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What's the reason many Reading tickets are REA for Reading and Reading West? What's the history? Why aren't RDG Reading only tickets from London cheaper? And why doesn't REA include Reading Green Park?

Why is the disused platform next to platform 1 no longer in use? It seems an obvious place to have spare capacity for platform 1

Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/new-luton-airport-express-branded-services-to-simplify-travel-along-the-midland-mainline.246201 They should rename the station to just Luton Parkway

Is there a comparison of how many years apart refits took place on different classes after privatisation? For example with the Class 800s being about 5 years old, how long until there's the chance of replacing the ironing boards?

Can this be purchased before someone turns 16, or does it need to wait until the day of their birthday?

Are there trains between Heathrow terminals on Boxing day, and also between Paddington and Heathrow? Thanks

What's the process if a GWR Touch smart card gets lost and has a season ticket on it? Does the passenger have to apply for a new smart card and wait to receive it in the post? What do they do in the meantime while waiting for the replacement to arrive?

Railcards bought online / digital from Trainline have to be shown in the Trainline app. Do other online retailers let you add railcards to Apple Wallet instead?

When the Henley Festival is on (this week) the Henley branch has 'circular' trains because some don't stop at Shiplake. I think they don't stop going North at Shiplake in the morning and they don't stop going South at Shiplake in the afternoon. They also get 2x2 car (4 car) trains to cope with...

What is the Reading Bus (RBS) destination? Is it different to a Reading PlusBus ticket?

If a ticket is endorsed on the back in the Endorsements box, is there a syntax that makes it valid or how does a staff member know it's correct and who wrote it? What's an example of a valid endorsement?

Buying a child season of over a month but less than a year seems to only be offered on ITSO, but GWR don't allow under 16s to have a smartcard. Is this true for all retailers? Do any online retailers sell these tickets as paper fulfilment? Can a ticket office still sell a paper ticket of this type?

Is this journey allowed on contactless? The TfL single fares finder says no fares found.

If you take a Train from Maidenhead to Windsor and Eton Central paying by contactless and the Maidenhead to Slough is a TfL train, Slough to Windsor is a GWR train, and the TfL train is delayed do you claim delay repay from TfL or GWR? Which delay rules apply TfL or GWR?

I'm sure I saw a GWR page with contactless caps listed when contactless first was enabled to Reading. Are there PAYG caps for the new Henley contactless fares? Is there a TfL or GWR webpage with this info?

At what point does a gap get small enough that a warning limited clearance sign gets put up?

Do any of the split ticket sites or apps do a full comparison of splits involving multiple NR fares but with elements of contactless also? So for example start on a NR ticket and split onto a contactless fare?

How difficult would this be to achieve. For example on the bridge over the Thames between Twyford and Henley on Thames?

Child rate is for children 15 years and under. If a child is 15 years old and six months, what happens if they buy an annual season ticket? Is the child rate valid for the whole year? If it's not valid then if at the point of becoming 16 years old a 16-17 saver railcard is purchased, is the...

Does anyone have access to the data to determine what's the cheapest season ticket available for purchase on the network?