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    Question about GWR ticket

    Dear friends and experts, I am from Germany, looking for a ticket from London Paddington to Saundersfoot on February 7th, 2020. I checked the prices on GWR's website, finding out that the cheapest price for my desired journey actually starts from £56.60 which is a "Super Off-Peak Single"...
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    ? Trains + lost places + photography

    Dear friends and experts, a friend of mine loves three things: trains, photography and lost places. I am looking for a possibility to combine all three of them for him. We are from Germany but I am looking for such "lost places" in the UK (preferably in or around London) to combine the trip...
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    Question: Number of staff onboard a train

    Hello folks, I am from Germany and have been travelling around your beautiful country by train for five days last week. I was, once again, impressed by the hospitality and service onboard LNER East Coast and on Virgin Trains West Coast, both in First Class. Can anybody help me out with the...
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    Buying FIP discount tickets online?

    Hello guys, does anyone of you have an idea about where I can buy an FIP discounted 50% ticket for, let's say France, online without having to visit a ticket office? Kind regards Chris
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    Rolling Stock Virgin Trains - Question

    Hello guys, I am currently on my five days "railways the whole day" tour through your wonderful country. Can anyone please help me with an advise whether Virgin Trains uses its Pendolinos or its Voyagers on their direct services between Edinburgh and Birmingham New Street? Thank you very much...
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    ? Correct term

    Dear friends, I am from Germany and look for the correct translation of "Zugschluss" and "Zugschlusssignal". "Zugschluss" describes the end of a train, the "Zugschlusssignal" in Germany are two red lights indicating the "Zugschluss". Anybody here knowing the correct English terms? Kind...
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    Question: FIP on Stena Line

    Hello everyone and a happy new year to all of you! I am planning a rail/ferry trip through England, Wales and Ireland in March. As a railway employee from Germany I am using the FIP ticket. One of my trips shall include Stena Line's Fishguard to Rosslare ferry service. Does anyone know how it...
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    Eurostar duty roster

    I just returned to Germany from London by train. Once again being fascinated by the short journey time of just two hours between Brussels and London I wondered, what a duty roster of Eurostar's train crews might look like. Do they work Brussels-London-Brussels-London-Brussels for example? Are...
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    Oyster Card fare capping - question

    Hello everybody, I am in London as a tourist currently and am using the "regular" Oyster Card ("regular" meaning not the tourist one). This Saturday I have made quite a few trips by tube, bus and DLR. I am quite sure that I "qualified" for fare capping as after the latest trips the...
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    Eurostar new e320/e300 class

    Hello everybody, does anyone know how many trainsets of Eurostar's new e320 class are already in operation? I am also interested in an update about how many refurbished class e300 are already in service. Does anybody have an information about this? Kind regards Jaap
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    Buying Oyster Visitor Card on Eurostar

    Hello experts, after reading many other threads on this great forum, this is my very first own posting - and I am starting with a question :-) Visiting London for another time in December, I am planning to use the Visitor Oyster Card. Now I was told that it is possible to buy the Visitor...

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