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Just looking for some advice on FIP fares in Switzerland. I see in the RST advice, it's possible to buy tickets for SBB online or at ticket machines by applying the Half-Fare travelcard rate as it's equatable to the FIP discount, provided the ticket only uses SBB or other FIP participating...

Hi, Could somebody advise how renewal of residential travel rate season tickets works please? Do I need to fill in form 1601 and wait 15 days again or can I just go to the ticket office and ask for a renewal of my season? Thanks.

I've been a bit of an idiot and ended up forgetting my railcard was in my trouser pocket before putting them in the washing machine. It's still in tact largely but it's peeling at the edges. How would I go about getting a replacement and how much would it cost? Thanks.

Hi, I'm coming up to a time in my life when change in inevitable. I've studied at home since I was 14 for a variety of reasons. I've got a good set of GCSEs but my A levels haven't panned out quite as I'd hope. I have studied Maths and Politics and whilst I'm interested in and do well in...

Hi, I've just booked a few nights in Germany by Eurostar and ICE with the DB London Spezial. The good news is that Eurostar 9110 calls at Ashford on the way out but 9141 on the Saturday does not and we'll need to alight at Ebbsfleet instead on the way back. With my 16-25 railcard I...

This is quite a long report so please just enjoy the photos if you don't fancy a read! :) It was an early start and my grandparents picked me up at 06:50 to get to the station. Buying the return ticket to Calais was easier than I thought and as I expected, cost just under £15. We had about a...

Hi, I've just received my passport after a long winded process including an interview! :lol: Now I'm keen to make use of it. My grandfather and I have talked about taking a day out to Boulogne by train, ferry and train. I understand the fares going this way are much more reasonable...

I noticed that on Sunday 3rd May, Virgin services to Liverpool and Penrith will be diverted via Manchester. The Liverpool services are an extension of one of the Manchester trains but the services via Preston have no passengers stops between London and Manchester (and show as pick up only at...

I understand the last direct Thameslink services from Ashford to Bedford are running this month. The services appear to be 1E61 0543 Ashford International to Bedford, 1E63 0624 Ashford International to Bedford and 1N93 1636 Bedford to Ashford International on Friday 19th December. I have a...

I just noticed these peculiar workings scheduled for next week: 1K80 2339 Hayes (Kent) to Lewisham 1K82 0009 Hayes (Kent) to London Charing Cross 1K84 0041 Hayes (Kent) to London Charing Cross All run non-stop and are marked "unadvertised express". So are these for passenger use, staff...

I understand this tour has hit a bit of trouble this morning. Apparently brake problems and a carriage is being removed from the train. Realtime Trains shows it still at Leamington Spa. Does anybody have any further information or know if it will actually reach Kent today?

Ashford - Tonbridge is a 100 mph main line that today sees little but the two all stations trains per hour off-peak which run to Charing Cross. The service along this line was greatly altered with the commencement of domestic high speed services to St Pancras in 2009. I can understand the...

I was looking at some photos I took at Alexandra Palace the other week and I noticed that there's an HST set completely in the East Coast livery. I know the repainting of the 43s is nearly finished but I didn't realise there were plans to change the livery on the Mk3s too. Somewhat ironic if...

First of all I know this is taking things to obsessive levels of detail but if you'll excuse me! :lol: I was just watching back a video I took at Alexandra Palace on Tuesday and I noticed that 313051 is formed of (country end first) 62579+71263+62624. According to my ICRS book, 62624 is...

Most of this month's photos are local but I've been to a few places I've not before so I thought it would make a bit of an interesting roundup! The month's photography kicked off on the 3rd September for a couple of hours at my local, Ashford International. Nothing of particular note came...

Saw this article on the Kent Online site: I think it's terrible. Quite frankly, it's one of the few things which makes the long old hack to Charing Cross bearable. Plus the amount of times I've thought "wouldn't it have been nice to have a drink now" and along comes the trolley with a pleasant...

Hi, I know that if you buy tickets from a ticket office you need to show your railcard, even if purchasing in advance. My grandparents (both have Senior railcards) are heading across to Germany on Saturday but will be travelling to St Pancras first. They'd rather buy the tickets tomorrow than...

Unless I've overlooked it, there appears not to have been a Dungeness nuclear flask train for about three weeks. I saw it every Wednesday for about a month in June and July but it doesn't look like it's run since I last saw it on 16th July (photo here). Anybody know why or when it might return?

Interesting piece on the Kent Messenger site (original article: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/southeastern-rail-bid-for-ashford-19261/): At long last, perhaps a little bit of common sense will be used?! It's clear that sending city commuters to Stratford and St Pancras just adds...

Having had a couple of cases where a Southeastern guard has asked for the full difference in price between two routes (although to be fair, on one occasion this was a trivial amount anyway), I was interested to see what the official view from Southeastern is. I sent the following: Today...