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This time last year I travelled from Haddenham and Thame Parkway to Falmouth Docks. I caught the 08:17 from Hdm to London Marylebone, then the 10:04 out of Paddington which is direct to Truro. I booked a first-class off peak return with a senior railcard, cost £238.85. I'd like to repeat the...

Hoping for some advice. Once or twice a month I travel to London Marylebone on the Chiltern Line. To avoid rushing/stress of missing the train while I queue for a ticket, I like to buy my tickets to travel before I get to the station. For day returns, I can either have an e-ticket (with...

I'm thinking of relocating to Newbury, and note the electrification of the Great Western Line will include Newbury (but alas not Hungerford or Bedwyn). At the moment, journey times from London to Newbury vary from 51 minutes to an hour eastbound, and as quick as 42 minutes westbound. What...

I occasionally need to travel from Worcester Foregate Street to Bristol Temple Meads in the early part of the evening (often around 5:30/6ish). The two options presented by the National Rail Enquiries search are: 17:02 gets in at 18:38 19:03 gets in at 20:39 So not a great service! In the...

I know some lines do/did offer this (e.g. Chiltern), but why has so little progress been made over the last few years? My local TOCs here in Bristol are XC and FGW. I believe Crosscountry allow you to print advance tickets, but why not anytime tickets? First Great Western don't offer any...

Need to travel from London to Bristol Temple Meads, via Newbury (and a 4 hour stay in Newbury), on Wednesday 16th January. I have a Young Persons Railcard. I was planning on getting the 11:18 from London, arriving Newbury 12:12. I need to leave Newbury at about 5, so was half thinking of...

Quick question. Travelling between Bristol and Cheltenham tomorrow. Is the weekend first £5 per journey? Can't seem to find the information on their website.

I'm sure this must have been discussed on here but I can't find any threads about it. I was in London a fortnight or so ago travelling back to Bristol on a cheapo advance First, and for once, they were checking tickets before you got on in First, with guards at each of the doors to coaches...

I've got a voucher which expires on Thursday, and I won't be travelling via rail before then. Do TOCs reissue expired vouchers upon request? The firm in question is FGW. I could book a journey I'm likely to make in a month or two, but I'd rather save it for a journey I'm certain to make.

Touch wood this hasn't happened to me yet, but how does one stand in the following situation. I nearly had this problem a week ago and was not looking forward to the prospect. Advance ticket purchased from London Paddington to Bristol, ticket only valid on train specified. Travelling...

Hello, Would appreciate a little advice from the Fares Sages. Need to travel from Haddenham (HDM) to Plumpton (PMP), tomorrow. Must arrive at 11:44am. Returning after 4pm. Young Persons Railcard. Best I can manage is the anytime day return at £31.10. Tried splitting and trying to...

Travelled across the tube on Saturday, and have deduced from the balance shown that I must have been charged the full £4 for a Zone 1 journey from Baker Street to Kings Cross. I was sure I touched out at Kings Cross, but it was extremely busy and when you have an endless stream of people...

Need to travel from Haddenham to London on Friday 22nd July, with the return journey on the 23rd. Off Peak return (railcard) is £16.50. I need to be in London by 13:00 on the 22nd, and leave about 21:30 on the 23rd. Advance single on the 22nd is £3.30, but there are no advance tickets...

Can anyone point me in the direction of threads discussing the proposed new trains on the GWML? Can't seem to locate anything in the Search tool. Read the other day that The Government have placed an order for dual electric/diesel trains, which doesn't bode well. Voyager-esque trains on the...

Need to submit a claim about the lateness of a train, and could do with the 'official' time of arrival of a couple of trains last week. Does anyone know how to access past running times? They must be stored on a database somewhere, but is this accessible to the general public? Thanks, BR

Travelled home late from Exeter the other night and had forgotten how unfriendly the lighting is on these trains. They call it 'improved' lighting, but the nasty spotlights make the carriage feel like an office. The cosy 'yellow' lighting of the old carriages was much more relaxing...

Had a nightmare journey from Bristol to Stratford last week and have two potential options of compensation. Involves a change at Birmingham and a walk to Moor Street. Firstly, the Crosscountry train from Bristol to Birmingham was delayed because of a broken down train in the Dawlish area, so...

Does anyone have a timetable for which services Crosscountry actually operates its HSTs on? They don't bother to tell you in their official timetable, so I often end up having to get on those dreadful Voyagers. http://www.125group.org.uk/diagrams-AXC.pdf This is the most up to date...

Yesterday I was travelling from Bedminster (unmanned station with no machines) to Cheltenham Spa, and when the guard arrived, I requested a Cheltenham Spa Plusbus (races special) ticket. The guard was unable to sell me the requested fare, insisting it didn't exist on his little machine. I...

I presume the RMT will reballot on strike action - is there any early news on potential dates? What is the minimum notice they must serve? 10 days? I have a number of travel plans this month, some of which I have already booked, and it'd be useful to know asap so contigency plans can be made.