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    TfW website selling tickets that are not valid?

    Seems it’s possible to buy a Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton advance single with 16-25 railcard for a train at 0730 on a weekday and pay under £12.00. I always thought fares were rounded up to the minimum fare if the RC discount took them under the threshold. Now the issue is my friend has had a...
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    TfW 'Buy before you board' posters

    These posters appear to be all over the TfW network. I'm on the Cambrian and I'm wondering how these are not in breach of some regulation or other. How can it be 'the law' at (for example) Penrhyndeudraeth where I snapped this shot? It is unstaffed with no TVM. I presume the rule still applies...
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    Eastleigh Ticket Office / Car Park Ticket Sales

    Help please if possible. Can Eastleigh ticket office sell tickets for the car park at the station or is it a case of buying at a machine? I need to park there from 1500 Friday to 0900 Monday. A weekend ticket seems to exist for £7.90 valid from 1400 Friday. SWR website doesn't say when this...
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    Portsmouth open top?

    Is there an Open Top tour/service bus running in Portsmouth currently?
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    2C restriction out of Euston weekday mornings.

    Do any experts have any suggestions for excessing a SVR Manchester to London Terminals return portion to enable use on the 0910 Euston to Crewe. It has a 2C restriction so currently no good until 0927. There are some SSR tickets with ‘pre 0906’ restrictions such as to Marsden ‘any permitted’...
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    Rugeley Power Station Open Day - 1980's

    I have found an old photo of a visit I made to Rugeley Power Station open day. I'm stood on the steps of loco 20163 in Railfreight Grey livery. A class 56 and a 47 in the same liveries are behind. From Google I can see that 58039 was named 'Rugeley Power Station' on Saturday 13/9/86. Can...
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    Rugeley Trent Valley to Chester / Liverpool - SVR but via New Street

    A friend of mine has regularly travelled from Rugeley Trent Valley to Chester using a £23.40 SVR (code 2T) and to Liverpool using a £30.40 SVR (code CS) and has always got an itinerary via Birmingham New Street. He appreciates that he could travel directly to Crewe in both cases from Rugeley...
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    Ffestiniog & West Highland Railway vacancies.

    The Ffestiniog & West Highland Railway has a number of vacancies advertised at the moment, including full time positions at the new £2.2 million station in Caernarfon. Summer posts are also available in Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog. Full time post holders benefit from entering the RDG...
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    Huw's Coaches (trading as variants Tacsi Gwynedd, Hughs Taxis) to cease in Caernarfon from 2/9/18

    Local reports suggest that the Traffic Commissioner has revoked the O Licence of this operator from 02/09/18. Huw's took many of the Express Motors services over when they closed on 01/01/18.
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    Shrewsbury to Slough with 1 change at Hereford, but no fares?

    My daughter will be travelling on Saturday 7/4/18 from Shrewsbury to Slough returning the next day. A nice simple journey with one change at Hereford is possible leaving at 1115 arriving at 1508 into Slough, returning on Sunday leaving Slough at 1305 arriving at 1723 into Shrewsbury. I can see...
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    Break of Journey on outward portion of Super Off Peak Return ticket

    Am I correct in assuming that a £35.50 Super Off Peak Return ticket from Shrewsbury (SHR) to Marylebone (MYB) with restriction code 'PV' is not valid for break of journey (or terminating short) at Wembley Stadium (WCX) ?
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    West Yorkshire Day Ranger (Train & Bus version)

    Can anyone confirm a couple of things regards the above ticket please? Am I correct in that it can only be issued by staffed stations in West Yorkshire? Am I also correct in that there is no PRIV discount? Many thanks.
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    Through fares to Pickering Bus (K294/PIZ)

    I'm looking to travel from Bangor (BNG) to Pickering on Monday 19/3/18 returning Wednesday 21/3/18. The Coastliner bus website states: "Whitby, Pickering, Flamingo Land, Eden Camp - From any staffed Rail Station in the country, passengers may purchase Single or Return tickets to any of these...
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    London / SE area 'bash' in February?

    Whilst I have visited London a few times in the last 10 years or so for a specific reason, I haven't really spent any time just travelling around for the sheer pleasure of it! I find myself with the opportunity of a Fri/Sat/Sun stay in the Kings Cross area in February. So far I have three...
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    Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways - paid post

    This may be of interest to someone? As the FR are part of the ATOC staff travel scheme the successful applicant would get National Rail PRIV after 6 months service too. Retail Merchandising Supervisor The Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways are looking to recruit a Retail Merchandising...
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    D. Jones & Son of Acrefair, Wrexham to close.

    Just heard that D. Jones & Son of Acrefair, Wrexham are to close at end of service this evening.
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    Christmas Day 2017

    Am I correct in thinking there are no passenger rail services operating on any TOC on Christmas Day this year ?
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    Christmas Day bus services 2017

    Can anyone please post details of any bus services running in the UK on 25/12/17 please ?
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    Car Purchase advice

    I'm after a small car that must be an Automatic and have Auto Cruise. What do people recommend? Happy to look at any model either new or used. Thanks everyone!
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    Day trip from St. Leonards - London / Child Paper Travelcards

    Can anyone enlighten me as to whether or not it is still possible to buy these on arrival at Charing Cross? 1 Adult & 3 Children travelling tomorrow St. Leonards Warrior Square - Charing Cross for a day of sightseeing. (No railcards but 2 of the kids have ATOC Priv (but not free) cards) -...

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