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    How busy is the 1134 xc to exeter?

    Hi all, I have just purchased a ticket for the 1134 Bristol temple meads to Exeter St Davids service by Cross country, and have been unable to book a seat reservation. I'm aware this service starts at Newcastle. I'm just wondering what My chances of getting a seat are and wheres best to head...
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    Splitting ticket overnight

    Hi all, I plan to book an anytime return ticket from Haverfordwest to Truro, for the return I was hoping to leave Truro late morning or during the afternoon on Tuesday and stay overnight in Exeter then continue my journey home on the Wednesday afternoon, would that be possible? Or would i be...
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    Interrail in Italy

    Does anyone know If when interrailing to Italy you get set travel times? Can you pay extra for sleeper? Family are planning a similar itinerary.
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    GWR should skip Fratton on Portsmouth FC match days

    Moderator note: Split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/portsmouth-harbour-cardiff-central-gwr.254051/ I occasionally stay in Southsea and try avoid home fixtures at Fratton as it wreaks havoc on transport. It could be better if GWR skipped fratton on those days and those wanting the...
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    Haverfordwest to camborne via bristol

    Hi all, I have booked an anytime day ticket to camborne from Haverfordwest. The current plan is to take the 0925 from Haverfordwest then the 1200 departure from Cardiff Central to Penzance as far as Bristol temple meads. I plan to stop here and hour and then take the 13:50 xc service to...
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    Undiagrammed train into pembroke dock

    Hi all, I have attached a screenshot below. This seems unusual as Pembroke dock normally doesn't see a train after 11pm and the previous week nothing was allocated. So I ask what was going on?
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    Unusual tfw service to crewe

    Hi all, upon a look at rtt I've came across a usually long formation of trains to Crewe. The formation is made of 150241+153910 which is joined in Shrewsbury by 158840+153318+153914. I expect this is a mistake by real time trains but the diagram onto Crewe Cs is also booked the same units...
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    Haverfordwest to Southampton return advice

    Hi everyone, I'll shortly be travelling Haverfordwest to Southampton Central my plan is outlined below but I'm wondering if I'm better paying the extra to take gwr to reading and xc to Southampton. Leave Haverfordwest 1315 arriving in Southampton c1900 on 21st April Leave Southampton 25th c...
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    153382 not been in service since 5/9/22

    just wondering what has happened with tfw's unit 153382. i was aboard it on 5/9 on the 0659 departure to swansea which was terminated at Llanelli after running an hour late due to a previous late running train and trespassers. It was supposed to go up the howl but never did and hasn't come up on...
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    Do I have the right to travel on 22nd June, given there may be disruption relating to strike action the day before/after?

    i have a holiday booked originally for 23-26 june when the strike dates were first announced i changed it to travel on the 22nd. tfw and other tocs are expecting disruption on the 22nd but no strike action. so my question is would i be within my rights as a customer to expect a replacement coach...
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    If you miss the last train of the night what happens?

    I'm looking at taking the 1500 from Manchester Piccadilly to carmarthen I've noticed these trains can regularly gather a lengthy delay. i would have a 10 minute overlay between that service and the train to pembroke dock. if the delays on the Manchester service caused me to miss my connection...
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    unusual tfw allocation to Pembroke dock branch

    I was just looking on RTT casually at my local station and noticed that the late night train (departing 22:26) from Pembroke Dock is formed of 150236 153323 and 153910, the service is also only going as far as Whitland and not to Carmarthen. I have 2 questions, why the 4 car service so late in...
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    difference between class 165 and 166

    hi whats the difference between the class 165 and 166 as the 166 is classed as a express turbo but interior seems the same from a google search
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    Why use a 6 car train but then say resource availability?

    A TfW journey check is showing the 17:06 from Birmingham international as a 6 carriage train instead of 4 carriages and the reason stated is resource availability? So my question is why would it be done and what units are working it as I’m curious?
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    What routes out of Swansea did the class 47s work and with what stock

    hi i saw the class 47s had 27 roughly allocated to landore for passenger services my question is what routes did they work.
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    class 153's 155' and 156's in Cardiff under BR

    hi so im wondering if anyone could shed some light on the routes that the 155s and 156s worked around cardiff and out of Cardiff under br as well as the 153s please?
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    what were pacers like to operate

    so much has been written on the customer experience of the pacers so my question to all drivers and conductors is what were they like to use and operate good or bad better or worse than a 15x or whatever replaced them in your area?
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    TfW found to be worst TOC in the UK

    so yesterday November 24th it was released on Welsh newspapers that tfw have been found to be the worse toc by customer satisfaction. the percentage of people with a negative view of the company is 22% and with a positive view is also 22%. what's everyone's opinion on this...
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    1 hour delay from carmarthen

    anyone got any idea why there is a hour delay for a train between tenby and Pembroke dock this train runs from carmarthen and is crewed by them
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    why the caution over head wires sign on a class 158

    why do the tfw class 158s have a caution overhead wires sign above the cab spotted on 158387?

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