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    No Rail/Sail services to Ireland

    Does anyone know why there are no Rail and Sail services to Ireland via Holyhead or Fishguard, or when these might be restored? https://www.stenaline.co.uk/rail-and-sail
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    St. Pancras - old booking office

    Does anyone know what happened to the old booking office structure at St. Pancras, after the redevelopment of the station? I know the room is now used as a bar, but I'm interested to know what happened to the original ticket booth (see pictures here) I'm also interested to know if anyone...
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    Minimum Fare on Young Person's Railcard, July & August

    Hi, I've noticed that the conditions for the 16-25 railcard stipulate that no minimum fare applies in July and August: http://www.16-25railcard.co.uk/help/faqs/8/ However, my local ticket office aren't applying this rule, and insist that I have to pay a minimum of £12 for any fare...
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    The future of Nine Elms Flyover

    Now that it has been 8 years since Eurostar services ceased, does anyone know what is planned for the old flyover that was built to connect the SWML to the Chatham Main Line at Nine Elms? It looks unused at the moment, and demolishing it would surely open up some much-needed capacity on the...
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    Wolverhampton via Stafford, 'extra £30' ??

    Hi there, I bought an off-peak single from London Euston to Wolverhampton, and this morning tried to get on the 0907 train to Stafford, whereafter National Rail said I should catch a local train to Wolverhampton. When I got to the manned barriers at Euston, the inspector said that if I wanted...
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    Are SW trains allowed to not offer delay repay?

    After a journey to Clapham Junction was delayed the other day, I went to the ticket office to ask for a delay repay form, as my journey was delayed by approximately 40 minutes. I was told that 'South-west trains don't do delay repay', and therefore there was no form. Is this even allowed? It...
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    Crewe Station

    Whatever happened to the plans to refurbish Crewe station? It seems to have missed out on the current round of station funding. I was there the other day and the roof is leaky and in need of re-glazing, the paintwork is peeling everywhere, and the facilities are dire. Does anyone have any...
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    Why do XC services wait so long at stations?

    Planning to make a trip from the South-West up to the Midlands in a few weeks, I had a look at real-time trains to see where the train would go, and I was amazed at how wasteful Cross-Country trains are with their timetables. Look, for example, at this...
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    Severn Tunnel/Golden Valley Redoubling

    Does anyone know anything about when the Severn Tunnel is going to be wired (or even whether they will use wires) as part of the Great Western project? I'd imagine its not until after the Golden Valley redoubling, but there has been very little news on that of late either. It seems strange...
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    my idea for trains to run from HS1 to WCML, Birmingham, Manchester

    Hello, new here. Considering a large amount of money was spent (presumably) connecting the WCML to HS1 via the north london line, why are there no Virgin services to Stratford, Ebbsfleet or Ashford? Are there any operational or infrastructure pinch-points inhibiting this? You would have...

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