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  1. ValleyLines142

    Cardiff to Brighton Advance

    Good afternoon, My cousin has an Advance single from Cardiff to Brighton via Farringdon. She has got on her booked train from Paddington, but just wondering whether the ticket would include travel from Victoria to Brighton rather than the notoriously busy Thameslink? The ticket that goes...
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    TfW train shortages. What could have been done better?

    mods note - split from this thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/tfw-175-shortages.242300/ I think the priority is simply ensuring that services are worked with the same number of carriages, as opposed to 'comfy rolling stock'. For example, if a 3 car 175 is unavailable, they'll put a...
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    Stagecoach Manchester discussion

    Doesn't seem to be a Stagecoach Manchester thread, as far as I can see. Firstly, any ideas of the burnt out E400 in Hyde Road depot? Can spot on it the left on the approach to Piccadilly on the train. Seems to have had a little toasting from the engine at the rear!
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    Gloucester to Paddington Super Off Peak Return

    Morning all, Is a Super Off Peak Return from Gloucester to London Terminals (with 26-30 railcard) at £40.25 valid via Basingstoke/Waterloo? Thinking of doing Gloucester to Reading, Reading to Basingstoke, Basingstoke to Waterloo just for a change, then coming home out of Paddington as normal? I...
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    Birmingham to Manchester via Lichfield

    Afternoon, Please could somebody check if a Off Peak Return from Birmingham to Manchester is valid via Lichfield? I'm wondering whether to get the 19:51 Avanti from Lichfield to Manchester instead of XC. Thanks!
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    Digital Railcard renewal issue

    Good morning, My 26-30 railcard expired on Friday (4th March). A week beforehand, on the app it tells you that your railcard is due to expire soon, which is handy, and there is also a button to renew it. I renewed my railcard a week earlier (25th February) and assumed that I'd be given a new...
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    Guide Bridge to Hebden Bridge

    Morning, Before, a single from Guide Bridge to Hebden Bridge was valid for travel via Man Picc and Leeds, which worked out cheaper than buying a straight single from MAN - LDS. Could somebody tell me if this is still the case? Thanks!
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    Reading to Swindon Rail Replacement Buses

    Morning, I've got an Advance ticket from Paddington to Gloucester, but it's only given a five minute gap at Swindon from the arrival time on the rail replacement bus from Reading to the departure for Gloucester. I'm a little worried the connection won't be held, as is often with rail...
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    Class 450+458 together

    Are 450s and 458s able to work in multiple? According to Real Time Trains the 1420 Waterloo to Reading is a 450+458 combo, or is it just an error on Real Time Trains? Never know this to happen!
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    Cardiff to Gloucester via Bristol

    Evening all, I have a very complex ticket enquiry for my cousin, and I just want to check if it's valid! So, my cousin is planning on catching a train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads, break her journey for a meal, and then catch a train from Temple Meads to Gloucester later that...
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    Gloucester to Birmingham - splitting at Worcestershire Parkway

    Morning, Heading to Birmingham this afternoon. An Off Peak Return (26-30 RC) from Gloucester to Birmingham is £18.70. Splitting at Worcestershire Parkway brings it down to £14.70. However by the time I finish work I'll just miss the direct Cardiff to Nottingham train which stops at...
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    Did my friend see a 3 car Voyager?

    At about 2.50pm this afternoon my friend was at Tamworth spotting and was adamant a 3 car Voyager went past. Have XC or AWC temporarily deformed one of their sets to a 3 car? I'm not convinced this is true and believe he may have seen 220005 on 1E44 to Newcastle and just glanced quick, because...
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    Best way to get from Brentford to Liverpool Street

    Evening all, I need to get from Brentford to Liverpool Street tomorrow morning. I'm just trying to work out the options. The most simplest appears to be the 65 bus to Ealing Broadway and then the Central Line to Liverpool Street, but in all honesty I really don't fancy battling the Central...
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    Lost Oyster - can I add railcard onto bank account instead?

    Morning, I'm going to London this afternoon but I've just realised I haven't got my Oyster card on me. I'm looking on the TfL website now, and I have £14 on there. If I select my debit card on there, can I transfer the remaining balance over to it and attach my 26-30 railcard on it when I...
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    Worcestershire Parkway to Reading return

    Morning, Just wondering if anyone could find out the cheapest way to get from Worcestershire Parkway to Reading return? I can see an Anytime Day Return for £38.10, but would this cover travel via Gloucester and Swindon as opposed to via Oxford? I live in Gloucester, so my mate would have done a...
  16. ValleyLines142

    Hereford to Birmingham

    Afternoon, just wondered if any 172s now work Hereford to Birmingham services, or are they still mainly 170s for the time being? Looking at the next couple of services from about an hour's time? Thank you!
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    GWR incorrectly telling people how to travel

    My fiancée had to make a journey from Gloucester to Cardiff this morning. He had an Advance ticket on the 08:58 departure, which is usually a Transport for Wales service but with the landslide at Lydney there are replacement buses in operation. It was odd that the app allowed him to buy a ticket...
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    Windsor & Eton Riverside service allocations

    Any reason why SWR are using 455s on Windsor services, and only 458s or 707s?
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    West Midlands Day Ranger

    Morning, Sorry, second post on here within a week!! Just asking for a friend who lives in Redditch. He wants to get a Network Day Tripper. Does the £9.70 add on ticket (usual price £6.90) include travel to Redditch, or is this only the wider West Midlands Day Ranger which is £28?! Thanks!
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    Brighton to Bristol advance

    Morning, I have an Advance ticket from Brighton to Bristol this afternoon. The route is Thameslink to St Pancras and then GWR from Paddington. On the ticket itself, it only states the GWR service as being my booked train. Would my ticket be valid via Southern to Victoria, just because the...

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