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  1. Bungle965

    Avios- Emerald Air

    Just noticed that my flights booked through Aer Lingus but attributed to my BA Executive Club have appeared as “Ineligible Flights“ on my BA account and therefore no Avios points added. Any ideas why this is?
  2. Bungle965

    Dedicated forum moderators

    Hi, This thread is just a little introduction from myself and @GusB, we are the new moderators for this subforum. Most of our work will be in the background, tidying up various bits and pieces in the forum, we are also here if any issues arise in threads themselves. If for whatever reason you do...
  3. Bungle965

    Introduction of West Midlands Trains "FlexCarnet"

    WMT have (as part of their franchise obligations) to introduce a Carnet style ticket, which is what they have been trialling over the past few months on a few flows. Now it appears that it is to be rolled out to/from London and all West Midlands Travel to Work flows. The ticket looks rather...
  4. Bungle965

    Edinburgh to London tickets changing to via York rather than any permitted

    For example a Edinburgh to London ticket. Soon to be changing from Any Permitted to via York. A person who still has a Any Permitted ticket would still be valid to travel via Carlisle for example.
  5. Bungle965

    Brussels ICE Services

    After being offloaded of a ICE International service at Brussels Nord I had a quick glance at the services back to Germany today. To my surprise I found that all services were sold out of seats in Standard class with only seats left remaining in 1st. (see attached photo) Perhaps this is due to...
  6. Bungle965

    TPE introduce "Last minute reservations"

    It seems TPE have looked and seen how popular (sarcasm) CrossCountry' ten minute reservation system is and have introduced their own. https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travelling-with-us/last-minute-reservations I have attached a picture of what one of the seat reservations look like. With the trains...
  7. Bungle965

    Arriva Rail North Timetable/Travel Advice on Strike Days

    I have created this thread as any sort of coverage of the amended timetable on strike days as any sort of coverage in the DOO thread simply gets lost with the argument for and against DOO on Northern. In terms of the alternative timetable on strike days, it seems to we are getting to a low...
  8. Bungle965

    Booking Praha to Prague and Warsaw Sleeper

    Hi! I was looking to book a reservation for the Prague to Warsaw sleeper however unfortunately the Ceske Drahy seems to encounter an error. I have attached a couple a photo of the error message when I attempt to book the deluxe sleeper for instance. Any help is appreciated! Sam
  9. Bungle965

    London Overground to close 65 ticket offices

    News that does not really shock me is that it has been announced that 65 ticket offices are set to close at London Overground stations. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45423965 Relatively recently London Overground have begun installing new ticket machines in their stations from...
  10. Bungle965

    Rapid Transit System- Birmingham

    It would seem that Transport for West Midlands are having consultations about the implementation of a new Rapid Transport System called "Sprint". The project certainly seems ambitious, 3 routes are to be delivered in time for the Commonwealth Games in 2022 and the rest as part of the Hs2...
  11. Bungle965

    Utopia Coaches cease trading

    https://twitter.com/utopia_coaches/status/900091621924098049 I believe this is the list of routes that they have ceased to operate. Service 8 Selby to Drax. Service 37 Tadcaster to York. Service 420 Selby to York. Service 422 Pontefract to York. Service 424 Selby to Stockbridge. Service...
  12. Bungle965

    Unwanted V250s finally find use

    http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/high-speed/trenitalia-reveals-plans-to-modify-v250-fleet.html I'm sure like allot of other things produced by AnsaldoBreda significant work is going to have to be done to ensure they work. Sam
  13. Bungle965

    CAF selects Newport for UK rolling stock factory

    It would seem that CAF have chosen where their factory will be for all UK based products. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/business/single-view/view/caf-selects-newport-for-uk-rolling-stock-factory.html This stood out for me. Hopefully people will start to lose the impression that the only...
  14. Bungle965

    New station in Bristol

    From BBC article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-40433015 One would guess that the station will be called Bristol Portway, hopefully there will be no confusion with Bristol Parkway :D Sam
  15. Bungle965

    Porterbrook suggests 323s to be fitted with diesel engines?

    In the latest Modern Railways, Porterbrook seem to be suggesting that 323s could be next in line to have engines fitted in them and being available from 2021. Sam
  16. Bungle965

    National Express Boa Vista

    Hi, I am planning a trip on the new double decker coaches that National Express have introduced on their A1 London Victoria- Luton service and I was wondering there are allocated to any timetable or whether it is simply up to chance that one will turn up Thanks for any help. Sam
  17. Bungle965

    Eurostar 05:40 London-Paris withdrawn?

    I have been looking at journeys from London to Paris and it would seem that from May the 05:40 to Paris is ceasing to run. Is this permanent move by Eurostar, I have not caught that service before so I am not sure how well loaded it is, but the information on it`s withdrawal seems to be...
  18. Bungle965

    Station announcements at Littleborough

    Hi, Just a quick one, whilst growing my local station was Littleborough and I seem to remember Phil Sayer being the voice of the auto announcer there. However as the years have gone Iam think that it might have just been a fragment of my imagination whilst growing up. Is anyone able to shed...
  19. Bungle965

    Megabus Allocations

    Hello, I am taking a trip to London and back on the 14th of January on 09:00 departure from Manchester and the 23:45 back, I was wondering if anyone would be able to advise whether the services will be worked by a Plaxton or a Van Hool. Thanks in advance. Sam
  20. Bungle965

    Strange noise on Greater Anglia Mk3

    Hello Recently I traveled on a GA Mk3, and about 5 minutes into the journey a very loud noise came from the speaks (which can be heard in from my attachment). I was curious as to if anybody would be able to tell me what this strange noise was. The guard did not seem aware of it as he was making...

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