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    Cross Country should abolish first class until capacity issues are addressed

    First class really needs permanently declassifying, until capacity is properly sorted. Also, there’s posters at Southampton Central this morning saying there’ll be disruption today because of a lack of drivers. If you don’t have enough drivers, then you’ve ultimately failed as a train...
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    Apple Pay account on TfL website

    So I’ve started using Apple Pay express transit mode on the tube. No matter what I try, I can’t get my Apple Pay card to appear on the TfL website to view my journey history. I’ve been using it a few weeks, have tried removing and re-adding my physical card to the portal, but my Apple Pay card...
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    E-ticket purchase and subsequent sharing of details

    Hi all, trying to figure out something that has me confused, and would like to figure out what's happened! Yesterday I bought an e-ticket return from LNER. It was for travel on SWR into London, but I like getting the cashback from LNER. I only scanned the ticket at the barriers at the beginning...
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    Wrong Time

    Hi, I’m noticing that the current time displayed on some London Underground boards appears to be wrong: -Ealing Broadway Central line: the two platform boards next to each other both show different times, and are both wrong. -Paddington Hammersmith/Circle line: the display near the barriers is...
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    West Midlands Railway - Ticket Fulfilment Survey

    Just filled out a survey from WMR that basically amounted to one question- do you prefer traditional cardboard ticket or paper roll when purchasing/collecting at a station? Apparently the survey is vital to future planning, but I thought it was decided cardboard tickets are on the way out?
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    Mitigation of disruption announced in advance

    So West Midlands Trains have already announced a service gap this evening of over 5 hours between Birmingham and Liverpool. Utterly predictable, it’s a shame you can’t bet on service cancellations! However, despite the causes of failing to run trains (discussed elsewhere I’m sure), what can be...
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    What could be done to mitigate mass cancellations when staff availability is low?

    So West Midlands Trains have already announced a service gap this evening of over 5 hours between Birmingham and Liverpool. What can be done to mitigate this on the day? This is a recurring issue with said operator (has been since the Central Trains days), and it’s obviously unable to fix the...
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    Marylebone rail workers 'held lockdown baby shower' at closed station patisserie

    Not a great look I fear! A bit of a kick in the teeth to staff and passengers trying to be careful. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55717243
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    Loss of signalling near Surbiton 6/3

    Currently sitting on a train to Weymouth that’s been stopped near Surbiton for almost 90 minutes. Apparently there’s been a complete loss of signalling. I’m not from round these parts, is it a regular occurrence? We’ve been told for the past hour that the signals are trying to be reset but no...
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    Split tickets in Trainline app

    I noticed today that the trainline app is offering me split tickets. Is this a new thing? I haven’t seen it before!
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    Train driver 'freewheels' broken down train 13 MILES to London Euston after a power cut

    Couldn’t see this posted, quite skilful driving! https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/train-driver-freewheels-broken-down-train-13-miles-to-london-euston-after-a-power-cut-a3748781.html Is this quite a common driving technique?
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    Railcard- replacement ticket refund

    Hi, will appreciate your advice on this. My girlfriend bought a return ticket using the GWR app for Winchester to Oxford. She had a 16-25 railcard applied to the ticket. However, upon arriving at the station she realised she had forgotten her railcard, so she bought a replacement return ticket...
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    London Midland cancellations

    Hi all, I've been using London Midland services for years between Birmingham and Liverpool, and when travelling on their weekday services I don't have any kind of problem (and certainly appreciate the very cheap advance fares :)). However it seems that on Friday evenings and Saturdays it...

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