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    Multi stage journey with Bicycle

    I am planning a multi stage journey to stay with a friend so we can do some cycling. So taking my bike is a key element to the journey. The journey will be on Sunday 20/06/2021 evening Faversham to St Pancras on South Eastern no bike reservation possible, no engineering planned ( as far as i...
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    Delay repay - sanity check

    Am I correct in thinking I should be getting a 30-59 minute level compensation? (SWR have judged it to be in the 15-29 minute bracket) Date 23/08/2019 Planned journey Kingston 21:48 Waterloo 22:19 Waterloo East 22:43 Headcorn 23:44 Actual Journey Kingston 21:48 Waterloo 22:42 Waterloo East...
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    NRE shows ticket that is not available on TOC website

    Going through the journey planner website to, surprisingly enough, plan a journey, I follow the link to "Buy Now" and redirects to Northern website which tells me "No tickets are available, please refine your search". I have tried TPE website with the same result. I am trying to travel...
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    Is it worth upgrading to first class?

    Travelling London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street @ 11:07 weekday. The difference between 1st & std class is £18.50 According to the virgin booking website it says it will be a 9 coach pendolino. It looks like I am booking far enough in advance to have the pick of any bookable seat :) Is it...
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    Caledonian Sleeper Ticket Question

    Caledonian Sleeper Standard Class Fixed Advance London to Fort William (FTW) Return. Am I allowed to leave the train earlier than FTW on my outward journey? If the weather is good I'd like to get off at Corrour to do some walking. Am I allowed to board the train later on my return journey...
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    London Euston -> St Pancras Connection

    I am getting the sleeper back from Fort William Friday pm -> Saturday am Due Euston 07:49. It is a 12 - 15 minute walk Euston to St Pancras. I have done it many times so I know where I am going and where to go at St Pancras for the train I want to catch. I want to get the HS1 service to...
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    Advance Ticket Vaid Services - Headcorn to Ipswich

    I have just collected advance tickets for this journey. The email notification lists all legs of the journey, but the printed ticket only lists the 1st leg below the statement "Valid only on the booked services below and required connecting services Headcorn -> London Bridge 06:15" Can I...
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    Anglia Plus Ranger

    I want to use an Anglia Plus Ranger, but am not sure how to buy the ticket. The website says "These tickets can be purchased on the day of travel from any staffed Greater Anglia station or from the conductor on the train if you start your journey from an unstaffed station." However I will be...
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    Delay Repay - Missed Connection

    I had an advance ticket yesterday from Ashford International (AFK) to Leuchars (LEU) via Edinburgh (EDB) Ashford to London was fine, but the 1200 from Kings Cross was 24 minutes late into Edinburgh, meaning I missed the 10 minute connection for 16:30 to Leuchars. The next Leuchars train was at...
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    Ashford International -> Leuchars

    Travelling one-way Ideally 30th March, but must be before 2nd April Have 16-25 Railcard Would like to arrive before 23:00 Any useful advice gratefully received - thank you
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    Tight Connections

    I want to travel Inverness -> Kyle of Lochalsh -> Oban in a day (12th Dec) National Rail/Scotrail journey planner both offer to sell ticket with two short connections 5 minutes at Inverness - 12:08 from Kyle arrives 14:42 (Pl 5) & Glasgow Q.S. depart @14:47 (Pl 3) 11 minutes at Glasgow QS -...
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    First Independent Rail Trip - Scotland

    I have visited Scotland many times in the summer, but always fancied a winter trip. So when circumstances combined to give me a few days free I thought I would take advantage. My plan is Sleeper to Inverness then return trip to Kyle with a short connection 16 minutes Then pick up the far north...
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    Group Save in Journey

    I am travelling to the test match at the Oval on Friday 12th with 3 others 2 of us will be getting the train from Headcorn -> Vauxhall 2 more will join the train at Marden 2 stops from Headcorn. Is it OK to buy a group save for 4 people marden -> Vauxhall and make up with 2 day returns...

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