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    Will Oxford-Bletchley when constructed be in the Network Railcard Area?

    Moderator note - split from: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/east-west-rail-ewr-oxford-bletchley-construction-progress.216561/ Anyone know if the route will be absorbed into the network railcard area? Given that both Oxford and Bletchley/MK are in it, it would seem rather daft if not.
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    Avanti Class 805/807

    Morning all Anyone know if Avanti's new sets are going to be displacing any pendolino diagrams (if so where are those pendolinos going) or are they solely going to be running routes that the voyagers do/did with partial non electrified sections? Thanks!
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    Real Time Trains and 390 Diagrams

    Hi, I am looking at a Chiltern working on RTT and it is 'pathed as class 158'. I am fully aware that this is for timings only and is not necessarily the type of stock allocated to the working. In this case it most certainly will not be as Chiltern have no 158s. However, Virgin workings between...
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    LM Platform Assistant selection process and questions

    Hello :) I've heard from my Dad that LM have a couple of vacancies coming up in my local area. He was told by a friend he has who works for the company. One was for a ticket office, the other for a platform assistant. I have a few questions regarding both roles and the relevant selection...
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    TfL Off Peak Travelcard

    Hello :-) I am considering purchasing an off peak travelcard for zones 1 -9. The TfL website states that this cots £12.10. This seems remarkably good value to include all of the tube, but what puzzles me is would this travelcard also include travel within zones 1-9 on national rail...
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    Realtime Trains - 'VAR' indicator?

    Hello, can someone please clarify the meaning of the 'VAR' indicator on realtime trains? The website defines it as 'VARiation, a train that is in the working timetable but has been altered for the requirements of the railway', but what does that actually mean? What does a service have to do to...
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    Favourite stretch of line in UK?

    Just wondering if you have a stretch of line you particularly enjoy travelling on and why? For me, I've always liked the Cotswold Line from Worcester to Oxford - some nice scenery along the route and some sections of good old jointed track still survive.

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