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Every Saturday for the past 3 years I've been using Canterbury West there has always been queues out of the door for the 2 ticket office windows & 3 ticket machines, usually with wait times of upwards of 15 minutes. So if you arrive in reasonable time for your train you can still end up missing...

Apologies if this has been discussed before, I was passing through Rectory Road on the overground and noticed unlike other stations either side, this one had no DOO mirrors or camera monitors, so without these how does the driver perform the dispatch and close doors? As far as I know the Class...

I have literally just arrived home having boarded what I thought was the 23:40 Charing Cross - Canterbury West train (and here's an ordeal I never want to repeat). I thought I'd share my experience from a passenger perspective and maybe gain some understanding in what went on. To clarify the...

Hi All Since Southeastern have changed the timetable for trains to the Kent coast, I've noticed an increase of Networkers being used on these services. E.g. the other day whilst sat at the level crossing for Canterbury West I noticed a single 465 go across to terminate at CBW (from Victoria)...

Being a student in Canterbury who has a lot of friends in London I'm often using the train between the two places. I've noticed a few changes in January: Canterbury West - Charing Cross (via Tonbridge) is now going to Victoria via Maidstone East and will take 2 hours 5 Mins opposed to 1...

The other day I decided to jump off my Canterbury West - Charing Cross train at London Bridge and get on the Bedford bound train behind to get to Blackfriars (closer to where I was meeting my friend). I had checked through various journey planners that my Canterbury West - London Terminals...

Last week I unfortunately missed the last train home from Charing Cross by seconds (typical) and to complicate things I only had a Super Off Peak Day Return Not HS1 (£14.80 with 16-25 Railcard) from Canterbury Stns - London Terminals. The ticket office at CHX wasn't open so instead I headed...

I noticed today that there are bus replacements between Ashford Intl and Ebbsfleet Intl, obviously it's fairly easy to replace the domestic service but what do they do about Eurostar? are they diverted somehow, not run at all or do they terminate at Ashford and passengers clear passport control...

Just wondering what seems to be going on today as there was a board up the other day saying trains would use Platform 1, but there's no way to get it back on the right track to Dover without a shunt in the other direction (which would mean Platform 2, the usual platform for Dover, would be...

I've slightly messed up tonight by booking tickets through the southeastern website. I booked a Canterbury Stns - Maidstone Stns Web Off Peak Day Return for the 26/03/2014 and a Canterbury Stns - London Tmls Web Super Off Pk Day Return also for the 26/03/2014 by mistake. The second ticket...

I'm making an odd journey tomorrow where I plan to go: Canterbury East - Peckham Rye (changing Bromley South) Then after meeting boyfriend in Peckham Rye going to London Then London - Canterbury (most likely Charing Cross - West). I was wondering if the following was possible: Buy a...

I've been trying to work out what routes are permitted between the following stations as you can purchase the regular "Any Permitted" off peak returns through the south eastern website for these, but not through national rail: Canterbury West - Chatham (via Ramsgate) Canterbury West - Dover...

Before today's fare change, you were able to purchase (through SE's website only) web discounted tickets on many routes. For example, Canterbury West - London Tmls (Not HS1) Super Off Pk Day Return would cost £10.65 online whereas the walkup price was £14.40 (now £14.80). I see these fares...

Not really sure where to post this but on Wednesday 23rd October I had an issue with my oyster card touching out at St Pancras coming up from the FCC/Thameslink platforms. Basically I had done: Totteham Court Road - Shepherds Bush LU Central Shepherds Bush - Clapham Junction LO Clapham...

So today I purchased a Manchester STNS - Stockport Off Peak Return (with YP railcard) from one of the Virgin TVMs at Piccadilly. I was in a rush so just hit the first return fare I saw at the top and boarded the next service (a Virgin London Euston one). It was on board I noticed the tickets...

Was on the Manchester Piccadilly today on the (delayed) 1916 Transpennine Express to Edinburgh which due to the delay passed at Oxford Road the Southport train which was held to let us get ahead (all perfectly normal). However shortly before the approach into Bolton I noticed on the section...

I've looked on the northern website (and at their PDF leaflet showing not so detailed maps of different rovers they offer) but what are the boundaries north/south of the North county rover? The reason I ask is I've set myself the task of riding on all lines possible in the North of England with...

I'm really keen to become a conductor, mainly because (call me crazy) I don't mind working with the public however I don't have any work experience in a customer facing role and I feel this could hold me back. I've applied for First Transpennine (instant rejection letter, though that may have...

I've tried searching both here and on google but what was Manchester Piccadilly like before the 2002 refurbishment, what was the concourse area like, the bridge over to Platforms 13/14 and does anyone have any photos of it? It was before I moved up north and I would've only been young then...

I have a couple of questions about the Cambrian Line from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury. I've made two return trips on this line and I've always wondered: 1- What is the typical line speed along the line? 2- Will there be 1 train per hour in each direction eventually once ERMTS is finally...