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Bizarre prices from Birmingham
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I think the +1 is "crosscountry and one other operator" rather than representing an extra person. Two key things to understand. 1...
18 Apr 2024
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Trip Report - Merseyrail to Southport, Northern to Wigan and Bolton - 2024/04/13
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If you've got time and would like something different you could try using the subway instead, probablly slower than the footbridge though.
18 Apr 2024
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[Trivia] Largest UK railway station to have a subway and/or footbridge but no lifts?
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According to the Map on NRE, preston has a footbridge and two subways, one subway has ramps while the other has lifts. It seems you...
14 Apr 2024
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[Trivia] Largest UK railway station to have a subway and/or footbridge but no lifts?
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I guess that comes down to how you define "station". The crossrail platforms are connected to moorgate station but are nominally part of...
12 Apr 2024
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[Trivia] Largest UK railway station to have a subway and/or footbridge but no lifts?
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I suspect the answer to the question of busiest station without step-free access on national rail is moorgate.
12 Apr 2024
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[Trivia] Largest UK railway station to have a subway and/or footbridge but no lifts?
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These are not the same thing. For example Manchester oxford Road has lifts to take you from platforms 4/5 (where the entrance is) to...
12 Apr 2024
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Getting to Heathrow - cheap vs expensive
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Manchester still has a "runway visitor park", though its a bit of a pain to get to without a car. The nearest bus stops seem to be at...
12 Apr 2024
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What is the point of Old Oak Common?
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Which I do, and which I'm sure those designing HS2 did. If you are arguing that HS2 has been subject to crippling cutbacks that put the...
12 Apr 2024
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What is the point of Old Oak Common?
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I would hope that they considered multiple options for getting into London, looking at both what connectivity each would provide and how...
11 Apr 2024
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Is this me or are train companies offering off peak returns that are not valid?
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The key part of their answer is "if you have a huddersfield to leeds return". Peak restrictions depend on the ticket you hold. It is...
11 Apr 2024
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Getting to Heathrow - cheap vs expensive
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Yeah, I've noticed that before, A few possible reasons spring to mind but I don't know what was or wasn't going through the heads of the...
11 Apr 2024
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plugwash
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Getting to Heathrow - cheap vs expensive
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One issue with PAYG schemes is that they can only set fares based on the data they actually have. If you change from Rail to Undergound...
11 Apr 2024
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Getting to Heathrow - cheap vs expensive
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It seems there are quite a lot of different different fares from Crystal palace to Heathrow terminal 5. For journeys to the underground...
11 Apr 2024
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What is the official platform number of Liverpool Lime Street Low Level?
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RTT seems to report it as "L" for trains that have departed, but A for trains that have not yet departed. This suggests to me that...
11 Apr 2024
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Checking a cross-London/round-central-London routing
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My understanding is that if it doesn't go through a "london terminal" it's not considered to be "via London". Each destination would...
28 Mar 2024
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