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    Why such delays at unmanned level crossings?

    Here in NE Essex, I have two alternative routes to and from work. One is via an unmanned, double gated crossing at Ardleigh, on the main London Norwich line. Even outside peak times, this busy crossing handles two up and down Norwich expresses, probably two or three freght trains to and from...
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    Do UK commuters pay the highest rail fares in Europe?

    http://fullfact.org/blog/UK_Europe_rail_fares_prices_comparisons-2927 "Conclusion The relative cost of travel obviously varies hugely depending on the distance of travel, the timing of payment, the length of season ticket and whether a return is purchased. In general, UK train fares are...
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    Sunday 3rd April d Manningtree 09:40 to Peterborough, then Bradford, then Liverpool

    Will catch the 0940 from Manningtree to Peterborough a. 11:36 for which an advance fare of £8.00 is available. Then comes the awkward bit. I am heading eventually for Liverpool that evening, but I want to stop off in Bradford and watch a game of Rugby League kickoff 3:00 pm (which will take...
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    Alpine Tickets

    Middle aged me and my mate Mary are planning to travel from Zürich in Switzerland to central Austria over a 48 hour period in June, stopping off in Bregenz and Salzburg on the way. I have searched previous posts in the forum and there is some information about buying tickets in Switzerland -...
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    Colchester (Manningtree) to Chester, then Weston S.Mare (same day)

    Living near Manningtree, it's always a challenge to travel by train to the rest of the country ... Anyway, on 6th January, I have to make my way to Chester by 11:30 - hang about for a few hours, and then travel down to Weston S.Mare (or Bristol) for a meeting the next morning. With a...
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    list of Services with Restaurant Cars?

    So - I had this bright idea of trying to plan a long rail trip - and one which includes as many trains with Restaurant Cars (Dining Cars) as possible. (Putting it another way, were I to travel from Cardiff to Crewe, I would do so on the 1615 because that is the only one with a Restaurant Car...
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    London to Carlisle via Doncaster and Manchester (Club 55 question)

    Hull Tains Kings X to Doncaster First TP Express Doncaster to Manchester Piccadilly First TP Express Manchester to Carlisle Is this route permitted? Will I be able to buy a valid ticket at Kings Cross?
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    Berwick - Inverness return - route valid via Perth OR Aberdeen?

    The consensus from an earlier thread Glasgow - Inverness ticket valid via Aberdeen suggested that travel via Aberdeen or via Perth were both acceptable. So if I am starting at Berwick, can I travel out via Perth and back via Aberdeen?

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