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    Groupsave Nottingham to Widnes

    I need to travel with 3 other adults on the 21st of December for a funeral. One passenger is coming from Norwich but will join us on the train in Nottingham. So 4 passengers in total between Nottingham and Widnes, returning the same day. I think we can use a group save ticket, is this ticket...
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    Unknown Railway Artifacts

    Is anyone able to tell me what the attached were used for? They are from an old freight only branch line which closed in the 1960's.
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    Excess Query - East Mids Parkway to St Pancras

    Afternoon all. I do try to understand the excess fares rules but they get me everytime. I hold a standard class anytime return from East Midlands Parkway (EMD) to St Pancras (STP). I'm due to travel out at peak time and now travel back at super off peak time. The ticketing guide states...
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    Excess Advanced Fare and Ticket Office Advice

    A couple of quick queries to you knowledgeable folk out there. I've had occassion to raise a query at a ticket office twice in the past week or so and I was wondering if I had been given correct advice. Firstly I held an advance ticket from Sevenoaks to East Midlands Parkway valid on the...
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    East Midlands Parkway to Blackfriars / Southwark

    Hello I've a ticked from East Midlands Parkway (EMD) to London Undergrnd Zones 1-2 (this is what the ticket says). The most convenient station for me is Blackfriars which is on the national rail network. It's an easy transition at St Pancras too. However I cannot get a fare to there and so...
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    Are Advanced Tickets Available at Ticket Offices

    Hi I'm sure the answer is yes, but I thought I'd check. Background is this. My dad had some rail travel vouchers but is unfamiliar with rail ticketing. I sent him off to East Midlands Parkway yesterday as it is quiet to buy two single tickets to travel from Nottingham to Norwich...
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    London Zone 1 Travel with children

    Hi all I'm sure this has all been asked before I can't seem to find the answers. I will to travelling to London on Saturday 16th April arriving into St Pancras around 9:15. There will be two adults one with an Oyster card and two children (6 and 3). We are likely to be making a...
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    All Line Rover - Nottingham to Bedford before 10am

    I'm thinking of doing an all line rover soon and am running into difficulty with the 10:00 restrictions applied. My question is where would I need a ticket from in order to alight at Bedford from Nottingham or East Midlands Parkway to change onto a local service there. If I get the 07:10 from...
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    Nottingham to Sleaford and Grantham

    I'm hoping to save some money for a friend but I can't seem to find anything clever so I was hoping that somebody might have some suggestions. On a fortnightly basis he makes the following journeys: on a Friday 1 Adult Nottingham -> Sleaford traveling out on the 13:45 1 Adult and 1...
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    Suggestions Please - Travel from Nottingham

    I've a budget of £89 in vouchers which I can probably supplement slightly but not by too much. Say another £50. I need to return home each evening as a condition of my pass out and probably need to be back into Nottingham by 8pm I want to make a series of trips from Nottingham over the...
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    Chesterfield Platform 3

    I was wondering why Chesterfield has a platform 3 which doesn't seem to have any scheduled services, does anyone know why it was built? It was used today I was travelling on http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/Y36861/2015/09/22/advanced which appeared to pass a signal at danger just south of...
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    Hebden Bridge to Nottingham

    I've an unused return portion of a Nottingham to Huddersfield ticket. I now need to travel back from Hebden Bridge. Can anyone advise the best usage of the return portion. Is a single to Leeds the best bet? Can I excess the ticket? Thanks
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    What Should a Passenger do when Witnessing Fare Evasion?

    I've just completed a short rail journey and saw somebody board the train at a station which is without a ticket office. The guard came through the train and asked to see tickets and the aforementioned passenger didn't show a ticket. After that I had a quiet word with the guard but probably...
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    Validity Code 2V

    I would just like to confirm that I've correctly interpreted the validity code 2V. An off peak return from Bournville to Darlington would be valid from New Street for the outward journey on the 0930 train wouldn't it? As this is an off peak ticket allowing a break of journey starting at New...

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