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I travel occasionally from Squires Gate to Canterbury. The ticket has to be on card stock as it is a cross London journey, even though in reality almost everyone would walk from Euston to St. Pancras. I cannot buy a ticket at the station, as a priv holder, nor on the train as the gurad cannot...

I see that the max fine for failing to close gates is a £1000 fine under the Railways Clauses Consolidation Act 1845. As far as I can see leaving gates open is not a motoring offence and so generates a criminal record. It ought to be an easy crime to catch and prosecute offenders. A little...

I was one of the last conductors in the country (outside London) 46 years ago so the lack of conductors in not relevant to this thread. Wheelchairs are one thing which slow things down but I don't think anyone would complain about them. Alighting the biggest thing which has changed is the...

The afternoon peak restrictions from Euston on avanti services Do not allow off peak fares North from Euston to Preston, however they are valid to Lancaster, so why not Blackpool? There is only one direct Blackpool service and that is a peak service , so effectively unusable for most if not...

I am currently sat on a avanti serviSce at Ruby, delayed because of a fatality down the line. For the last half hour the train manager has been apologising for not being allowed to open the doors and being unable to contact control to get permission. Surely, after a certain length of delay...

I hope I am posting in the correct place. In the linked thread Cross country (ital) are charging £177.50 for what appears to be a simple case. Are they breaking any laws by demanding monies which they are not entitled to...

We see lots of cases where people are scared of ruining their careers by having a criminal conviction. It strikes me that it would be a good idea for colleges and universities doing medical or financial courses, and probably some others. to stress to students on day one that ticketless travel...

I have just been looking at a thread in disputes where a man was sent a letter from TFL which was incorrectly addressed, there is a lot of talk about what this letter says, but should it have been opened, and if not when would this person have found out about the prosecution?

I am not sure if numbers of bridge strikes have increased, it certainly feels like it though this could be because of increased reporting. When I took my test in 1980 in a double deck this entitled me to drive deckers, now you virtually never see a double deck training vehicle. Does this...

Personally I think that red or amber warnings should absolve train operators of all liabilities concerning passengers, concerning delays or not operation of service, they should not be required to provide RRB accommodation etc. With a yellow attempts should be made to provide RRB etc, however...

I travelled To Heysham on the train last Thursday, yes it did run. I noticed that on departing Morecombe the train stopped and two members of staff got off and went to a lever frame cabinet and operated the points, I assume that this is normal and not a failure. I wondered if this is the only...

Is there any controll on displayed menu calorie counts. I noticed yesterday that burger king display their bacon double cheeseburger at 440 calories.. 2 burgers, 2 slices of cheese, to bits of bacon and a bit of salad, sauce and a bun, who are they kidding. I have noticed similar in hotels...

If the pay negotiations over the last few months had been conducted in public view would these disputes have been resolved. The advantages to this, (as I see it) are as follows. The Government, or TOC's, would not be able to blame the unions for the dispute if the unions were being reasonable...

I was wondering if anyone has made one to see what information the DFT has on the timetable of the day and where it is published. I thought I would ask on here before making one, I know this is not really the purpose of the act but think it is possibly worthwhile. Thoughts?

Looking at the way the Avanti cancellation thread has drifted recently, I wondered if there was room for improvement in the way duties are allocated and if these things actually happen. I was a tube driver and so know how it worked there. Virtually all underground depots have a "Mafia" this was...

Many of the operating companies are having difficulty with driver training. even prior to covid companies such as Northern were struggling to retain driver numbers due to poaching. There are a couple of questions which I would interested to hear views on. Should a driver school be created to...

Hi, and anyone tell me if an Interrail ticket can be downloaded onto more than one device. Thanks in anticipation.

I am not talking about tickets offered by a PTE or London transport, a am talking about purely commercial tickets, I wondered what is the best value. I think the best I have come across is the Kday offered by Transdev, £5.00 for all day or £4.50 if starting after 9.30am. this covers all...

I am looking to travel from Blackpool north to Weymouth Mon 21 March, returning Fri 25th. The off peak return fare, via Bristol is £160.30 but it is not showing this, nor is it showing, via London options though the 0754 London via Birmingham is an off peak service and even if a split was needed...

The railway operates in part during red weather warnings, should it? For the safety of staff and passengers I don't think it should, the Met office needs to get warnings out a bit quicker, but I feel the railway should shut down for the safety of all. We have seen stations closed because of...