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    Sail Rail fishguard ferry cancellations

    Hi all, Booked from London to Rosslare via Fishguard on Monday. Should they cancel the ferry what alternative arrangements can be expected for a sail rail passenger? Do they transfer is to Irish ferries route from pembroke?
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    Sail rail ticket routing? Ireland to London.

    Is anybody able to let me know the permitted routing from both fishguard to London and Holyhead to London? I was wondering with the class 68 and mk5 sets coming back in to use, from Holyhead could I travel down via Birmingham moore street on one of those? And out of curiosity, what are all...
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    Is there a new steepest gradient?

    The new London overground extension to Barking Riverside has a flyover at the junction from ripple lane sidings area. It looks incredible steep at places and probably only suitable for distributed traction, is this now the steepest incline on our railway?
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    Electric bike on London Overground - continually being ejected from trains.

    Hi all, Issue is when fare inspectors come around on the London Overground I am having battles with them to remain onboard when they see that my push bike is electric, sometimes being ejected or allowed to travel with a warning for next time. I travel at off peak times only with it. I have...
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    Sail Rail Ticket - they seem completely unavailable now and I need one for May 23rd!

    As in the title, There are no booking engines that can sell me a Sail Rail ticket from PAD to Rosslare Europort for May 23rd for the day time sailing. It's not that they are sold out, I am told as the standby ticket should be still available. Anybody have any knowledge?
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    Southern Peak Time Service London Bridge to Guildford

    Hello all, I was wondering if anybody knew any more about the above service? Where can I find a timetable? The service is shown on the South East rail map but I can't find any mention of it anywhere else. Thanks.
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    Premier Service - Transport for Wales - how to get cheapest ticket?

    Hi there, I will be wanting to travel from Cardiff to Holyhead on the evening service. Does anybody know how to get the cheapest ticket? I was watching this video; And now I have to do it on my next visit!
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    Sail Rail Woes

    These tickets are so hard to get hold of. I turned up to C2C Barking, staffed by C2C as it is classed as a national rail station where you should be able to buy sail rail tickets. They couldn't issue them. I rang the C2C ticket line to get some who put me through to the trainline - this is...
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    Sail/Rail from Rosslare to Paddington

    Hi there, Completely lost on which timetable to follow, Seat 61 has one timetable which I believe could well be out of date. Great Western have their timetable which does not match National Rail enquiries - see the 15:26 from Cardiff to Paddington, they both have different stopping patterns...
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    Yellow Ford Diesel Locomotive

    Hi there, Yesterday I saw a small yellow diesel locomotive with the Ford logo freshly painted on the side being transported along the A13 in East London. Anybody have any more information on this?
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    Ryanair have given me an €80 voucher, where do I go?

    I had a flight rescheduled so they sent me an €80 voucher to use by march 20th for travel up until that date. I'm flying from Dublin, are there any cities in Europe worth visiting for a 4 day long bash (preferably warmer places!)? Thanks guys!
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    Manchester Airport to Stockton

    Manchester Airport to Stockton - Any permitted which routes are valid on this ticket? Any unusual stock I can ride? Work are sending me to the UK and I thought I'd make the most of the trip! NLC1072
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    MENSA Welcome their newest and youngest members!

    I just had to share this, these are two (of three) of my little wonders! Amber is the youngest member in the UK and ROI. http://utv.ie/playlists/default.aspx?tag=News&bcid=4515616158001 :D
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    FIP card in Switzerland

    Hi there, Can I use a fip card on the day at Basel HBF to gain discounted tickets? how much is the discount? I want to go to Ausserberg, will it be valid? Thanks!
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    Trains from Basel Hbf to Visp

    What sort of trains should I expect? Will I see double deckers? How does the ticketing work, I need a train around 15:30 on 11/08/15. Thanks!
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    Immigration Street

    Wow. I've just watched channel fours Immigration Street and I can't believe how hostile it was there! I can understand why they chose Derby Street with the diverse demographic and it started off as a basic documentary about immigrants lives in the UK - all was well and they were entitled to...
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    The Sharpest Curve?

    Hi everybody, I was just wondering what the sharpest curve is on the network and also the sharpest one a passenger train traverses? Many thanks! NLC1072
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    Trip Report - Severn Valley Railway Car Pool

    This is my first ever trip report to please me gentle! First of all it was an early rise at 06:00 to get ready and get on my way, on exiting the house at 06:50 it was a cold cold morning! I got in the car and drove from Chelmsford to Hillingdon to pick up another member. I got to Hillingdon...
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    How do I find a stations national location code?

    As in the title, how do I fine a stations national location code from a home pc? Many thanks! NLC1072
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    New Car Pool - Poll For 5th April Trip.

    Hi Guys, Just wanted to give you all a poll to see where the next trip for me to plan in spring should go to. Looking at the 5th of April as the date. I've included some places that just aren't possible by train in a day but are in a car. This is the car I'll be using Origin of the...

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