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The Frankfurter Allegemeine reports today that DB fares will rise this month by an average of 1.8%, well under the current German inflation rate of around 5%. A new train type is being introduced on eight of the most intensively used routes, the ICE Sprinters which will have fewer stops. Three...

That passengers can on Britain's railways, as seen on this forum, sometimes find themselves in considerable difficulties arises I think in part from the operation of old laws that were intended to operate in a markedly different environment from that today. Normally, in most countries, it is...

In this country there seems to be an industry around travelling on invalid tickets, not infrequently because of expired railcards. This hive of activity is largely a consequence of a complex fares structure, with many anomalies, such as changing at Didcot. It would be simpler, involve far fewer...

Today I intended to travel from Worle to Bristol Parkway but aborted my journey at Bristol Temple Meads. This was because the two trains I boarded there were full and standing, offering an ideal covid breeding ground. One of these trains was a Cross-Country and this company is still offering...

Most threads on this site assume that ticket machines either work or that they do not. However, there are intermediate cases where a machine has limited functionality or might appear to have broken down. This morning when at Worle station (near Weston-Super-Mare) I noticed that a workman had the...

Shortly before Christmas I went to Berlin by rail. The first train I needed was from Worle (WEston-Super-Mare) to London Paddington. On getting to the station I found my train was cancelled and the next one was late, resulting in a 53 minute late arrival at Paddington. My ticket was an open...