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    Super Commuters

    One of my work colleagues commutes from Stoke-on-Trent to Southwark to do either 3 or 4 night shifts a week at TFL. An eye-watering £11k for a season ticket!
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    C2C disruption - evening of 28h January 2016

    Plenty of cancellations this evening across the c2c route due to "driver illness" since 2100hrs to end of service. Appears from what is showing on social media that this involves more than a couple of drivers "falling ill". Social media suggesting it may be pre-planned unofficial action by...
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    International Rail phone number for booking using FIP Staff Travel

    I'm investigating booking some ticket for my upcoming trip to Norway using my FIP. I notice the phone number given to do this on the website https://www.bookmyrst.co.uk/contact-us is an 0870 number which is an expensive non-geographical phone number at 10 pence per minute. Does anybody...
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    C2C Gauging issue 357/3

    According to the C2C website, various early morning and late night services are diverted away from Stratford and Liverpool Street (serving West Ham and Fenchurch Street instead) due to gauging issues with their freshly refurbished 357/3's...
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    Serious disruption Liverpool St / GEML side

    A person was hit by a train earlier at Romford. All lines were blocked for about an hour.
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    East Midlands 3 in 7 Rover on PRIV

    Super. Thanks.
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    East Midlands 3 in 7 Rover on PRIV

    Could somebody tell me how much the East Midlands 3 in 7 Rover is using PRIV please? (I'm assuming it is still available using PRIV?) I've tried bringing it up on brfares but can't seem to find the name of the ticket in the rovers section on the website. Likewise I can't find a PRIV price on...
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    What benefits do you get with each TOC?

    FCC and East Coast employees can get a PTAC for LUL services (doesn't include buses). This is becuase FCC and East Coast have a reciprocal arrangement that all TFL staff get 75% off their annual season tickets on these 2 TOCS, rather than the usual price of a season ticket that the company then...
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    The rise of the extreme commuter

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25498136
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    Who has the legal power to prosecute in Network Rail Station?

    Seems clear cut to me, despite how much technicality you might want to bring. Had the female not been stopped by the inspector the fare would have been avoided at an unjustified cost to the public purse. Frankly, it saddens me seeing seemingly unfounded allegations of racism like this...
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    Purchasing an All Line Rover

    Wick: 01955 602131 Thurso: 01847 892073
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    NRE Rovers and Rangers pages

    http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/1327.aspx Seems the Rovers and Rangers section of NRE is corrupted. 14 day ALR brings up the following: ----- Product Cambridge Central Day Rover Valid Adult N/A Child N/A Family N/A Group N/A Railcards 16-25 £7.50 Lorem...
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    Fares repressed by Ticket Vending Machines

    And of course LER and GRT ANG TRNONLY is confusing too.
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    c2c - 4 car trains and Olympics

    I believe it is to make passengers move along the platform. For example at West Ham and Barking it means the crowds move away from the steps to the platforms which must be viewed as a safety measure.

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