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    Potential prosecution for travelling with expired railcard

    Sad to say it, but the extenuating circumstances will almost certainly not be accepted as a reason for not checking your railcard was in date. The railway would be entitled to wonder when you would have checked its validity, if you had not been challenged at Stansted. One or two journeys? Maybe...
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    Euston station toilets in a disgusting state

    An old colleague of mine once said ‘in the UK, we spend a penny. Across the Channel, everyone has to Euro-nate. Back on topic… I was quite impressed with the new toilets on the footbridge at Clapham Junction. A vast improvement on the old ones, which often had damaged doors or locks and were...
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    Kingston to Dartford, which route?

    Are there still direct trains, round via Slade Green? :D
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    Kingston to Dartford, which route?

    On a related note, ‘Some journeys are charged via Zone 1 irrespective of the route taken’ is sometimes displayed when looking up specific fares on TfL’s single fare finder. Can anyone give an example?
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    Bakerloo Line Refurb?

    Fair point. They managed well enough in getting announcements about wearing masks on every train (and still had them long after they were no longer mandatory)
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    Varamis Rail Given Operators Licence from ORR

    Talking to a DB Cargo driver today, he said Varamis have 6 units. I thought it was 5 ?
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    Varamis Rail Given Operators Licence from ORR

    Looks like Varamis made it to Rugby late last night https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:C00479/2024-03-11/detailed In preparation for a run to PRDC this lunchtime… https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:56306/2024-03-12/detailed Ironically, this looks very much like the...
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    Class 321 storage/scrapping

    Or checking they’re ok before Varamis Rail acquire them ? :D
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    Irregular travel

    Was that a typo, or are you saying she has done this more than once, and this is the first time she has been caught?
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    Bakerloo Line Refurb?

    Well it would have to be brown stuff. Any other colour is not Bakerloo-compliant :D Seriously, though, there was the small matter of a global pandemic during the 5-year exemption period, which might give TfL an excuse for not completing the modifications in time?
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    TFL fare evasion

    OP: ‘It’s been on my mind a lot as I plan on starting a course and future job in banking’ o_O
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    Varamis Rail Given Operators Licence from ORR

    I just noticed two new paths to and from Liverpool Street on March 13th, that seem to be for Varamis Rail’s showcasing event… from and to PRDC https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K01789/2024-03-13/detailed https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:K01790/2024-03-13/detailed
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    Greater Anglia Travel Irregularity dispute - help!!

    You stated that you catch the tube from Stratford, presumably tapping-in on Oyster or Contactless? I don’t know, but I imagine Greater Anglia will liaise with TfL to get confirmation of your travel history, thus proving you didn’t pay for the Shenfield-Stratford part of your journeys. Were you...
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    Varamis Rail Given Operators Licence from ORR

    Nice pun :D I would like to see them successful, and if they do run into and out of the Royal Mail distribution centre at Willesden (PRDC), they’ll get the stamp of approval from me!
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    Varamis Rail Given Operators Licence from ORR

    Varamis now posting on LinkedIn of a launch event at Platform 11 at London Liverpool Street: Join us for the grand opening event of Varamis Rail, a revolutionary approach to electric rail logistics for middle-mile transportation. The event will take place on the 13th of March, and we invite...

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