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Hi, I'm travelling to Leicester tomorrow (08:30 departure, any evening train back) and looking at ticket options with a 16-25 Rail Card. The first question is can you split tickets at a station that the train calls at to pick up only? The train stops at Bedford [BDM] and given there is no...

Hi, Can a Gold Card received with an TfL Annual Travelcard be replaced if it is lost? If not will it mean I can't get a partial refund of the travelcard if I cease to use it? Thanks, Andrew.

I am buying Clapham Junction to Gatwick Airport to use in conjunction with my Z12 annual season travelcard on Oyster which comes with a Gold Card. Does anyone know if I can get a Gold Card discount on this ticket? Thanks

Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone can see any value in a fare for this journey: London Waterloo to Bournemouth, for 2 people, Off-Peak Day Return is £89.20. Driving costs circa £30-£40 and takes around the same time, plus use of the vehicle when you're there, plus far better comfort than...

Hi, I have a Off-Peak Return (SVR) ticket (ticket 'A') from Birmingham New Street [BHM] to London Euston [EUS], and have used the return portion to travel only as far as Milton Keynes Central (MKC). I then needed to return to London so I bought another SVR ticket (ticket 'B') from MKC to...

Hi, Can anyone find reference to the Virgin railcard easement allowing travel on peak trains with an off-peak ticket? There's no sign of it on the NRE or VT websites... Thanks,

I'm having some weird prices come up for this route, I'm travelling out on Monday and returning on Thursday next week but lets assume it's single for now (but the SVH ticket is OK). I'm currently seeing the following cheapest tickets on virgintrains.co.uk for the outbound leg with a YNG...

I'm travelling on the Gatwick Express from Victoria to Gatwick this week - does anyone believe the below ticket combination is invalid? Z12 Annual Travelcard on Oyster plus: Clapham Junction [CLJ] to Gatwick Airport [GTW] with 16-25 Railcard [YNG] route NOT LONDON Anytime Day Single...

TheTrainLine quotes an Anytime Day Single (SDS) at £33.50 for travelling on HS1, but I can't find this fare on Avantix Traveller - STP>FKC only shows route NOT VALID ON HS1? But more interestingly, a ticket for Boundary Zone 2 (0041) to Folkestone Central comes out at £24.90 (route ANY...

With the advent of camera phones etc it's always a good idea to record the situation if the TM is acting unreasonably or illegally. They often pipe down when they realise their bosses may see their behavior, or end up on next week's episode of WatchDog!

Can you be MG11ed for being off-route?

Hi, There's 5 of us going from London to Gatwick at the end of August, travelling out at 4pm and returning on a Saturday morning at 1am. Pax 1: BZ1-2 TC, Gold Card, 16-25 RCD Pax 2-4: 16-25 RCD Pax 5: No railcards/discounts I know this is a bit complex, but I wondered if someone could...

If you want to buy a railcard and use it for immediate travel, and are travelling from an un-staffed station, what do you do?

I have a 7 minute cross-platform change at Reading tomorrow (off the 07:39 from Paddington Platform 4 onto the 07:46 to Bournemouth Platform 3). NRE shows it as valid, and the minimum interchange time is 7 minutes, and it's cross-platform - does anyone have experience of arrivals at Reading...

Consider the following tickets: SVS PAD-TAU (£44.00) is only valid on "services departing London Paddington (...) between 0810 and 1640 or after 1831". SOS PAD-TAU (£99.50) is valid at any time. SVS PAD-NTA (£51.00) is only valid on "services departing London Paddington (...) between 0810...

Just wondering why 1st class (walk-on) fares don't qualify for a 16-25 railcard discount - and whether you agree with it!

Hi, I'm looking to travel to Edinburgh in July out on a Wed/Thu and return on Fri/Sat, some questions for anyone familiar with this route: - I understand you can travel with Virgin Trains via Glasgow, or with East Coast direct. We may travel first class, can anyone recommend which TOC...

Hi, Looking at Birmingham N St (BHM) to University Birm (UNI) for 7-day season ticket, only a 7DF first-class is available, no standard class. Why is this? :) Thanks,

Looking at a Super Off Peak Single (SSS) fare London Paddington (PAD) > Exeter St Davids (EXD) or similar along the route, the validity shows OUTWARD allowing any train after morning peak or so. The RETURN section disallows evening peak, but if I bought this as a single, surely only the outward...

I wonder when you stop needing to retain your ticket, i.e. if you are stopped with it and say you've destroyed it, is it ok? (a) When you step from the train into a non-CTA (b) When you exit the barriers, when they are taking tickets (c) When you exit the barriers, when they are open (d)...