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    Cambridge South : no parking (and local CCTV is dissuade anyone from stopping near by...)

    I would add one point: there is hardly any residential area of Cambridge for which South is significantly closer BUT is more than a mile away - you are talking Cherry Hinton Road. Beyond that, places like Fulbourn are close to the A11 and anyone heading for London would park at Whittlesford...
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    Penalty Fare Procedural Error

    If the PF was issued before the Hatfield stop, you should have been offered the choice of alighting there (£13.30).
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    Thameslink fare evasion self-report (England

    First, I am glad your conscience is active :) Second, GTR offered you their normal out-of-court settlement which you have paid. As far as they are concerned, the matter is closed, and I don't think confessing to them will be helpful to them or you. If you believe you have benefitted...
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    Long-distance tickets in the 1960s

    Multiple coupons lasted well beyond the 60s (and not only for staff travel) - and the format (1/3 A4) is still the layout of many mainland tickets. Am I right that airlines did the same?
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    Riviera Line improvements

    An intriguing idea, as Torbay seems to have no park-and-ride (apart from one for Brixham). However, I wonder about the road traffic implications, as traffic to Torbay from the north currently uses the A380 not the A38. If a rail-bases P and R for Torbay is needed, then the Edginswell area where...
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    Additional Peak Regional Services on Greater Anglia

    Ely apart, what would you do with the unit for the rest of the day?
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    Delay repay - what can I claim for in this mess…

    The only fares from Fareham to Reading (which you have now said you had) are flexible ones. What route did you take from St Denys? It would be very odd to avoid Winchester.
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    Travel Irregularity Report

    Will they investigate the brother's travel history at all? Have they valid grounds for doing so?
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    Greater Anglia Ticket Irregularity - TfL Staff Pass

    As you say, GA are taking the Anytime fare. If you can evidence that you made fewer journeys than they imdicate, you can do so - evidence on this forum is that train companies are amenable to being corrected.
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    Unbuilt Connection to London Waterloo?

    Yes, but the key there is that the stock came from Rotherhithe Road, which as you say was in an awkward location but B Arms was close by. At least the Chatham line trains were worked round via Ludgate Hill!
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    Is eurostar liable for inadequate connection times in Paris?

    The man at Seat61 agrees that SNCF offer connection times across Paris that are decidedly tight (but do-able: 42min GdN to GdL seems to be 2x15min plus average journey time, the same formula as NR use, but doesn't allow for the congested platforms which are a distinctive Parisian feature :) And...
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    Lewes derailment - speculation regarding potential causes, exact temperature, ground conditions etc

    Can't see evidence of a kink in the up line - but there appears to be new-ish ballast shoulders on both tracks, suggesting recent remedial work.
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    Paid for ticket was running late so didn’t collect but I got a penalty notice

    I would put a straightforward statement of the actual appeal at the beginning (the paragraph "I was travelling..." would do) and back that up by quoting sufficient of the regulations to prove the argument. This makes it easier for the reviewer to understand. As it is a slam-dunk ground for...
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    Unbuilt Connection to London Waterloo?

    There was plenty of loco working (often with ECS) to and from CST, reducing the direct movements to/from Rotherhithe Rd sidings (and BA shed). Clearly the loss of Belvedere turntable caused minimal problems, and even the surviving siding was little used; paths to/from Ewer St weren't too great a...
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    Are the recent derailments indicative of poor performance from Network Rail?

    Definitely the first - as my garden demonstrated when I came back from holiday in June - not sure of tue second (except my "lawn").
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    Where to report accessibility problems to Network Rail?

    I'd call it a complaint not a suggestion - you presumably want action :)
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    Old signal boxes in southern UK

    Littlehampton too. Totally OT but @Stellwerker your mention of Goslar reminds me: I was at Bad Harzburg recently, the semaphore gantry is still there but the arms are out of use - is it "listed" and being preserved?
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    KWVR NEWS AND UPDATES

    The Advent traffic is top and tailed anyway to squeeze in an extra coach.
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    Impact of steam bans on heritage railway visitor numbers

    KWVR announced the ban on Friday after a fire on Thursday which required the fire service and HMG's message. Publicity on SM/website and SM. Saturday I had a couple of groups grumble, Monday one group decided to come back another day when they heard. Sunday I was at my "proper" work :) My...
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    Lewes derailment - Travel advice

    They are uploading the short-term plan on a day-by-day basis. Presumably they are hoping for an improvement on the Glynde-Polegate section (18min performance allowance is spectacular!)?

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