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  1. maffi209

    Travelling from Sankey / Warrington West

    Hi folks, Can anyone clarify things with regard tickets to/from Sankey. For example, if I buy a return Sankey - Liverpool, travel out on the 07:45, but miss the 17:19 (the only evening return) I would need to return to Warrington West. What do I need to do to ensure my ticket is valid? I...
  2. maffi209

    Northern issued Rail Travel Vouchers

    I had a bit of a palaver at the ticket office this morning when I was part-paying for my season ticket with three Rail Travel Vouchers that I had received as delay repay. The ticket office was Thameslink, two of the vouchers were issued by Virgin, and the third was issued by Northern. The...
  3. maffi209

    TVMs and Credit Card Cloning

    I have a credit card that is exclusively used to pay for work travel. The only uses of the card are: - Buying rail tickets online - Tapping in/out on TFL - Buying rail tickets from ticket office or TVM - Collecting tickets from TVM - Contactless payment on buses Twice in the last four months I...
  4. maffi209

    Peak/Off-peak when travelling on more than one ticket

    For commuting I have a Leagrave - Hendon season ticket. Occasionally I need to travel elsewhere in London so might extend this with a Hendon - Zone 1-6 Travelcard, as I did today. It is usually obvious whether I need to buy a peak or off-peak travelcard but when it is on the cusp of the change...
  5. maffi209

    Eccentric email from VTWC

    On Saturday I am travelling from Manchester Piccadilly to Milton Keynes Central and am booked on the 1715 service. This morning I received an email from Virgin Trains advising me that because of Premier League football they expected the 1715 (and 1735) departures from MAN to be very busy and...
  6. maffi209

    Ticket validity - burden of proof

    Wasn't sure where to put this - hope this is a reasonable place... Where does the burden of proof lie if I know my ticket it valid but the authority doesn't know this and makes a fuss. The reason I ask is that I am travelling on a TfGM Wayfarer ticket today and had a bus driver in Bolton...
  7. maffi209

    Where has my favourite route gone?

    I often travel Euston - Sankey changing at Crewe and Liverpool South Parkway. Usual timing of a weekday journey are: 1240 EUS - CRE (arr 1410) 1433 CRE - LPY (arr 1500) 1509 LPY - SNK (arr 1528) The individual trains still exist but the journey planner on Virgin Trains no longer throws...

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