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    Strike-affected journey on Sunday - options?

    Good luck. I'm not sure if it will help given the discussion above, but if you would like copies of the messages sent to me by WMT (including their refusal to respond to my request to be rerouted in accordance with the PRO), I'll be happy to send them to you.
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    Strike-affected journey on Sunday - options?

    Well I've made it to London and I'm glad to say I didn't need to have any arguments about passenger rights at all. My train from Burton was cancelled but I managed to squeeze onto a Plymouth service which stopped additionally at Burton 10 minutes earlier. That meant I made the 15:21 Avanti...
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    Strike-affected journey on Sunday - options?

    Thank you, that makes a lot of sense. Ideally it would be great to avoid the hassle of pursuing WMT (though I'd enjoy the righteous indignation ), so I'll buy a ticket only if forced. I'll provide a trip report this evening! Thanks again for your considered advice.
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    Strike-affected journey on Sunday - options?

    I did consider that (and indeed I do have a screenshot of the original permission!) - however, I'm not sure how Twitter works when it comes to showing that notifications have been read, and I'd rather do things by the book. I think I've taken the conversation with WMT Twitter team as far as it...
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    Strike-affected journey on Sunday - options?

    A further update. This morning I received the following DM from WMT on Twitter: I've replied reasserting my PRO rights: I'll let you know what they say. I will also see what Burton ticket office have to say as @clagmonster suggests. I presume, though, that I can no longer rely on the...
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    Strike-affected journey on Sunday - options?

    An update on this. As suggested, I contacted WMT on social media. They asked me to DM them my ticket, which I did. They then advised via DM that ticket acceptance is in place, but unadvertised (as they do not want to overwhelm the limited Avanti service, and so it is better if people defer...
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    Strike-affected journey on Sunday - options?

    Thanks - much appreciated. For tickets other than advances, the forum booking engine will be my provider of choice.
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    Strike-affected journey on Sunday - options?

    Thank you @yorkie, I appreciate that. I didn't book through the forum on this occasion, I'm afraid - I always book advance tickets via Cross Country in case I need to change them. I'll keep you posted!
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    Strike-affected journey on Sunday - options?

    Thank you @redreni. Good advice. It seems like making the requests via social media will likely be best, so that I can get them in writing. I'll try WMT tomorrow and see what they say, then try Avanti on the day (by social media and at New Street in person). I will of course let the forum know...
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    Strike-affected journey on Sunday - options?

    Thank you for the helpful suggestions. In practice, how easy or difficult is it to reclaim the cost of a ticket under PRO if a TOC refuses to arrange rerouting itself? Have many people successfully done so? By the looks of it, an off peak single on Avanti is £46, so it won't break the bank, but...
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    Strike-affected journey on Sunday - options?

    Hello. On Sunday 4 February I am planning to travel from Burton on Trent to London Euston via Birmingham New Street, using split tickets (Cross Country and West Midlands Trains /LNWR). I've just heard that the BHM-EUS part is cancelled - it is not a strike day but I think it is affected by the...
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    Taking strike-affected journey a day earlier with split tickets

    Thank you Yorkie. I tend to use Cross Country for advance tickets because they allow fee-free changes. If the forum's website offered the same facility I would certainly use it, but I realise that that would probably have significant cost implications. It seems from Cross Country's website that...
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    Taking strike-affected journey a day earlier with split tickets

    I am planning to travel from Burton on Trent to Euston via Birmingham New Street on Sunday 3 December, using split tickets (advances on Cross Country and Avanti, with a valid itinerary in terms of minimum interchange time at BHM). Both tickets were purchased from Cross Country, though I can't...
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    Planned journey affected by overtime ban

    Ah, thank you! It seems to be back on National Rail Enquiries too now, so fingers crossed.
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    Rail Sail (Dublin) booking horizon

    Thought I'd report back on my experiences on this thread as the OP, in case of interest to anyone searching in future. I was indeed able to book tickets in the end, about six weeks before I travelled, though I decided that an extra £5 each way for an open ticket as opposed to an advance would be...
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    Planned journey affected by overtime ban

    Hello all. I am travelling from Derby to Cambridge first thing on Monday morning. My planned intinerary is as follows: Derby (d.06:02) to East Midlands Parkway (a.06:14) (East Midlands Railway) East Midlands Parkway (d.06:20) to Ely (a.08:12) (East Midlands Railway) Ely (d.08:28) to Cambridge...
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    London - Cambridge Commute Cheapest Route

    If you are looking for the cheapest and can plan ahead, you'll find plenty of advance tickets from Tottenham Hale to Cambridge and back for as little as £7.50 each way (or slightly more from Liverpool Street) on the contra-peak flow. There are plenty of them 6-8 weeks in advance but the cheapest...
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    Rail Sail (Dublin) booking horizon

    Thank you both - that is very helpful.
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    Rail Sail (Dublin) booking horizon

    Hello again. A further question on the Sail Rail Holyhead to Dublin route. Does anyone know if it would be possible to take a folding bike (Brompton) on the ferry? I'm thinking here firstly in terms of restrictions on hand luggage, and secondly in terms of the practicalities of cycling safely...
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    Rail Sail (Dublin) booking horizon

    Thanks folks. Will look again in early August.

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