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    Disruption to services - Storm Dudley & Storm Eunice

    Arriving this morning in Portsmouth after the overnight Brittany Ferries crossing from St. Malo (and following a long journey from Madrid) I had little choice but to travel home. Nevertheless, I didn't expect it to be easy - and of course it wasn't. So I felt incredibly fortunate to be able to...
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    SWR - Further Timetable Reductions from 17/1

    I was planning to take that train from Weymouth and make that connection to London, but the SWR twitter told me it was not a valid connection, so I took the earlier train and 'enjoyed' Bournemouth for an hour.
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    20% off global InterRail passes: buy before 4 January, travel up to December 2021.

    A quick dummy run shows it gives a choice of paper or mobile. However with paper you have to specify the start date and there is not a free cancellation option. I'm not sure I trust a mobile pass either...
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    Budapest Nyugati - breakfast options?

    The 09.40 Budapest to Prague is itself a good breakfast option. It has (if I recall) a Czech dining car and a good range of breakfast options at decent prices.
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    Amtrak- Dining Car Arrangements

    I tried the new style catering in early May on the Chicago - Washington 'Capitol Limited'. Supper was a microwave meal, breakfast was a microwaved roll, a coffee, and some other things wrapped in cellophane. It was, to put it bluntly, crap. It was even worse than on SNCF. It's a real shame, as...
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    London to Stratford upon Avon - valid via Staines?

    Wow, thank you so much for such a full and comprehensive reply - that is a massive help!
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    London to Stratford upon Avon - valid via Staines?

    I'm looking for a cheaper way of making a day trip from Staines to Stratford upon Avon with a Family & Friends Railcard. The fares via Reading make it an expensive proposition. I discovered that a super off-peak day return from London to Stratford upon Avon (route Banbury) was quite a good...
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    Wareham to Weymouth overrunning engineering works. 13-15/5

    The xx.53 from Wareham appears (from National Rail Enquiries) to not be running Wareham - Bournemouth, so it is necessary to get the xx.28. I'm on the bus now and it is certainly not full.
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    Gatwick Express at Clapham Junction??

    Happened when I was on this same train a month or so ago!
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    South Western Railway could axe quiet train carriages

    The position of the quiet coach is important. I often travel with groups of children/families, for whom the train trip is a great social occasion. We try to be considerate to those who prefer a quieter journey, but it is not easy to guess where to stand on the platform in order to avoid the...
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    GWR Cornish Night Riviera Sleeper and GWR Class 57 updates from Long Rock

    I'm not sure if this the right thread to ask - but is there a reason why the down Night Riviera, departing Paddington, on Sunday 26th November does not appear to convey sleeping cars? 'Seated' fares are being offered on gwr.com, but it appears that berths cannot be reserved. Or is this just a...
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    New South Western franchise: Awarded to First/MTR

    I'm on the whole positive about the proposed timetable, but I emailed my feedback as requested, and this is what I said: Table 149 I welcome the increase in the service at my home station of Staines. The Reading service is busy all day, so 4 tph will be a great improvement. The semi-fast...
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    London - Warsaw ...

    The Warsawa - Szczecin sleeper is useful link if you want to travel from Warsaw to London and avoid the expense of a hotel stay. It's just about possible to do the Szczecin - London or vv. section in a day, connecting with the sleeper to/from Warsaw. This is handy work-around now that the...
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    Changes to weekend travel restrictions on SWT

    At my local Station (Staines) there is a large poster up in the main entrance, with the words 'Get your weekend mojo back' and advertising 15% savings on selected fares at weekends. However if I travel to London the 'new' Super off-peak ticket does not seem much cheaper than the old one - and in...
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    Belgium: Passenger name regulation could destroy cross-border rail

    When did this start? I have never shown my passport or ID at check in as it is an automatic gate. My last trip was in October.
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    Bucharest-Sofia Tickets

    I'd say it is easier (and cheap too) to buy tickets on the day, re-booking at Ruse (there is plenty of time there to do this). Even when it is a through train, extra coaches are attached at Ruse and it is worth checking out these alternative seating options, such as compartment/open stock.
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    Eurostar+DB ticket

    I travelled last Easter and tweeted Eurostar as to this ticket's validity on other services between Brussels and Aachen. Their reply indicated it was valid on Belgian domestic trains, so I used the IC Brussels - Verviers and the local train to Aachen (and the RE onwards to Cologne) without any...
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    SWT Additional Christmas services

    I wondered that too, but I imagine the idea was to attract day trip passengers from Weymouth, Dorchester, and Poole, with Bournemouth (reached much more quickly by bus) simply being a convenient terminus/origin.
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    SWT Additional Christmas services

    I was indeed in the front carriage - and the heating worked there!

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