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    "Train is between ..." message on platform screens

    That will only happen if the train has an “Association” set up, most TOC’s have these setup but some don’t, so for example if 5A01 is shown to form 2A01 in Darwin and CIS but 5A01 is delayed, by 15 mins for example, it will automatically cascade the delay to 2A01. That of course doesn’t apply...
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    Proposed timetable for Chester to Liverpool via Runcorn service

    The All Zone Day Saver (i.e: Chester to Liverpool) is £5.20.
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    Arriva Rail North DOO

    Nice to see some understanding, shame the same understanding doesn’t apply when regular drivers and guards won’t work overtime.....
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    Excess Advance ticket at station

    So basically a complaint, even though the staff has been professional, courteous, tried to do everything, but unfortunately couldn’t do it? Marvellous.
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    How is the actual arrival time of a train defined (SWR)?

    See again about berth offsets, so even though it may say arrived, it hasn’t, but the time it actually arrived which is displayed will be accurate. Redland/Montpelier is an interesting one again, location of axle counters and the closeness of the stations plays a part here, I imagine. So when...
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    How is the actual arrival time of a train defined (SWR)?

    Some reading which explains it more. http://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/2355/right-time-performance-2013-01-22.pdf Thankfully, in my area with the added benefit of CCTV, I’ve never seen anything inaccurate between the time train comes to a stand, with the time (in seconds) on the...
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    Penalty fare dispute

    Not knowing the station myself, and layout of what machine is where is, I can’t say the rights and wrongs of this, even though the situation does seem a little unfair. But surely the OP can’t be surprised he was issued with a PF? The OP has been in a similar situation before and knowing it’s a...
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    Garswood to Manor Road

    Don’t need a Trio unless you plan on using the bus? There are no ‘official’ season ticket prices, but you can buy Merseytravel’s All Zone Railpass which is the equivalent, which costs £32.50 for a weekly and you could use it from Rainford or Garswood.
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    Is there a gWr unit working for Northern Rail?

    It’s got its own permanent diagram on the Blackburn to Rochdale’s semi-permanently coupled to a 153 (for the toilet) the 153 used will obviously rotate.
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    ATW (for now) short of traincrews Bank Holiday Weekend

    It’s been done to death about Sunday’s needing to be part of the working week or compulsory or similar, but the fact that there has been mass cancellations on a Saturday/Monday too as shown here, shows a fact that’s there’s a reliance no matter what day of the week on the goodwill of traincrew...
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    Train not stopping in the correct position.

    The reason ‘The Fellsman’ has been mentioned is because that is the root cause of the delay to the service you were on.

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