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Hello everyone I write for a maths (and sense) check before I disagree with TfW's calculation of delay repay compensation. Last Friday I had tickets for a journey from Newcastle to Cardiff as follows: 0824-0913: Newcastle to York 0958-1136: York to Manchester Piccadilly 1230-1545: Manchester...

Evening all, On Sunday I travelled on the 1147 Carlisle to Euston, having connected there on a service from Edinburgh. En route to Carlisle I sensed that the 1147 would be full as the services either side of it had been cancelled, and bought a SeatFrog upgrade to Standard Premium. The train...

This Sunday I need to travel from Newtongrange to Didcot Parkway. With the lines to KGX shut I planned to go via Carlisle, starting at 0920, then the 1013 Edinburgh - Carlisle service and from Carlisle to Euston, then to Paddington and Didcot Parkway. I was going to buy a super off peak single...

Not sure if Fare advice or dispute, but it does involve the forum retailler. Last week I bought a journey, made up of Advance single tickets, as two separate legs, in the same transaction, for a journey departing on Thursday. So in my account I have two different entries (one outbound, one...

Hi all, I am looking for return tickets from Newtongrange (or, I suppose, Edinburgh, but the last train to Newtongrange leaves Edinburgh at about 2340) to Southampton Airport Parkway 26-27 June. Leaving more or less anytime and getting back in time for the last train home. The forum site...

Hi all, Has anyone any experience, good or bad, to share about travelling from Paris to Seville via Barcelona in a day. It makes for a long day dep Paris 0742 arr Barcelona 1429 dep Barclona 1517 arr Seville 2124 Staying overnight in Barcelona is not feasible (hotel prices are...

We’ve recently returned from a holiday through Switzerland - here’s a short write up of what we did. We had a four day first class Interrail pass and travelled ultimately from Edinburgh to Treviso. What we enjoyed the most: the Bernina route. Spectacular. The attached photographs are from...

I'm currently on a journey, booked through the forum site, as follows: Edinburgh-Kings Cross LNER dep 1030, for which I bought a Seatfrog upgrade - it left on time and was a few mins late into London then Paddington-Didcot Parkway, GWR, dep 1733 arr 1810 - train was cancelled. The next...

I need to travel from Newtongrange to Didcot Parkway on Sunday 27th Oct and trying to find cheaper things than a super off peak single - there are not many. The forum's booking site comes up with: Newtongrange-Edinburgh 0921-0943 on Scotrail Edinburgh-York 1008-1237 on CrossCountry York-Kings...

I occasionally find myself travelling to/from Didcot Parkway with work. After a recent contretemps with a guard over the validity of a ticket (https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/paddington-has-its-own-rules-but-what-are-they.267743/page-3#post-6774228) on the fast train from Paddington, and...

Hi all, The short question is: what are the actual mechanics of Passenger Assistance, as in, what does the passenger needing help do on the day? This would be at Newcastle and Kings Cross. The context: I'm off to The Oval with my dad in September. We've done this many times, I get on the...

Not a dispute as such - though it could well have been - but perhaps people can provide a bit of clarity to what happened to me yesterday evening. I held a LUMO Advance ticket for the 1849 from Newcastle to Edinburgh. I arrived at the station about an hour early and, seeing that the National...

Hi all, I'm enjoying a drink at the pub just opposite Didcot Parkway and reflecting on my interaction with the GWR guard on the 1600 from Paddington. I bought a Super Off Peak Single from Newtongrange station ticket machine this morning. When I did so machine told me of the restrictions on...

Sometimes a direct route takes longer than changing trains part way. My question is: how long (or short) does the time saving need to be for you to twist or stick? On Tuesday I need to travel from Newtongrange to Didcot Parkway. I usually travel via London but Kings Cross will be closed that...

On Thursday 21st September I attempted to take the following itinerary from Leeds to Oban: 0658 Northern service from Leeds to Preston (arr 0843) 0858 TPE service from Preston to Glasgow Central (arr 1131) 1222 ScotRail service from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban (arr 1528) I had three separate...

I'm sorry if this is repeating a previous thread. I searched and mostly turned up threads connected with DART or using various discount cards. I simply wish to find out the easiest and cheapest way to travel from Luton Airport to St Pancras. One way, one adult, no rail card. The flight...

Hello everyone I'm planning a trip to Germany using an Interrail pass. Ideally I would leave (Scotland) on 7th or 8th October, picking up a Eurostar via either Paris or Brussels and end the day in Karlsruhe. However, there is a large spanner and that is ECML engineering work between Scotland...

I wish to travel from Leeds to Oban on 21st September, arriving at 1528. brfares.com has a long list of Advance fares from £37.30 upwards yet for any date that I search for (I selected several at random from tomorrow to the 21st September) only off-peak singles show up. Any ideas where all the...

I’ve a work meeting in Coventry followed a day later by a (personal) trip to London. My employer will pay for an off-peak return from Edinburgh to Coventry. The outbound journey is obviously straightforward and I’ll need to buy my own ticket from Coventry to London. For the return trip it would...

I write to ask for thoughts on a Delay Repay claim made last week. For context, I was travelling on the return part of a Sheffield-Newcraighall Off Peak return, bought through my work travel agent. I travelled from Sheffield to Doncaster on an on-time service. I had a Seatfrog upgrade for the...