Drimnagh Road
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Anybody know if these are valid on open access operators?
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Yes they are. They're valid on all operators, including Heathrow Express (unlike ALR), but except Eurostar. There are pass fares on Eurostar, but they're not worth it - advance fares are cheaper. Of course, you can't get a GB InterRail pass if you're resident there.
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IIRC Hes in Ireland
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Cheers guys,
just planning a trip over to cover the various GM services, now that loco hauled is finito and most of our mk3s have had their date with the scrap man here in the emerald Isle.
Just doing price comparissons for the flexibility of an Interail ticket and buying lots of advanced tickets. A 3 day UK pass is €125 which is expensive compared to the likes of Croatia say, at €44 (plus unlimited noisy diesel hauled passengers
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Advanced fares are great value for covering few, long distance trips but for hopping on and off lots of trains they are not great, plus with advanced you've sort of got to stick to your plan.
For example, with the two FGW hauled diagrams, plus the ATW one, I plan to spin down there for two days, then I may go up and do the Wrexhams for a day or else go to Scotland to spin the 67s up there-depending on what locos I need etc, or may do the London-Birmingham 90s, if you can be sure to get your money out if then the Interail sounds like a good option.
just planning a trip over to cover the various GM services, now that loco hauled is finito and most of our mk3s have had their date with the scrap man here in the emerald Isle.
Just doing price comparissons for the flexibility of an Interail ticket and buying lots of advanced tickets. A 3 day UK pass is €125 which is expensive compared to the likes of Croatia say, at €44 (plus unlimited noisy diesel hauled passengers
)Advanced fares are great value for covering few, long distance trips but for hopping on and off lots of trains they are not great, plus with advanced you've sort of got to stick to your plan.
For example, with the two FGW hauled diagrams, plus the ATW one, I plan to spin down there for two days, then I may go up and do the Wrexhams for a day or else go to Scotland to spin the 67s up there-depending on what locos I need etc, or may do the London-Birmingham 90s, if you can be sure to get your money out if then the Interail sounds like a good option.
The thought of people coming here from Ireland because it's plastic over there doesn't seem right. It used to be the other way round! I did a trip in 2007, but I wouldn't go there now. I want to go to NI to experience the hellfire Thumpers again though!
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Are there time restrictions on these, i.e. not valid for use until after 09:30?
You could try a sail rail ticket Dublin to Penzance or Dover or harwich(for Holland) or London all €44 no restrictions. Return options:Could go back £29 same route. Or if you could get a cheap ticket to scotland and then travel back to Fishguard and rosslare £32. See Stena sailrail site. If you live in Ireland you could buy a cheap Internet ticket in advance e.g. Rossalare to Dublin (a lovely train journey). All main stations in Uk should sell the England to Dublin sail rail tickets it is easiest to buy the ticket and book the ferry, then arrange the train journey to connect with the ferry. The experts at selling the England to Ireland sail rail tickets seem to be the travel centre at London Euston, tickets can be bought same day in my experience allow 30 mins to buy ticket best to download leaflet off the Internet and take it with you Look at sailrail.com for info
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