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This weekend I wanted to get an overdistance excess on the return portion of an Off-Peak Return. The member of staff at the ticket office initially quoted me an amount for the excess plus a £10 admin fee. When I said I wasn't paying that as it was cheaper to buy a new ticket (it was) she...

I don't have a copy of the latest NFM - could I possibly find out the restrictions for a Langley (LNY) to Elmswell (ESW) Off-Peak Return? As well as time restrictions, I'd like to know whether break of journey is allowed on both legs. The online journey planners are useless for this as I can...

I'm planning to go from Langley (LNY) to Runcorn (RUN) on Friday afternoon/evening, returning at the weekend. I have a 16-25 railcard so was planning to take account of the peak-time travel available to railcard holders on off-peak tickets on Virgin, buying a simple Off-Peak Return for the...

I went to the TVM at my local station tonight to buy a ticket for tomorrow, as I may not have time to get a ticket tomorrow. The ticket office was closed. I pressed "Tickets for tomorrow" but due to pressing something wrongly it took me back to the start, and I accidentally bought a ticket for...

I'm intending to do this journey on Friday and back on Saturday, with a break in Cambridge both ways. Is this allowed? I've checked the Routeing Guide and I believe via Cambridge is permitted (Cambridge is a routeing point for Elmswell, and passes the fares check rule) but can someone with NFM...

After an unhappy day on FGW local services, I'm wondering if I should try to claim compensation. I have a month plus 2 days season ticket costing just over £208, and was delayed by 46 minutes this morning and about 20 this evening, on a journey that should only take 30 minutes each way...

Can someone with NFM04 access please post the current restrictions for a Reading - London Terminals Off-Peak Day Return (the FGW-priced one - going on SWT takes forever)? My NFM03 says that the only restriction is arriving into London at or after 1000, with no evening restriction. Yet the...

Quick question - where (i.e. which coach/end) are the cycle spaces in a CrossCountry Turbostar (class 170)? I've just realised I have no idea and I've got a reservation for tomorrow morning (Cambridge to Peterborough) that doesn't say! Thanks in advance.

I need to go from Cambridge to Reading on Sunday 12 July with a bike and then back to London on the Monday morning (though after peak hours, and without the bike). I think the cheapest option is to buy a single (or an NXEA day return) for Cambridge-London and then an Off-Peak Return...

I'm probably going to need to do this journey (single) on Monday 13th July (any time, but not particularly early in the morning or late at night). I have a 16-25 Railcard. I'm keen to do one of the following: - go as cheap as possible (almost certainly means advance ticket(s)) - go First...

I want to do this trip one-way next Saturday (and definitely won't be coming back). The standard price is £18 which seems rather a lot for just over an hour's journey - can anyone make it cheaper? Splitting at Chester saves a whole 50p!

I'm going to go Cambridge-Reading on an Off-Peak Return (outward) on Friday, but I might like to stop off in Putney on the way. Is this allowed, and can I legitimately do this without buying two singles on Oyster? (Putney-Reading by SWT takes absolutely ages...)

If I arrive at Paddington on a National Rail service and want to get to King's Cross, what's the fastest route? I've read several differing opinions. There's a choice of: Paddington H&C station direct to King's Cross - but not many trains Paddington Circle/District line platform - but may...

I'm looking at travelling from Cambridge to Runcorn (or nearby stations) on 24 March and returning on 7/8 April, and was thinking about trying out Wrexham and Shropshire First Class for one of the legs. However, I can get £10 Advance (standard) fares via Euston for each direction so it seems a...

Can anyone explain how London Travelcard fares work, as in from where you can get them, how much they cost etc? I've never really got my head around them in the past, and don't know if they're cheaper than buying tickets separately and so on. In particular, I'm looking to go from Cambridge to...

I've just bought some Advance tickets from the NXEC website for Cambridge-Runcorn (outward mid-December, return early January), which seemed like a bargain at less than £12 each way, but going on the National Rail website seems to say they shouldn't be valid. Is this right, and if so what...