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Compelled to go to other platform to buy ticket
Any legal beagles or Conditions of carriage specialists out there? Rail conditions of carriage compel the passenger to have a ticket even if the only ticket booth/machine is on a platform othrr than the one from which the passenger's service is departing. If the walk from the departure platform to the ticket office/machine…
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Oyster card for visitors- help please!
I have been reading TfL's website and still can't quite work out how best to do this. I shall be travelling to London village in the Spring with my two children, aged 11 and 15. We need to make a return journey from Paddington to South Kensington. The Oyster card prices are much cheaper than paper prices, BUT seeing as…
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Why I no longer travel by train
For travel from nr Portsmouth to Aberdeen and back in November: Book via SouthWesternRailway: £630 Book via LNER: £290 Never mind split ticketing and all the hassle that that involves, never mind I could get a Senior Railcard to reduce the amount, and even never mind the actual cost itself, it's the sheer difference in the…
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Toilet charges to be scrapped at major train stations from April
Toilets will be free to use at most major train stations from 1 April next year...Read the full story: 'Toilet charges to be scrapped at major train stations from April' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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26-30 Railcard to go on sale nationwide on 2 January - MSE News
The 26-30 Railcard will be available to buy from midday on 2 January, the Rail Delivery Group has announced...Read the full story: '26-30 Railcard to go on sale nationwide on 2 January' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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A query if I miss my connecting train....
Hi. I haven't travelled by train in nearly 20 years so not sure what happens in this scenario. I'll be catching a train with my wife/kids from Gatwick Airport. After just over an hour it stops at Reading Station where we have 12 mins to change platform and change train to final destination. If our train is LATE arriving at…
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Nectar customers claim points have disappeared after buying train tickets - MSE News
Nectar card-holders claim they have had thousands of points wiped from their accounts after buying tickets from London North Eastern Railway – if you're affected, the issue should be resolved today...Read the full story: 'Nectar customers claim points have disappeared after buying train tickets' Click reply below to…
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Rail passengers to get travel updates via Facebook Messenger - MSE News
Passengers can now get personalised updates if their train is late or cancelled via Facebook Messenger, as part of a National Rail trial...Read the full story: 'Rail passengers to get travel updates via Facebook Messenger' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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Anyone used the Skyscanner app discount from this weeks Top Tips email?
Hello all, I was just curious if anyone took advantage of the £5 discount on train tickets when using the Skyscanner app, as mentioned in the MSE email. I booked a train via the app, got the discount, but, noticed it was handled by trip.com. Unfortunately, I can no longer go on this journey and contacted trip.com via my…
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Trains on Easter Sunday
Hey, Do trains run on Easter Sunday? I'm planning a trip to Bristol and would be travelling either from Manchester or Wakefield. Thanks
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Bus delay compensation
Is there a delay repay or compensation claim available on service buses? Yesterday my 15:07 Traws Cymru bus got cancelled, the next 17:07 was over 30 mins late meaning I missed the last connecting bus to my destination. I then needed to catch a train at extra cost to myself. Do I have a claim if so who do I claim off the…
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Possible to claim? Worth it?
I had a nightmare journey last weekend, West Wales to London Paddington. Train from Haverfordwest was replaced by a bus (no announcements, had to ask why no train) and this meant we were late making the connection in Carmarthen, and then we missed the Cardiff connection so I arrived at Paddington about 90 minutes later…
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Calling All Bus Drivers
Why are so many buses driven in a jerky manner when arriving at and departing from stops?
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Bus pass photo
I have been quoted £10 for a bus pass photo. Is there a cheaper way to get a passport quality photo? I only need one.
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Cycle front light recommendations needed please!
My wife and I both cycle as our only form of mechanised transport, and both our bikes have excellent front lights powered by hub dynamos. However, we'd also like to have a bar-mounted flashing white front light, so can anyone please recommend such a thing which is (a) reasonably priced and (b) totally waterproof?
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Commuters caught in May's train chaos should receive a discount on next year's travel, MPs say
Commuters travelling on the worst affected routes during May's timetable chaos should receive a discount on next year's travel, a group of MPs has said...Read the full story: 'Commuters caught in May's train chaos should receive a discount on next year's travel, MPs say' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t…
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Train from Chichester to Brading-IOW
Hi, I am looking for the cheapest way of getting to Brading on the Isle of Wight on Friday 7th December. I need to get there at 9am and come back mid afternoon, Many thanks James
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Etiquette When Cycling on Footpaths
So, I live in an area where people often cycle on the footpath. I don't have a problem with this in itself, but I wish cyclists would bear pedestrians in mind a bit more. I don't know how many times I have been walking my dogs on the footpath, when a bike has suddenly flown past me from behind. I have never had any idea…
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'I'll lose £450': Thousands miss out on 26-30 Railcard after delay - MSE News
A regular train traveller who turns 31 on New Year's Day says the delayed national launch of the 26-30 Railcard could cost him £450 next year...Read the full story: ''I'll lose £450': Thousands miss out on 26-30 Railcard after delay' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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TFL compensation
Hi everyone, On Wednesday morning I had a rather nasty accident on a TFL bus, The 253 terminating at Euston to be precise. I had unknowingly gotten on the route going in the wrong direction and when it terminated at Euston I was taken by surprise so everyone else had left the bus by the time I had gotten up from my seat on…
