planning to have an hour in Hereford on the way back, by breaking my journey. When I arrived in Hereford, there was a training running to Worcester just a few minutes later. The next two were cancelled. So, I...
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    Saving money by using non-obvious routes - is this legally / morally OK?

    What are the opinions, either morally or legally, for saving money by using valid (but not obvious) routes to get somewhere a lot cheaper? For example, for me to get to a well-known station, "X", it costs a certain amount. But If I buy a ticket to a certain other station where a valid (but...
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    Transport for West Midlands - Cycle Hubs - card access

    I applied online to Transport for West Midlands, to get a card to access their Cycle Hub storage units, which they have at several of their railway stations. A month later, I received a pack through the post with details of the Cycle Hubs, along with a Swift card. I tried the card today to...
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    Worcester to Stafford - valid routes

    I'll be buying an off-peak day return, Worcester to Stafford. I'll be travelling from Worcester Foregate Street to Birmingham New Street, then direct from Birmingham to Stafford via Wolverhampton. What are my options for coming back a different route on the Stafford to Birmingham part of the...
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    Cycle parking at Birmingham coach station?

    Are there any facilities for locking up bicycles at Birmingham (Digbeth) coach staton? Preferably indoors. Thanks
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    Derby or Long Eaton to both Shirebrook and Bingham, cheapest return.

    This Saturday, I would like to visit both Shirebrook and Bingham on the same day, and return back to where I started from. I will be starting/ending my journey from either Derby or Long Eaton, whichever is cheaper. I'm thinking the cheapest tickets would be a return from Derby/Long Eaton...
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    Ticket acceptance with a WMR / LNW -only ticket, due to Northampton problem

    I've already purchased a Super Off-Peak return ticket from Worcester to London Euston. It's the West Midlands Railway / London Northwestern -only ticket. I am travelling on Sunday December 1st to London. That evening, I am breaking my return journey at Hemel Hempstead, where I have already...
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    Best app for live departure times?

    I've always used the national rail app, but they changed it about a month ago and now it's awful. Currently using the GWR app but I think there is something better out there. If I exclude websites without apps (Real Time Trains, etc), then - What is the best app to use for easy, quick...
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    Bikes on trains - do I have priority over somebody sat in the bike storage area?

    This happens frequently... I arrive on the train, at the the only designated space on that train where I can store my bike. There are fold-down seats in the bike area, and somebody is sat there, so I am unable to put my bike there. There are other places that person can sit, the train...
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    Advance purchase - how will train crew know I'm on the correct train?

    I bought a total of six Advance Purchase tickets for various trains for this weekend, for a trip around Wales. I know which trains I have booked. I have an itinerary of all six journeys, emailed to me. How will the person checking the tickets know I'm on the correct train? I can't see the...
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    Meadowhall to Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster

    I am starting and ending my journey at Meadowhall Interchange. I want to visit Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster, the same day. Firstly, is there a South Yorkshire one-day rover ticket? Secondly, what would happen if I do this? : I buy a day return from Barnsley to Doncaster (or vice versa)...

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