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Can I cut my train fare? Commuting from Watford - London.
I commute into London Euston (from Watford Junction) for uni four days a week. Two of those days are peak and two off-peak. I have a saver card. My weekly travel costs are £40. Is there anything else I can do to reduce that cost, is there a trick I'm missing? I thought about a season ticket but considering there is no…
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Delayed twice on the same trip
Help! My wife and daughter travelled from Guildford to Headcorn a couple of weeks ago. The journey was; Guildford to Waterloo Waterloo East to Headcorn. The Guildford train was delayed by 30 minutes (Trespasser) and they missed their connection. The Waterloo East to Headcorn train was delayed by over an hour (Bridge…
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IGO under 16s pass TFGM
My children have to travel to and from school via bus. Stagecoach run the service and they just gave an IGO pass to prove they are under 16, this year they introduced a new process of loading their weekly ticket onto the IGO card so they can tap in and out. We pay £10 for the card, which lasts for the 5 years they are high…
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Train ticket refund for cancelled service - where to claim
Been asked a million times I bet but a recent Northern Rail service was cancelled but the advance tickets were bought through TPE (so I could get some Topcashback money). Network Rail state to progress a refund with 'the retailer of the ticket'. Hence raised this with TPE. TPE have rejected my claim on the grounds of: '...…
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Train delay by tfw
Hi! Forumites. Opinion please. Bought tickets from TFW (Transport for Wales) for return journey Swansea to Southport via Crewe, travelling 30th September. TFW took first part of journey to Crewe. Second part was by West Midland. The second train was cancelled, with the next one an hour later, Station staff said I would…
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train tickets onto mobile phone
Hello I purchase from a number of different train operators (southern, thames, great western ect..) and sometimes from the trainline. I need an app for my android phone so I can purchase train tickets and then tap through at the station gates. I want to stop having to go and print tickets at each station following my…
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Delayed when travelling on a Delay Repay ticket
My train with Northern was cancelled which meant I was delayed for 2 hours+. This would usually mean "Compensation of two return tickets anywhere on the Northern network". However, ironically I was actually travelling using a Northern Delay Repay compensation ticket (they have lots of cancelled trains!) - so would I still…
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Tfl Oyster card prepay or pay as you go?
If I prepay an Oyster card for a months travel pass would it be cheaper than pay as you go using lots of buses and tubes over the next month? I thought somebody said there is a cp the same as a prepaid monthly?
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Permit to travel machines
I was on a Greater Anglian station platform the other day and saw a permit to travel machine there was also a ticket machine. Can someone please tell me what a Permit to travel machine is for surely when you buy your ticket this would be the permit to travel?
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Pre-9.30am train question
I'm travelling from my local station midweek, into London, to catch a train up north. I've used my senior railcard to buy Advance first class tickets, using The Trainline. My App is showing train time from my local station as 09.30 but this isn't allowing much time to get my connecting train so, when I've done this before,…
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LNER first class lounges
Hi everyone. New forum member here. I have a question: I'd like to know if anyone else on here has been turned away from one of the First Class lounges at LNER stations (aka east coast main line) despite being in possession of a valid ticket? Reason I ask is that I've been turned away twice in the past 2 months from the…
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Season tickets and intermediate stations
Hi, with a season ticket that's valid via any permitted route, can I go to a station that's on the route, stay there for a couple of hours and then take a train back to my starting point?
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Split Ticketing: Report successful routes here
This thread is specifically for reporting successful SPLIT TICKETING ROUTES as mentioned in my Cheapest Train Fares Article For OTHER ISSUES please use the Cheapest Train Fares Discussion Thread To add a comment just click reply
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Gatwick to London - Oyster more expensive than single/return ticket?!
I regularly commute from Gatwick train station to London Bridge around 3 times a week and have been using an oyster card which is £30.20 return (peak). I was looking at train fares on the national rail site and found buying a normal return ticket (peak) is £21.10 - almost 30% cheaper! I am so annoyed about this especially…
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Cancelled Train Services Refund from the Trainline.com
My wife and I were unable to make a planned journey from Kings Cross on Saturday due to a fatality on the line resulting in all services being cancelled. Whilst we were inconvenienced we were both sad that someone should end their life in such a violent fashion. I saw on the MSE site advice about RecentTrainTimes and it…
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New bike carriages
A combination of both components of this forum. Scotrail are introducing new carriages for bikes.
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Megabus lost and found experience with missing luggage
Hi there, I picked a Megabus to travel from London to Leeds and it broke down at Leicester. While they were repairing the coach without giving us any further updates after waiting for more than an hour, I get off the bus to buy a snack at the service station. On my return after almost 5 minutes, the coach was gone with my…
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Cycle to work scheme payments?
I've been looking at the cycle to work scheme and looked at a few posts on forums around the internet but none for 2019. I've looked at the payment options for it and it's roughly £31.25 a month for 4 years for a £500 bike with a £35 final fee to keep the bike or I think it was about £36 a month for 12 months with a £125…
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Family travel on London Undergroud
We are a family of 4 heading to London for 2 days at half term. Kids are 16 and 12. What's the easiest (cheapest) way to sort out tickets for the Underground. I've tried reading the TfL website but I'm non the wiser!!
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petition to get reeclaim back and easier refund process from TFL
hi guys, I hope all is well. I just wanted to bring your attention to a petition to try in trying to get easier refunds from tfl. I have been waiting for reeclaim to come back but I think they have been well and truly blocked by tfl :money: please search change org website for " Escalate unacceptable service and provide…
