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    Season ticket - Marden (Kent) - London terminals (+zones 1-6 perhaps)

    Firstly an apology. I have spent some time trying to understand the fares advice but fall at the first hurdle as i do not understand the routing identifiers. (ie the two letter codes - how do these get deciphered?) I'm moving to Marden in Kent. I will need an annual season ticket but having...
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    Refunds from TOC's (specifically FGW)

    Can someone advise please. FGW (Customer Services - Plymouth) recently returned my claim for a refund (during the flooding - I did not travel) stating I ought to return the ticket to its place of origin, in this case Red spotted Hanky. In view of clause 26a....(below)...is their advice...
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    Discounting a Thames Branch Day Ranger

    Am i missing something obvious? A Thames Branch Day Rover can be discounted to holders of a Network card but not holders of an annual gold card (which in itself acts as a network card)? As a gold card holder, should i therefore purchase a £1 Network card to benefit ...
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    Network West Midlands Area - Rugeley TV

    Can someone clarify for me whether the £1.20 'add-on' fare is required to travel between Walsall and Rugeley TV if a £5.80 Network day tripper has been purchased. The zonal rail map implies not (purple shaded area also valid with zone 5 tickets) but the wording of the add-on suggests it is...
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    Off Peak Return - Break of Journey - Return leg

    I am after some simple clarification please. If I am using the return leg of an off peak return (valid one month), can i resume the return journey (say) a week after i commenced it - providing i am still within the validity of the ticket (ie the one month). Thanks
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    ALR (London before 9.30am)

    Firstly, apologies for starting a new thread. I have just been shown an email from an East Coast guard that reinforces the pre 9.30am rule. It seems to go further (and i confess it was hard to read all of it at speed) and states that there are no exceptions, and ALR holders would need to pay...
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    Travelling to Rome

    I am planning to travel to Rome by rail in September (dates flexible, but end of month) Can any experts offer me any advice on routing / fares / ticket structure ? What should i expect to pay ?? All advice welcome. Thank you
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    Off Peak Return - cancellation of return leg - Virgin

    Can the experts on the forum confirm that the advice i received (below) is correct ? I understand this train was cancelled and you decided to make alternative arrangements. The Off Peak ticket is a discounted fare, the full fare ticket being the Anytime ticket, and is therefore...
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    Tour of Rare London Freight Lines - 13th November

    The Branch Line Society are proposing a tour of rare freight lines in the London area on November 13th http://www.branchline.org.uk/events.php Highlights of the provisional route from Eastleigh include : Waterloo (rev), Kensington Olympia, Barking, Down tilbury goods, Ripple Lane...
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    TOC-specific refund vouchers

    Hi. I recently experienced a cancellation of a Grand Central service I intended to use to travel to Yorkshire. As a consequence, I declined to travel (and instead made alternative arrangements) and submitted my ticket by post to GC for a refund. They have responded by providing me with a...
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    Sleeper supplements - All Line Rovers

    I tried to book a Fort William - London Euston berth paying the £45 supplement to compliment the first class ALR ticket I have. Although full price first class berths (with Z1 travel etc) were available, Scotrail refused to sell the supplement stating that the quota of supplements available...
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    WSMR Wrexham - London

    I seek some advice please. On Sunday (28th Feb), I wish to travel from Crewe to London, preferably by way of WSMR from Wrexham. I hold the outward portion of a SVR return Manchester - London. (ignore the Manchester - Crewe bit as i be starting from Crewe) Now i know i could join an up...
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    Manchester - London via WSMR ?

    I have been advised that the routing guide for Manchester - London includes :- Routing guide allows: CM+GC (Manchester - Birmingham/Coventry, then Birmingham/Coventry to Marylebone/Paddington via Banbury MM+PS (Manchester - Sheffield via Hope Valley, then Sheffield - London St Pancras...
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    West Yorkshire Train Day Rover

    I just bought one of these at Sevenoaks station. It took a full 20 minutes to complete the (£5.30) transaction. The problem was that the ticket presents itself as "M Train Dayrover". It was only when i ventured that 'M' might stand for 'Metro' (a complete punt on my part) that the clerk was...
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    London - Manchester : Alternative Routes ?

    I regularly travel between Manchester Piccadilly and London. Often i purchase an off peak single/return (rather than an AP - Virgin only). Can i use this ticket on routes other than via Stoke or Crewe ? In particular, what would i have to do to travel via Sheffield and the MML ? Thanks

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