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Hi all - looking for some help as finding conflicting info. My intended journey is Stourbridge Junction -> Rugby outward on 22/3 (around 9:30 dep) return 24/3 (around 10:00 dep). I intend to stop at Birmingham International (for the NEC for about 6 hours) on the way. There are advance tickets...

Hi. I am trying to get an advance fare from Kidderminster to Braintree for 5th November (arriving Braintree at 10:50). There seems to be no availability. I have checked and the fare setter is Chiltern. On their site you can select to get an alert, but the 5th November seems to be too soon to...

Ahh worth bearing in mind. I have now actually ended up going after all - happily it was super off peak this time (about £30 cheaper). I did think of one reason to pre-purchase tickets... seat reservations. Unless there is some way to reserve a seat you don't hold a ticket for?

Sorry my mistake - it was an Anytime return. I was confused by the NR site as it was trying to force an advance ticket (saving about 50p on a £100.60 ticket seemed hardly worth it!).

Yeh fair enough. I bought online just for ease of collection (unsure if station is manned early morning, and in a tired state could mess up on the TOD machine). On a side note, it seems strange that there is no return ticket available from Worcestershire Parkway to Croydon - it has to be...

Hi, I was due to travel fairly long distance today on a business trip, with expenses paid. I booked my tickets last night through Trainsplit (there was actually no split, it turned out as two standard singles. They are just my preferred booking engine). This morning, I have woken up to the...

Thanks all for your comments. I think I will stick to the itinerary. Yes, part of my motivation was the £51 was a nice simple itinerary and the chances of me wanting to spend extra time in London are slim so thought it was worth it for 1.5 (optimistic?) pints. I bought the tickets through...

Thanks all. Have managed to get an Advance return for £51 (a modest but appreciated saving on the £58.60 SOPR). It is shown as 2 single advance tickets - does that mean I am bound to catch all trains on the times specified, or is it more likely to actually be a single advance bit Birmingham to...

Hi thought it would be best to resurrect this thread as it's for this journey. I'm trying to sort the tickets out - it's for 15th - 17th July. I can see the fare should be £58.60 (going via Birmingham and High Wycombe). However, when I input to Trainsplit (I like this site for train bookings...

Fair point. I have ridden it once, however sadly it does not serve much purpose to me generally

Thanks all. Will get myself one of those. This is a rare time when the train is considerably cheaper and easier than driving (albeit I will still have a drive to SBJ).

Hi, I'm looking at making a return journey Stourbridge Junction to Chester Road in August. I have looked at brfares, and an off-peak day return is £8.30 (I'm travelling on a Saturday). I remembered once seeing something about a West Mids day ranger kind of ticket - I have found the following...

It's a mobile ticket (yes, I know... I have tried to explain the difference to family member). AFAIK, mobile tickets have to be shown physically on device, leaving you at the mercy of signal and battery life. I do not personally use trainline, having heard nothing good about them on here over...

Hi apologies it's actually an iPhone 5c... don't ask! 1651150556 Have now resolved. Turns out you can't cancel, but you can amend. I amended to exactly the same journey, and selected TOD. It will refund card the original amount and take a new payment. What a palaver, but hopefully this might...

Hi A family member has bought Mobile tickets through Trainline however his phone does not support the app (old SE, cannot update to new OS so cannot get the app). Is there a way to convert this to either an E-ticket (so I can print it) or even TOD so I can sort at a station for him?