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    A few days in The Netherlands… ideas?

    Great shout, ta!
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    A few days in The Netherlands… ideas?

    Hiya folks, At the end of this week we will be in The Netherlands for a few days, armed with FIP Coupons. We will have a couple of days over the long weekend with flexibility do explore the country by rail. We are already planning on visiting the Railway Museum in Utrecht on one of the days...
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    Rolling stock game

    Stadler Variobahn tram to Wimbledon.
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    Rolling stock game

    Class 73 then Class 92 to London Euston. (Hope that is allowed, as I believe CS services are pickup only until after the traction change.)
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    Rolling stock game

    Class 195 to Nottingham
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    23 Sept UK Railtours to Bluebell Rly. return timings??

    Also on this tour, as I write, we have just left Northampton. Communication so far from UK Railtours staff has been rather good I would say.
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    On train ticket check.... (and St Pancras)

    Others would perhaps opine that on Intercity TOCs, First Class makes quite a bit of sense. Some, with experience of it, might also say that EMR First Class is often well used. Besides, I think we’ve veered rather dramatically off topic here.
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    On train ticket check.... (and St Pancras)

    If it’s possible to physically get through, then, it’s absolutely a great idea to do so. In the case of a busy train, help can be offered to get as many people as possible seats, as well as ensuring that (where possible) luggage is stowed in the correct locations. I would note that actually the...
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    On train ticket check.... (and St Pancras)

    One reason, is that not all ticket irregularities can be detected by barriers. Railcards, for example, are not verified as present and correct by the ticket barriers. Another reason is that conducting a ticket check can be a great way of engaging with your passengers, which has proven security...
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    "Have you used this before?"

    It is my approach when checking tickets, in the case of period returns, to ask the passenger if they are travelling all the way to the destination today. (Sometimes it’s obvious, for example in the case that the destination is the next stop for the train.) More often than not, they answer to the...
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    Opportunity to pay

    Thank you for everyone’s replies. My question was inspired by LNER’s comments but also applies more broadly. Are these rules something that the TOCs have liberty to make up themselves? Or (as I suspect) is there actually a National standard for how we treat customers, that applies to all...
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    Opportunity to pay

    Hi folks, I’m looking for some clarity on the above topic. This is partly theoretical but also a very real potential problem. If a passenger wishes to buy a specific ticket (for example a Ranger or Rover, or a ticket with a specific discount) that is not available from a TVM, are they...
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    Oyster: Bus and Tram cap when combined with other modes

    Thank you Mike, that makes perfect sense. I definitely understand it goes up to the normal cap, a Priv cap would be very handy, but alas no such luck! Thanks!
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    Oyster: Bus and Tram cap when combined with other modes

    I have searched online and the forum and have been unable to find an answer to my question thus far, so hope you fine folks can help me. I’m aware that there is a bus and tram Oyster day cap, so if multiple journeys on these modes are made, I’ll pay no more than that price. Sometimes I make...
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    TRIVIA: Places that National Express coaches no longer serve

    Worksop and Retford used to have an extension of the 450 to London. Retford-Worksop-Mansfield-Nottingham…London. There was an evening return working. I once used it to make a cheap return journey between Worksop and Nottingham, the tickets being quite a bit cheaper and a lot quicker than the...

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