Recent content by Mr Magstripe

I'm about to take advantage of this Uber offer for the first time, but are there any catches? (Apart from the limited booking engine interface used by Uber.) Uber credits can be used towards train tickets, Uber rides and Uber Eats - can they also be used for coach tickets? And what about hire...

I've followed the Crossrail story for years, and now it's finally here. However, nowadays I find myself there - meaning I no longer live in London, nor am I all that close. In times past, I would have enjoyed exploring the whole of Crossrail at some leisure - however now I'm an occasional...

Has anyone got any insight as to whether the National Express 035 service from Swanage to London might return? Most of the time there was one daily service with early departure (6.30am-ish) from Swanage, and a late arrival (11pm-ish), though in the summer peak there was a second service.

Thanks. For what it's worth, I still get the "It is not yet known whether this journey will be affected by engineering work" message from NRE when looking for journeys on that date, e.g.: [Screenshot from NRE app showing a Brighton to London Victoria journey on 10 July with the warning of...

Sorry I should have been clearer. It seems that the timetable is not yet finalised for some routes that weekend, including the aforementioned lines. Searching for journeys on those lines on that date (10/6/21), NRE shows the yellow triangle with exclamation mark symbol along with this message...

Hello. Might anyone have the inside track on the likelihood of there being engineering works happening on any of these lines on Saturday 10th July? National Rail's Temporary Timetable Changes page currently shows that for Southern services, the planners are currently only accurate to Saturday...

Hi, some advice would be helpful. Travelling from London to Bournemouth on an SWR strike day at prime commuting time (5pm or so) - would there be any point in considering going via Reading and then on Crosscountry down to Bournemouth? This route avoids SWR services, but it does involve a...

This is a very tardy thanks to najaB and particularly hairyhandedfool for their replies! In the end I got better enough to make this trip along with my travelling companion, so there was no need to try and see if there was a way around this problem. That's what I would have suggested to the...

Hi, not sure if this is the right section so mods feel free to move it if necessary. Could anyone recommend a good place for a breakfast near (or in) Manchester Piccadilly station? Something perhaps a step up from a greasy spoon cafe... prefer places that aren't big chain restaurants but feel...

I've bought Advance tickets for a trip for myself + friend with a Two-Together Railcard discount. It's possible I won't be able to make it, but they'd want to go anyway. How would I go about turning their Two-Together discounted tickets into non-discounted tickets? Also, along with the £10...