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    Should Heathrow Express be abolished, to enable more Crossrail trains to Terminal 5?

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/crossrail-service-pattern-from-may-2023.242908/ Worth noting that the issue for Terminal 5 is that it's served by Heathrow Express. We're getting into crayonista territory, but I'd very much be in favour of abolishing HX and...
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    ArrivaTrainsWales App/tickets

    I've noticed that Arriva Trains Wales have recently launced an app selling tickets. More precisely, these tickets: http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk/mobilemultiflex/ Essentially, 12 single carnet tickets (6 tickets each way) that are activated via. mobile. This seems like a good idea, in that...
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    Ticket Office sales when starting short

    A hypothetical question, based on a real scenario (I've changed the locations to anonymize and simplify the actual scenario). I was behind a passenger at the ticket office the other day at Staines, and the asked what ticket they should get - they wanted to travel to Stansted today, but then...
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    Engineering work and split ticketing

    On Sunday, FGW trains Between Bristol and Reading are being diverted via. Bath Spa and Westbury (well some are, others are terminating at Swindon). What I would have liked to do was to buy Cardiff (CDF) - Swindon (SWI) and Swindon-Reading (RDG) returns, as this is cheaper. I'm aware of how one...
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    Selling plusbus tickets on train

    I was travelling on East Coast from Kings Cross to Leeds a few months back, and when my ticket was inspected, I asked if I could purchase a plusbus ticket for Leeds. I was refused, being told that he wasn't able to sell such tickets on the train. I understood the implication was he couldn't...
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    Overdistance-excess - how do they work ticket-wise?

    Hello, I tried to search the forums, but couldn't find anywhere with the specific details. I'm planning a trip from Egham to Newcastle to Durham to Edinburgh to Egham in a few days time, over about 10 days. If possible, I'd like to buy a Super Offpeak Return to Durham, then excess it to a...

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