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I've been asked to deliver a short fares workshop for staff at the charity I work for this Wednesday afternoon. The main purpose of the workshop will be to migrate staff to a Trainsplit for Business workspace, and explain the basic idea of Railcards and split tickets. However, I am not local to...

Hearing that there is presently a signalling outage in the St Mary Cray/Swanley area - guard on 1S18 says this is due to a 'massive power surge knocking out all the signals' in the area. 1S18 London Victoria to Ramsgate currently held at an unscheduled stop at Swanley with the doors released as...

Does anyone know why all GWR trains from London to Cardiff seem to be cancelled until about 17:00 today? Is there likely to be further disruption if one travels after 17:00 today?

Hi all. Last Sunday (14th December) my friend was on a delayed train from Reading (ex Paddington) to Exeter. He says the guard told all passengers that they couldn't hold the last train out of Exeter to Barnstaple, because it "creates a checkmate situation at Crediton". I have no idea what this...

At about half past four today it was announced that the 16:47 to Exeter St Davids (1L45) was delayed due to a passenger being taken ill at Andover. It has been stuck immobile at Andover since then, with the Yeovil Jn train (1L47) stuck behind it too. Nothing seems to be moving east either...

Mod Note: Thread title originally said Waterloo, now clarified to be Paddington. I am told that the 09:16 to London Waterloo was unable to pick up passengers at Exeter St Davids this morning (28 September) on the basis that it "is not allowed to pick up any more passengers at this station, as...

An acquaintance (actually an ex-girlfriend) has asked me for some advice about a fares technicality and I'm not sure who's correct. She was travelling from Hillingdon LU to Loughton LU. There are two fares available for this journey: the normal fare, and "Avoiding Zone 1 via West Hampstead (or...

Just a quick question: Would the return portion of an Off-Peak Return from Bristol Temple Meads to Swindon (Wilts) be valid for a break of journey at Bristol Parkway?

I saw this unusual train on the boards and announcements at Exeter St David's on Wednesday during disruption on XC but didn't have time to look it up or stick around. Anyone able to shed any light on it?

My friend has got himself into an 'interesting' predicament with a need to pick up camping supplies from Devon and has turned to me for help with finding him the cheapest route to do the following: Leeds to Exeter, depart Friday 1 December 1 hour at Exeter St Davids or 30 mins at Exeter St...

An acquaintance of mine has shown me a bizarre ticket they claim to have once obtained, a child ticket (Under 16 year old standard class) with a 16-25 Railcard applied. Photo attached. I have to concede, I'm totally stumped as to how they managed to get this—I'm surprised it's even possible to...

My partner and I are planning a trip from Oxford to Exeter, leaving on Friday evening and returning on Wednesday morning, with an overnight break at Bristol on the way there, so that the itinerary looks something like: Fri 27 October (evening) Oxford - Bristol Temple Meads Sat 28 October...

I have booked tickets to travel on 21 July from Exeter St Davids to Grantham to arrive at the motorway there as early as I can, at about 11 AM: 05:52 Exeter St Davids 08:35 London Paddington 09:33 Kings Cross 10:40 Grantham The 05:52 has now been cancelled. Is there any way I can work around...

My friend needs to make eight day trips (out and back on the same day) from Exeter to Newbury on Wednesdays over the next eight weeks. She can be in Newbury at any time of day, so long as she is there for at least a couple of hours each time; the time she is in Newbury does not need to be the...

An interesting discussion among friends about the extent of London, as we've got one who describes Slough as "basically London at this point", and two who think Enfield and Hounslow are too far out to qualify. Seem to be two competing instincts at play - a 'maximal' definition of London which...

I travelled from London to York last Friday and noticed what looked like Chiltern-liveried units (judging by the pattern on the doors) in the sidings beyond west of the platforms at Doncaster. I think they may have been 165s but it's hard to be certain! Anyway, I noticed the same trains this...

Hi all - not for the first time, I'm here with a "How far do my rights go when trying to piece together a Plan B on strike day?" question o_O I have an Oxford to Exeter St Davids off-peak single for 1 February - National Rail Enquiries suggests travelling via Basingstoke and using SWR to reach...

Neither Trainsplit nor the GWR booking site will offer itineraries for Falmer (or Brighton) to Leeds on 3 February. I know it is a strike day, but tickets from Exeter to Leeds seem to be buyable, and at least according to Google Maps, trains are running from Falmer/Brighton to London and from...

Hi everyone. I've received a message from CrossCountry this morning claiming that NRCoT 28.2 does not apply on strike days - "No alternatives are provided or are required to be provided when strike action is taking place". I can't find this written down anywhere, and if a right to travel exists...

Hi folks, I have booked several Advance tickets through Trainsplit, all set for TOD collection from Oxford, for a journey from Bath Spa to Leeds tomorrow evening, from Leeds to Thirsk on Sunday morning, and from Thirsk to Bracknell in the small hours of Monday morning. I was planning to...