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  1. martin2345uk

    Really don’t understand the Rail Staff Travel website

    So I now have access to a PRIV for the first time… I am just trying to work this site out, and was looking at tickets from Chelmsford to Chepstow (just theoretical for now while I get to grips with it) So it seems I have selected a super off peak return… but then it is saying I can reserve...
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    Eurostar - Train Manager - St Pancras (03/03/24)

    https://apply.workable.com/eurostar/j/4A40C7834D/ Based at London St Pancras International. Shift work including early and late shifts, weekends (35 hours/average of 4 days per week). Competitive salary: £39,653.54 during training, rising to £52,385.32 post-training English and French are...
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    What are you meant to claim/do if your train is cancelled and you get a different one to a different destination?

    So due to a fatality in the Chelmsford area, Greater Anglia trains from Liverpool Street are cancelled. Instead of my train to Chelmsford I am getting a Southend service to Shenfield and getting picked up there. I’m not sure what kind of claim I make here though - does this still count as...
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    Changing from TL to EL at Farringdon - tap..?

    So I went from St Pancras to Stratford via Thameslink and Elizabeth Line, changing between the two at Farringdon. There’s an oyster reader there that says to touch if changing between national rail and EL, which I was, so I did. The reader said “Exit” - so what happens when I now touch out at...
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    GA say they have issued a refund but it hasn't come - where to turn?

    Long story short, Greater Anglia offered to refund me a £13 single I bought due to their ticket office staff not knowing the rules... I have been chasing it up for 2 months, today they have sent me an email: There is no refund showing in the account I use for Apple Pay. The bank say they can't...
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    Class 08-e prototype

    Is there a thread for this? Trying to find one.. is this a viable battery conversion do people think? https://twitter.com/steveboulton84/status/1601308090804350976
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    Tube strikes - best way Chelmsford to St Pancras

    So during the tube strikes next week I think my best option is either: Chelmsford - Stratford, walk to Stratford Int. and Javelin to St Pancras Chelmsford to Liv. Street, Elizabeth Line to Farringdon, and Thameslink to St Pancras. Not being at all familiar with option 2, what would people...
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    What should I have done re: super off peak unable to be used

    So today I bought a super off peak return from Chelmsford to London, travelling out at 12 and returning after 8pm. Fortunately, or unfortunately, I ended up coming back much earlier than planned, at 16:15, when super off peak is not valid. What were my options? I asked at the GA ticket...
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    Why does the first Greater Anglia service of the day call at Seven Kings?

    I’m on the first service from Chelmsford to Liverpool Street and it’s due to call at Seven Kings, I’ve never been on a GA train that stops there, what’s the reason this one does..?
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    GA delay repay - "although there is no record of your Smartcard being used at either a platform validator or barrier access"

    So I submitted a claim via GA's site for a 15+ minute delay from Chelmsford to Stratford, and I just got an email saying: I don't understand this, I always touch in and out using the my smartcard ticket - it's the only way to get through the barriers at each end! This worries me a bit as it...
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    Accidentally tapped oyster instead of GA smart card, how to correct?

    Hi guys, So I was getting the train from Liverpool Street to Chelmsford just now and I accidentally used my oyster on the barriers to the platform instead of my GA smart card. It opened the barrier but I didn’t go through I waited a second and then used my smartcard. How do I get rid of that...
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    If I buy a monthly ticket from ticket office is it just a paper ticket?

    Never bought a season ticket before, if I get one from my local GA ticket office will it just be on the old orange card that you then put through the barrier machines? Can I buy one today to start from monday? And can I claim for any strike days where I can’t travel during the month? Thanks all!
  13. martin2345uk

    Can any LU station load a discount onto an Oyster?

    Or is it only the big ones eg Liverpool Street? Could it be done at, say, Dagenham East?
  14. martin2345uk

    What does a ticket to "London Terminals" actually get you?

    If I try to get a season ticket from Chelmsford to Liverpool Street, it comes up with only "London Terminals". If I put my destination as St. Pancras International, it comes up with the same thing, at the same price. Will a London Terminals ticket allow me to get to St. Pancras? Or only to...
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    Eurostar - Qualified Train Drivers (16/01/23)

    Come and have a go if your French is at a reasonable level (or you think you have the aptitude to learn it) and you’ve been driving for 3 years… https://apply.workable.com/eurostar/j/42CA420D28/
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    Tube strikes - is the Elizabeth Line likely to be unusable?

    Tomorrow morning I need to get from Liverpool Street to Paddington at around 7:30-8ish. Obviously with no tube service the EL will be busy... but how busy could we be talking? No room and leaving people behind..?
  17. martin2345uk

    Why does CityMapper suggest this routing re: Elizabeth line..?

    So I am asking it to take me from Fenchurch Street to Paddington tomorrow morning... its top suggestion is to walk to Aldgate, then get the Metropolitan Line to Moorgate, and change there to the Elizabeth Line. Why would it suggest that rather than getting off at Liverpool Street and changing...
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    Buying paper tickets on the underground

    There may come a time in the near future that I might need to start buying paper tickets with physical receipts for a while to get across London - how much are these…? can You get them on,y at larger stations…? i don’t think I’ve ever bought a paper ticket for the Tube!
  19. martin2345uk

    Is mask wearing still mandatory in Berlin?

    Further to my question about tickets.. i've just seen it mentioned that you HAVE to wear bloody FFP2 masks on all public transport? Is this true? If so what a ballache!
  20. martin2345uk

    Best way to get around Berlin these days?

    I'm going to Berlin next weekend, Friday to Sunday, and wondered if anyone knew the best ticket to buy so I can travel around the city for those days...?

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