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    Railcard policy: July/August

    Thanks everyone, that makes sense. In the case, it's awful wording from Virgin on two counts: 1. by directly contrasting the 0930 peak restriction in the first sentence with 'during July and August ... restriction free' in the second sentence, they give the impression that all the restrictions...
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    Railcard policy: July/August

    I've had a browse of the forum and can find lots of questions and answers about the 10:00 restriction easement in July and August for railcard holders. Looking on Virgin West Coast's site, I see this: However, searching for an off-peak return ticket from Euston to Liverpool in July only shows...
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    Unable to use LUL connection: how to connect without voiding Advance?

    Thanks all for your detailed responses. Yes I have a reservation only for the WEL - STP leg. I assume the tickets will say something along the lines of "EMT & CONNECTIONS" under permitted routeing, so in that case I'll take the suggestion of asking to board at St Pancras in the first instance.
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    Unable to use LUL connection: how to connect without voiding Advance?

    Ladies/Gents I have just booked a weekday advance from Wellingborough (WEL) to Dover Priory (DVP). The train leaves WEL in the early morning and the itinerary that the ATOS booking website gave is as follows: - 0523 WEL to St Pancras, arrive 0616 - Transfer St Pancras to Liverpool Street via...
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    "Seat reservations essential"

    As recently as last year I was denied boarding a VT service from EUS because I didn't have a seat reservation with my SVR. This was during the bout of heavy snow which led to many cancellations on the line. I believe they had a quota in place for passengers without a seat reservation as every...
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    Routeing Dilemma

    I play on trying this tomorrow. However, the local station here is a "provincial" Merseyrail station where it takes 45 minutes to issue an advance ticket with a bicycle reservation, so I wonder if they will be able to handle a zero-fare over-distance excess. Otherwise I'll have to make the...
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    Routeing Dilemma

    Wish I'd known this one before! It's the same price too! Thanks Thanks. I think I'll go for one of these, and either try and zero excess the SVR to MAN, or procure a new set of advance fare tickets to LTN. Having said that, not all services to MAN travel via LPY. Services also go east via...
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    Southern Removed Online Discount?

    Excellent. It's fantastic to see a company operating responsibly, transparently and generously on railway fares.
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    Routeing Dilemma

    I travelled to Liverpool from London three days ago on an SVR outbound and I intend to travel the return via Luton Airport Parkway, go away for a twenty day holiday then complete the journey LTN > St Pancras on the final day of the SVR's validity. I understand that BOJ is permitted on said...
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    Getting off a stop early on an advance

    I am also interested in whether this is realistically enforced, for example stopping/starting short on connections to/from reserved mainline services -- for example Merseyrail or the St Ives Branch.
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    Rail Travel Voucher transactions

    Evening all, I was recently granted a Rail Travel Voucher for £24 in compensation as a result of a delay. I am aware that it is possible to credit an Oyster card with such voucher, as I have done so before at the FCC ticket office at St Pancras. However, on this occasion I would like to...
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    Lancaster to Preston First Class

    Given that it's a return, it would be £5.30 worth of food and seat leg-room etc. per each leg of the journey (twenty minutes each).
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    Delay compensation on Megabus tickets

    Is it possible to get delay compensation from Virgin Trains when travelling on a megabus ticket? The terms on the megabus website appear to say no, but the Virgin Passengers' Charter reads otherwise. I was delayed by over three hours a couple of nights ago, arriving at 0230. It seems unfair...
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    "Trolley service"

    Or quite possible a trolley or trolleybus service, as this is a word the same in many languages. I think the TOC abbreviation is acceptable; SE is a abbreviation for South-East anyhow and the translation of SE is keyed at the bottom of the same page. However, I would think there would be more...
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    Chiltern Railways m-ticket purchased, phone stolen

    You would consider losing a ticket or missing train for which you had an advanced ticket, just to generate revenue for the TOC?! :D

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