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    My response - Govia Thameslink Railway notice of intention to prosecute

    Could you please explain what you mean by this?
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    Unpaid fare notice from TransPennine for honest mistake which only caused inconvenience for me

    £36.80 is the price of an Anytime Day Single from York to Manchester. Despite the wording in the letter, I don't believe they're charging any admin fees here.
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    Poor pay offer to send GWR and LNER trains off the rails

    Does the announced strike impact GWR? The three depots named in the press release are presumably LNER depots, but there's mention of other workers striking too. Sorry if this is obvious to others!
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    Aslef strikes and OT ban called…

    GWR suggesting people travelling to watch Bath versus Exeter "visit Bath on another day". Not sure they entirely understand how rugby fixtures work. :D
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    Zurich to Milan EuroCity routeing questions

    I'll take the direct EuroCity, but thank you for the advice.
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    Zurich to Milan EuroCity routeing questions

    Thank you very much - seems obvious now you've shown me where to look!
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    Zurich to Milan EuroCity routeing questions

    Hi folks. I'm planning on travelling from Zurich to Milan, and later on to Rome, on Sunday 21st January. I know that one tube of the Gotthard base tunnel has re-opened, but I'm not sure which trains are using it. Therefore, I have the following questions on routeing: Question 1: Online...
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    GWR PAYG

    Thanks folks. They also seem to have correctly filled in the blanks in my record for Monday and Tuesday and charged me the correct amount.
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    GWR PAYG

    Does anyone know what's been going on this week? I haven't been able to tap in or out at Bristol Temple Meads, and staff have told me there's a nationwide issue with ticket gates, however I have been able to tap in and out at Bristol Parkway.
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    CrossCountry double booked seats

    I travel on XC all the time and have never witnessed this. Every time I've seen two people who thought they had reserved the same seat, one of them always has the wrong seat/carriage/time/service/date.
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    London to Cardiff friday 1/9

    When I've travelled between Bristol and London, it's been just like normal - there are reservations in place, but lots of unreserved seats too. I wouldn't expect reservations on the Bristol to Cardiff leg, but that's just an educated guess.
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    London to Cardiff friday 1/9

    My experiences of travelling between London and Bristol on strike days is that the trains are busy but not crush-loaded. As ever, the best approach is to arrive at Paddington early, wait on the bridge, and once the train is announced head to the very front of the train. The vast majority of...
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    Amsterdam to Berlin - During the Cold War?

    I highly recommend reading the whole thread from 2019 that's linked to in post #3. There are some fascinating posts.
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    Visiting all the West Highland Line stations

    Superb! Thank you very much for the write-up.
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    Voyager experience not as bad as expected

    I've never noticed them being dirty, but then my standards may be low as the other trains I use for work are turbos, which are utterly filthy!
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    Voyager experience not as bad as expected

    I commute on them daily. Get a pair of seats to yourself and they're very pleasant. However they feel very cramped when you're sat next to a stranger. The first class carriage is also superb - I can't think of a better one on the network.
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    TRIVIA: Longest dwell time in the middle of a continuous service

    I don't have the exact timings and details to hand, but up until the timetable change a couple of weeks ago there was a Birmingham to Plymouth service leaving Birmingham at 16:42 which sat at Bristol Temple Meads for around 35 minutes.
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    Worst Railway Journeys in the UK

    Some of my favourite journeys have been mentioned on this thread. Not sure if I'm the strange one if you all are.... :lol: I once took the last train from Manchester to Liverpool on a bank holiday Sunday. I'm a veteran of such services, but even so that was an eye-opener!
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    Upgrading part of a ticket

    If I've understood correctly, you're asking how to upgrade from standard to 1st between Crewe and Shrewsbury on one of the few TFW services that carries 1st class? The good news is that TFW make it very easy to upgrade. Just sit in the 1st class carriage and ask the conductor for an upgrade...
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    ICE cancelled or re-timed - my rights?

    Hi. I didn't get an email (or anything else) from DB so had to explain from scratch. I'd have thought it should be very straightforward if you have an email you can show.

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