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  1. Frothy

    [Trivia] Most Recently reopened stations on reopened lines

    A friend and I were trying to work out which the most recently reopened station was that met the following criteria: -Must be in England -Must be located on wholly new line (i.e. not on a converted freight line, or on a loop constructed off existing line) -Must be a replacement for a formerly...
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    Booking office wouldn't sell me the SVH Stansted Airport - Birmingham New Street

    Hi, this is going back a year ago now, but I was at Stansted Airport and the Greater Anglia ticket office staff refused to sell me the Virgin-priced Off-Peak Single from Stansted Airport to Birmingham The clerk initially denied its existence in their systems, but when I specifically described...
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    New Geneva-Lille TGV Lyria service - London to Geneva with one change from Dec 2014

    As I have gleaned from a French forum, Lyria will start running 4 weekly TGV's between Geneva and Lille from the next Timetable change in December 2014. This will allow London-Geneva trips with a single change at Lille Europe instead of having to change stations in Paris. Trains will run...
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    K506 New Quay Carmarthen Bus

    Hi, I'm trying to plot a route for a friend from Chichester to New Quay in Wales for 15th July. There seem to be through fares to New Quay by bus, but I'm not sure how to get them. Can anyone offer any advice? Cheers. :)
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    France: Region builds new TGV station, it only gets a 'parliamentary' service.

    A couple of years back, a new TGV line opened in eastern France to speed up the Journey between Paris and Geneva. The line failed in its objective to get the time down below 3 hours. The line, known as the 'Ligne du Haut Bugey', previously existed as a regional line until the 1990s, when it was...
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    2A55 2150 SO Newcastle-Middlesbrough

    Hi, I was on this train last night, expecting just one 142. Turns out it was 2x142. Train was still packed to the rafters, BTP were booking drunk minors left right and centre, drunk adults were being very drunk, etc, etc. Basically you didn't want to be standing. A lot of people were...
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    SSR Redhill to St Ives Cornwall, via Surbiton?

    Hi there, I've got a £70.95 Redhill to St Ives Cornwall Super Off-Peak Return for tomorrow Weds 10/4, route +VIA TAUNTON, with my 16-25 railcard. I'll be travelling the whole way on the outbound portion, but on the return the following day, I need to get to Surbiton (or even better Thames...
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    Network Rail's New Station Fund - likely bidders?

    After a bit of a wait, Network Rail have opened the bidding for their fund for stations for 'local communities'. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/industry-and-partners/working-with-us/new-stations-fund/ Which stations will bid for/receive funding? Only 31 days until the deadline. The forms are free...
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    Durham/Bishop Auckland to Burscough (via Preston)

    Hi guys, can you help me out? I'm looking to travel 14th Nov, returning 19th Nov, afternoons. trying to get a cheaper ticket than just the Open return at £47.90/£42.40 (with a Y-P railcard). Don't mind leaving from either Durham or Bishop Auckland, to Burscough. Would be great to go via...

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