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    Rainham Kent to Dartford Off Peak

    Just bought an off peak day return with my YP railcard from Rainham Kent to Dartford tomorrow (Thursday 21st July). When i booked my ticket on Red Spotted Hanky it says the earliest i can leave is 09:15, but i thought the earliest you can use an off-peak ticket with YP railcard was after 10am...
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    Websites Not Working

    Just signed on to Red Spotted Hanky and East Coast to book tickets, it will only let me type in what journey i want, but wont let me search for them. If anyone can click the links you'll see what i mean, are the websites down? http://www.redspottedhanky.com/ http://www.eastcoast.co.uk/
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    EC Advance

    Sorry for making a thread on this, but can someone tell me when East Coast advance tickets for Saturday 18th Sept become available. Thanks in advance.
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    Faded Ticket

    What are the rules for travelling on a faded ticket. I collected a ticket a few weeks ago and since then it has faded a bit. It is legible but the date might need a closer looking at however its obvious that the ticket is valid for when i want to use it. Is it ok to use...
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    Disruptive Passengers

    Three trains delayed on Southern today: 16:23 Beckenham Junction to London Bridge due 16:56 This train is being delayed between Birkbeck and Crystal Palace and is expected to be 30 minutes late. This train has run non-stop from Tulse Hill to London Bridge. It will no longer call at: North...
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    Chiltern Tickets

    I have just tried to book a ticket between London and Birmingham for a few weeks time, previously i had the option to have my ticket sent to my mobile phone but it did not come up as a delivery option, does anyone know if Chiltern have withdrawn this service.
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    Alcohol

    What are the rules about drinking alcohol on National Rail trains. I know on tfl its banned but i cant find anything about it online. Could anyone send me a link to rules about it. Thanks
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    Oyster Admin Fee

    Has anyone had experience of getting a refund on Oyster sent by cheque? The woman at Kings Cross told me she had cancelled the money on my card but I would have to phone the Oyster card helpline to request it from them but I would not be charged an admin fee as it was just pre pay. When I got...
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    Chiltern Mobile Ticketing

    Has anyone had experience of using this (Chiltern tickets sent to mobile phones) i was just wondering where i scan my barcode when i get to MYB, is there a scanner on the ticket gate or does my ticket have to be scanned by a member of staff. Generally though is it easy to use.
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    Newspapers thread

    Split from http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=41497 If this was in the Daily Wail im sure it wouldnt be such a positive story, i'd imagine it would go along the lines of ''Couple get married after being trapped on train for 3days''
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    Pendolino Seating

    I have just booked a trip from Euston to Birmingham and i was given seat reservations for: Coach: B Seat: 25A from EUS - BHM Coach: B Seat: 06A from BHM - EUS I requested a window seat and wanted to know if these were the seats which have an unobstructed view and whether they are facing...
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    High Speed

    For later today (2nd Dec) i intend to buy a YP Rai to Z1-6 travelcard when i check the price online i can see that after 10am the price of the travelcard is £11.90 however before 10am the price is £12 am i able to buy the very slightly more expensive ticket and leave Rainham before 10am...
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    Unable to Touch In

    On Saturday night i attempted to touch in with my Oyster card through the ticket gates at London Bridge station however when i got there a member of southeastern staff said people who are using Oyster cards should instead make note of the time they began their journey and explain to gate staff...

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