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    Delay Repay on train pulled from timetable

    Hello, I'm travelling up to Scarborough right now, and the intended train from York (the 1303) has been removed from the timetable as far as I can tell. This will naturally make me an hour late. I'm not particularly fussed by the delay itself, but have two questions: a) I'm slightly surprised...
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    Validity of Advance: Cambridge Stations to West Midlands

    (This is mostly academic, but interested in the consensus) I have an advance single from "Cambridge or Cambridge North" to Lichfield TV, Avanti WC + Connections. This ticket was dubiously added to the database a couple of years ago when I queried the lack of adv singles from Cambridge North, so...
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    "Missing" Advance Fares

    A few times a year, I make the journey from Cambridge North to Lichfield Trent Valley. There's a useful evening service via London, so that's often the route I take. However, there is no AWC+Connections Advance Fare on this route (and there hasn't been since Cambridge North opened), though both...
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    Cambridge/Cambridge North easement

    Just a quick question, which might seem silly. Tickets to Cambridge/Cambridge North are valid to the other, via easement 700714, except Advances. Does "Advance" here include "connections" Advance tickets, that aren't booked on a specific train from Cambridge/North? By the letter of the rule I...
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    GN Super Off-Peak Single with 16-25 Railcard

    A friend was travelling from Kings Cross to Cambridge this afternoon. She tried to purchase a super off-peak single from the LNER ticket machines, and add her 16-25 railcard to it, but when she tried it gave "no fares found" or similar (it was happy to offer the full-price ticket). I can't see...
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    Greengauge 21: Beyond HS2

    Jim Steer's thinktank Greengauge 21 has published its latest thoughts on what to do with HS2 and what to do next, article release can be found here. It's quite a large document, so I haven't done much more than skim. Take home points, as per the press release: Main points, as I see them...

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