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    Advance tickets, train cancelled, next available?

    My parents had advance singles booked for the 1006 Kings Cross - Lincoln today, which we noticed was cancelled, thankfully before they left home. The next direct service is the 1206. However the LNER website suggests taking an alternative service to Newark and changing for road transport, which...
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    Confusing Gatwick tickets

    I need to travel from London (Victoria, though it doesn't matter other than today) to Gatwick Airport today (luckily one of the few journeys where there's a service running), returning on Monday evening and I'm trying to understand the various fares available. I have a Network railcard, and the...
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    Had to pay contactless when barriers wouldn't accept paper Travelcard

    Last weekend I went to visit my sister in London, and as usual I purchased a day travelcard as part of my train ticket from Leighton Buzzard. That evening, I arrived at Walthamstow Central (Overground entrance) and the closed barriers wouldn't accept my travelcard for some reason (I didn't catch...
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    Baffling GTR fares

    My parents travelled up from London to visit family in Huntingdon at the weekend, but due to the weather and a few other factors weren't sure when they'd return, so had only bought single tickets. Looking to return today they found tickets were 50% more expensive at £30.20 for the Anytime...
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    Change of advance ticket when no advances available for new date

    This weekend I was meant to be travelling to Cardiff to spend some time with a friend, so I booked a couple of First Class advances from Paddington to Cardiff Central. Unfortunately my friend has fallen ill so we've had to postpone. I discovered that while advance tickets are non-refundable I...
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    How long can a break of journey be?

    On Saturday (20/05) I need to travel from London to Horsham, where I'll be spending the night. The following morning I'll be heading to Gatwick Airport for a week's holiday, returning Sunday (28/05) to head back to London. Question is, could I just get a return ticket from London to Horsham...
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    Gold Card on Virgin ticket machines

    I've always previously been able to select my Gold Card discount on Virgin's ticket machines at Euston, but yesterday afternoon while trying to buy a ticket to Northampton, the machine listed almost every other type of railcard but that. When I queried it with a member of staff, he told me "oh...
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    Accuracy of handheld Oyster readers

    I boarded the DLR at Prince Regent on Sunday, travelling back towards my local station at Bow Church. I touched in on the Oyster reader with my Oyster card, which contains both an annual zone 1-2 travelcard and plenty of PAYG credit (it's on auto-topup). When the PSA came round for his ticket...
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    Return from different station on same line - Northampton/Milton Keynes

    I'm travelling up from London to Milton Keynes tomorrow lunchtime. That afternoon/evening I'll be going back to London, but either from Milton Keynes or Northampton (I don't yet know which). Ideally I'd like to be able to leave that option open, so was wondering what the best combination of...
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    Going temporarily out of zone on Oyster

    Something that's been puzzling me for a while: how can Oyster cope with Travelcard journeys where you start in zone, but go out of zone then come back in again? Simple example (assume I'm a causal traveller/visitor who's basically grasped that you touch in at the start and touch in at the end...
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    At what point is it not a Good Service?

    On my way home from work (around 6.15pm) I was sat on an Eastbound Central Line train, which sat in the platform at Marble Arch for around 15 minutes due to what was initially announced as a passenger alarm, and then a signalling problem at Tottenham Court Road. Throughout this, there were...
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    Renewing TfL Travelcard with refund vouchers

    Hi, I hold an annual Zone 1-2 travelcard. My commute involves both London Underground and London Overground services, so over the course of the year I've accumulated several refund vouchers from delays. The LU ones are in the form of TfL vouchers, the Overground ones are National Rail vouchers...

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