Recent content by joncombe

Well I used the service on Saturday and bought a ticket from the machine. On the way west I counted a maximum of 4 passengers in the entire carriage (it was 6 carriages in total). On the way back it was busier, around 1/4 full. However it seems the SWR plan to scare away most passengers worked...

SWR don't offer reservations.

If I put for example Yeovil Junction to Exeter Central return on Saturday (6th April) National Rail shows trains running (direct) but against all journey shows "No Fares Available". The journey times do not look to be longer than usual (around 1 hour) so what is going on? Have train fares become...

From memory Turin I believe though you have to get a stamp after. I think also Amsterdam Schiphol.

Thanks everyone who responded confirming the ticket is valid to both stations. Disappointing the National Rail planner gets it wrong though. As to the forums own ticket site, the default view is best value and this only shows half the return trains. Same if you click fastest. You only see all...

I am trying to buy a flexible ticket for this journey on Sunday. I don't mind whether I leave from London Kings Cross or London St Pancras but that is what seems to be causing confusion and I don't know what ticket to buy and different websites tell me different things. Taking (for example)...

The Green Chain walk perhaps? I did it a few years ago and you could join several sections together I imagine to cover the distance you are after.

Also it's pot luck if they accept luggage or not. Officially it's no but many operators of buses do accept it. Likewise cyclists will be out of luck.

Wow sad to hear this as I listen to Wave 105 quite often but I knew it was owned by Bauer so this was likely only a matter of time. They seem on a quest to destroy all local radio and I think one of the Wave 105 transmitters already became Greatest Hits radio. I certainly still listen to the...

Yes but the problem there is people congregating near the escalators and lifts blocking the whole width of the platform (which to be honest is not very wide) so it's often the case that the only way to get to the less crowded parts of the platform is to cross the yellow line. Sometimes too if...

Sad to hear because I'm sure I remember Swanage Railway saying that the passenger numbers of the 2017 trial exceeded predictions. I know a few commented here that the 2023 timetable seemed designed to fail with poor connections and quite a short time in Swanage. I don't know what constrains they...

Personally i was very disappointed in the scientists at the enquiry. They seemed to insist that lockdown was the only solution and the only question was when, for how long and how harsh. There seems to be absolutely no interest in looking what other countries did and what could be learned from...

Helensburgh central you can drive and park under the canopy.

I don't think any ticket machines can sell boundary zone 6 tickets.

I used them a week or so ago. It was fairly chaotic on the way out as a change to the type of plane meant many people got assigned a different seat, including me at boarding. Unfortunately not all passengers noticed or were notified at boarding which led to a lot of people claiming someone was...