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I was just sitting at sidcup when a networker went through quickly without stopping. Out of curiosity I looked at where it was going on RTT. It was running empty from Slade Green Depot to Victoria, I then looked to see what service it then formed but it appeared to be another movement out of...

I travelled from Euston to Milton Keynes yesterday and knew that I wanted to catch the 1516 Avanti service to Glasgow Central to get me to Milton Keynes 30 minutes later. I got to Euston with 6-7 minutes to spare and caught the train in good time. However, as I walked through the concourse, I...

A bit of a niche and random question and may well be the railway version of a “first world problem”, but I’m wondering about an issue that is a real-world scenario for me. I am a metropolitan police officer and have a rail pass that allows me to travel across South East England for a monthly...

Sorry for a slightly "ranty" thread, but I'm mildly irritated. Next month I have to make a journey to the Welsh Borders on a weekday. I am weighing up going by car or by train. I used to be a regular user of the West Coast Mainline back in the mid 2000s and enjoy the train journey. However, I...

I was interested to note that TFL have changed their conditions of carriage to include the requirement of face coverings. This means that after the 19th of July you must still wear one despite it no longer being a criminal offence not to. Quite aside from the rights and wrongs of this position...

I’m a police officer (not BTP). I won’t give away the time, TOC, or location, but recently, whilst I was off duty, someone tailgated me through the barriers. I immediately stopped him, identified myself as a police officer, and asked him to accompany me back behind the gate line. I asked him...

Today I caught a Virgin Trains service from Penrith to London. Sitting behind me there was a teenage girl who got on at the same stop. When the guard came along and did a ticket check she presented her phone with a ticket on an app. However, the ticket had apparently been “deactivated”. The...

I’ve never claimed delay repay before but today I was on the 0703 from Euston to Birmingham which was delayed by just over an hour due to a person being struck by a train. As such, I believe I am entitled to delay repay. However, as the journey was paid for by work who is actually entitled to...

Where there are no ticket buying facilities at a departure station is there a requirement to “seek out” the guard to purchase a ticket or does the first opportunity to purchase present itself when the guard finds you? I’ve seen on several threads here (most recently today) and also yesterday...

What do people think of this? I think such hard-hitting campaigns are impactive and that is a good thing. I don’t really get the criticisms. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47830103

I’ve heard it said several times that ticket offices are obliged to advise customers of the best price for their journey but can’t see anything definitive to say that this is indeed the case. Is it true? And, if so, what is the extent of this duty? The Liverpool-Lewes thread got me thinking...

Does anyone understand why this product exists? Retirement age is 65 (soon to be raised) - so essentially the taxpayer is funding working people (also people more likely to be earning at the top of their pay grade/of higher rank) to be able to commute to work for free. It just seems slightly...

I know that advanced fares prohibit “breaking the journey” and stopping short. However, what are people’s thoughts on stopping short when you hold an additional ticket that would otherwise be valid at a particular station? For example: if you had a Crewe to Euston Advance but already held a...

Hi all, long time lurker, long time train nerd, first time poster. I’m a police officer in the Met Police and have been a member of the “ATOC” travel scheme since it’s inception. Essentially, for a monthly fee I have unlimited travel in south east England on National Rail services (circa 70...