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    Thameslink Intension to Prosecute Notice Received - PLS HELP

    Goodness, AI* has plenty to answer for! How about saying what you want to say, in your own words? In English, as spoken in England? *A lot of AI tech originates in India. In my long and direct business experience, English-speaking Indians talk in a version of English that sounds archaic to my...
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    Notice of Intention to Prosecute from Thameslink

    In your post, you're asking us the question "Would it be smarter to continue saying that these misuses of the railcard were all unintentional" when you know they WERE intentional. The answer is "No". We're not in the business of encouraging posters to lie in order to avoid the consequences of...
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    PENALTY FARE NOTICE, PLEASE HELP

    It looks like you have been travelling from Sittingbourne or, possibly, Rainham and have knowingly taken advantage of the lack of ticket gates at your originating station and buying a one-end doughnut fare from Stratford International to St Pancras on 6-7 occasions. You have been very lucky that...
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    A few months of fare evasion on GTR

    Perhaps the DfT has made it clear to the TOCs that maximising revenue is the top priority?
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    TPE irregularity report - no railcard

    To be honest, you claim to be ignorant, yet, for some reason, bought a discounted ticket to which you were not entitled. That's what the railway will see, and they know that, strangely enough, many others trying to save some money on their train fares do exactly the same. Opening the railcard...
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    Waiting for prosecution letter

    The team employed by GWR to investigate ticketing irregularities won't be filling a large office block. They'll be looking at your situation in turn, which, depending how busy they are, could be months from now. Best you keep an eagle eye on your post.
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    Gatwick Airport station upgrade

    So I travel from my local station (Blackwater) heading for Brighton, Lewes or Hove. Where else would you suggest I change?
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    Gatwick Airport station upgrade

    I changed trains at Gatwick on Tuesday, the first time since the new facilties have been opened. I was changing from Plt 2 to 6. Purely by chance, I opted to use the southern escalator, turned left and found myself in a brand new large and eerily empty space (I was the only passenger there)...
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    Appeal for a prosecution by TIL on Chiltern Railways

    How far out of London would you expect Oyster cards to work? Bicester, Manchester, Edinburgh? Come on. You tried it, but it didn't work out for you on the day, with the consequences you have described. If the option is still available to you, pay the "fine" to make it go away. The alternative...
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    SWR - Advance Ticket Availability

    To put the boot on the other foot, I'd imagine travellers from Basingstoke, Fleet and Farnborough to Waterloo would love to have the opportunity to purchase Advances in the peaks, however SWR have never offered them. The Basingstoke - Waterloo Anytime Day Return VIA WOKING is £52.20, so fares...
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    TrainSplit beta site

    @JoshD14 I've sent a PM regarding an anomaly I found. Cheers!
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    Railway Touring Company - Check Terms & Condition before you book!

    This is the root of the misunderstanding. The operator is offering a rail tour where particular traction is planned to be used, subject to obvious and reasonable contractual caveats. If the rail tour happens and the operator can demonstrate they made all reasonable endeavours to provide the...
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    June 2024 Timetable Change

    GWR have significantly enhanced the Sunday service on the North Downs Line by extending the xx:51 (now xx:50) Reading - Redhills through to Gatwick Airport, giving a 2tph frequency from the major stops to the airport and 1tph or 1tp2h direct links from the minor stations. Good news.
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    June 2024 Timetable Change

    Pre-Operation Princess, over 22 years ago, loco-hauled services with 6 or 7 coaches ran hourly between Reading & Birmingham (I'm not suggesting these trains were frequently rammed, but they were well used). A 4 car Voyager has fewer seats than 3 Mark III coaches, so in the absence of double...
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    Connectivity Challenges with Digital Railcard

    So you usually carry two phones, a power bank, a 100W power adaptor and, sometimes, a small XPS 13 when travelling on a train, while sometimes forgetting to take your house keys. Clearly, carrying a single piece of plastic to evidence entitlement to reduced rate travel is not for you.
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    Connectivity Challenges with Digital Railcard

    How many digital devices do you always take on train journeys, just in case?
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    Connectivity Challenges with Digital Railcard

    How do you cope with house keys, if you're that forgetful?
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    Connectivity Challenges with Digital Railcard

    I'm intrigued by the argument the advantage of a digital railcard is that it can be be held on multiple devices. How many different devices (each with a point of failure if the battery runs out) would a passenger take on their journey? One, in nearly all cases. But a physical piece of plastic...
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    Woman Gets £480 Bill For Putting Feet On Seats.

    If this woman drives a car with one, or more, of her feet being on the seats then I'll agree she hasn't got a clue. :D
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    Sitting with a person when a train is empty

    I did this once, not knowing the rules of the road. I was returning to London from Brussels on Eurostar for the first time and dutifully sat in my reserved seat, clambering across another passenger to reach it. I'd fully exoected the carriage to fill up, but it didn't. There were maybe 10 or so...

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