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When I arrived at St Pancras this afternoon (13:40) there was a train in the southbound platform that couldn't leave due to a train failure at City Thameslink. Initially though I thought that the train at STP was faulty because it was repeatedly activating the door close procedure (with...

I came across a post on Reddit (r/London). Someone has found a badge that they think may be of sentimental value. Someone suggested posting here but I don't think they have yet. https://old.reddit.com/r/london/comments/pkfgy5/lost_train_badge_long_shot_but_it_looks/

The erstwhile xx:30 AWC service from Euston to Glasgow now leaves at xx:10, although it arrives at intermediate stations at pretty much the same time as before, and I am trying to understand the logistics behind it. There is now an extra stop at Crewe, where it sits for 7 minutes. So that...

I was under the impression that Southport (and most of the Merseyrail network) did not support the collection of pre-purchased tickets, and the NRE website backs that up, however I tried to purchase a Southport to London Euston ticket using the Avanti App back in March, but the only option...

I travelled first class from Euston in the summer on an Advance ticket and was able to use the lounge at Euston. I would like to travel first class again, but this time I need a flexible ticket (Off-peak return). However the website states: which, on the face if it, excludes off-peak tickets...

On 26 July (tomorrow) I am travelling on a first class advance from Euston (12:30) to Wigan. This will be my first experience of first class travel in 10 years and I have a couple of questions about the menu (which I realise is subject to availability). Which menu can I expect? Am I restricted...

I have been reading the recent penalty fare legislation (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/366/made) (which as far as I can see completely replaces previous legislation, rather than amending it) and was reading about situations in which a penalty fare cannot be imposed: The reference to...

I've noticed that journeys involving an interchange at Clapham Junction to South West Trains services now have a minimum interchange time of 20 minutes, instead of 10. Other interchanges seem to be as normal. I assume that this is due to the impending major engineering works being carried out...

Due to an incident at London Victoria As platform 13 (along with 14) is "special", there is a real risk that passengers using PAYG/Contactless will either be overcharged or even refused entry unless TfL are made aware of this. As MikeWh has contacts within TfL, perhaps he could find out...

I was interchanging at Clapham Junction today and at the top of the steps to platforms 1&2 (London Overground) ticket checks were being carried out. I proffered my contactless card and was then invited to tap the pink Oyster reader (I presume that the gizmo held by the checkers was Oyster only)...

Has anybody successfully used the RP calculator recently? After correctly answering the CAPTCHA question (nice green tick next to "I'm not a robot"), the Origin, Destination and Route inputs remain in error (red x) even if I type values in, and I am unable to click the "Show Routeing Points"...

While going through some boxes in the loft I came across these tickets for the Betws-y-coed miniature railway. The last time I went on a family holiday to Wales was in 1979, so these tickets are from no later than that.

If I make a journey which starts/ends at a dual-zoned station how is the maximum journey time calculated? Example: Tulse Hill (zone 3) to Lewisham (zones 2/3) via Peckham Rye (Zone 2). In this case, would the maximum journey time be for zones 3-2 (80 mins) or 3-2-3 (90 mins)? For the...

While emailing tfl to resolve a charging issue (all ended well) it was mentioned in an email that for the journey I wanted to make at the "avoiding zone 1" price I had to tap the pink reader at both West Brompton and Clapham Junction (as an aside, I travelled via Wimbledon, which would not...

Looking at Realtime trains at Clapham Junction I notice a sea of STPs and virtual no VARs. I always thought that STP, as the name suggests, was used for services that were added to the system at short notice due to an unexpected incident, while VAR was used for tweaks to an existing service...

This is a purely hypothetical question. As I understand it, an Oyster card with just PAYG and no discounts is transferable. If the card is registered and has auto top-up enabled, if the current holder of a card receives a penalty fare, is the auto top-up account holder in any way liable for...

I will be travelling from Streatham to Wigan next week. An off peak return has a restriction code of 9i. I am aiming to get the 10:30 from Euston, which is no problem. However I will be using Thameslink to St Pancras for the cross-London portion of the journey. 9i states that this ticket is...

Not a dispute as it all turned out OK, but a mildly interesting incident. At Whitechapel this afternoon, just after another passenger had passed through the gates and the light turned amber, I tapped and got a red. So I paused until amber and tapped again. Another red light with a "card...

I was at Blackfriars a few days ago and I noticed a poster indicating how busy services are in and around peak commute times. This information is also available on the FCC website. Very useful for those of us who can be more flexible in our travel arrangements and who desire a more pleasant...

I was at Cannon Street expecting to meet a friend from Teynham this morning, but both the services were cancelled. http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/search/advanced/TEY/2014/07/04/0615?stp=WVS&show=pax-calls&order=wtt Both cancellations are listed as "problem with the train (M6)". Can anyone...