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Birmingham to Oxford return via train
going from Birmingham to Oxford on 17th March ,returning 20th March . I dont have a set time of travel but it will be off peak. Can I buy an off peak ticket that does not specify a time off travel. i looked on the trainline and it seems I need to give a time of travel .
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Price rail tickets
Hi all, has there been a big general increase in train fares? Just trying to book Hitchin/Carnforth for later in March and Chester/London for later in May and prices are so high!
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Lincoln to Nottingham
Does anyone commute from Lincoln to Nottingham by train in the mornings (to get to work) and Nottingham to Lincoln by train in the evenings (return from work)? If so then: Q1) Are the trains busy? Q2) Do the trains arrive on time at the source and destination? Q3) What time do you leave and arrive (both journeys)? Q4) Why…
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strange peak/off-peak
Hi, I was looking for a return ticket between Kettering and Dundee going on a saturday and returning on Monday morning (leaving around 6am). This as expected came up as a anytime ticket. I was therefore looking for other options by shortening the peak section of the journey and was surprised that on both nationalrail and…
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18+ Student Oyster Card ?
Nephew is off to London in the autumn for Uni - is it worth getting an 18+ Oyster card? He will live and study in the New Cross area (zone2?) and only expects occasion trips out of the area - maybe a couple of times a week but certainly not daily. I thought it would be a discount from all journeys but tfl website suggests…
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MSE News: Southern Rail opens up lump sum compensation to all eligible commuters
Southern Rail has opened up its lump sum compensation scheme to all eligible commuters, who could be owed £100s...Read the full story: 'Southern Rail opens up lump sum compensation to all eligible commuters – can you claim £100s?' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t…
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Southern season ticket holders on track for refunds worth £100s - can you claim?
Thousands of Southern Rail season ticket holders are on track to pocket a lump sum worth £100s after the rail operator agreed to refund passengers affected by "significant levels of disruption" last year...Read the full story: 'Southern season ticket holders on track for refunds worth £100s - can you claim?' Click reply…
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No wonder I hate rail journeys!
Is it just me or does everyone find train travel unnecessarily stressful? Here is what I have told Cross Country Trains after my journey to Devon and back. Hi, I recently took your train from Sheffield to Totnes and returned a few days later. The journey down on Monday 13/02 leaving Sheffield at 10.55 was awful, the…
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Return train ticket
I need to get to Gatwick from Manchester and I was looking at buying an advanced single but none got released so I need to buy a off peak return- the only problem is we are staying for a night in London on the return and will depart from Euston, can I do this on a return ticket from Gatwick? (some of the routes stop at…
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Train Travel Advice
I rarely if ever travel anywhere by train. But I need to go all the way down to sunny London (Kennington Road area) to be precise. Where would be the nearest station to get off at? Is it just as cheap to book online nowadays than go to the station and pay?
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ticket pricing issue London Kings X to Scarborough
I am doing the above journey on March 10th to return on March 13th. I have already dismissed Advance tickets because they are only about £1 cheaper than Super off peak. I tried looking at split tickets with 1 ticket from London to York and another from York to Scarborough. It wasn't any cheaper but I wasn't expecting to…
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Wrong station right ticket?
Took a train out of Liverpool street station yesterday but missed my stop so ended up going 2 zones further out than I wanted. Got the next available train back to my intended stop. If I had been challenged at any point by a ticket inspector I.e at the wrong station 2 zones up or getting off at the correct station but…
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Feltham Railway Station
Hi, if anybody is familiar/local to this station, can you please tell me how far it is to the bus stop (No.490) for Heathrow Airport - is it just a matter of yards and a couple of minutes? TIA
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Cheaper to buy a daily than a yearly season ticket. Harlow to Kings X
Is there a restriction in using an Anytime Day Return in the opposite direction first. The emphasis is “no time restrictions on when you can travel” The definition of an Anytime Day Return is “Anytime Day Return Anytime : fully flexible tickets with no time restrictions on when you can travel. Perfect for people who need…
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Train Season Ticket Extra Usage
Hi guys, I've recently gotten a new job in Leeds, but live in York,so have decided to commute by train using a Monthly Season ticket. My partner currently lives in Harrogate, which is conveniently on one of the York to Leeds lines. Would I be right in thinking that if I bought the season ticket for commuting to work, I…
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Train delay- can I claim?
I am not sure I qualify as if the trains hadn't been up the spout I'd have missed the earlier train due to my Featherstone from station A.......let me try and explain I had a journey planned. Station A, depart 11.50. Six min journey to station B, where I had to change. Station B departs 12.07arrives station C 12.30 To make…
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Train question - Advance tickets
Hello everyone, I'm a complete newbie to trains! Normally whenever I price up train tickets there in the £200's so when I saw I could get 2 adults and 1 child ticket from Newark to Kings X for £19 the night before we go to Disney I was buzzing :D .. I booked the outgoing the day the advance tickets came out, now the day I…
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Train fare fluctuations after booking what are my rights?
Sorry if this has been asked before Booking train tickets yesterday for a group of 5, at lunchtime they were £37 ('only 5 seats left at this price'!), by the time I booked in the evening they were up to £50. I booked thinking the prices were going up, but this morning they are back to £37. I realise we're not talking much…
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Oyster card top up
Trying to top up online but it says that it will be available tomorrow. Surely if I top it up now it should be available instantly? What about topping up at the station, is that available instantly?
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Monthly Season Ticket Refund Question
Hi all I'm on a 6th Month internship and it ends on April 8th I've been buying monthly season tickets and the current is due to end on Feb 11. I've got leave booked from Wed 15th Feb to Tuesday 21st Feb. I'm debating moving the leave forward so I take it from Mon 13th Feb to Mon 20th, so my season ticket will start on the…
