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    How off-putting is it to change trains in GB - from rail regulars via 'normals' to OAPs to foreign visitors?

    What was your destination? Wondering if CrossCountry via Reading would have made it less painful?
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    Limitations on engineering works/minimum service requirements?

    I have just come back from an exhausting trek from Witham (Essex) to Cardiff and back for a minor sporting event :-) . Yet again, there was no service on the Greater Anglia line from Witham to Liverpool St, with the dreaded bus replacement from Ingatestone onto the Central Line tube at Newbury...
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    Britain's railways in 50 years time

    - Less than 100 miles of new railway will have opened across the entire country due to continued government paralysis - a peak single from London to Manchester will be £50,000 - on the plus side, paper ticketing will finally have been eliminated
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    Advance ticket issued without seat reservations

    GWR’s website does indeed warn. Their own mobile app, however, does not. I’ve taken this up with Seatfrog as their site gave me no warning.
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    Advance ticket issued without seat reservations

    Entire ticket was purchased on Seatfrog, not just an upgrade. Return journey is Cardiff-Witham, 2 passengers, one with a 16-25 railcard. Price was £145.60 for this trip which appears to correspond to this Advance fare (see picture): £87.60 plus £57.80 (one third off) is £145.40 so I guess...
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    Advance ticket issued without seat reservations

    There’s a question. How could I tell, with the bewildering range of fares… does NFM list advance fares too?
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    Advance ticket issued without seat reservations

    There is indeed, 6 nations v , it’s why I’m going.
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    Advance ticket issued without seat reservations

    EDIT: GWR got back to me. Train for which I don’t have a reservation is a “local stopping service” and is non reservable. Fine, that explains lack of reservations. I now have an additional issue: my advance ticket is in 1st and this train doesn’t offer 1st coaches. I’m wondering how a TOC...
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    Tickets to "London International" - validity on SouthEastern HS

    Afternoon all... apologies for the noob question but I am struggling to find the information elsewhere. If I buy a ticket from Witham to London International (CIV), is it valid for travel on SouthEastern HS services from Stratford International to Ebbsfleet? I ask because for my next trip on...
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    Unable to purchase family travelcard online - but could by phone!

    I'm off to London tomorrow with the family. I spotted what looked like a good fare on the NR website - Family Travelcard from Didcot to London, including all travel Z1-Z6, £21.80 each adult and just £1 for the kids, so 2 adults, 2 kids £45.60 - result.:D NR website quite happily advertised...

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