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Its coming up to that time of the year where I go for a wander around Great Britain using the ever useful BritRail ticket. I've 12 days to play with and my aims for this year are roughly as follows.. (changes are made on the hoof to suit mood and energy levels!) London: Heathrow Express, last...

I have just returned from the UK after an 8 day BritRail tour. They do a 'low season pass' which is On sale: October 17th, 2018 - February 22nd, 2019. Passes are valid for travel between November 1st, 2018 - February 28th, 2019. Excellent value at €292 in 1st class. I managed 201 individual...

I have downloaded the DLR working times from https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/dlr_working_timetable_5 and I can successfully view the files. Can anyone help with the data format? The file has no column headers to help. Clearly each entry is a set of operation instructions for a 'move'...

I am intending to travel in Ireland using a single country Ireland pass. I travel on an Irish passport, resident in Northern Ireland - the UK (please no politics!) Anyone any experience of what sort of supporting documentation is needed, so that I am not seen as 'travelling in country'. Is...

We had come back from France in the car and decided to stop off for a few days in Liverpool on the way back to Ireland. While in France I was able to buy a BritRail Mobile (M-Pass) 3 days for England. Very good value and the benefit of the M-Pass was that I didn’t have to worry about delivery...

It may be used by other operators, but I noticed it on Virgin trains. Can anyone give me any information, such as its name, or technical details on the small ticket scanner used Virgin Trains staff. It was in use on train and on the ramp at Euston. The device is very small and looks for all...

I read the tickets section 1.8.1 Paper tickets and while it referred to this type of ticket, it didn't give its name. Is there a general name, along the lines of APTIS, SPORTIS etc for this (horrible!) ticket stock? It didn't operate any gate lines! I had a bad feeling when I was approached...

I am planning a trip Bristol on a Saturday and buying a Freedom TravelPass zone ABCD @ £18.00 to roam around with. Aim of the at is to try and travel on as much as I can, with focus on anything older and likely to not be around anymore. I'm probably toddle between TM and Bath Spa and back...