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    Translink and Iarnrod Eireann Fare Differences

    Trying to book from Belfast to Dublin via Drogheda in a few weeks , and for some reason IE tickets from Belfast to Dublin are much cheaper than the ones on Translink's website , but the IE website makes you buy tickets from the Translink site , which is more expensive for the same journey ...
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    Hertfordshire Savercard Validity on Red Rose Buses

    Is the Hertfordshire Savercard valid on Red Rose Buses , or is it exclusively valid on certain operators? I ask as I have frequently run into trouble attempting to get Savercard discounted rate tickets on the the Watford-Aylesbury 501 , with drivers stating" we don't take those " , despite...
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    TFL 20th Anniversary Oyster Availabillty

    Hi all Wondering which Zone 1 stations are still likely to have the 20th Anniversary Oyster Cards available , or have they run out by now ?
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    Westbahn WESTvorteilspreis validity with a Railcard

    Will be travelling on the Westbahn this summer , and when I used it last year I was able to use my Bahncard at the time to get the discounted WESTvorteilspreis ticket. On the Westbahn site it says this ticket is valid for any railway discount card. As my Bahncard has now expired , would I be...
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    Oldfield Park to Liverpool Stations - via London validity

    Looking to travel to Bootle this weekend from Oldfield Park using an any permitted off peak return Would an any permitted route be permissible via London, if I wanted to meet a friend travelling from London and travel with them using Avanti, or would I encounter difficulty using this ticket...
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    County Lines Drug Dealing and the Railway

    Mods please delete/shift if not appropriate I am currently researching the growth of County Lines Drug Dealing Networks across the UK in recent years, for the purposes of my dissertation and during this , have come across the fact that the railway is one of the most popular methods for dealers...
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    Theale to Lawrence Hill Off Peak Return Availabillity

    On the BR Fares website, there is an Off-Peak Return from Theale to Lawrence Hill ticket for £20.15, set by GWR with the Q8 restriction code, yet when I attempt to purchase this fare from the GWR Website these are the only tickets available. Given the Q8 code appears to be far less restrictive...
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    London to Bath Split Ticket Validity during Engineering Work

    As the title states, have a query regarding open returns that I have already purchased. I wish to use the return portions of a London Paddington-Oldfield Park open return ticket on Sunday to return to Bath , but I have split at Didcot so I have Paddington-Didcot and Didcot-Oldfield Park...
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    Britannia Bus Withdraws services from Milton Keynes - citing MK Council

    As the title states, Britannia bus has said that it will no longer operate it's services into MK , after the council reported them to the TC. Thoughts on this ? While I'm not a fan of Arriva's local operation, has to be said that publicity for this operator is minimal at best, and their website...
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    LEAP Card Validity on Buses from Dublin Airport to Dublin

    Flying into Dublin later this week and was planning to pick up a LEAP card to get around, was wondering on which buses from the airport to the city centre is the LEAP Card valid , as I'd rather use those than shell out for extra tickets. Also any recommendations for 2 hours in Dublin City...
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    Avanti Delay Repay Query

    As the title suggests , had a query about a delayed Avanti service I took yesterday and how much delay repay I'd be eligible for The train in question was the 1735 service from Stafford to euston yesterday , which was delayed on route at Milton Keynes for just under half an hour and arrived...
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    South Hampstead OSI ?

    Was curious to know whether there is an OSI between the Watford DC Line LO Service at South Hampstead , and the Jubilee Line at Swiss Cottage , or would these be counted as two separate journeys , if I was planning to make a Hatch End - Canning Town journey ?
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    Bath/Bristol to Nottingham - best places to split ?

    Hi As the thread title suggests , I am travelling from Oldfield Park to Nottingham tomorrow after 10AM , and returning Sunday lunchtime The GWR website shows a return cost of £57.25 (with 16/25 railcard) , and was wondering if there was anywhere to split that would make the journey cheaper...
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    Slow GWR trains near Southall

    Apologies if this has been posted before but couldn't find it anywhere I travel between Bath and London on a weekly basis, and have noticed that , when heading out of Paddington, the GWR trains always slow down between Hanwell/West Ealing , and go slowly until passing Hayes and Harlington ...
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    Emergency Door Button use on Buses

    Just had a quick question , idk if it needed a new thread or not , but here it is I was on the 79 today , at the stop before Edgware High Street , stuck in traffic . As we were at a red light , one guy pressed the " door open " button above the rear doors , and got out . Seen this happen on...
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    S8 , Pixel or iPhone SE

    Hi all Need some help deciding which phones , out of the ones in the thread title , to get and so wondering if anyone on this forum can help Any members who own the above three , could you kindly tell me what your experiences were like with that phone , and also any other decent...
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    Formula 1

    Hi all Creating this thread as we don't seem to have an F1 thread here , and I want to ask one quick question What are people's opinions on the Sebastian Vettel / Lewis Hamilton brake testing / crashing incident yesterday at Baku ? For what it's worth , I thought that Hamilton was in the...
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    What newspapers do you normally read

    Hi , as the title suggests , would like to know what the preferred newspaper is for the members of this forum , just out of interest , Any reasons why would also be appreciated , but not necessary To start , I prefer The Guardian . EDIT : Added a poll
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    Van Hits Pedestrians near Finsbury Park Mosque

    Thoughts go out to all involved after this shocking incident , where a white man , is believed to have driven a man into a crowd of Muslims , who were there for evening prayers 1 dead and 8 injured Incident being treated as a potential terrorist attack...
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    Caps Lock issue on Macbook Pro ( 17inch Late 2011 )

    Hi all , I just wondered if anyone could provide any help with an issue that Ive encountered on my MBP , so here goes I have a Late 2011 , 17 inch Macbook Pro It was in good running order , but today afternoon the CAPS LOCK became stuck , and despite me being able to press the key itself...

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