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So, yesterday I had to take 2 children into London for A Day out. I have an Oyster card and I bought paper tickets from the TVM at Ickenham For the kids. When buying the tickets, the TVM informed me that it would be cheaper for the kids to use contactless and pay an adult fare (tickets were...

2 adults need to go to London from Twyford, Berks. Ideal train out is the 09.49 to Paddington but want to come back on any train as their day out is fluid time wise. Oyster/contactless is available for use on the tube in London (2 or 3 journeys all in Zone 1 or Zones 1 and 2). Looking for...

So, am taking 2 children and their Mum for a day out in London next month. Will be travelling on a weekday, starting about 2pm at either West Ruislip or Ickenham with the first journey to Liverpool Street or that area, second journey will be from Tower Hill back to the starting point, possibly...

I have a PAYG Oyster card with auto top up that I use for on demand travel on the tube and bus in London. There are no season tickets etc on the card But it is registered in my name via the online service. A friend of mine is coming to stay for a few days - can I give them the card for them to...

I hear a lot about this type of ticket on this forum, could someone please explain how it works and if I am Able to obtain one from a Chiltern Railways TVM if the machine won’t sell tickets and the booking office is closed? Are they available from other TOC’s TVM’s? With the imminent closure of...

I know the max speed on the London (KGX) to Newcastle route is 125mph on LNER with their very nice Azuma Trains. Is it technically possible for the driver to accelerate the train beyond 125mph should he or she want to, or is there some form of speed limiter device on the trains so when the...

I was lucky enough to secure tickets for the tours last Friday. Here are a couple of pics from my phone of what we saw. I took over 50 photos and the tour was excellent.

I’m going to Birmingham from High Wycombe via Chiltern on the 31st of March. good deals on advance singles at the moment and `I will buy 2 of those as it’s cheaper than a return ticket. However, if my train is cancelled will and AS ticket allow me to travel on the next train or an earlier train...

Anyone else on here manage to get tickets for the Birmingham PSB tour? I did:D:D

Chiltern have shut High Wycombe station and blocked the lines due to an ongoing incident in an adjacent building not railway related. Reports that the bomb squad are on scene - https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/23385298.bomb-squad-called-amersham-hill-high-wycombe---live-updates/

Passenger arriving at Gatwick on 22/12 approx 11am needs to get to Gloucester. Unable to pre-book tickets for a specific train in case the flight is late or they are delayed at immigration etc. 2 routes I can think of; 1; into London on GatEx or local services, tube or cab to Paddington then...

I am thinking of changing from using PAYG Oyster to using my contactless debit card for travel around London. I use My Oyster for both business and personal travel, logging in to print off the journey history to claim on my expenses for work purposes. Would I need to register my bank card on...

Do the TOC’s and other parts of the rail industry that rely on customer revenue hate split ticketing? After all, the reason we split ticket is to save money and provide greater flexibility in our travel plans, both of which the revenue reliant sections of the industry that enjoys placing massive...

Following on from a couple of other threads, what would be the best way to stop fare evasion on National Rail? Should every station have a manned ticket office and manned barrier line? Should we have more on train ticket checks? Let’s hear some ideas.

Need to be at Tolworth station no later than 3.45pm on the 8th. Starting at Princes Risborough or High Wycombe. Car not available so need to use the train. suggestions for routing welcome. Thanks.

I currently use an Oyster card that is set to auto top up and managed via the Oyster website. I use it for work and pleasure and when a I use it for work I log on, download the journey history and claim the cost of the work journey on my cash expenses to my employer. If I switch to using my...

Need to be at Crystal Palace Railway station for 6pm on 27th Dec. Will be travelling from West Ruislip. My thoughtS are Central Line to Bond Street, change to the Jubilee to London Bridge then take the 17.31 Beckenham service which gets me to Crystal Palace at 18.01. Any other suggestions...

Passenger will be travelling on the 09.21 Twyford to Paddington on Sat 13/11. Will then be making at least 3 tube journeys in zones 1 and 2 and will then return to Twyford early to mid evening - time of train unknown. Would it be cheaper to buy a return to Paddington then use an Oyster card or...

Could one of the many knowledgeable forum members please confirm the minimum connection time between trains at Edinburgh Waverley? TIA.

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