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    Henley Branch needs more carriages

    Henley-on-Thames trains are often overcrowded when students are commuting to college. The standard line from GWR is there are no spare carriages available anywhere to strengthen the 2 car 165s. Given the amount of new trains which have been added to the network over the past decade, are there...
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    Children who look older than 15

    If a 15 year old is traveling on a Child ticket and a ticket check takes place, if the child looks older than 15, what's supposed to happen? Can they be reported for looking older than 15? What happens if they don't have proof with them?
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    Henley-on-Thames every 15 minutes

    As it's Henley Regatta week with the Henley special service, I was thinking. What would it take to upgrade the Henley branch to allow 2 trains per hour / service every 15 mins? What would that likely cost?
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    Ravensthorpe only on Leeds line

    Why doesn’t Ravensthorpe station also have platforms for the Wakefield line?
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    TfL Rail posters on Heathrow T5 platform

    It’s very poor that these posters advertising TfL Rail are still up at Heathrow on the platform
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    Loophole?

    Sometimes there's a loophole in validity of a ticket and it's not necessarily a good idea to promote it on here. But with this one, I don't think you could push the boundary to use the full stated validity. Even through National Rail is the definitive authority on validity of tickets...
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    Where to buy Twyford to London Zones 2-3

    Trying to buy this return online from LNER no journeys are offered so LNER won’t let the purchase continue. Is there a better site which will allow it? Thanks
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    ToD collection receipts

    What is the point of pre-paid ticket collection receipts? I must have thrown thousands in the bin and never one found them used
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    Western Rail Access to Heathrow WRAtH cancelled - What should/could be done?

    From the Planning Inspectorate Western Rail Link to Heathrow – Project Update A project update has been published. The project how now been stopped with no further funding to take it forward or future plans for funding in the pipeline from either Department for Transport or Heathrow Airport so...
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    Reading & Reading West

    What's the reason many Reading tickets are REA for Reading and Reading West? What's the history? Why aren't RDG Reading only tickets from London cheaper? And why doesn't REA include Reading Green Park?
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    Clapham Junction “platform 0”

    Why is the disused platform next to platform 1 no longer in use? It seems an obvious place to have spare capacity for platform 1
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    Luton Airport Parkway should be renamed to just 'Luton Parkway'

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/new-luton-airport-express-branded-services-to-simplify-travel-along-the-midland-mainline.246201 They should rename the station to just Luton Parkway
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    Rolling stock internal refits

    Is there a comparison of how many years apart refits took place on different classes after privatisation? For example with the Class 800s being about 5 years old, how long until there's the chance of replacing the ironing boards?
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    16-17 Saver railcard

    Can this be purchased before someone turns 16, or does it need to wait until the day of their birthday?
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    Heathrow services boxing day

    Are there trains between Heathrow terminals on Boxing day, and also between Paddington and Heathrow? Thanks
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    Season tickets / lost smart card

    What's the process if a GWR Touch smart card gets lost and has a season ticket on it? Does the passenger have to apply for a new smart card and wait to receive it in the post? What do they do in the meantime while waiting for the replacement to arrive?
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    Railcards and Apple Wallet

    Railcards bought online / digital from Trainline have to be shown in the Trainline app. Do other online retailers let you add railcards to Apple Wallet instead?
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    Henley-on-Thames during Henley Festival

    When the Henley Festival is on (this week) the Henley branch has 'circular' trains because some don't stop at Shiplake. I think they don't stop going North at Shiplake in the morning and they don't stop going South at Shiplake in the afternoon. They also get 2x2 car (4 car) trains to cope with...
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    Reading Bus (RBU)

    What is the Reading Bus (RBS) destination? Is it different to a Reading PlusBus ticket?
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    Ticket endorsements

    If a ticket is endorsed on the back in the Endorsements box, is there a syntax that makes it valid or how does a staff member know it's correct and who wrote it? What's an example of a valid endorsement?

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