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(Not sure what unaccessed means here - unassessed?) I don't think anyone would claim that road travel is safer than rail - but the risk from a gas explosion, should one happen, is on the high side as edwin_m points out, compared to the slightly increase in risk (remainlng low but more likely)...

Just to clarify, that's towards the front of the train (normally the standard class end). And there's a steps-only footbridge right at the front, if you're sure of your platform.

WR diesels have already been mentioned, but Standard 4s (75xxx/76xxx) weren't uncommon in the Salisbury-Eastleigh era, though the Hampshire diesels were a bit newer and certain to have been encountered (so an 82 year gap, or 84 for the centre coach!). The photo of 32670 isn't autumnal, even if...

They already have :) But in any case the OP hasn't posted for 2 months so probably won't read it.

There were way more loose 2nds than needed for Exmouth, hence they were used in East Devon (replacing the ex-SECR 100-seaters) and on the Hayling branch, both already mentioned. There's a (late 1963) photo at Havant on the Bloodandcustard site, which also says that it moved to the Belle after...

Only if there is specific advice saying that tickets will be accepted next day (which means major disruption!) - otherwise all you are entitled to is a 100% refund. Industry policy says no, but where there is a delay of over an hour the law says yes. In the circumstances I would ask the...

The OP has only ever made the one post, over 2 months ago, so is unlikely to reply. TfL's procedures for dealing with pass misuse may not be relevant to your rather different case either.

Judging by thus, and a few other threads, this seems to be GTR's normal practice where the sum involved is substantial. It's useful to know, so thanks.

Define common - in this case my sister had a similarly dire trip home the previous evening, but for different causes (most of which were external to the railway). The WC line out of Euston seems particularly vulnerable to signalling problems such as you apparently had on Tuesday, not helped by...

Exactly - or similar, there being 11 identically-formed ones.

Pedantically, only the first coach, the other is Maunsell. 0298s - occasionally worked passenger, but I think only a Maunsell 2-P set. However, the East Devon 2-sets used on the Lyme Regis branch acquired a similar Mk1non corridor by 1960, which is a 75-year gap in the same train. I mentioned...

Thanks. It seems to work for me now - but doesn't seem to offer the Premium option, is that correct?

Excellent spot! At that stage the 0298s were about 85 years younger than the diesels, so that puts them on a par with the Fratton Terriers Thanks for the detailed history of the CEPs. You are obviously right that a handful of them never worked on the Kent Coast. I think @Magdalia was making a...

Not much, as generally newspaper trains required significantly more capacity. But I recall a MLV-worked service in East Kent, IIRC Ashford-Margate, with a trailing load. Think that was mails or parcels, as the papers went via Chatham.

I was specifically checking AVE, Barcelona/Madrid-Cordoba.