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    Reading to Gatwick once a week

    Unless I have missed something - Shouldn't your employers cover additional travel away from normal place of work?
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    Have you had valid Delay Repay claims rejected?

    Every GWR claim I have submitted has been rejected. I appeal. They reject and this game goes on until they admit that the claim is valid. On two occasions I'd to go to Transport Focus who forced GWR into paying. Most are delays through missed connections but the toughest one was bus not turning...
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    GWR Mobile Ticket Break of Journey

    Raised this with Gwr last year and was told it was being fixed. Nothing has changed since then.
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    Rail Usage 2018-19 and 2019/20

    I used to get a season ticket but now I work in another office at least once a week and work pay for the travel, it became more efficient to buy an anytime return each day. That and the regular delay repay makes it even cheaper
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    Delay repay is a nice little earner.

    I had three delay repay claims submitted this week. Makes more sense for me to get return tickets every day than a season ticket.
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    Leeds to newbury racecourse: delay due to missed connection

    Transport Focus questioned GWR's response and I will get half of 125ish fare back. Thanks for the help with this
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    Reading season ticket

    I was messing around with the season ticket calculator and found a £200 saving by paying for a ticket beyond where I need to be Result I thought Then I was looking at Paddington to reading season tickets but wasn't getting any fares but did when I did when I did it vice versa reading to...
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    Leeds to newbury racecourse: delay due to missed connection

    In the initial email they said contact virgin I repeated this issue was GWR causing delay and they said Thank you for your email and ticket information regarding your journey . I’m sorry to hear you were so delayed I’ve checked the details for you and unfortunately we won’t be able to...
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    Leeds to newbury racecourse: delay due to missed connection

    Just to let you know the claim was turned down
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    Leeds to newbury racecourse: delay due to missed connection

    National rail Paddington advises 1803 from Paddington to newbury racecourse via newbury as a valid connection
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    Leeds to newbury racecourse: delay due to missed connection

    Hi I travelled from Leeds to newbury racecourse via KX, Paddington and Newbury on Monday 1515 from Leeds 1803 from Paddington arrived late into Newbury 1851 from Newbury left without us so missed connection with over an hour wait Did I have to stick to the suggested timings on the app or...
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    Reading commuters: should more long distance GWR trains skip this station?

    Didn't think Theale was wheelchair friendly and the platform isn't big enough for HSTs without leaving some carriages locked
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    What should happen in the next CrossCountry Franchise

    I'd rather sit from rdg to the nother east and leeds on XC than change in London. Anything longer and I'd be heading to Heathrow
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    Trivia: Stations with both a footbridge and a subway.

    Reading - although one doesn't have access to the tracks
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    GC first class full and standing

    Yeh all sorted with a cheque for £25 in the post. Won't quibble that extra £2 odd Thanks for your help
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    GC first class full and standing

    Was on a full and standing GC from Sunderland to Kings Cross yesterday in first class without a seat - ticket was 93 single How generous are GC normally with their refunds in this situation?
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    Old school stations from a Virgin Conductor

    Yeh heard Newcastle Central recently. ..as a local I would call it Newcastle only central when on metro
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    How are XC coping not doing ticket checks?

    Checked twice on XC on Friday between Reading and Durham with the team change over in Birmingham Inspector taking her job very seriously when faced with six students travelling on four young person rail cards
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    Newbury

    I get the 1739 from Reading to Newbury racecourse with a change of trains at Newbury - a route advertised via national rail. Sometimes I get picked up in Newbury or go there after work for a drink Can I technically go through the barrier at Newbury and claim it as a break of journey even...

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