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    Bought an e-ticket at the ticket office!

    A few weeks ago I used the CrossCountry website to buy one adult and one child Advance tickets with Family & Friends Railcard discount. Later my plans changed, and I needed to add a second child ticket. I went to the ticket office at Middlesbrough Station yesterday and had an interesting...
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    Grantham Station footbridge stairs / station exit layout

    I made an pleasant visit to the Whistle Stop Micropub at Grantham Station. Enjoyed a real ale and sitting on a picnic bench watching the trains go by. The pub is located towards the south end of platform 1, which is the platform on the east side of the station, nearest the town centre and hence...
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    Life expectancy of Chinese vs British-built buses & coaches

    I feel a bit disappointed when I see operators buying Chinese-built buses & coaches, due to a concern I have that buses & coaches may be becoming more disposable; an unevidenced stereotype that Chinese-built vehicles may not be 'built to last' or designed to be repaired. Does experience support...
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    Examples of stations that have an 'unpaid' footbridge/subway and have ticket gatelines leading to each platform

    Are there any examples of National Rail stations which have? - - two or more platforms; and - a footbridge/subway to cross the railway, and this footbridge/subway is on the 'unpaid' side of ticket gatelines (perhaps because it's open as a public right of way); and - ticket gatelines leading to...
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    Examples of unstaffed stations that provide toilet facilities for passengers

    I'm interested in how the provision of station facilities is limited by whether a station is staffed or unstaffed. Are there examples of unstaffed stations that provide toilet facilities for passengers? Just to be clear, I'm not interested in examples where an unstaffed station coincidentally...
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    Modern stations with platforms either side of a level crossing

    I notice there are numerous examples of older stations next to a level crossing, where due to the level crossing the platforms have been arranged either side of the level crossing so arriving trains pass over the level crossing before dwelling at the platform, allowing the level crossing to...
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    London Midland / WMR / LNR direct services London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street

    I saw a Class 350 at London Euston with "Liverpool Lime Street" on its destination display, possibly erroneously. Am I correct to remember that London Midland / West Midlands Rail / London Northwestern Railway used to operate direct services from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street? Have...
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    Squatters in commercial properties (in England & Wales)

    I don't understand the law (in England & Wales) in situations like the squatting in commercial properties described in this news article about Gordon Ramsay's former pub: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68806116 I understand that the freeholder isn't allowed to use force or the...
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    Entitlement to free legal advice at a formal interview

    I was reading this thread in which the OP has received a letter from a TOC inviting them to a voluntary interview: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/prosecuted-with-no-evidence-or-details.265589/ The letter from the TOC states that "The interview would be under the Police and Criminal...
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    Outward: St Pancras - Ramsgate, Back: Ramsgate - Thanet Parkway - St Pancras

    I want to travel outward today (Friday 19/01/2024) at around 16:30 from St Pancras International to Ramsgate. I want to travel back tomorrow (Saturday 20/01/2024) at around midday from Ramsgate to St Pancras International, but breaking our journey for a few hours at Thanet Parkway to see the...
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    Italy - UK railway comparisons

    Here's a few comparisons from recent rail journeys in the north of Italy; in the Milan area and Milan to Venice: - I saw much more freight train traffic than in the UK - I saw many more infrastructure maintenance depots than in the UK - it seemed like all but the smallest stations have a yard...
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    Rights when rebooking disrupted London - Paris - Milan return journey in October

    A few months ago I booked a return journey London - Paris - Milan for me, my partner and two young children which will be in October. But today I received an email from SNCF stating "Your train 9251 on 23/10 to MILANO P GARIBALDI has been cancelled because of track obstructed. We advise you to...
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    Class 58 wheelslip

    That particular quote is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_58#Domestic_service , but most RailUKforums discussions I have read about Class 58 say the same thing. But something I would like to understand is, what in the Class 58 bogie design causes the increased tendency to...
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    St Pancras outward to Canterbury, back from Whitstable

    We want to travel outward from St Pancras to Canterbury (either station is fine) today (Sunday) mid-afternoon. We want to travel back from Whitstable tomorrow (Bank Hol Monday) mid-afternoon. We'll have bikes with us. We want to buy tickets for two adults and two children. We have a Family &...
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    Mobile phones mounted in electric bus cabs

    I have seen mobile phones mounted inside electric bus cabs, e.g. BYD ADL Enviro 200EV, near the driver's left leg. Do these mobile phones belong to the driver, or are they part of the bus e.g. for remote monitoring or for the ticket machine?
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    CNG vs diesel bus range

    Do Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered buses, such as the Enviro 400s on Reading Buses purple route 17, have a higher or lower range than the diesel powered version?
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    Examples of daily price capping schemes that cater for child fares, other discounts, group fares?

    I'm a fan of daily price capping, where you don’t need to decide in advance whether you’d save money by buying a day ticket, because you make a contactless payment using your payment card for each single journey and your payments are capped if they reach the day ticket price. This works well for...
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    Bristol-Penzance Penzance-London

    I want to travel with two children using a Family & Friends Railcard: - Bristol Temple Meads to Penzance on Friday 3 June on GWR's 14:55 train - Penzance to London on Monday 6 June, probably on GWR's 12:15 train I haven't yet bought a ticket because GWR Advance fares were expensive, so I intend...
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    St Pancras to Ashford Intl return, 2 adults 2 children, F&F Railcard

    I want to make a return journey from London St Pancras International to Ashford International using Southeastern High Speed. Two adults, two children, with a Family & Friends Railcard. Outward on Sunday 3 April in the afternoon, back on Wednesday 6 April in the afternoon. I don't want to be tied...
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    Do Cadent Gas have a right to enter my flat to check pipes, in a non-emergency?

    I live in a block of flats. Cadent Gas has put up a notice on the ground floor saying "For your information Cadent Gas will be carrying out essential safety checks on your gas pipework. Even if you don't use gas, we will still need access into your property to check pipes". The notice asks...

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