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Train companies make it difficult to take bike when cyclists are potential good customers
Cyclists cannot get coaches or buses.So if they want to take their bike somewhere the ONLY thing they can do is get the train and buy a train ticket. This potentially makes them good customers that the train companies would want to encourage surely? So why,do they make it difficult and painful to get the train with a bike?
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Cheap train tickets
Having booked a celebratory two night stay in London we were horrified to discover how much the train fares were - £204 for two returns from Dorset to London. We rarely use the train so no point in buying a rail card. I guessed there must be an answer to the problem on this site and discovered Trainsplit. Their quote was…
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ScotRail 10 ticket FlexiPass expire after a month
I have been purchasing FlexiPass tickets (10 singles) for my journeys between Glasgow and Edinburgh (2 or 3 times a week). I did not travel for a few weeks recently and then discovered that despite having 7 tickets remaining, the FlexiPass had expired. It seems that FlexiPass tickets are only valid for 1 month. On…
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Two Together railcard
Does anybody have experience of this card ? I discovered, trawling through MSE, that you can use £10 worth of Tesco vouchers to get "free" railcards - so we went for the TT option. At first it wasn't completely clear (to me at least) what the terms and conditions covered - but now I think I have a handle on the key…
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And Summer Hasn't Even Started ..........
https://www.edp24.co.uk/motoring/trains-from-norwich-delayed-due-to-hot-weather-1-6083523 How do they manage in countries that get real temperature swings ?
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Contactless or Oyster monthly ticket?
I could do some advice here. I currently use a monthly ticket costing me £194 a month to travel within zones 1-4 for my commute. I also like to pop into the museums in London on a Friday and go into the town centre to pick up my groceries on the weekend via the bus. When I'm off, I like to bum around the sights of London…
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Repaying full journey
Should they refund the lot? I bought a split ticket, the journey was delayed meaning I missed the final connection and was Taxied home. the train company has only offered to refund the cost of one portion. I thought they were supposed to refund the lot.
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Sky scanner for trains?
I’ve got a random day off next week- woulike to go somewhere for a day out on the train but being late notice it’s pricey. Is there the equivalent of Skyscanner but for trains so I could but the date in and just see what the prices were to different destinations without specifying one?
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Question about zone 1-2 and 2-3
Hello everyone I always used to live near my university and place of work, now I am thinking to relocate and travel with underground, My question is, can get a student oyster card and use it for stations located at zone 2, 3, and 3-4 ? Nearest station to my university is Elephant and castle and it is zone 1-2, does that…
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RedSpottedHanky receipt
I have some RedSpottedHanky credit that I need to use by mid-July, but the only train travel I'm likely to make is for work. Ordinarily I buy a walk-up ticket, and then the next day I give the receipt to the Finance Department at work, who reimburse me. If I instead buy from RedSpottedHanky and collect the tickets from the…
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Virgin Trains calls for compulsory seat reservations - MSE News
Virgin Trains has proposed making seat reservations compulsory on long-distance trains, saying it would cut overcrowding and guarantee every passenger a seat...Read the full story: 'Virgin Trains calls for compulsory seat reservations' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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Delay Repay
I've just found two un-presented Delay Repay cheques (2 x £13) which are over 18 months old! :o Before I contact the TOC admitting unbelievable stupidity, should I have any problems getting them re-issued? I'm assuming liability for the payment lasts for six years but that there will be a fee to re-issue:(. Doubly…
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Family & Friends Railcard
My family and friends railcard is about to expire and the next one I buy will be my very last :(as my youngest child is already 15. I'm aware that I can buy it right upto the day before her 16th birthday and it last a year, but I'm confused what tickets I'd buy once she's 16. Currently when I use the F & F railcard I buy a…
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Issued a Bylaw 13 letter by the BTP
Can you please advise me if the following warning letter issued by a Sergeant based at BTP's Police office in Norwich Railway Station actually has any lawful validity or is it just a load of tripe? If it is valid can you help me challenge it please? 5th April 2019 (Full name and address removed) Dear Mr Potter I am writing…
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Trains to Edinburgh
I'm buying Advance tickets to Edinburgh for a small group of people, going up on Aug 3 and returning on Aug 11. It seems that the Advance tickets to Edinburgh on Aug 3 go on sale tomorrow, but I apparently can't get return tickets. Last year, someone else got the tickets and they cost about £50 each, but just the singles…
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Question about train changeovers
I want to buy a train ticket on Northern Trains that goes to Windermere but there is a changeover at Oxenholme. The changeover is only about 5-8 minutes. If something goes wrong with the changeover can I simply wait for the next train from Oxenholme to Windermere and use my original ticket or do I have to buy a fresh…
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Southern Railway card payment
Paid for my season ticket 2 days ago and Southern Railway haven't deducted the money from my balance, not even my available balance. I paid by debit card at the ticket office (found one which was actually open at the stated times!). Chip and pin, not contactless. Receipt says everything has gone through. Have I got it for…
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Bike4Work scheme
My work offers this scheme and as a cyclist I thought I'd like a new bike. I will be employed by the company for the full 12 months of the scheme but in March 2020 I will get my State pension so no need to pay NI, my question is will I be able to take advantage of the scheme? I'm thinking the answer will be no but wondered…
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11-15 Zip for 16-year-old on National Rail?
Hi all. I found a great thread from 2014 about "Proving age on train," which answered a few of my questions, but I have some remaining. Unfortunately, as a new member, it looks like I can't embed the URLs of the train company pages I referenced... but here goes: I'm planning travel for the summer for my family and two…
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Train revenue protection
Hi. I recently got stopped and questioned by revenue protection at the station, when I was about to pay for my ticket at the office after getting off the train they asked me for a card they were handing out at that station. I didn't get this card because Id got past the revenue guard on the station, stupidly I was in a…
