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I will be using a Tring to Watford North season ticket for a few weeks for work. The service from Watford Junction to Watford North is hourly, so in the event of a missed connection, it would be faster to walk to my final destination (or potentially take a bus). Am I correct that there is no...

How does Oyster behave on a same station exit that’s less than two minutes in length? I believe it used to charge a maximum fare, but thought I read it had changed with the move to back office processing? If so, does this also affect Oyster cards with railcard discounts?

I have a single ticket spanning two days of travel, with an overnight break of journey in Berlin. This journey is across multiple European operators. Is there any compensation due if there is a delay on the first day of travel such that I arrive into Berlin more than 60 minutes late? My reading...

I'm trying to find some information on when DB change their timetables, but I can't seem to find anything on their English website. In particular, ICE 120 seems to be retimed and terminates short of Amsterdam at some point over the next few months, but I can't seem to work out exactly what and...

Do any train operators actually enforce specific seat reservations on an Advance ticket? I have a long trip coming up and haven't been able to get the reservation I wanted, but assuming I found a suitable unreserved seat/a reserved seat where no one turned up, could I run foul of revenue...

What's the difference between the Class 387/1, 387/2, and 387/3? Wikipedia doesn't highlight any real differences between these - only mentions the /1a which is ETCS fitted.

Inspired by: This all seems useful for a finance team to control and manage rail travel expenses, but I was wondering if any business platforms offered any general benefits to employees booking through them as opposed to e.g. getting reimbursed? Most companies would require booking through the...

Assume I have a ticket from LU Zones 1 to High Wycombe, my journey begins at Blackfriars, and I'm trying to get to Marylebone to catch my Chiltern train. Which of the following would be valid and how much difficulty might I run into if I were to pass ticket barriers along the way? 1. Taking the...

I need to renew my railcard -- is anyone aware of any current promotions? £30 isn't a lot of money, but with the cost-of-living crisis, felt it wouldn't hurt to ask.

I was at Kings Cross for the first time in ages today, and noticed that the previous Platform 11 has been renumbered to Platform 10, and the old Platform 10 removed entirely with the track having been lifted up. Is this a permanent change, and how long has it been the case? Is there any...

Does the Elizabeth Line core section (i.e. those stations manged by London Underground) have standard National Rail ticket retailing and collection facilities, whether in the form of ticket machines or a ticket office? Or are they supplied with standard LU TVMs which only do a very small subset...

I had a off-peak return from Queens Park to Southampton Central. I travelled to Waterloo before abandoning my journey due to the disruption today, so the ticket is partially used. Am I entitled to a full refund from the retailer, and if not, what are my options if any?

I live in London, and had cause the other day to take a contra-peak flow journey, i.e. a train out of Waterloo at about 8 AM and arriving back into Waterloo at about 6 PM. The AM train was about half-full from Clapham Junction, i.e. had you been one of the last ones on at Clapham Junction, you...

I was on a Tube platform during a serious incident the other day. There were no station staff on the platform, but there were numerous help point calls to bring the incident to the attention of the control room. Meanwhile, I imagine the train driver was speaking to the signaller to get...

I'm thinking of trying out the Pullman Dining service on a Swansea service soon--does anyone have any experience of (1) how it compares to the lunch/dinner services, and (2) if it's likely to be very busy (as I'll be travelling on a standard ticket and won't be able to make reservations)?

I thought that TfL mandated that all its buses have rolling bus blinds. However, I've just seen one (admittedly it wasn't in service) with what was quite obviously a digital blind (i.e. animating text)--has this requirement changed, was it never a requirement, or could this have been a trial...

Tomorrow, I will be travelling from Kentish Town station, which is operated by LU and only has LU ticket machines, despite also being a NR station. I will be travelling to Weymouth, returning on Sunday. I therefore wish to purchase the £80.70 Off-Peak Return fare. In my experience, LU ticket...

Having heard much here about impartial ticket offices and the TSA, how would one go about finding a partial ticket office? Do any actually exist? If so, which ones are better than others?

I'm travelling to Cambridge on Greater Anglia next weekend (doing my best to avoid GN at the moment)--is there any public way of telling whether a given service is due to be operated by a 317 or a 379? The latter are obviously much more comfortable, and if the two classes are separately...

Do Royal Mail still transport any post/parcels on trains, and if so, do they use dedicated stock? Obviously the Travelling Post Office went many years ago, but there seems to be disagreement about whether or not Class 325s are still in service along the WCML? I'm particularly curious about...