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    Advice re Glasgow to Forth Bridge

    Hi, I want to travel from Glasgow over the Forth Bridge and back again tomorrow, leaving after about 0900. Friend suggested out via Edinburgh, return via Stirling. I can't see an easy route to come back via Stirling however. Can anyone suggest the best way to do a circuit, or is it best to go...
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    Caledonian Sleeper query

    I'm thinking about traveling from Fort William to London on the Caledonian Sleeper in March. I will be travelling from London to Edinburgh a few days prior to that during the day on a normal service. I plan to reserve a sleeper berth. My question is can I use normal return tickets for this...
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    Tarka line overcrowding - possible solutions

    Given the reports of severe overcrowding on the Tarka line with trains leaving Barnstaple full and standing, would it not be possible to run a five car train from Exeter to Crediton, split the train, run 3 cars to Barnstaple with just a couple of stops, and run the remaining two cars up to...
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    Red and white "Metro' train at Bristol Parkway

    At Bristol Parkway today around 1145 a red and white multiple unit very modern looking train with Metro branding went past on a line avoiding the platforms. Stopped just past the station, but I couldn't see any more detail. Any idea what it was? I couldn't see anything that referred to it on...
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    Plusbus validity and stations in a town

    Plusbus tickets for a specific town are obviously valid with rail tickets to the main station in that town, but how does one find out validity of plusbus tickets with train tickets to smaller stations in a town? So for example for Plymouth would plusbu be valid for a ticket from or to Dockyard...
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    Yeoford station

    Yeoford station is on the Tarka line to Barnstaple. The Okehampton branch which is run as an entirely separate line from Crediton onwards passes Yeoford station parallel with the Barnstaple line, but there is no platform. My question which is slightly esoteric is, do trains to Okehampton "pass...
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    Did I see a freight train going to Eggesford?

    I travelled from Taunton to Okehampton today, and on my way into Exeter I noticed a freight train coming off the Barnstable branch around 09:45. I looked it up and it appears to be a train from Eggesford to Westbury that arrived in Exford at midnight the night before and blocked the Barnstable...
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    Valid via Thameslink?

    Is superoffpeak return from West Worthing to Taunton via London valid to travel via Farringdon and Elizabeth line to Paddington ( or Reading)? And is a break of journey at City Thameslink allowed? Thanks
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    Ticketing online unusual fares

    I was discussing the proposed closure of ticket offices recently at a meeting I was at with someone who seemed to know a lot about online ticket sales. I've been using split ticketing for many, many years, but was bemoaning the fact that whilst there are a number of, in my view, very good sites...
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    Super Off-Peak Day Return - Southern Pricebuster

    Hi, is the Super Off-Peak Day Return (PDR) fare from West Worthing to London valid to any London terminus? Is it valid only on Southern trains or is it valid on Thameslink too?
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    Taunton to Durrington SSR

    Is a Taunton to Durrington Super Off Peak Return (SSR) route "any permitted" valid on the return portion on a train at around 0700 from Durrington to London Victoria on a weekday? I can see its not valid on departures from Paddington before 1010, but an early departure from Durrington would...
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    Split advance tickets with BOJ in London

    I want to travel from Sheffield to Taunton via London. There are a number of cheap tickets (advance splits), but all involve travelling straigt through London as quickly as possible. Is it possible to book such tickets with a few hours break in London? I've tried setting longer connection times...
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    Avoiding zone 1 london sat 10th Dec

    I need to travel from near Highgate to Richmond on Saturday 10th December. Normally I'd get the North london line from kentish Town west and avoid zone 1, and get a really cheap fare, but NLL isn't running.The bus replacmemt will take hours and I don't have time to do that. There are multiple...
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    Exorbitant 1st class anytime fares

    The extraordinary price of some anytime 1st class fares is well documented, and apologies if this thread has been covered before. What I'd like to get an idea of is how many of these tickets are actually sold. Clearly that isn't answerable simply as there must tens of thousands of these fares...
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    Eastleigh London via Worthing

    Please could someone advise on the cheapest way of doing the following: Eastleigh to London Friday pm then London to Worthing late evening same Friday then return worthing to Eastleigh on sunday. Southampton Airport Parkway would work instead of Eastleigh if better. Might also be OK to go to...
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    Touch out and not go through barriers

    I have a very cheap advance ticket from London Victoria to Hove, but have a bicycle and am in North London. I dont want to cycle through Central London to Victoria so plan to take my bike on aThameslink train off peak from Finsbury park to east Croydon using contactless and pick up my Hove train...
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    Change of route excess

    I have a Taunton to Durrington route Salisbury off peak rettun ticket but want to take bike too. There are no bike spaces available from Westbury to Taunton at any time when I want to travel. I'm thinking of going via Bristol TM. Is the ticket valid via Bristol if not what excess ticket would I need
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    Trivia: Bus stops with only a night bus service

    There are three bus stops in Finchley in London on the N20 route with only a night bus service, save for a couple of school services during the daytime. Are there any other roads or bus stops with only a night bus service in London, or elsewhere?
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    Change of route excess

    I want to travel Taunton to Worthing via Fareham route but return via London with overnight break of journey in London. Can I use the £62.40 saver return route Salisbury, and buy a change of route excess to the SuperSaver any permitted ticket £101.60 for the return to give a fare of £80 total...
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    caledonian sleeper split tickets

    Is it possible to buy caledonian sleeper tickets on any mainstream ticket site or on split ticket sites? Would it be possible to use split tickets for the fare and buy a sleeper supplement for the whole journey covered by the split tickets?

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