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Train passengers urged to travel early because of oncoming storms
Gales of up to 80mph could hit parts of Britain on Monday, as passengers are advised to travel on Sunday or earlier in the day to avoid delays and cancellations
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ARGH! First Great Western...online booking
I'm travelling in the first week of the new year and decided to be all organised and book my return ticket online with First Great Western. I requested 1st class delivery of tickets. Roll on 9 working days and I've received every Christmas order within 2 days of payment but no tickets. I called the train line and spoke to…
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Cycling Safety
Hi I hope there are some avid cyclists living working or studying in the Manchester area who might be interested in signing this petition for making Manchester safer for cyclists :-) http://petitions.manchester.gov.uk/petitions.ti/cycling Have a look... What do you think of the points? The turning left on red is a bit of a…
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New Bike?
Hi All I am after some advice about getting a new bike. I used to have a old student bike (i work in a school) to nip into town at lunchtimes. Unfortunately it became unrepairable and had to be skipped. I've managed without one for over 6 months but now I'm having to drive and park at the edge of the city. The plan is to…
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More verbal diarrhoea from FGW....
............on station platforms. In addition to the luggage; gap; yellow line; wet platforms; no running; smoking; and of course apologies for the late running announcements - we now have the buggy announcement. Don't forget to put the brake on (fair enough !) and then fold it up before you get on the train. Has the…
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Train tickets to airport
I am flying from Birmingham in March/April and just looking at buying train tickets to get me to the airport. There is a 'Super Off Peak' which is very attractive (£9.90 return from Milton Keynes) and would fit with flight times. But what would happen in the return flight is delayed? The Anytime Return with London Midland…
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Please help MSE test new tool: UPDATED TicketySplit tool to slash train fares
Hi folks, We've been working on a new version of our Ticketysplit split ticket finder tool, which now includes advance train deals, as well as walk-on fares. All the info is here http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?p=64106048#post64106048 (please reply in that thread not this one) Jenny
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Red spotted hanky
I've bought some tickets for travel over CHRISTMAS but I'd rather print them off before the day of travel, just to be doubly sure. Can I print them off from my nearest station or do I have to print them from the station of departure? Many thanks.
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Train ticket advice - weekly/monthly
Hello all, I'm after a little bit of advice. I am about to start commuting from Cambridge to the outside of London by train daily and have been looking into monthly and weekly tickets. Please could someone advise whether; if I was to buy a travel card or similar, would I be entitled to a reduction in the price of the…
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Train ticket penalty - need advice
Hello everyone, I hope someone can help me on this problem. I don't think there's a solution but was wondering if someone,by experience, could help me as the penalty charge being asked to pay it's simply ridicolous. I get the ticket all the time from station A to B. station A has an office where I can buy ticket, office B…
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Reserved on service but not on seat!
Just booked an advanced ticket off redspottedhanky. On one leg of the journey my reservation details are You have reserved a place on this specific service, but individual seat reservations are not possible. I suppose that means that if the train is quite literally full, with no possible way of getting on, I can whip out…
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Seat reservations
I have booked through takethetrain.co.uk. good deal on advanced tickets unfortunately the seats are separate and not together I have had the following communications with the booking company who claim to have no responsibility to how the bookings are made. Quote During the booking process the system would have asked you…
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London Underground Weekend tickets
Hi, only travel to London once in a blue moon, taking a car next weekend as we are visiting family on the way home. Staying in Acton area, but want to use the underground lots over 3 days - 2 adults and 2 kids, whats the cheapest way - and can you use a family and friends railcard to get any discounts. (Have only ever done…
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Problems with railcards on TheTrainline.com
I used the trainline's website to book two tickets from Birmingham to Liverpool on Fri 20th returning on Sat 21st,at the same time as booking a hotel for the night as my son and his friend are going to a lunchtime match at Anfield. I had checked the prices the previous evening and was quoted £14.95 each way for Advance…
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Advanced vs Anytime conundrum
I am planning to get a train to Nottingham from Luton Parkway at peak time on 18th Dec. Looking at the fare options it will cost considerably more to buy a ticket from Luton than it will to buy a ticket from St Pancras, the starting point for the train. It seems that I can buy an Advanced ticket from St Pancras but only…
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Railway refunds eligibility?
Of what I know if the train is significantly late or canceled railway company could refund the ticket price. What I was wandering if there is anyway to get anything back from railway company if I have a weekly ticket on my Oyster. Basically my point is that if I've bought a weekly travelcard my expectation were to be able…
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Train Tickets on Collection with Debit Card
Hi, First time poster so be gentle with me! I have recently booked some train tickets with London Midland and have since had my wallet stolen with my debit card inside. I phoned London Midland and thought this would be an easy problem to solve but they said if I can't produce my debit card I booked with I won't be able to…
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Necastle central train station; sunday 10/11am; taxis available?
Just a quick query. Whenever I've been down to Newcastle central train station there is always a plethora of Taxis out the front, but it's usually a mid day week day time period. Am I likely to be able to walk out at 10-11am time on a Sunday morning and pick up a taxi from the stands out the front? I know it seems a daft…
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bizarre pricing
Hi Not looking for a definitive answer but puzzled by rail pricing I have to go to N Middx hospital tomorrow for a meeting @ 10:30 Traveling from Wolverhampton I get the following prices from the National Rail travel Planner (with a senior rail card) Wolves to Silver St £115 return i.e wolves - Euston - seven sisters tube…
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£20 penalty fare/fine south west trains
hi all i got on the train at esher station as it was pulling up literally as i arrived on the platform. i had cash on me and was hoping to pay a ticket person on the train, or if i didnt see one, pay on exit at waterloo. i've done this before on first great western without a problem, it's called excess fares, as you are…