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    Guard checking tickets without ticket machine?

    A few weeks back I was on a Merseyrail service to Southport with a Saveaway ticket. When I was checked I presented my Metrocard - "nice one" :D
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    Trying to join the Oyster Fares Central site

    I tried https://oysterfares.com/register/ and typed in some random characters in the password field using Google Chrome, and the strength indicator responded. I believe that forum member @MikeWh runs the website so hopefully he will see your post here.
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    Caught by inspector for not having correct zonal ticket(s) for entire journey

    I believe that a travel card allows you to use all London buses, even those outside your zones, so you could catch a bus to zone 2 and then get a train.
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    Avanti Seat Reservations - unexpected response

    I recently had an issue with trying to book reservations using the above email address. In my case I had booked the tickets through Avanti (off-peak return). I had a reservation for the outward leg (made at the time of booking) and about a week before my return journey I requested a reservation...
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    Fares from zone 6 to zone 1 on National Rail

    £7 is the Oyster/Contactless peak fare, while £4.30 is the off-peak fare. Check out https://oysterfares.com/fare-finder/ (developed by forum member @MikeWh )
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    Journey planner that shows train routes using multiple selected TOCs?

    https://trainsplit.com/ will do that for you. Just select Advanced Options.
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    Thameslink train at St Pancras repeatedly activating door close procedure

    Could be that. Certainly, the doors close to the stairs were being used regularly as those just arriving jumped on board assuming the train was just about to leave. And of course a few of those already on board were getting off from time to time as the delay continued.
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    Thameslink train at St Pancras repeatedly activating door close procedure

    When I arrived at St Pancras this afternoon (13:40) there was a train in the southbound platform that couldn't leave due to a train failure at City Thameslink. Initially though I thought that the train at STP was faulty because it was repeatedly activating the door close procedure (with...
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    Northern won't let me link account to delay repay - why?

    Same with Avanti West Coast. I think Delay Repay must be outsourced to a separate company. The emails I get are from firstcustomercontact.com
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    Lost badge "30 years of class 455 1982-2012"

    I came across a post on Reddit (r/London). Someone has found a badge that they think may be of sentimental value. Someone suggested posting here but I don't think they have yet. https://old.reddit.com/r/london/comments/pkfgy5/lost_train_badge_long_shot_but_it_looks/
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    Bridge strike at Plymouth (30/08)

    Looking at it from the other side (https://goo.gl/maps/QJGm4j1t2fNfViw5A) you can see that the road is on an incline and the headroom at the far end is less. I wonder if the driver ignored the signs and just saw the size of the tunnel entrance?
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    Stations where trains only commence service/terminate service when heading from/to a Depot

    Battersea Park fits, I think. The first LO service of the day (06:33) arrives ECS from Canada Water (dep 05:41), which arrives from New Cross Gate depot (dep 05:29).
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    Off-Peak: When is it?

    Time restrictions vary from ticket to ticket. Each off-peak ticket has a restriction code. Assuming your ticket is this one it has a restriction code of B3, which means it is not valid before 9am, but there are no afternoon peak restrictions (see https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/b3)
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    Are Avanti e-tickets proper e-tickets?

    I've had a few e-tickets using the Avanti App and it was a simple Aztec code - no activation required. I just showed it on request and it was scanned. I don't know why activation is mentioned on the Avanti website. Maybe it actually means download to your device?
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    Avanti West Coast from Euston to Glasgow - extended journey time

    Makes sense in an age of greatly reduced demand. Thanks.

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