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Hello Train split is suggesting changing at Newton-Le-Willows, Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street to avoid Cross Country from Todmorden to Wylde Green. I already have my ticket https://www.brfares.com/!faredetail?orig=TOD&dest=WYL&tkt=SVR Could I please check this is valid on the...

Hello - just a quick one, because it's urgent and I'll never get the hang of the routeing guide, if that's OK? Is a Anytime return from Todmorden to Bath Spa valid via Newport? I'd like to avoid Cross Country this evening! Thanks very much

I’ve seen a number of social media comments to the effect that Calder Valley services are increasingly short formed. That also seems to be my experience in catching services at Todmorden. Do we know whether this is actually the case, and if so what is the explanation? Poor availability of 195s...

Hello Can anyone please tell me if this ticket is available to buy on the bus? This page does not say that it is, but does say that you can via the MCard app. However, I can’t find the ticket there either - only peak versions. Thank you 1765233499 Maybe a partial solution if you can’t: you can...

Hello I’ve had a good do using the routing guide and it’s getting too complex for me to work out, so help would very much be appreciated. On early evening on 17 June, I need to travel from Bradford to Reading. Then on the afternoon of 18 June, I need to travel from Reading to Todmorden. My...

Hello. Sorry for the dumb question, but is this valid via Manchester, including on EMR and TPE services: https://www.brfares.com/!faredetail?orig=TOD&dest=SHF&rte=98&tkt=SHR I can't seem to get the forum site to sell it to me, Departing Todmorden around 11:00 this Saturday and returning from...

Hi all. I’m looking to book a SailRail ticket from Sligo to Todmorden on 27 April, according to the following times: Sligo.................dep 09:05 Dublin Connolly arr 12:11 Taxi to Ferryport Dublin Ferryport dep 13:55 Holyhead.............arr 16:10 ............................dep 17:28...

The main thread on this was closed a while back. Has anyone got news of the latest developments? Thank you

Moderator note - split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/caught-with-invalid-ticket-on-wycombe-to-bicester-journey.260392/ Is it actually true that ticket scanners can tell the ticket was purchased after the train departs? I bet a lot of people buy a ticket this way (either because in...

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere. but my train today appears to have been p code cancelled (if that's the right way of describing it?). My 08:30 Manchester to Victoria was showing as cancelled on screens, but is not showing on real time trains. I think I am not entitled to claim if a...

Hello I'm wondering if it's possible to get a discount on a London International (CIV) ticket with a Two Together Railcard. If so, would the railcard have to be presented at the time of purchase (I'm considering delaying the purchase of the Railcard until just before the Eurostar journey to get...

Hello kind forum people. Can you please advise? On 11 May I'm travelling Stockport to London early morning about 06:00, London to Sheffield early afternoon, then Sheffield to Stockport late evening. Price is not an issue as work are paying. In terms of claiming the fare back, it would be...

I hope you don't mind me promoting my new book here? Details below, but first let me say that it is partly inspired by discussions on this forum, and fare advice given by forum members. As such, forum members can get 30% off the cover price, using the promo code DERAILED30 here...

I used to find National Rail cheapest fare finder occasionally very useful for specifying the cheapest tickets between destination pairs within set time parameters. This could be combined with other fare searching tools to find best value tickets. But it seems to have disspeared, and other...

Hello I'm doing a little research into fares regulation. I understand the basic principles of what is regulated (eg season tickets, fares in former PTE areas, former 'saver' fares on former InterCity services), and I understand that fares are now regulated in 'baskets' rather than 'flows'...

Hi all I'm writing an article on the history of the DOO strikes. Does anyone know if any DOO disputes are still 'live'? As far as I can tell there was still a live dispute on South-Western. Does anyone know what happened to that? Was DOO introduced, and did that count as a loss for guards on...

Hello Since London Northwestern stopped offering Stoke to London services via the Trent valley, those looking for a cheaper alternative to Virgin's services, now need to change at Stafford. This is not a massive issue, since both the Stoke to Stafford leg and the Stafford to Euston leg run...

Hi all I'm planning to travel from Stockport to Bratislava on Sunday 11 August. I've found a reasonably priced journey. However, I'm let down by the British system in that I don't know if trains will be running into Euston that morning. I know there's a 12 week window, but would you risk...

Hi I'm looking to travel Levenshulme to Hythe on this ticket (http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=LVM&dest=HYH&rte=200&ldn=1&tkt=SVR), breaking my journey in London overnight on the way out. Is this allowed? I would be travelling fairly early on the first day, so it would probably not...

Hi all - I'm back for your help again, if you would be so kind. To save money I often go the slow way, and use the well known Stoke London Midland split for my journey from Levenshulme to Euston. That means I have a Anytime/OP return from LVM to SOT, then a London Midland Only OP Return from...