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  1. lukeobrien02

    Season ticket (LONDON)???

    Hi all Basically I have a annual Gold card For travel between Blackheath and Dartford which i know is valid Via bexleyheath and Woolwich arsenal but my question would this ticket be valid for exiting at crayford which is on the Lee line the reason i ask is that the train times to dartford...
  2. lukeobrien02

    321448 demonstrator

    i quite like it yes the white square is a bit intrusive but still its certainly unique and i think it works
  3. lukeobrien02

    Railway Myths (2013)

    myth 62: Stratford international has a international train service
  4. lukeobrien02

    Railway Myths (2013)

    myth 40: you and your mates can replace track in a quarter of the time that the trained professionals
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    What do we want from the "New" Caledonian Sleeper

    i travelled from Euston to Fort William in april last year and it was hot in london so departing from london the ac didn't work and then at 3:30 was woken up by a large jolt and lots of noise as the train split. the at 6:30 was woken up by light streaming through the window as the blind was...
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    Railway Myths (2013)

    myth 38: Scrapping services between Victoria and London Bridge via Denmark Hill and replacing it with london overground has benefited the general public greatly
  7. lukeobrien02

    Ticket Barriers

    I was getting of a Train at east croydon a while back when my ticket was rejected a travelcard i went to the barrier the man looked at the ticket then let me through the barrier it was only when i put the ticket back in my wallet i saw that it was not the ticket i had bought that morning but was...
  8. lukeobrien02

    Penalty Fares?

    My question is can train guards give out penalty fares or report fare evasion? If not why? The reason that I ask this is because on a recent journey on southern between Portsmouth Hbr and Victoria a group of 5 teenagers were on the train who boarded at Havant and when the guard carried out...
  9. lukeobrien02

    Ticket Barriers

    same with my station Eltham the barriers are always not in use at the same time each day and the station building with the barriers are locked after 7pm on most days. Also even when there is sufficient staff members the gates are generally open only during the morning rush hour they are closed...
  10. lukeobrien02

    Stansted Express Tickets

    Thanks for clearing that up
  11. lukeobrien02

    Stansted Express Tickets

    i was wondering if there are any special tickets for stansted Express services or are other tickets valid eg travelcard between Tottenham Hale and Liverpool st
  12. lukeobrien02

    People's least favourite stations

    in italy Ercolano some much graffiti its just dirty grimy and depressing and dark not somewhere you want to be alone at night
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    People's least favourite stations

    Euston = functional but horrible looking Shawford = fine when ASDO come in it will be ok but one door opening is just frustrating Essex Road= Dark dingy and the tunnel to the platform just sends a shiver down my spine Doleham = i have never ever seen anyone get on a train from here London...
  14. lukeobrien02

    Stations which need a good revamp

    so many just to name a few Kidbrooke eastleigh Eltham Westbury Bethnal Green London Bridge Milton Keynes Ctl Crewe Northallerton Glasgow Queen street Fenchurch street limehouse Barking Colchester
  15. lukeobrien02

    321448 demonstrator

    South West Trains interior cleanliness is extremely good in my opinion especially the toilets there one of the only TOCs where i can be confident that the toilet will be clean and useable. Maybe at the end of a day of service the trains may start to look dirty especially on friday and...
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    Train liveries: When Paint + Rail = Epic Fail

    Central trains green especially on the 150s FGW Barbie GNER
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    What is wrong with CrossCountry?

    the biggest problem I have is the amount of delays "Due to congestion" i realise that they do jump from line to line but often the delays are upward of 45 minutes and are frustrating if you have connections I try to leave 20 minutes between pre booked connections on long distance services, but...
  18. lukeobrien02

    Funny Guard Announcements.

    yesterday southern Brighton to Ashford International after leaving Hastings just a notice to all those standing in the front coach there are plenty of lonely people with empty seats next to them just waiting to make some friends in the rear coach will you be their friend got some laughs...
  19. lukeobrien02

    Filming Permit

    I was planning to make a video at waterloo station. Which would require me to spend a day around the station filming aspects of daily life. My question is would it be possible to get a filming permit from network rail and how much would it cost? this is not for commercial use and just a...
  20. lukeobrien02

    Guess the Station...

    correct

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