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This has just been posted on the Newsrail Express bulletin within the FRPP:

The following information has been obtained from senior members of ATOC (both the London Pricing Manager and a member of the ATOC commercial team), TfL (both the Director of Fares & Ticketing and the Ticketing Policy Manager) and the DfT (the Manager of the Fares, Ticketing & Passenger Benefits...

Here are some updates on various issues to do with NXEC & GC gathered from senior members of the management of both companies. NXEC (information gathered from the Operations Director) • Soon to be externally recruiting guards for SLC2 timetable. Will be advertised in Railnews in the winter...

Following an article in The Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rail-users-face-massive-fare-hike-1781594.html) claiming 145% fares increases for passengers on the southern end of the East Midlands Trains network wanting to purchase Travelcard inclusive tickets to London...

The latest from the Newsrail Express bulletin on the FRPP:

http://www.email-image.net/scotrail/Aug09/email_web.htm The school holidays might be coming to an end, but Summer needn’t be over. You can still get away for less with this great rail deal... Save 20% off ScotRail Advance Single tickets when you book online by 31 August 2009. Advance Single...

Something that struck me when reading something on the internet, was the England's age of legal majority being set at 18. Now with the NRCoC being billed as a contract between the passenger and the TOC, is any of it legally enforceable when a minor purchases a ticket? The basics of English law...

Following a tip-off from "father_jack" on WNXX, there is apparently going to be a fares shake up from First Great Western occurring in the September Fares Round. Through my own research, I can confirm father_jack's information is very credible. A summary of the changes, using the BRI to PAD...

Third off return fares with Grand Central http://www.grandcentralrail.com/thirdoff Travel to or from London with Grand Central between 3rd and 28th August 2009 at two thirds of the normal fare. Tickets can only be booked through the Grand Central website; tickets are limited so early booking...

Similar to the Red Dot Day that EMT are running, SWT have set up a Midsummer Madness Promotion that has just been added to the FRPP.

Anyone with children, this new offer posted within the FRPP may be of interest to you.

I didn't want to further hijack the Woking to Slough thread so have started a new one regarding a current FOI request with the DfT, which I need some help on. The FOI request I originally placed with the DfT was for the following: I am requesting for all instances ATOC has written to the DfT...

With the Southern 90% offer offering tickets for as low as 50p, it got me wondering, what is the cheapest ticket in the country? A previous thread discovered that the cheapest first class single was a First Anytime Day Single from Exeter St Davids to Exeter Central at £1.10. Similary another...

Lord Adonis (second half of the meeting) delivering evidence to the Transport Select Committee (his first as Secretary as State) on Rail Fares and Franchises. (http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=4361) One thing made quite clear, in the meeting by Lord Adonis, regarding...

I attended a meeting at the ORR last week and whilst there had the oppourtunity to inspect the Public Register Index. The PRI holds the first two copies of the National Routeing Guide from 1996 and 1997 and it was very interesting to chart the guide's fruition and see how far we have moved from...

I am doing some ticketing research and am looking for some Route Specific Tickets e.g. Route High Wycombe, Route Woking etc. If anyone knows of any local examples near them could they please post them below. Thanks in advance

I have just been browsing the FRPP and come across this product Has anyone ever heard of this product before or even seen one personally? Also anyone have any idea what the criteria of issue are and what price the ticket would be issued at?

Anytime Return U-Turn http://theticketcollector.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/anytime-return-u-turn/

In the ticket queue at Lockerbie station the person in front asks for a ticket to Preston on the 07:40 dep, they are sold an Off-Peak Return which is actually valid at any time. Then the second person in the queue asks for a return to Motherwell on the 07:43 dep and I suppose I'll need an...