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    Could services through Leeds be improved, to better make use of the available capacity?

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/leeds-station-improvement.170747 It does seem to have been going on for years, and yet nothing yet has been done to resolve the situation of platform 17. Are there any plans for this in the near future? The...
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    A day trip to Brigg!

    There have been numerous threads concerning the rail Service to Brigg. Discussions about the inadequate timetable, including the recent timetable change and which TOC should operate the service, have been discussed at length. This is my report on using the line for a day trip to Brigg so please...
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    Aberdeen to Nottingham 1st or 2nd June

    I have a holiday planned and hotel booked in Aberdeen from 22nd-31st May. The day I’m due to travel back, Wednesday 31st May, is one of the ASLEF strike days. If I was able to extend my stay by one or two nights, how might a journey back to Nottingham be on either Thursday 1st or Friday 2nd...
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    Income from tickets purchased on mobile apps

    I live on a rural bus route which is heavily subsidised by the local authority. The route has recently been threatened with complete withdrawal but the local authority has agreed to fund it until September next year when its future will again be reviewed. The local parish councils in the...
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    Hucknall - Newcastle permitted routes

    I’m not sure if this is the correct thread to post this but I’m posting it here hoping that the right people might read it. Feel free to move my post if it doesn’t belong here. A few weeks ago I travelled from Hucknall (Robin Hood Line in Nottinghamshire) to Newcastle using an any permitted Off...
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    Changed trip/holiday plans due to rail strikes

    I thought it might be interesting in this Trip Planning section to hear how people are changing their day trips out and especially holiday plans as a result of the planned strikes and ongoing unreliability and uncertainty of rail travel due to cancelled trains etc. Please try to keep this thread...
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    Gaps in afternoon bus timetables

    I have just been reading the thread 'Furthest day return trip by bus from your home town'. I quite like having days out by bus, but I don't think I would want to travel such huge distances as I prefer to base my days out around getting off and exploring interesting locations along my planned...
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    More Rover and Ranger Reports from Chris C

    I tried to add this report to my previous ChrisC Rover and Ranger thread but was not able to do so as this had been locked to further replies. I hadn't posted there for over a year! Last year was a busy year but for obvious reasons I have not done any holidays involving using rail rovers this...
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    What changes would you like to see to Northern services?

    Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/northern-connect-original-plans-vs-what-actually-happened.168219/ I can understand if Nottingham to Bradford does not happen. I didn’t think it was very sensible to add that short extension to the route, including reversal at...
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    Freedom of Devon and Cornwall Rover Validity

    I posted the following a few days ago in the Trip Planning and Reports section but as yet have not had any response. I thought I’d try here as it’s connected with ticket validity. Is the Freedom of Devon and Cornwall Rover valid on the 0837 XC departure from Penzance? The National Rail Website...
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    Bus and integrated transport fares in Nottinghamshire

    Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/parliamentary-debate-on-east-to-west-midlands-railway-connectivity.184669/page-6#post-4086809 Nottingham is often mentioned as an example of a city with good co-ordinated public transport. I agree that it is within the city area...
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    Nottingham to Inverness break of return journey

    Later this summer I am planning to travel up to Inverness from Nottingham on a Monday morning using an Off Peak Return priced at £112.85 with my Senior Railcard. After spending a week in Inverness, the following Monday afternoon I am planning on travelling down as far as Glasgow, staying 3...
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    Go-Ahead theKey

    Last summer I spent a week in Plymouth and made use of a Plymouth Bus 7 Day ticket which I had loaded onto a Key Card. This was very useful for travel in and around Plymouth and also excellent value for days out to Padstow, Looe, Polperro and Bude. I registered my new Plymouth Bus Key card...
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    Dumfries and Galloway Discovery Ticket

    Does anyone know anything about this ticket or has any experience of actually purchasing one and using it? I’m staying for a week in Dumfries this summer and was thinking of spending some days discovering the area by bus. Looking at daily and weekly tickets available on the Stagecoach West...
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    TVM Leeds Question.

    Are there any ticket machines at Leeds station that will sell tickets from another station? Just wondered because I’m going to be in Leeds next month and will have a 7 Day West Yorkshire ticket loaded onto an M Card. If I decided any day to travel beyond the boundary could I buy a ticket from a...
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    Much improved EMT TVM

    Very good to see that the ticket machines on the Robin Hood Line, in Nottinghamshire, have been upgraded to provide much a much wider range of tickets. These EMT machines now allow a full range of tickets to be purchased for journeys from another station and tickets for future travel up to a...
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    ChrisC's Rover and Ranger Holidays

    I've been reading interesting reports in this forum for years of other people’s trips. Over this time I have read dozens of fascinating reports from people doing All Line Rover trips and always thought that was something that I must do one day. Now that I have retired, and have the time, I've...

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