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    Coffee at Euston Station at 5.30 on a Saturday morning?

    Can anyone suggest somewhere selling coffee at or very near Euston station that might be open at 5.30am on a Saturday morning? Have checked the hours of all the places I can think of but no luck.
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    Ouigo France 10th anniversary sale - 100,000 tickets at €10

    Had a push notification from SNCF about this - could be useful: Details: https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/train/deals/ouigo Ts and Cs
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    Buying an outboundary family travelcard on Trainline-powered sites

    I'm sure it used to be possible to buy family Travelcards via trainline-powered sites but I can't now work out which destination to put in to get it to offer the right price. Any ideas?
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    Elizabeth line & beyond from Farringdon: unsatisfactory ticketing situation

    This weekend I am I involved in organising two groups travelling from Farringdon to Windsor and Marlow. The groups are of mixed age and will be using railcards. I won’t be travelling with the groups myself on the outward leg and plan to buy the tickets and give to those who will be in...
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    South Western Railway now selling Advance Tickets on the Day (APOD)

    Buying some tickets today was surprised to be offered same-day Advances - not sure how long they've been a thing on SWR (I know other TOCs up north have offered them for some time).
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    Trainpal now allows customers to resell their tickets

    We've discussed Trainpal (and their slightly odd translations) on this Forum before. They've now added a feature allowing the resale of tickets. From the release notes for the iOS app:
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    Lower fares in East Sussex

    Planning a trip to Lewes this week I stumbled across information about reduced fares in East Sussex this summer as part of the BSIP, including £5 day tickets on some operators: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/roads-transport/public/buses/service-changes/new-lower-fares-on-east-sussex-bus-services...
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    TfL fare evasion prosecution stats

    Given the number of TfL cases we see on this sub-forum, this section of the latest report of the Commissioner to the TfL board caught my eye "The dedicated ITAP (irregular travel analysis platform) Investigations Team has an encyclopaedic understanding of our network, ticketing system and fares...
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    'Virgin Trains Ticketing' site

    When they lost their franchises, VT said they would launch a booking site. This has now launched as part of the Virgin Red app Help site here: https://trains.virgin.com/hc/en-gb Not great timing given GBR's impending launch of a single national booking site.
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    TfL 15H Routemaster service unlikely to return post-COVID

    TfL has responded to an FOI request about the 15H https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/heritage_aec_routemasters_on_rou#incoming-1763102 Not a great surprise given the financial context, but a shame nonetheless.
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    LNR (WMT) ticket office at Euston to close

    The London Northwestern ticket office at Euston is close. From London TravelWatch https://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/news/view?id=865&x[0]=news/list/
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    English bus fare information to be made available as open data

    We've had a number of threads over the years about how difficult it is to establish the fare payable for a bus journey in advance of travel. The Government has just announced the Bus Open Data Service which will be underpinned by new regulations which will mean bus operators are legally...
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    Apple Pay Express Mode on TfL services

    Apple Pay users can now tap in and out on TfL services without unlocking their phone https://www.apple.com/uk/apple-pay/transport/ Although it's not spelt out, the implication is that this only works at barriers/gatelines controlled by TfL themselves - could be some confusion at certain...
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    Stopping short on Stansted Express 'advance return' tickets

    I am flying from Stansted on Tuesday, returning Thursday. I booked Stansted Express's semi-flexible advance tickets which I have in eTicket format out from Liverpool Street on Tuesday, intending to use the return portion on Thursday. Since booking it has occurred to me that it would make more...
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    Interest in Wayfarer bus ticket rolls from Japan

    I have been trying to scrape a few quid together by selling some old timetables and bus/train memorabilia on eBay. I have a few rolls of Wayfarer bus tickets (blank) from the early 1990s. For some reason a lot of the interest in these items seems to come from Japanese buyers. Does anyone have...
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    Half price group (family) Dayriders from Stagecoach

    A nice autumn offer from Stagecoach with half price group tickets https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/national/half-price-group-tickets
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    Buying Travelcards on Trainpal

    am I right in thinking it’s not possible to buy a one day travelcard on TrainPal? Got some promo codes I’d like to use.
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    Starting short on Brighton to Bournemouth Off Peak Return ('not via London')

    Am I right in thinking that a Brighton to Bournemouth off peak return (routed 'not via London') would be perfectly valid for starting a journey at Balham, taking a Southern train to Clapham Junction and changing on to SWR there? What are the chance of hassle with gateline staff at Balham?
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    Great Northern £2 flat fare to Cuffley

    Need to travel with a group of children from London to Cuffley. BRfares indicates a £2 child flat fare is available. The Great Northern website says that journeys in zones 1 to 9 are excluded from the flat fare deal. Cuffley has recently joined zone 9. Any opinions on the status of these...
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    Elephant & Castle to Cuffley Super Off Peak Return

    I'm pretty sure the answer is yes, but can anyone confirm that this ticket: http://www.brfares.com/#faredetail?orig=EPH&dest=CUF&rlc=2TR&rte=790&tkt=CBA is valid Thameslink: Elephant & Castle - St Pancras International Great Northern: King's Cross - Finsbury Park Great Northern: Finsbury Park...

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