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    Outward: St Pancras - Ramsgate, Back: Ramsgate - Thanet Parkway - St Pancras

    I want to travel outward today (Friday 19/01/2024) at around 16:30 from St Pancras International to Ramsgate. I want to travel back tomorrow (Saturday 20/01/2024) at around midday from Ramsgate to St Pancras International, but breaking our journey for a few hours at Thanet Parkway to see the...
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    Italy - UK railway comparisons

    Here's a few comparisons from recent rail journeys in the north of Italy; in the Milan area and Milan to Venice: - I saw much more freight train traffic than in the UK - I saw many more infrastructure maintenance depots than in the UK - it seemed like all but the smallest stations have a yard...
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    Rights when rebooking disrupted London - Paris - Milan return journey in October

    A few months ago I booked a return journey London - Paris - Milan for me, my partner and two young children which will be in October. But today I received an email from SNCF stating "Your train 9251 on 23/10 to MILANO P GARIBALDI has been cancelled because of track obstructed. We advise you to...
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    Class 58 wheelslip

    That particular quote is from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Rail_Class_58#Domestic_service , but most RailUKforums discussions I have read about Class 58 say the same thing. But something I would like to understand is, what in the Class 58 bogie design causes the increased tendency to...
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    St Pancras outward to Canterbury, back from Whitstable

    We want to travel outward from St Pancras to Canterbury (either station is fine) today (Sunday) mid-afternoon. We want to travel back from Whitstable tomorrow (Bank Hol Monday) mid-afternoon. We'll have bikes with us. We want to buy tickets for two adults and two children. We have a Family &...
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    Mobile phones mounted in electric bus cabs

    I have seen mobile phones mounted inside electric bus cabs, e.g. BYD ADL Enviro 200EV, near the driver's left leg. Do these mobile phones belong to the driver, or are they part of the bus e.g. for remote monitoring or for the ticket machine?
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    CNG vs diesel bus range

    Do Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered buses, such as the Enviro 400s on Reading Buses purple route 17, have a higher or lower range than the diesel powered version?
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    Examples of daily price capping schemes that cater for child fares, other discounts, group fares?

    I'm a fan of daily price capping, where you don’t need to decide in advance whether you’d save money by buying a day ticket, because you make a contactless payment using your payment card for each single journey and your payments are capped if they reach the day ticket price. This works well for...
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    Bristol-Penzance Penzance-London

    I want to travel with two children using a Family & Friends Railcard: - Bristol Temple Meads to Penzance on Friday 3 June on GWR's 14:55 train - Penzance to London on Monday 6 June, probably on GWR's 12:15 train I haven't yet bought a ticket because GWR Advance fares were expensive, so I intend...
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    St Pancras to Ashford Intl return, 2 adults 2 children, F&F Railcard

    I want to make a return journey from London St Pancras International to Ashford International using Southeastern High Speed. Two adults, two children, with a Family & Friends Railcard. Outward on Sunday 3 April in the afternoon, back on Wednesday 6 April in the afternoon. I don't want to be tied...
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    Do Cadent Gas have a right to enter my flat to check pipes, in a non-emergency?

    I live in a block of flats. Cadent Gas has put up a notice on the ground floor saying "For your information Cadent Gas will be carrying out essential safety checks on your gas pipework. Even if you don't use gas, we will still need access into your property to check pipes". The notice asks...
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    Hybrid and electric buses in Suffolk

    I got the train from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich and Felixstowe recently. I couldn't help noticing the contrast between London's hybrid and electric buses versus the mixed bag of diesel vehicles in Suffolk. Are there any hybrid or electric buses in Suffolk?
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    Who is the customer that pays for intermodal trains e.g. from Felixstowe?

    I was wondering about intermodal trains that carry a variety of customers' containers on one train (rather than examples like the Tesco train that have a single customer). For example, GBRf intermodal trains from Hutchison Ports' Port of Felixstowe to Verdion's iPort in Doncaster...
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    Minor difference in prices between Southern and LNER websites for the same tickets

    I'm buying a standard class Super Off-Peak Day Return from West Ham to Southend Central for 2 adults and 2 children with a Family & Friends Railcard. Southern website offers the tickets for £23.20; 2 adults at £9.00 each and 2 children at £2.60 each. LNER website offers the tickets for £23.00; 2...
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    Freight train paths between Toton T.M.D. and West Hampstead Thameslink

    Why every day are there a few pairs of freight train paths between Toton T.M.D. and West Hampstead Thameslink? I understand that unused freight train paths are not uncommon, but why Toton T.M.D. to West Hampstead Thameslink? Examples today...
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    Felixstowe Port in 'chaos' as Christmas and Brexit loom

    Interesting article from BBC News. I wonder how freight train operators are being affected. Because the port can't accommodate the flow of lorries needed to clear its backlog of containers, is the port encouraging freight operators to increase the flow of trains to clear the backlog...
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    Advance tickets on cancelled EMR train. Journey now impossible without using other operators.

    I have purchased tickets Advance Single (1st Class) tickets from East Midlands Railway (EMR) for this Saturday 23 May 2020 for: 06:33 - London St Pancras International to 11:12 - Scarborough and 16:55 - Scarborough to 21:10 - London St Pancras International I made the effort to book in advance...
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    Routing of 1632 Daventry Int Rft Recep Rfd to Grangemouth Tdg (Ews)

    I saw today's 1632 "Daventry Int Rft Recep Rfd to Grangemouth Tdg (Ews)" service. It was hauled by 66027 and consisted mainly of W H Malcolm blue-liveried containers, plus a few Asda-liveried ones. Its routing via London seems a bit indirect, in my opinion. Is this its normal routing...
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    London Terminals to Zones 1-6 One-Day Travelcard printed e-ticket

    I found a passenger at my local suburban London Underground station stuck at the ticket gates, trying to scan a barcode on an A4 sheet of paper. The gateline staff member had briefly left the gateline unattended. I spoke to the passenger, a foreign tourist, and found he had a London Terminals to...
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    "Important information about Key Smartcard Single and Return tickets" email from Southern

    I have just received the following email from Southern about the Key Smartcard, which might be of interest. The email gives me the impression that the people managing the system are struggling with its technical constraints. Nevertheless, I support it if it brings us closer to a simple...

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