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    Invalid Routing? BRIGHTON-WOOLSTON Not London

    I have been travelling on an Off Peak Return between Brighton and WOOLSTON route not London restriction code 4B for many years now and usually travel short and use the ticket between Clapham Junction and Southampton and return. With a Network card this is currently &21.30. Occasionally I’ll...
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    Calais Day Trip

    Whilst I’d be very hesitant to support P&O after their staff debacle I was wondering if the rail sea day return tickets had been discontinued. The only reason that I ask is the fare listed on BR Fares is £9999.99. I travelled on this ticket many times for a few hours in Calais and enjoyed...
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    Following advice of NRE but found ticket not valid for travel.

    Posting this here but mods feel free to move if necessary. I had an advanced Southern ticket from London Victoria to Southampton for travel earlier this week. I contacted National Rail Enquiries and asked what my options were for travel as I was confused by their website with revised...
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    Adding Railcard Discount Subsequently

    If a journey from A to B in standard class is £30 And a journey from A to B in First Class with a railcard is £31 can you buy the former ticket and subsequently within ticket validity buy a railcard and then pay an excess fare of £1 and travel in First Class for the return leg of the journey?
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    Delay Repay compensation for return tickets, with lengthy delays in both directions

    Can you receive more than the cost of a ticket back in delay repay? Circumstances are Saver Return, 3 hour delay on outbound journey so 100% refund, 1hr delay on return journey on different day Train operator South Western Railway each way.
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    Excessing Ticket On Board

    I recently travelled from Brighton to Wollston via Clapham Junction and one train from Clapham to Southampton was cancelled (xx12) meaning the next one was xx42. Boarding at Clapham is a nightmare anyway though eased a bit due to 8cars stopping there now as opposed to just 5 but it was still...
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    Brighton to Woolston route Not London

    I have been using this ticket for a year or so know when I travel from Waterloo to Woolston. I have an annual paper travelcard Wimbledon to London Zones 1-3 which covers the Clapham Junction to Waterloo section of the journey. I normally buy my tickets online and collect from a TVM and...
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    Classic case of the man at the platform says...

    This evening I was queueing at a ticket office to buy a standard ticket for travel in a couple of weeks time. The guy in front of me had just picked up a ticket from the TVM purchased online. The date of travel was today and it was not an advance ticket. I don't know the route that it was...
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    Boundary Zone 3 Ticket to Gatwick Airport

    Firstly Happy New Year to all forum members. Would like to call upon the experts on this site if at all possible so hope someone can help. I have a paper annual Wimbledon - London Z1-3 travelcard and will be travelling to Gatwick Airport on 24 January 2012. My flight is around 4pm so I...
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    Uncollected ticket from TVM

    If you book an off peak one way ticket for say 10 October valid for travel on that day only but you do not pick it up until say 18 October will the ticket still print on 18 Oct, if so will it have 18 Oct as the valid date on it.. and b if it does print but has the old date of 10 October on it...
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    Manchester Airport - Metrolink Ticket

    I am flying into Manchester Airport on Saturday afternoon and was wondering is there an inclusive ticket that will include the train fare to Manchester Picadilly and a single Metrolink ticket in the city centre ? If so can I buy it online . I would be returning on Sunday and if at all...
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    London - bexhill and eastbourne

    I wonder if anybody can help me with a routing guide query. I would like to travel London - Bexhill then on to Eastbourne later the same day and return from Eastbourne to London the following day. It will be a Saturday/Sunday and I have a Network Gold Card. Can I buy a Saver Return to...
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    Alleged Fare Evasion

    I have seen someone boasting about fare evasion on a social media site and they have put photos of their tickets on the site and are boasting to their friends what they have done. As an annual season ticket holder this annoys me. If I were to copy the postings and email them to the TOC...
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    Online booking accounts

    I only have a couple of email addresses, 1 that I use as my main account and one for junk mail. I also have my work email address which we cannot really use for personal use. I have set up my East Coast online account using my work email and I tried to change this tonight to my main email...
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    East coast trains seat selection

    I booked a First Class advance from Newcastle to Edinburgh for a Saturday in April through the East Coast website. I did this so I could chose the seat. It wouldnt allow me to chose any of my favourite seats so I tried to change it to any seat in the carriage and it would not let me so I...
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    Renewal of gold card

    I bought my Gold Card through our Company Business Travel Scheme to start on 1 January 2012. On Christmas Eve, I inadvertantly took this out the holder and put it through the barrier and the barrier opened at the end of my journey it also opened the barrier. I obviously still had the...
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    Edinburgh/Newcastle

    I am flying into Edinburgh Airport with hold luggage on a flight from London City and heading into Newcastle. This will be on a Saturday morning. I can see a few advance fares but its always the iffy question how long do you allow for flight delays, the time to reclaim luggage and haad to...
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    What proof if any do I need.

    I live and work in London but am from Southampton originally so will travel between the 2 locations fairly frequently. Depending on when I will travel I will use a combination of Megatrain tickets. Southern Advanced Fares, Greyhound fares and paying the full Off Peak Return fare. Eg I...
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    Britains Railway TV Ad 1990

    Came across this tonight and brought back a few memories.. The new Wessex Electrics on the Network South East routes to London. Interesting at how a lot of the support services mentioned have changed in the last 21 years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZMuz-2a06E
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    I intreague cross country trains

    Today I received an email from Cross Country trains saying that I intreagued them as I had asked for updates but had not booked a ticket. They have given me an invite only 25% discount with the following T&C Terms & conditions / Privacy policy / Unsubscribe XC Trains Limited...

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