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    What does the railway do with under 18s in the event of severe disruption?

    In the event of disruption the railway has a responsibility to provide a means for a passenger to reach their destination. Potentially a different train company, alternative route, or a replacement bus if the railway is completely out of action. In the worst case of there being no other option...
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    Avanti Advance Tickets not available weekend of 22-23 August

    Anyone know why Avanti West Coast have not released advance purchase tickets for the weekend of 22-23 August? They are available in booking engines for Friday 21st and Monday 24th. I want to book a journey that involves TfW and Avanti, so wondering whether to wait and risk losing the TfW...
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    Cornwall Day Ranger with Family Railcard - was I charged correctly?

    Had a trip to Cornwall last week, and spent a day with my son using a Cornwall Day Ranger. When I looked at the tickets afterwards, I'm wasn't sure how the price had been worked out. They are advertised as £17 adult and £8.50 child. We used a Family Railcard and the price paid was £11.30 for...
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    Advance + PAYG used in combination - valid for delay repay or not?

    I traveled today Birmingham to Bridgend using a combination of an XC Advance to Newport, then onward from there on the next available TFW service using pay as you go. The train from Birmingham was near enough on time into Newport. The train from Newport to Bridgend was delayed due to signalling...
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    Ticketing sites offering TFW "Clwb 60" advances without checking entitlement

    Been looking up prices for an upcoming journey and both the forum site and Trainsplit were including Clwb 60 tickets in their offering. Whilst these are good value, giving 50% off advance fares, they are only for over 60s. Had I not checked exactly what tickets were being offered I could easily...
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    Advance purchase ticket on XC, train pulled from timetable, can I use earlier service?

    Hi all, just looking for an opinion on this... I have an AP ticket "booked train only" on 1630 XC Birmingham - Cardiff with split at Lydney. For some reason this service has been pulled from the timetable all next week, although this and the return working appears to be the only ones, so still...
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    Rail & Sail booking horizon

    I'm looking to book Rail & Sail tickets for a trip from South Wales to Dublin via Holyhead in February next year. None of the booking engines appear to have availability beyond the timetable change in early December (they show times, but tickets are unavailable to book). However tickets are...
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    Marches flooding disruption - pre-booked ticket validity

    Hello All, First time post here and hoping the knowledgeable forum members can give some advice. I have pre-booked tickets to travel from Bridgend South Wales to York (via Manchester) this coming Friday. Due to the flood damage between Abergavenny and Hereford I am looking at my alternatives...

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