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Article on today’s Guardian website states: referring to an early evening train from Euston to Crewe. Does that statement referring to commuter-only mean anything or is it just sloppy journalism? I’ve never heard of train services that are reserved solely for commuters. Link to the article is...

I’m making a journey from Raynes Park to Portsmouth. The schedule when I bought the ticket was 0909 from Raynes Park, changing at Woking and arriving at Portsmouth at 1059. However, much to my (and other people waiting) surprise, the scheduled Woking train passed straight through Raynes Park...

I’m travelling from Newcastle to London and because of engineering works had to change trains at Peterborough and again at Cambridge. The second part of my split ticket is an advance single from Elsenham to Liverpool Street. I need to catch the Victoria Line thereafter and realise it will be...

I’m at Euston station waiting for a train and trying to work out the different colours on the diagram of the carriages on the departure display board. Some carriages are marked as partially or fully green, some red, some orange and some black (no colour). I’m sure there’s some logic to this...

I’ve purchased tickets for a couple of long journeys in December with my son, discounted with a two together railcard. Until now I’d assumed I can buy the railcard a day or two before travel, but it’s just occurred to me-should I have had the railcard at the time of ticket purchase? Or is this...

I’m walking a section of the South Downs way next Saturday and need to travel by train from Raynes Park to Amberley and then back from Shoreham to Raynes Park. Does this require 2 single tickets or is there any route for which I could purchase a (hopefully cheaper) day return? Many thanks for...

I was making a journey today from Euston to Marston Green via Birmingham International with an off peak return ticket scheduled as follows: 11:38 London Euston Avanti West Coast 12:45 Birmingham International + Change, 6 minutes transfer time 12:51 Birmingham International West...

Yesterday I purchased a ticket from Amberley to Wimbledon via Trainline app. The ticket was a spilt ticket and required printing at the ticket machine (ie not available as an e-ticket). The ticket machine at Amberley station was in very bright sunshine and the screen was hot, which I think...

I’m making a return trip today Wimbledon to Norwich on advance single tickets. On the return leg I caught the specified 14:30 from Norwich. However, the advance ticket specifies the 17:17 from Waterloo to Wimbledon which is an hour after my arrival into Liverpool Street! I got to Waterloo for...

If I purchase an off-peak day return from Wimbledon to Brighton (via Clapham Junction) can I break the outward journey at Gatwick? Also, can I travel on the Gatwick Express if that’s the next train departing? Thanks, James

I bought a ticket from thetrainline.com for a journey: Raynes Park to Preston, via Vauxhall and Euston. The journey schedule (from thetrainline.com) is to depart from Raynes Park at 09:28 to make the connections, but the ticket is an 'off peak return'. Will I need to use contactless for the...

My 17 year old son who’s a student will be making several train journeys per week between Wimbledon/Raynes Park and Surbiton. Struggling to work out whether a PAYG Oyster Zip or using his 16-17 year old Railcard to buy tickets will be cheaper. Any advice appreciated. Many thanks.

Trying to book a tickets from Raynes Park to Haslemere for Monday morning. The Trainline app only gives options of leaving at 05;58 or 09:28, nothing in between. I thought there should be various other available departures and indeed the NRE website gives multiple options. However for the...

I was making a journey from Vauxhall to Surbiton earlier this week. Because of delays it was quicker to catch a train Vauxhall to Waterloo and then a non-stop train Waterloo to Surbiton rather than a stopping service from Vauxhall to Surbiton. I touched in at Vauxhall and then out at Surbiton...

Just travelling back from Newport to Paddington (timetabled to leave at 1632 and arrive at 18:47). This takes 46mins more than the train in the opposite direction yesterday. I cannot figure out why. Route seems to be the same except train additionally stopped at Didcot Parkway. I know trains...

I was at Vauxhall station earlier today, needing to get to Surbiton, and found I didn't have my PAYG Oyster card with me. So I bought a single ticket Vauxhall to Surbiton, the route was stated as 'any permitted'. I got on a train which was due to stop at Surbiton but it was held up at...