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  1. ronshirt

    XC Delay Repay

    Thank you, Sir. Edit: Contacted XC through email address for enquiries and complaints. Tried phone also but not answering. Will try again later. Entered correct debit card details. Not sure why Delay Repay defaulted to a previous debit card. My fault for not reviewing the claim before clicking...
  2. ronshirt

    XC Delay Repay

    Spouse and I travelled XC Newcastle to Exeter 24th and return 26th June. Delayed both journeys. Submitted claim for each leg. Not resolved. When I checked I realised that the card details defaulted to an old card I no longer have. Submitted new claims using the actual card details. New claims...
  3. ronshirt

    Heatwave 22-27 June - effect on the UK Railway

    Used IS45 Exeter to Durham yesterday. The train was a couple of minutes late at St Davids. The Manchester train had been cancelled so they all piled on ours. 17 mins late at Temple Meads because of 'overcrowding'. The Train Manager told the Manchester contingent that their train would now be...
  4. ronshirt

    Trivia: places where there are properties you can only access via a level crossing?

    Ferry House, Ryton NE40 3QF: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2223359 Access is from River Lane. At the bottom of which is a User Worked Crossing.
  5. ronshirt

    Newcastle to Exeter and return during Industrial Action

    I’m travelling to and from Exeter on XC late Sept. early Oct. Does anyone know how many trains might be cancelled due to the overtime ban? I’m an OAP with health issues that make standing for long periods uncomfortable and I need to know if I need a plan B. Also there is a seat on Voyagers that...
  6. ronshirt

    Anyone familiar with Okehampton Station and surroundings?

    Thank you. 1756809211 Thank you.
  7. ronshirt

    Anyone familiar with Okehampton Station and surroundings?

    On Tuesday 30th Sept will be travelling by train to and from Okehampton to watch Argyle play Torridgeside. Is there a short-cut through St Boniface and over the river or will we have to go the long way round? We're all OAPs and worried about the trek back up the hill to make the last train back...
  8. ronshirt

    Trivia: Football grounds next to railway lines.

    Several years ago endured a very cold mid-week match at Birtley Town. Through the trees above the mist the ECML provided a distraction. Because of the many mineral lines in the north east most of the Northern League clubs are near a lifted line.
  9. ronshirt

    Double Voyagers on the Cross Country route between Newcastle and New Street

    Travelling from Newcastle to New Street on Mon 3rd March. Returning Wed 5th. I have been on Realtime trains to try to identify on which services two Voyager sets are coupled together. On Mon 27th Jan there was a double Voyager set on the 10.40 from Newcastle. On Wed 29th there were double...
  10. ronshirt

    10.25 Durham to Glasgow 6th cancelled. Are Advance tickets valid on another journey?

    My partner has just come off the phone with LNER Customer Service at Durham. She has been advised that due to the disruption caused by Industrial Action her tickets will be valid on any service 4th April ro 10th April inc. I was just concerned that she would get on a train, be told her tickets...
  11. ronshirt

    10.25 Durham to Glasgow 6th cancelled. Are Advance tickets valid on another journey?

    On Saturday 6th April my wife and daughter are travelling from Durham [10.25] to Glasgow Queen Street changing at Edinburgh. They have advance tickets which were booked online with Cross Country. My wife has received an email from Cross Country stating that: Changes to your journey...
  12. ronshirt

    West Midlands Class 323 - the final countdown

    I used to use the cross-city line to get to school in the sixties. I remember the DMUs used to have a separate first class area next to the cab with curtains and very comfy seats. Occasionally there would be units with Western or Scottish numbers. There was a coal fire in the waiting room and...
  13. ronshirt

    Newcastle to Exeter return early October

    All change trip to Exeter off. Going to Lichfield instead. Would like to return on Thurday 6th. National Rail are showing trains running between New Street and Newcastle despite industrial action by TSSA. What are the chances the trains advertised on National Rail will actually run?
  14. ronshirt

    Newcastle to Exeter return early October

    Tickets and seats sorted. Straight through via Birmiingham and then return via Paddington/Waterloo and Kings Cross. £164.40. Thanks for the help all.
  15. ronshirt

    Newcastle to Exeter return early October

    Thank you gents. That's all I need to know.
  16. ronshirt

    Newcastle to Exeter return early October

    I'm travelling from Newcasle upon Tyne to Exeter Tuesday 4th October returning Friday 7th. I usually travel by Cross Country. I have a senior railcard and I always book a seat as I have a varicose vein that makes standing for long periods quite painful. Outwards: Newcastle depart...

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