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I realised today that a ticket I buy frequently (Reading-Didcot SDR) is 10p more expensive on the TVM than it should be. The correct fare is charged at the counter. Is this common and how does it happen? I would have thought the TVMs would access the same fares database as the ticket office...

I'm en route to Kingsbridge with a Reading-Kingsbridge Bus SSR, which has been refused on the bus (operated by Tally Ho and with prominent 'working in partnership with GWR' branding), the driver claiming that they have never been accepted and were only for First buses, don't operate the route...

Trying to book tickets to Glasgow over Christmas (which is proving a right pain in the bum), found that the Avanti website is not applying FAM discount correctly. I assume it’s taking the bar on peak journeys wholly within the Network Area and applying it to the start point only. Journey is dep...

Not at a computer so a bit tricky to look up routeing etc. Does anyone have suggestions for the titular journey, to be made tomorrow ideally leaving Stroud around 9 via Gloucester, Nottingham around 5 and returning via the quickest route from ALK after a short stop. Swindon-Aslockton SSR is...

Does anybody know if this fare (essentially a slightly cheaper SSR available for London/Reading - Stroud) is still available? NRE and FGW don't seem to show it, and any mention of it on FGW's website has vanished, but BRFares still lists it.

I tried yesterday to book a two sleeper berths for the down Riviera on 20/9. Checking online gave some strange results: From Reading, solo occupancy was offered (2 adults with 2GETH) but not twin; From London, both solo and twin were offered, but if selected the booking would stall at the next...

Reading Buses seem hellbent on making the network entirely radial from the town centre (which, if you're not familiar with Reading, does not have a bus station). A few years ago the 22 was split, and most recently the 2 has been split, leaving only the 17 as a cross-town route. Now, this is...

Does anyone know anything about these fares? For example, London-Truro SSR Via Taunton £77.70 compared to the usual SSR Any Permitted £105.00. They don't show up on BRFares or NRE, but FGW's site will show them if Taunton is specified as a via point. Some sort of online discount from FGW?

Is an EC half-price SSS London-Edinburgh (£65.40) valid on the sleeper to GLC then to EDB the following day? NRE is showing the SOS and SVR as valid but not SSS which I don't follow. My brain doesn't seem to be functioning very well so thought it best to ask...

Scotrail telesales have proven themselves less than competent yesterday, so: 1. If I book tickets elsewhere, do I need to give a ticket number or anything in order to make a sleeper reservation? (i.e. do I have to collect the tickets first). 2. Can I book the berths at Reading station or...

We all know that the "correct" procedure for change of route excess for a return ticket is half the difference for each direction. I think I know the answer already, but what is this information made public anywhere? FGW claim that they were correct to charge the full difference (at Paddington...

One has to assume that there must be some mental health issues involved here, it's not like she couldn't be bothered to walk to the footbridge 'cos it's right there!. From the BBC:

At Paddington recently I presented a BZ6-Reading ticket, and a Travelcard (which was in my ticket wallet, with my Gold Card) at the barrier. Instead of simply waving me through, the barrier attendant (who appeared not to have a very good level of English) took the Travelcard out of the wallet...

Opinons please on whether a Didcot Parkway - Tiverton Parkway SSR Not Via London would be valid to stop short at Reading on the return portion, on a weekend when the Berks & Hants is closed? Clearly there would be a doubleback between Didcot and Reading, but the Tiverton-Reading trains are...

Wondering if anyone has any ticket improvements for the following journey: Day 1: Reading-Claygate (RDG-CLG) Day 2: Claygate-Whitstable (CLG-WHI) Day 7: Whitstable-Abergavenny (WHI-AGV) Day 11: Abergavenny-Reading (AGV-RDG) 2 adults, 1 two-year-old, Family Railcard and Gold Card...

Worth a listen if you've got half an hour free for a laugh: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037jbtz Very amusing commentary on the state of the railways - without the usual lazy slagging-off.

On the MSE forum at the moment is a thread concerning someone who got a PF for travelling via Zone 1 with a Z2-4 Travelcard with insufficient PAYG credit to cover the journey. There are some details missing from their account, but it got me thinking. Now, I had thought that so long as you...

Any ideas for cutting the cost for the title journey? Only had time for a quick peek at alternatives to a split at Guildford and couldn't come up with anything better. I'm aware of a cheap ticket using map PD but want to avoid hassle, so no super wacky routeings today (though I'd be interested...

Why oh why oh why, at the bottom of the escalator, is there a sign stating: (the last part has been partly scratched out but is still immediately legible) Trivial I know but it bugs me every time!

After electrification, Thames Valley local services will have considerably more coaches at their disposal AIUI, as 2- and 3-car Turbos will be replaced with 4-car EMUs. At present there is no "competition" on the outer suburban section of the GWML, unlike the WCML and ECML, despite being a...