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    Two Together Railcard

    Some interesting points made here,which begs the question :Why does the Network Card still exist? The TOC's and ATOC must have made a decision to work together on this one,although of course the £13 minimum fare Mon/Fri has quite significantly reduced its usefulness. Its a sad commentary on...
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    BBC4 Thurs 13th The Age of the Train

    and your problem with that statement is what? Although she personally apparently disliked rail travel,surely her time was a fairly good time for rail. She never pushed for privatisation,always regarding it as a bridge too far,that was John Major we have to thank for that.
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    The Scenic Settler - 15/9/12

    I don't think you are correct here,SD have only used DBS since the start of this year. With the current strike action that is a decision they may now be regretting?.....
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    crosscountry expensive!

    Paris to Hendaye is actually around 500 miles. This would have been a "Prems" fare which is like an advance in the UK. It can only be booked on line at raileurope.com and cannot be refunded or changed. An odd feature of these fares is that first class is sometimes very little more than standard...
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    Curious FGW fare anomaly from North Camp

    Many thanks everyone for the interesting replies,its strange how some policy of a defunct TOC years ago can make such a difference today. Would totally agree Bedwyn is a very pleasant place(it was on a day out there that the fare anomaly became apparent). There are some beautiful walks along...
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    Curious FGW fare anomaly from North Camp

    Can anyone explain why a CDR from North Camp to Bedwyn (48m) is £9.00 but to Oxford (45m) its £13.90. That is 54% more for a shorter distance! In both cases you obviously have to change at Reading,the only difference with Oxford is that you might use XC for the Reading/Oxford sector,but that...

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