Recent content by hatt55

Thanks for the responses. Having only used a GroupSave ticket once before I didn't realise it was another of those incredibly complicated UK train travel things. On this occasion then it might be that two of us buy a Two Together railcard. We have a few other trips planned so will make use of...

I'm looking at buying 3 tickets for a journey between Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington on June 20th. There are currently Standard Class Advance tickets available for £24 and the GWR ticket search shows me a total cost of £72 (i.e. it appears that there are at least 3 tickets available...

Sorry, you're right. In the context of my message, 'ever' probably actually means about post-2005. So, not quite 'ever' in the traditional sense :) .

When I wrote my original post this morning I was expecting the worst, but actually Flixbus have been quite good. They've given me me a voucher to the value of my train ticket. I was offered a refund initially but am happy to take a voucher instead. The journey from Bristol to Reading was pretty...

In the end it went from Mereoak Park and Ride (just by Junction 11), having switched from Calcot (just by Junction 12). I'm not aware of the coaches ever having gone into the town centre, except potentially for events like Reading Festival. It never seemed hugely busy at either stop. I'm not...

Apologies if I've missed this somewhere in the thread, but does anyone know why National Express are no longer stopping at Reading on their Bristol - London route? Whenever I use the journey planner at the moment (have checked up to August) it offers me a journey with a change at London Victoria...

Yesterday I was due to get a Flixbus coach between Reading and Bristol. I arrived at the stop approximately 15 minutes early, only to see a coach pulling away. Initially I didn't panic or rush to get out of the car as I assumed it was a different coach service - I had plenty of time before my...

Thanks for this. I ended up using the contactless option. Its been a while since i've done the London - Reading journey, so I didn't realise that that was now an option. Elizabeth Line is very impressive!

I would like to travel between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads this weekend, with a potential break of journey at Reading. Ideally, I would leave London Paddington on Friday evening (and I am happy to wait until Off Peak timing starts). My plan would be to stop at Reading and stay for...

I always forget to look at the coach cost! Thanks for highlighting those prices. This time I'm going to stick with the train (Ive missed train travel recently) but will certainly bear that in mind in future. That's a really impressive saving compared to the train, even if I'm not such a fan of...

Hi there, I'm looking to take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington next Friday the 20th August. I had my eye on the 0704 departure, which would have been ideal, but the Advance ticket has jumped in price from ~£20 to £51.10 since I last looked. I'm therefore left with...

Really quick query on making some Delay Repay claims via Cross Country. I don't think there will be an issue with getting the compensation, I'd just prefer to get it right first time so that hopefully it gets processed quickly. In both cases I had a through ticket bought from Cross Country, but...

I was very confident with the answer that I'd got on here, so absolutely happy to ignore this (although I didn't quite feel in a position to quote the RailUK Forum in order to correct them last night!). But, I was curious to know whether it might cause me any issues on the day and what...

Thanks again for your advice on here. I happened to be at the station yesterday, so with a few minutes to spare I thought I would ask a member of GWR staff whether my proposed use of the ticket was ok. Its seems like its a slightly unusual way to do, and I must admit that at the back of my mind...

Thanks all, this is really useful and I appreciate the rapid response! It'll make things much easier if I can just get a Bristol - London return. I had considered the coach, especially given that it's cheaper and I'm already planning to leave Reading on the 0354 which will still involve an...