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    Visiting London.Advice need on best travel ticket.

    Hi all i am looking for advice on the cheapest travel ticket, I will be in London from Monday 5th September to Friday 9th September, and have been looking London travel website. I am a holder of GMPTE Disability travel pass and a holder of a Disabled Persons Railcard.I will be traveling with my...
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    Help Please….Freight passing Woodsmoor Station.

    Hi all, Please could anyone advise where I could obtain information about freight train running passed Stockport and Woodsmoor stations, onwards to Buxton . Just my grandson love for trains is demanding, and I end up in the bad corner if I miss time. thanks …
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    Traveling with a GMPTE Disabled card V Disabled Person Railcard

    I hold both a GMPTE Disabled card and a Disabled person railcard, and wanted to travel to Crewe, when I asked 1 station, they told me I only need to pay from Cheadle Hulme to Crewe, has my GMPTE disabled covers me as far as Cheadle Hulme. The other station says I would have to use my Disabled...
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    Manchester Piccadilly staff member kicked between the legs after ticket dispute

    It has been reported in the Manchester evening new. That they have been attack on ticket inspectors at Manchester Piccadilly’s railway station. The victim, aged in his 40s, was verbally abused before being attacked...
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    Extinction Rebellion protesters On Deansgate

    Hi , hope someone can help me with following question. I am planning to travel from Stockport to Bury on Saturday. But having watched the local news. It showed Extinction Rebellion protesters are occupying Deansgate for 4 days. So would I still be about to take the tram from Manchester...
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    Wagon hits bridge in the Wigan area.

    It was reported in the Manchester evening news. Local services were delayed in the Wigan area. After a van hits a bridge in the Wigan area. Rail bosses comments was.. Rail bosses say they are "seriously peeved" after a van got stuck under a bridge The incident in Wigan this afternoon held up...
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    Tram surfing featured in the Manchester evening news

    Hi Just found this article in the Manchester evening news. About the youth tram surfing in the Manchester area...
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    Greater Manchester Ticket Boundary’s

    I am looking for some advice. What routes would be the best to cover as much rail miles or tram miles within the Great Manchester ticket boundary in one Saturday travelling. I am a holder of a GMPTE Disabled pass. So no need to purchase a ticket. Just ideas for routes to take. Thanks so much.Paul.
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    Spraying of lines white.

    Hi, just a quick question, while walking near Woodsmoor level crossing, on the Manchester to Buxton line. I noticed the rails have been sprayed white. And was just wondering why...thanks ...
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    Stockport station weekly service pattern

    The weekday service pattern is (tph = trains per hour): Transport for Wales 1 tph to Manchester Piccadilly 1 tph to Carmarthen/Milford Haven via Shrewsburyand Cardiff Central CrossCountry 2 tph to Manchester Piccadilly 1 tph to Bournemouth via Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham New Street 1 tph...
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    Gmpte Disabled concessionary and Disabled persons railcard

    I was just wondering who’s right or wrong on the following issues I had the other day. I visited a main line station and explained I have purchased 2 ticket on TrainLine website for a set time to to Manchester to Edinburgh for Saturday , and return on the Tuesday. I asked for advise on which...
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    Driverless bus.

    Hi, just been watching my local news, and they do an issue on stagecoaches testing driverless bus, Where would this work.And living and working would it work around the street of Greater Manchester.
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    Greater Manchester Disabled Concessionary Card

    I am going to Edinburgh at the end of the month, my question is , will I be able to use my Greater Manchester Disabled card on Scottish transport. I also have Disabled Persons Railcard. So can use both or any of them. Thanks
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    Gmpte Clipacard

    I was chatting with friends about different sort of tickets, and one brought up the clipacard that was around about mid 1970’s.Was this right, any information would be greatly received.
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    A afternoon outing.

    My first time reporting my day trip, feel free to advise where I have gone wrong or not explained correctly thanks. Today’s journey. Took the stagecoach Gmpte, bus 192,in the direction of hazel grove. Alighted on the A6, near Wilford Wood public house (Wetherspoon), enjoyed the Tuesday meal...

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