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Money Saving Expert reporting that 20-25 year olds who open a current account with Santander can get a free 4 year railcard. Can’t have had a Santander current account since 9th April to qualify.
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/banking/compare-best-bank-accounts/#santanderedge
It appears to have been on time all the way to Gobowen, getting held outside Shrewsbury for two carriages to join to from the late running 11:08 Birmingham International to Holyhead. That train was delayed by a WMR Walsall - Wolves stopper…
Reading through the pdf suggests that the first train of the day from Shrewsbury- Aberystwyth would be changed start at Welshpool. What’s the rationale behind that one?
Are you sure she wasn’t booked to change at Lancaster rather than Preston?
The northern connecting train appears to have been changed from starting in Barrow in Furness to starting at Preston, that might have caused the notification.
http://timetablehistory.com/times.aspx?uid=W30304&date=20240411