Recent content by coxy

Thank you for the various replies. I can't answer if the £110.90 "Route ✠ANY PERMITTED" Off Peak Return fare can be used via Banbury, but for me personally it came down to price / time. Travelling via London does not save a significant amount of time compared to going via Birmingham, but I can...

Hi. I'm planning a weekend trip from Beaconsfield (BCF) to Liverpool (LIV) next weekend. Departing Friday 27th October, returning Sunday 29th October. Direct Off Peak point to point tickets are either £123.90 via Banbury (set by Crosscountry, so no departure before 09.30), or £110.90 via...

Many thanks for the swift replies, I'll let you know how I get on.

Hi. Just wondering if you can buy Groupsave discounted tickets from TfL ticket offices and/or ticket machines ? Specific journey will be 6 x Travelcards from Taplow (TAP) or Burnham (BNM) into central London (0035). Many thanks. Coxy

10/09 - Kings Cross to Edinburgh direct with LNER. No checks. Train manager busy checking 1st class, selling upgrades too. Gates at Kings Cross were open as well. No gates to pass through at Edinburgh. 12/09 - Edinburgh - Kings Cross again direct with LNER. Train full due to previous...

Bagged myself some cheap LNER tickets too. However a warning, make sure you have an LNER account BEFORE booking, and you have logged in, otherwise it gets messy !!! I wasn't logged in, didn't have an account, but was able to reserve the seats I wanted. But before being able to pay I was asked...

I remember an amusing one from several years ago. I'm at Paddington, walking from the cross platform bridge onto platform 5 to board a service to Bedwyn. As I walk towards the train, a lady asks me when the train to Bedwyn get in ? I explain that the train is already here, it's the one...

Many thanks for the feedback. Will be arriving by Eurostar, so will not have to worry about extra costs to/from CDG. Hopefully I can purchase a Navigo card at St. Pancras in advance of travel.

I believe Barry Doe (Rail Magazine) gave an example of using a weekly season ticket as a Rover. I can't find the article, so nothing to fact check at present, but it was something like a Southampton Central to London Terminals ticket which was around £170 for 7 days. Although this ticket does...

Hi, Group of 4 travelling into Paris on a Saturday evening, transferring to hotel and then sightseeing for 2 days (Sunday, Monday) before heading back to the UK on Tuesday afternoon. I understand you can buy Paris Metro tickets in blocks of 10, which works out cheaper than buying individual...

I've notice from the timetable change starting 15th December 2019, passenger services are once again going to be running from Taplow (TAP) and Iver (IVR) on Sundays. I'm planning on taking the first train of the day that Sunday which appears to be the 0811 TfL service from Reading to...

Thanks for all the replies to my original question. Seems like GWR are having to manage two separate fleets at the moment, ensuring that the correct type of unit (ie 800/0 or 802/0) is allocated to a diagram to ensure compatibility later on in the day in the event of units having to couple up to...

So far I've never seen a 10 car GWR formation made up of an 800/0 coupled to an 802/0. Is this due to incompatibility between the classes, or perhaps simply operational reasons ?

Ah, the all important 3rd paragraph - yes quite correct, F&F no use :oops:

Perhaps look at Family & Friends railcard instead. Designed for Adult(s) travelling with 1 or more children.