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  1. defitzi

    about the Goilden Arrow and the Night Ferry(relative to another post seeking info)

    :D I recall leaving Victoria @ 10 pm -and arriving in Paris @ 10 am. the Paris to London services from Gare de Nord departed at the same times as those from Victoria Station.(local time). The Golden Arrows (Fleche d'Or in France) left Paris and London at 11am. (local times). The Golden Arrow...
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    Irish Rail's dark doings at Rosslare Harbour

    :twisted: j'accuse: Irish Rail of doing everything it can to close the Rosslare harbour -Waterford-Limerick railway. A reason why IR dislikes the Rosslare-Limerick link may well that it inherited the line but it did not want it. Irish Rail's current policies at Rosslare Harbour (IE doing...
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    Irish passports & travel

    With the Irish Passport system having a 50,000 backlog as of today (Thursday) and growing by thousands more daily as people attempt to renew and obtyain new passports, because of the work to rule (strike notice is now given) by passport staff, chaos unlimited is guaranteed over Easter and the...
  4. defitzi

    Britrail passes

    This post developed from an original appeal by me for info on BRITRAIL (NOT InterRail ) Pass prices which proved completly unfruitful. I now know that BRITRAI PASS prices are deliberately not disclosed in UK (or Ireland) nor can the passes be booked online in the UK. Nor was information or any...
  5. defitzi

    How knowledgeable are ticket offices?

    :D I often traverse the Uk and decide on a whim to stay awhiles . If I do does anyone know what are the chances that if i got to a station and ask what the cheapest fare from point A to point B (sort of a wee excursion) or even a round trip (yes-I DO do know there are railcards. rovers and the...
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    Ticket booking agencies warning

    :-x warning ticket booking agencies riding oon the back of comission are becoming notoriuous for their schemes to con travellers into believing they are offical sites onlyor buyers to fiund -usually in tine print at he end-that they have been purhasing tickets from a third party at inflated...
  7. defitzi

    Rail sail

    :idea: Anyone know if train upgrades are available on Sail Rail? if they are, when and where-like ticket office or on train? On ferries-Irish Ferries for sure-you can usually change to 1st class (or whatever they call it) on board if it's not already fully subscribes. But since a good part of...
  8. defitzi

    Buying a Britrail pass

    :lol: yes have to laugh was looking at idea of a britrail pass (b ein g Irish should be entitled to uk passes?_ found everythingi goodled led back to Rail Europe- that monstrously inefficent organisation which proved my comntention that its useledd -everysingle op[tion to seek fares for...

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