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    Priv discount - online only?

    As far as I know but others can confirm- Priv discount tickets issued on-line only was recently brought for either newbies to the railway industry or to rail staff who did not previously qualify but were awarded the facility under recent changes to conditions of service.
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    Fares with time restrictions that make them unusable

    Return tickets from Polesworth or Pilning which are served in one direction only.
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    What are the rules on on-train ticket purchases?

    I was there last year and purchased tickets from the ticket office situated in the car park opposite the entrance to the platform.
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    Best London ticket office is Marylebone?

    There are some very good booking clerks who have a good in depth knowledge however there are a few who are less helpful. The ticket office at my local station are very helpful except one who I try to avoid as he has given me wrong information several times. An experience I had with Chiltern...
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    Elizabeth Line “Underground Stations” - Rail Staff Travel Passes validity

    I have just consulted with "Penfriend" magazine (Autumn/Winter issue page 19) issued to railway pensioners: which states ......." If using a Status Pass or Staff Travel Card for free travel then you can board or alight at any station on the Elizabeth Line as normal...."
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    how do i get a Priv return on the underground ?

    I can confirm that privilege tickets for LU can be purchased from any National Rail station ticket office. Some ticket offices may be reluctant/can't be bothered/do not know how to do it. For example I have purchased a LU zone 1 priv ticket from Torquay ticket office but conversely the ticket...
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    Okehampton line opening day - no staff passes

    Where is it in writing..? To avoid altercations I have previously carried with me in writing late alterations to free and privilege discounts one example being the extension of the 2020/1 staff card expiring on 30 June which was extended to 30 September.
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    Circular trip, London - Kent (plus Highspeed)

    I do not understand why you have purchased a London terminals to Tonbridge off peak return plus High Speed when the High Speed line does not go to Tonbridge. It will be considerably cheaper to buy a off peak return from St. Pancras to Tonbridge via the Thameslink line changing at London Bridge. Any
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    Bromley South - Marshlink route validity

    As a starter I am aware and have used (prior confirmation by the booking clerk) that a ticket from Tonbridge to Rye is valid by either Battle, Hastings or via Ashford.
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    Restriction QU Cardiff to Tunbridge Wells 08/08/21

    I was unaware that reservations could be made on any SE services as the carriages and seats are not numbered. There is no capacity limit on the trains.
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    Priv singles at National Rail stations ?

    Here in Kent some booking clerks will refuse to sell LU zones paper privilege singles and one such station was Sevenoaks who stated that they could not do it. At another station on the same line when I asked for such a ticket the booking clerk denied all knowledge and when I said his colleague...
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    London to East Grinstead return via Tunbridge Wells

    On Sundays the last no. 291 bus leaves Tunbridge Wells Town Centre at 1644.
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    London to East Grinstead return via Tunbridge Wells

    As far as I am aware there are no public toilets in Forest Row. Before the pandemic when I have visited the village I have used the facilities in one of the cafe or pubs in which I have taken refreshment. Since the pandemic many of the toilets have been closed so I do not know the latest update...
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    London to East Grinstead return via Tunbridge Wells

    I live local to the area and I have walked the whole route of the Forest Way many times. I am also probably one of the few readers who travelled over the route by train...! Warning - Be aware of the cyclists who seem to think it is their own race track. I can also recommend places to eat on...
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    East Croydon to Leigh - changing time at Redhill?

    Particularly when the train is waiting at the London end of platform 1..... It takes 3 minutes to walk from the bottom of the subway , along the platform to the train....!
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    What is the busiest station without a staffed booking office?

    Can we include London Underground or Docklands Light Railway as virtually all their stations do not have a staffed ticket office....!
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    What is the busiest station without a staffed booking office?

    There are platform staff and ticket gateline staff......!
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    What is the busiest station without a staffed booking office?

    As for the busiest unstaffed station there are several in the London area with more than 0.5 million passengers but I will suggest the busiest unstaffed station ... Leyton Midland Road will over one million passengers in the year 2019/20 Least busiest but with a staffed ticket office albeit...
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    Lewisham to Croydon Stations (Avoid London) - Permitted Route

    Suggest one day travelcard for £12,60

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