Recent content by MetroPleb

Agreed, and so when looking at the prices: - £8.60 for rail (off-peak) - £9.70 for rail (off-peak) and bus (all-day) makes the latter a much better value option on working days. You can use the bus during both AM and PM peak periods and then switch to trains when possible, for less than the cost...

OK thanks. That would rule out a digital one for me - single point of failure, where said failure could result in hassle, penalties or even prosecution. In fact it's odd - most retailers have ditched M-tickets in favour of E-tickets - it's virtually an industry standard now - and the collective...

Genuine question from someone without any railcard - can you print out a copy of a digital railcard as a backup, like you can with E-tickets? Or do they work like M-Tickets where only the app version is valid?

I overlook the Chat Moss route from my bedroom window - all sorts going past. Used to be 142, 150, 156 - now 323, 331, 195, 185, 802, 67/Mark4 (occasional), 158, 197, freight and even the odd Pendolino. When 185s go past I don't even need to look.. just listen for that distinctive low engine...

Hi All, There is inconsistent documentation about this Rover, so I've just submitted this query to GWR. Not expecting a quick reply, but if I get one I'll post it and any other observations are welcome. ------------------- Hello, This is regarding the train validity of the Great West Way West...

Yes, it seems garbage data. I just checked Patricroft, and it tells me that the 17:39 to Liverpool and the 17:39 to Liverpool are being withdrawn, but the 17:39 to Liverpool will still run, so it concludes that there will be "2 fewer services" More... Saturday's is even worse, where it is...

Could you explain what that tweet is referring to? Maybe post the whole thread? Clicking on that link just gives me: "Hi there, yes that's correct. Thanks" - without saying what "that" is or quoting the question - it's presumably the answer to a private conversation.

Genuinely - Northern Hub, Electrification, New TPE. Was finally going to transform rail travel around Manchester and the wider North. While Electrification went OK (in the end), the other two....:rolleyes: New TPE - 6 trains on North TPE, new stock, including end doors and loco hauled. South...

This is incorrect - they are zonal tickets not stop specific, so just like rail tickets there does not need to be a common station. You can just buy the extra zones. See: https://tfgm.com/public-transport/tram/ticket-zones ----- If you have a season ticket, and want to make a journey that...

It can work the other way though, as I found out to my cost travelling from Windsor Central... - The 9:25 GWR shuttle is Off-Peak, to connect at Slough after 09:30 - The outboundary paper travelcard respects the GWR restriction and allows Off-Peak travel on this - Tapping in with contactless...

If I'm making the occasional journey in London, contactless is much easier - no separate card to remember, no topping up. But if I am traveling around London for days, multiple trips, hitting caps - it makes sense to me to have a dedicated travel card to keep producing for all the touches and to...

Just to add my experience - from the last four times I've tried to use the Northern machine at Patricroft - three times it was not working, Luckily there is always a message on the screen which tells you what to do in these circumstances, which is, roughly: "Use one of the other machines, or...

No - because it is a PAYG contactless fare which can never be "bought" as a regular ticket. The National Rail site is telling the passenger that they don't need to buy a ticket for this journey, just to touch the readers at the stations. Which you could do, at eg Grays, a C2C-only station -...

Ok thanks, but as I said the *National Rail* Journey Planner is offering them, which is meant to be definitive:

Hi, Does anyone know what the current state of using contactless on C2C is, either exclusively on their trains or in combination with the Oyster area? I've just been planning trips in the area, and the National Rail Journey Planner is offering "Contactless Pay as you go (Off-Peak) Single...