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Honestly, I'm surprised that they thought the Johnstone - Kilmacolm link was important enough to keep, given that between Kilmacolm and Linwood, the only difference between the 1A and the X7 is that the 1A serves Erskinefauld Road
When you booked the ticket, there will have been multiple prompts that you have to travel on the booked train only. If you've traveled on the wrong train, then the "fine" (to use your word for it) is entirely correct.
What's the problem with the 42, 42A, 42B and 42C (plus 142) - it's very helpful for people heading to Didsbury Village and Parrs Wood to be able to just look for 42, and then it not mattering what's on the front or end
I wonder if they'll take the hard line (no pun intended) on journeys from Neilston to Glasgow - Neilston is shown as being in zone 2, as is Patterton, however the line between the two wanders into zone 5 - the way the boundary there is drawn makes it look deliberate.
All TPs seem to run Derby to Buxton, except the first and last on Mondays to Fridays, which run only as far as Matlock
(Sorry, hadn't seen post 62 when I wrote this)
There's a 10:30 Rodalies de Catalunya R3 from La Tor de Querol (to use the Catalan spelling) to Barcelona-Sants, arriving at 13:54, with the next departure at 13:30
The Glasgow one stays in Scotland overnight. The Edinburgh works back to Manchester, so presumably they wanted it back to the depot there for some reason.
For the benefit of anyone reading who may struggle to find them on Stagecoach's website, the changes to the 104 and 563 are
(This appears to be two trips Kendal to Penrith, one Kendal to Sedburgh and one Penrith to Appleby)
So, to give an example, I often travel on itineraries like
10:10 Johnstone - Glasgow Central
10:38 Glasgow Central - Oxenholme
It is significantly cheaper to split the ticketing at Glasgow, which is fully barriered for ScotRail services.
Are you seriously telling me that you believe this to be...
I disagree with this statement - I think that by and large, people couldn't care less about their local MP, and instead vote entirely based on the party they represent.