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    Kingston to Dartford, which route?

    Single fare finder shows an offpeak fare of £4 for this journey, but by which route? Looking at the map I’m assuming it’s going to be Clapham Junction then overground to Denmark hill?
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    Switch between contactless and paper at Luton airport parkway?

    As per title, can you switch between contactless and paper ticket at Luton airport without having to step back a train?
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    TFL Contactless Collection Issues.

    Is anyone else having problems with TFL collecting payments from their account when using contactless? Until recently I could pretty much guarantee that fares would be collected by the end of the next working day, but something seems to be amiss. This week, Mondays payment has not been collected...
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    TFL merchant ID

    This is just another of those curios, to which @MikeWh may know the answer. When I use contactless for my travel, sometimes the fare appears on my statement as “Transport for London”, and sometimes as “TFL TRAVEL CHARGE”. Any idea why the two different names and what, if anything, determines...
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    Switching between PAYG and physical ticket at Swanley.

    Just a quick question, where are the Oyster/contactless readers at Swanley, is there enough time to tap in/out and switch between PAYG and a ticket without having to step back a train?
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    When Train Journeys Go Horribly Wrong

    Tonight, 14th October at 8:00pm on Channel 5. Described in TV Guide magazine as “new” although C5 are known to dress up old footage under a new title. Description quoted from the magazine:
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    Grand Central have not acknowledged my refund request

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/chargeback-on-ticket-purchase-due-to-rail-strikes.253802/#post-6442251 Sorry for hijacking this thread but it’ll save starting a separate one….how long on average are TOCS taking to process refund requests due to strike days? I...
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    Six Million Dollar Man

    Screengrab from The Six Million Dollar Man episode shown on the Legend Channel on Tuesday 3rd. Originally aired in April 1975. When did Routemasters stop running on the 109?
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    Hello everybody and please listen up

    Don’t know how long it’s been in use but I heard this announcement for the first time on the Victoria Line on Thursday: “Hello everybody and please listen up. Take care on the escalators, hold on to the handrails and your luggage”. Who on earth was responsible for this, apart from the “please...
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    London to Vienna

    Mods please move this to Trip Planning And Reports if it’s more appropriate. I’m flying out to Austria on Thursday, arriving in Vienna at 12:20 lunchtime local time, then heading on to St Polten. How much time should one allow to clear immigration and customs in determining which train to book...
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    London to Swansea via Southampton

    Planning a possible weekend trip which would involve London (well, specifically East Croydon) to Southampton, overnight stay there, then the following morning Souhampton to Swansea, before returning to Croydon later the same day. Any advice welcome, or are singles for each leg going to be my...
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    Smoking on the train.

    Saturday night, boarded an overcrowded train, people were rammed solid along the aisle and in the space outside the toilet at the end of the carriage. A lad was sitting in the priority seat opposite the toilet blatantly smoking. No one was saying anything, and in any case it was impossible for a...
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    Accident in India - At least 260 killed and 1,000 injured (02/06/2023)

    Ten people have been killed and dozens injured after a derailment in India. Source: Daily Express. Also being reported by BBC News. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1776831/ten-dead-100-injured-train-crash-India
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    Rolf Harris dies.

    Just been announced that Rolf Harris has died aged 93. Source: BBC News. Rolf Harris: Serial abuser and ex-entertainer dies aged 93 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60393842 Moderator note: apologies, I don’t generally start threads in general discussion and forgot some of the rules for doing so.
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    Daily Fail Elizabeth Line article

    Todays Fail has a report on William and Kate’s journey on the Elizabeth line yesterday. The photo on the front page is captioned “Look who we bumped into on the Tube”! The full article makes several references to “the tube”, or “tube station barriers”….someone please tell the Fail that the...
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    Oyster/contactless website account services unavailable on May 15th.

    I’ve just received the following email from TFL. Fares advice seems the most appropriate place for this, haven’t checked the other forums so if it’s already been posted elsewhere then mods please move/delete as appropriate.
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    Tyne n wear metro delay-have to pay difference on LNER

    I got to Stadium Of Light at 17:05, metro was delayed and didn’t arrive till 17:40 so I missed my 17:59 Newcastle to Kings X where I had an advance. Spoke to the lady in the ticket office (I made sure I got her name) and she told me to speak to the train manager on the 18:29, which I did. He’s...
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    Hayes n Harlington to Putney Bridge

    Starting with Elizabeth line, which is easier/faster, change for District at Paddington or change at Ealing Broadway and then again at Earls Court? Person has a freedom pass so fare isn’t an issue.
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    TFL pass back question.

    Haven’t searched so apologies if this has been asked before, if so mods please merge/delete as appropriate. When you tap an Oyster or contactless card what is the minimum waiting time before you can use it again without it being rejected as an attempted pass back?
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    Different payment for same delay.

    This is just one of those curios really. I travelled from East Croydon to Guildford on an offpeak day return routed via Redhill priced at £17.20. On the outward journey I was delayed by between fifteen and twenty nine minutes when the connection left Redhill late due to train crew being delayed...

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