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    Nuneham Viaduct shut - Didcot- Oxford

    Based on "Page 148" (actually 329) of https://sacuksprodnrdigital0001.blob.core.windows.net/sectional-appendix/Sectional%20Appendix%20full%20PDFs%20June%2023/Western%20Sectional%20Appendix%20June%202023.pdf it's 90mph
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    Camp Hill Line, Birmingham

    In theory, the 50 is up to every 4 minutes, most buses going to Druids Heath with the occasional one for Maypole. (Both of those destinations are beyond Kings Heath) However, with traffic being pretty terrible for most of the route, it's much more common to have no buses for 10-15 minutes then...
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    Nuneham Viaduct shut - Didcot- Oxford

    Interesting snippet on the grouting work done in the winter in https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23495390.nuneham-viaduct-early-repairs-stopped-disruption/
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    Moreton-in-Marsh to Birmingham via Worcestershire Parkway?

    I'm looking to travel from Moreton-in-Marsh to Birmingham (New Street or Moor Street). For an off-peak day trip, based on https://www.brfares.com/!fares?orig=MIM&dest=0418 it looks like there's a crazy-expensive "via Oxford" ticket, or a much more reasonable "via Worcester" option Checking...
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    Nuneham Viaduct: Travel advice & updates

    Does anyone know how busy the Marylebone trains are leaving Oxford around 8am this week, after last week's reported overcrowding? And how frequent the buses are + how long the queues tend to be? My wife's off to London tomorrow, and I'm trying to help her weight up the options. RRB looks to be...
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    Nuneham Viaduct shut - Didcot- Oxford

    Surely the "fix" is to run trains from Oxford as far as Radley, then transfer to buses for Didcot there? What Radley Station lacks in infrastructure it more than makes up for in lack of road traffic to affect the RRBs!
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    Oxford Corridor Phase 2 & Platform 5 updates

    Oxford Mail are reporting that the Botley Road closures are now happening for 6 months this year and next, with the bridge works slipping a year to August 2024 - https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23355748.botley-road-new-date-revealed-key-oxford-closure/
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    Bridge wing wall collapse near Oxford 10/2/23. Debris hit by train.

    They've now moved the RRB point from Moreton to Kingham The problem with Charlbury as the train/RRB point is the weight limit on the bridge between the town and the station
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    Oxford Corridor Phase 2 & Platform 5 updates

    The Oxford Mail are reporting the new dates still aren't finalised, and aren't expected to be for a couple more weeks at least - https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23226127.botley-road-closure-timetable-oxford-still-not-finalised/
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    East-West Rail (EWR): Oxford-Bletchley construction progress

    The Summer/Autumn newsletter has quite a bit about the construction progress, and when they're intending to lay track where. One summary on the overall timelines was:
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    East-West Rail (EWR): Oxford-Bletchley construction progress

    The Oxford Mail are reporting that there'll need to be a 14 week closure over the winter, possibly over Christmas, for preparatory work to move utilities before the bridge work next summer: https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/21136192.14-week-closure-botley-road-oxford-hit-christmas-shopping/
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    Introducing RailUK Tickets - support the forum when booking your rail tickets!

    I can't see how to add PlusBus tickets - at what point should I be looking for the buttons to add them on?
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    Buying PlusBus on outward + return days with LNER?

    Is there a trick for getting the LNER website to offer PlusBus on the return day of a multi-day ticket? Normally I use GWR who will happily (once you tell them what day you want to come back on) offer you PlusBus for both the outward and return days. However, I've got a good offer for booking...
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    Birmingham Stations to Birmingham International - starting at Snow Hill?

    Tomorrow I need to travel from near the St Pauls tram stop / northly entrance to Snow Hill station to Birmingham International. Normally I'd hop on the tram round to New Street, and then train from there. However, with the trams infrequent and only running to Bull Street, I was thinking it might...
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    Why aren't delayed Northampton trains held at Birmingham International to let CrossCountry overtake?

    I'm currently on the 15:14 Cross Country service 1O20 from Birmingham International heading south. As seems to be normal for when I'm taking one of these, it's running late, as the Northampton train before it was very late. The train before is the 1W90, 1453 Birmingham New Street - Northampton...
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    Oxford to London with 2 days of travelcard?

    This weekend, we want to head from Oxford into London on day 1, spend two days taking a bunch of different tubes / buses / trains, then train back to Oxford late on day 2. However, I'm struggling to figure out the best way to get the tickets for that.... Two of us travelling together, covered...
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    Oxford Station platform 5 and western entrance

    Maybe we should dust off some of those oh-so-very-popular ideas for an inner ring-road, including across Christchurch Meadow? ;) For those who haven't come across this historic plan and associated controversy, see...
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    Buying an "Oxford Evening Out" rover ticket online?

    I don't need to travel between Banbury and Oxford in the evening very much, but in the past the Oxford Evening Out has saved me a noticable amount. So, with another evening trip coming up, I googled for the ticket, saw it still seemed to offer a saving against an off-peak return, and wanted to...
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    Buying an "Oxford Evening Out" rover ticket online?

    According to NRE, the Oxford Evening Out rover ticket can be bought online - "This ticket can either be bought on the day or in advance from a station ticket office, online, by telephone" Does anyone know of any websites that actually let you do so? I can't seem to get the GWR site to show it...
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    Tisbury (Wiltshire) to London, a few days a week at peak times?

    Other than just buying a 7 day season ticket, are there any tricks to bring down the cost of travelling from Tisbury to London, on day returns at peak times? (eg to arrive in London for 9ish, heading back 5ish) An Anytime Day return is currently £104.30, whilst a 7 day season to London...

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