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The MP for Weymouth is very keen to get faster trains, to London of course. He seems to fancy using the Heart of Wessex line, messing about at Yeovil, then going to Waterloo via Salisbury. It seems to me a better option might be H of W to Castle Cary, then fast-ish to Paddington, although it...

I recently travelled from the south coast to Scotland, including Birmingham to Edinburgh on West Coast. On both journeys the quiet coach A had every seat marked reserved, mostly just 'RESERVED' with a few 'RESERVED from xx'. The ticket man insisted that 'RESERVED' meant the seat was reserved...

It seems a single ticket from Micheldever to Christchurch can only be off-peak at the weekend. See http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=MIC&dest=CHR&rlc=SRN&expert=on&flow=1&multi=0&fare=14&tkt=SOG Why?

Earlier this week I bought a single from Basingstoke to Woking online, and collected the ticket from a machine. But before travelling, my plans changed and I knew I had to return the same day, so I asked at the Basingstoke ticket window to excess it to a day return. This was refused, on the...

Does the rule about an overnight stop apply to the return half of a day return?

A few weeks ago there was a workshop in York of transport academics, who produced a report calling for a review of the HS2 plans. I've mentioned this in the 'HS2 in the press' thread already, but it probably deserves a thread of its own, so here it is. The report can be found at...

If I already have a ticket, and want to make a reservation on a particular train, how do I do it? In particular, I have a Freedom of Severn and Solent ticket and would like a reservation from Southampton to Cardiff. Can I do this online?

Can someone explain to me the rules about overnight stops? If I have a ticket which allows break of journey, am I alowed to stop overnight on the way? Does this apply to all tickets which allow a break of journey? In cluding day returns? Is there any restriction on the time of the resumed journey?

A little more progress on reconnecting Swwanage to the rest of the world! http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/9753795.Councils_back___2_7m_plan_to_reconnect_Swanage_to_main_rail_network/

I want to go from Christchurch to Crewe (actually Winsford, but Crewe is one stop away and I'm sure makes it easier) on March 6, then on to Newcastle on March 9 and return from there to Christchurch on March 11. The journey on March 11 will be late in the day so has to be via London. So, the...

Is there any way to buy Eurostar connection tickets (i.e. from a UK station to London to connect with a Eurostar) online? Is there a magic three-letter code? Or does one have to go to a booking office?

I know sometimes there are cheap offers on railcards. Does anyone know of any for Senior card?

I travelled from Christchurch to Winsford on December 30, using a standard off-peak return, not London, with a senior railcard. On December 31, I returned as far as Winchester. The London Midland conductor wrote "31/12" in fat felt tip on my ticket! On January 18 I tried to use the ticket to...

If I have a season ticket for a journey in London not including zone 1, say I have a zone 2-6 ticket, and I travel from zone 5 to zone 1, is Oyster clever enough to use the season to zone 2 and then charge me just for zone 2 to zone 1 on PAYG?

If I have a ticket via London, what transport am I entitled to use in London? Just tube, or bus as well? Just one journey between stations, or any trip in zone 1? Or multiple trips? And do the tube barriers understand the restrictions?!

Just before Christmas I asked here about this, and learnt a great deal from the answers. I have just travelled from Christchurch to Scotland via London and the sleeper. Armed with the knowledge I acquired last time, I bought an off peak return from CHR to London, and a cheap on-line sleeper...

Yesterday, Friday, I went from Christchurch (near Bournemouth) to Winsford (just north of Crewe) for the day. Because I wanted to return late, and the cross-country connections to Christchurch are terrible late at night, I went to the Virgin web site to buy a ticket via London. It offered me...