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    13.40 York-Exeter Sunday 31st March

    It looks like no seats are available to reserve on this train. Is there an unreserved coach? Thanks
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    GWR Night Riviera Sleeper

    I'm looking to book for the sleeper PAD-PNZ for 31st March and PNZ-PAD for 3rd April. But when I look online the Sunday night sleeper doesn't seem to exist and the Wednesday night doesn't seem to have any tickets. Is the Sunday night cancelled? Does the Wednesday night say no tickets because...
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    West Yorkshire Rail Challenge

    Many years ago, I ran a West Yorkshire Rail Challenge with my scout group. We split into teams of 4 and, armed with day rover tickets, set out to visit as many stations in the WY Metro area as we could in a day. Points were awarded for stations visited and depended on the difficulty of visiting...
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    Living on trains

    Following this article, I wondered how close you could get to replicating the idea in the UK and the cost? I know there are no Saturday night sleepers. https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/03/spend-8-500-a-year-live-a-train-20388001/amp/
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    Music and ale trains

    I remember a few years ago, travelling on music and ale trains on both the Penistone Line and the Esk Valley Line. Have they stopped?
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    York - London Family Returns

    I'm looking to buy tickets for 2 adults and 3 children with a family railcard to travel from York - London on Sunday 6th August, departing some time between 17.00 and 20.00 and returning on Wednesday 9th August departing some time between 15.00 and 18.00. I can see some advance LNER tickets...
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    Unable to fulfil

    I have some sleeper berth tickets to collect. The email says to collect at the station. I assumed I could collect from York. But I get the following message. The information desk said just show the photo of the screen to the guard. Will this work?
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    Luggage on Night Riviera sleeper

    Please can someone tell me if there’s anywhere else to store luggage, other than in cabins?
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    Night Riviera 31st March PAD - PNZ

    I received a voicemail from GWR yesterday to tell me that the sleeper is cancelled. The news today says strikes are suspended. Does that mean that the sleeper will be reinstated? Thanks
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    09.30 Penzance - York on Sunday 9th April

    I have off peak tickets valid for this journey, with a family railcard, for 2 adults and 3 children. Please can someone give an idea when I will be able to reserve seats? Also, are there likely to be weekend first tickets available to book in advance for this train? I tried to reserve at the...
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    York - Penzance

    I'd like a bit of fares advice please. It's for 2 adults, 1 x 16 year old and 2 under 16s. We have 1 family railcard and 1 x 16-25 railcard. We are looking to book travel York - Penzance. Outward 31st March to arrive in time for the Scillonian sailing on 1st April, say 08.00. Returning any...
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    Boarding Caledonian sleeper at unstaffed station

    Not planned for now, but what would happen if I tried to board the Caledonian Sleeper at an unmanned station without a seat reservation and the train was fully booked? Would I be allowed to board?
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    Two separate tickets

    I am currently on the Night Riviera sleeper on the way into Paddington. I have a ticket bought on the GWR app for this train. It’s running late. So I’ll miss my train from Kings Cross to Doncaster on my advance ticket bought on the LNER app. Should I amend my LNER ticket on the app and pay the...
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    Travelling via Kings Cross - Paddington today

    I'm rushing to get to Camborne to see a relative who is very ill. So, I've jumped on the first train from Doncaster to London which was the 21.42. There's a 23.45 to Camborne from Paddington. Is there any chance of me making it to Paddington in time? Is tube the quickest way? If so, what's the...
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    Exeter / Tiverton to York / Leeds

    I'm looking to buy 2 tickets (adults with senior railcards), from Exeter / Tiverton to York / Leeds. It's for 3 nights either from 31st July - 3rd August or 1st August - 4th. I'm looking for the cheapest fare, within reason, so excluding overnight / long stops and departing after say 07.00 and...
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    Reserved seats

    I'm trying to reserve seats on the following trains. Reservations seem to be possible but none available. Is it because the trains are full? Can someone with inside knowledge help please? 02/07/2022 York - Middlesbrough 08.39 02/07/2022 Middlesbrough - Whitby 10.19 03/07/2022 Whitby -...
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    Japanese knotweed

    Just on the way into Bradford Interchange and there is a vast amount of Japanese Knotweed on the embankment. Presumably this will damage surrounding buildings. Does anyone know of Network Rail has a plan to tackle this?
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    York-Shipley-Newark return

    I need to travel York-Shipley-Newark tomorrow morning to arrive in Shipley by 09.00 latest and returning to arrive in York by 17.00 but I need the time to be flexible. It’s one adult and two children, but the children are only travelling on the York-Shipley part of the journey both out and...
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    LNER website - When does the current (15/02) downtime finish?

    Does anyone know when the LNER website is expected to be back up and running please?
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    York - Penzance

    Looking to travel late Autumn from York - Penzance, Friday night including the sleeper from Paddington, then the reverse journey Sunday night, catching the 06.15 Kings Cross - York Monday morning. We can be flexible on times York - London Friday evening. So could depart any time from 16.00...

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