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Back in June I travelled from Kidderminster to Alton after a trip around the north. I was delayed by over an hour at Leamington Spa and claimed Delay Repay with CrossCountry. Twice, they have sent me emails claiming a "delay" to my claim and then that "action is required" (I claimed as soon as...

On 22nd November, I am attending Winchester City's away game at Portishead Town before continuing on to Coventry, where I will spend the night before attending the National Festival of Railway Modelling the following day. I have two options. One is to catch the 17:36 X4 Badgerline back to...

After running into numerous coach parties on the West Highland and Kyle lines last year, is there a way to find out in advance which trains are block booked by said coach parties? I'm going around the North next year and am considering doing the S&C but I don't want to end up on a ram-packed...

I took a train from Winchester to Birmingham last night which was due into BHM at 19:51 but arrived over half an hour late. I've sent off the claim for delay repay but I'm wondering, how long will it take to be processed? When I was delayed an hour with LNER back in June, they refunded me...

Thanks to Winchester City being sent to Didcot today, I was caught up in the disruption on GWR today. However, I was also due to go to the Chelsea legends game at Stamford Bridge, which became impossible when my train hit further disruption at Reading. Would I be able to claim a refund for my...

Monday 15th May The first in a couple of mini-breaks saw me board 1A28 with 450120, 450066 and 450004 as far as Woking, with 450064+008+009 also seen at Alton and 450036+111 seen at Farnham, while just south of Brookwood yielded 159014 while Woking yielded 66414 before 159013 and 159107 rolled...

I had planned a trip to the South West from 15th to 18th May but there is now an ASLEF overtime ban that week. I had considered moving it to the following week, however the RMT reballot closes on 4th May and I'm not sure whether they'll announce further strikes straight away, wait until after...

I had planned a few days in the South West, however it's in the same week as ASLEF's overtime ban. Would I still be able to go (albeit with the odd hiccup), or am I looking at absolute chaos? Monday: Alton to Paignton via Reading and Kingswear (and possibly the DVR) Tuesday: Paignton to...

Having been left somewhat impecunious for the rest of June by last year's trip to Wales, I plan to split my next holiday across two separate midweek periods. Would it be prudent to book days in consecutive weeks and then cancel the ones I don't need so that I have a backup plan?

I am looking to travel from Alton to Birmingham International on Sunday 27th November for the Warley show but ASLEF have announced a strike on the 26th. Is there usually any residual disruption from ASLEF strikes, or should I be OK? I would normally have stayed in a Premier Inn the prior...

On Monday I bought tickets from Alton to Yate and back for Winchester City's away match there via Trainpal. Today it was announced that the match has been called off. Trainpal won't refund my ticket between Reading and Yate because it was an advance ticket and will only refund the Alton to...

Friday 3rd June A long journey meant that it was an early start and 450046 and 450032 on 1A22 from Alton to Waterloo. A quick hop across London on the tube later and I found myself in the queue for the ticket office trying to get a North and Mid Wales Rover...which they didn't know of, forcing...

Is it possible for me to buy a new 26-30 railcard in advance of the renewal cutoff? I turn 31 tomorrow and was wondering if it was legal to renew it just before I do to get another year out of it.

I am currently travelling to Melksham for Winchester City's first match of the season. However, due to a points failure at Westbury, I got off at Salisbury to complete the journey by bus via Devizes. Will I be able to claim the bus fare back from Network Rail or the TOC?

Tuesday 1st September Three unidentified 450s took me from Winchester to Waterloo on 1W54 to Waterloo. A hop across London to Euston saw the purchase of an all-day breakfast sandwich, crisps, double chocolate muffin and Coke Zero before 350247 and 350376 took me to Crewe on 1U34. Along the way...

I'm going on my annual rail holiday next week and just need the ticket. Rather than an ALR, I'm going to use a North Country Rover and split tickets elsewhere. I want to start booking, so I just need to know: Is it too late for the RMT to call a strike for next week? My ports of call are...

I am looking to get a 26-30 Railcard for my rail holiday in June, but I have discovered that I need some form of ID; a passport, a driving license or an ID Card. My passport and provisional driving license have both expired, and a Citizencard looks cheapest, but will it be accepted by the site?

For my trip to Warley this November, I am in four minds as to what to do. 1) The most simple option is the 09:31 from Winchester to Birmingham International. 2) The next option is the 07:23 from Winchester to Basingstoke, then GWR to Reading and 09:12 to Birmingham International. This would...

On 3rd June 2018, I started out on my holiday to Wales. Due to a delay at Haselmere, my train left Reading 31L and arrived at Birmingham New Street similarly late. The knock-on effect made me miss my planned connections and arrive into Llandudno an hour later than planned. Am I able to claim for...

Wales 2018 Sunday 3rd June This year's rail holiday was centred around Wales so it was Winchester where my trip started and 444045 on 1W28 as far as Basingstoke. One replacement bus later and I found myself at Reading, where I caught 387135, 387149, 43097 Environment Agency, 43188, 387138 and...