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    Validity limit of [Place] Stations tickets

    Are these tickets considered expired when a passenger alights at a station in the Stations group, or can they be used for onward travel to another station in the group? For example, if I had a ticket from somewhere to Manchester Stations but the somewhere only had services to Piccadilly would I...
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    Manchester to Basildon

    Is Euston->Limehouse via Northern line and DLR a valid part of a route for this journey or do I have to do Euston Square->Aldgate for Fenchurch Street as the route planner suggests?
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    Can I see what the individual legs of a Eurostar trip cost?

    I've just returned from a trip to Amsterdam for which the return Eurostar leg was cancelled. I've claimed for a refund, so I want to now how much to expect however all the confirmation emails, and everything I can find on the website only show the combined fare that I paid. Is there anywhere I...
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    What consideration should be given to heritage railways when proposing reopenings?

    From the thread about the proposed Cheltenham Racecourse station: Is it excessively harsh to say that the existence of heritage railways should take a low precedence in the list of things to worry about when considering if lines should be re-opened? While I'm sure they are something that forum...
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    Zwolle station (Netherlands)

    Does anybody know if there are any left luggage facilities at Zwolle station?
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    Why is the French name for Brussel-Zuid not Bruxelles-Sud?

    Midi sounds more like a name that would be given to a central station, although there is also the central station in Brussels - what is the reason for using it here? Something historical?
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    Can I find out the full virtual card number attached to a card in Google Pay?

    I recently used contactless on my phone to pay for a rail journey, and I'd now like to add this contactless payment account to my Oyster account. When I go into the Google Pay app however, all that's displayed is the last four digits of the account. I can't see a way in the app to make it show...
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    Ticket with brand mixing: Avanti West Coast only ticket with specified Virgin Trains service

    I picked up my travelling home for Christmas tickets today - strange mixture of branding on the ticket. [Image shows a ticket routed Avanti West Coast only, on the 13:35 Virgin Trains service]
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    Classical music played on train horns

    Apologies if this is old news here, but it's been doing the rounds on Twitter today and I thought some people might like it - YouTube - Pachelbel's Canon recreated with train horns. Possibly not one for the classical purists.
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    Nationalise the water companies

    This post brought to you by the Kafaesque nightmare that is Thames Water's house move process. Filling in their online move form was completely ignored, ages spent on hold with hold music blasting out at a much higher volume than the staff I finally got to talk to so that on each of the numerous...
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    Network Rail managed stations

    A couple of questions that have come to mind after reading suggestions in the Manchester Victoria lifts thread that the station should be managed by Network Rail. 1) What is the smallest station managed by Network Rail? 2) What is the largest station not managed by Network Rail? For the sake...
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    SWT: Refund of ferry ticket purchased because the hovercraft wasn't running

    I travelled on Friday from London Waterlook to Ryde, with a ticket from Waterloo to Ryde Hoverport purchased over the phone from South Western Trains. Unfortunately, due to the weather the hovercraft wasn't running, so I was advised by a staff member at Southsea hoverport that I'd need to catch...
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    Changing cant?

    There is a notice on the edge of platform 1 at Limehouse station, visible from platform 2, saying (words to the effect of - I can't remember the exact wording) "CHANGING CANT ON THIS BRIDGE IS NOT PERMITTED". What is changing cant? I have attempted to search for the term, but the results are...
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    Advance tickets including hovercraft

    I've just bought a London Waterloo to Ryde Hoverport ticket, using the bus from Portsmouth & Southsea to Southsea Hoverport. On my return journey, how strict is the restriction of which hovercraft and bus I use? Is it strictly timed, or is it like an "and connections" reservation where I'm...
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    London buses - Mystery of the missing spider maps

    Does anyone know why some spider maps are no longer accessible from the TfL website? For example, the list of maps for Southwark shows nothing for Peckham, which definitely has at least one spider map - I was looking at it today at a bus stop on Rye Lane. Similarly, Wandsworth lists only six...
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    Why is the National Rail Enquiries website so unreliable?

    I've just tried to check the departure status from my local station, and as I so often am, I was presented with this: This happens several times a week. I appreciate that no website is up all the time, but this is just frustratingly common. The live departures information seems to be...
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    Issue with a bridge at Cheadle Hulme, 2/08/19

    I was travelling on a Virgin service from Euston to Manchester on Friday evening which was diverted via Crewe and Wilmslow. According to the train manager, a member of the public had reported debris falling from a bridge at Cheadle Hulme, and Network Rail had (entirely sensibly) closed the line...
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    Contactless coming to Metrolink

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-48853860 Well, it can't be worse than the Get Me There system. Ideally there will be future enhancements for capping beyond a single day (my typical use case for Metrolink is a weekend pass bought on Friday evening for use between Piccadilly and...
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    What if Tramlink delays cause a train to be missed on an Advance?

    Given that the tram fare isn't included in the ticket price, would someone travelling on an Advance ticket who got to Beckenham Junction late due to issues with the trams be covered to catch a subsequent train?
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    DIY split ticketing - Tottenham Hale to Stansted Airport

    I'm planning to catch the 15:22 Tottenham Hale to Stansted Airport service tomorrow. When I search on National Rail Enquiries, I'm presented with the option of buying an Anytime ticket for £18.50. (There's also the option of an Offpeak ticket for £20.40 - what? This is just a method for GA to...

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