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I have a Raspberry Pi displaying the CIS from National Rail https://realtime.nationalrail.co.uk/ldbcis/departures.aspx?u=039B1CD1-14D4-4CB9-83B1-A84CC3AEDF83&crs=sra

According to Wikipedia the station name was changed from Wigan to Wigan North Western in 1924 just after the grouping created London North Western Railway, who then operated the station. It is not related to its geographical position in the town of Wigan!

The simplest way to deal with this is to pay £75 as the penalty fare was properly issued, and it is reduced from £125 for prompt payment. The are probably no valid grounds for appeal. If you ignore it they will write to you at the address which you provided, and when they do not receive any...

It is very interesting to read the comparisons of journey times from London to Edinburgh. I have a wonderful book called "Mile by Mile on the LNER" by S.N.Pike MBE which gives a detailed maps and accurate express train timings for the whole route from King's Cross to Edinburgh in 1947. It is...

The letter dated 22 April which you posted earlier does not normally arise from a Penalty Fare situation, certainly not right after the incident. The docket which the passenger received and destroyed was more likely to be a Travel Irregularity Report or a report for Prosecution than a Penalty...

I suppose Maghull North is a spin off from Maghull.

It seems to me that at the time the OP was checked by an RPI he was in possession of a valid ticket for his journey, but had, by mistake, boarded a train that would not call at Tyseley. When this was pointed out to him by the RPI he sensibly got off the train at Small Heath, within the validity...

A long time ago when I wanted to refund a round trip purchased as 2 singles in one transaction from GA, I abandoned the online refund process which wanted £20 (more than the combined ticket value), and called customer service, who agreed to refund with one £10 charge, but I had to post the...

Using fastjp.com and a departure time of 09.06 brings up several choices to reach Edinburgh at 15.59 via York, but the best arrival time via Carlisle is 16.23. At least via York avoids the buses.

The SJPN documentation states that the TOC received the OP's reply. It also says they consider it in the public interest to prosecute. In this case where the OP has attempted to fake a ticket that is hardly surprising. I think that in order to receive a reduction in the fine for an early guilty...

It is correct that no Railcards work with the Daysaver. I am the holder of a Lancashire CC issued ENCTS pass, so I can travel free of charge on local buses. If I had a Senior Railcard, I could make the round trip to Liverpool for £4.25, a saving of £2.15 per trip compared to the Daysaver by...

I decided to try the unique e-ticket experience offered by MerseyRail; I bought online an e-ticket Daysaver for 2 passengers. This was emailed to me as a PDF file. I was able to display it on my phone. I boarded the train at an unbarriered station, travelled to Liverpool Central. I showed the...

Similar to the modernised old style Earls Court boards, other locations had boards where the illuminated arrow also showed a number such as <-1, or <-2 or <-3 to indicated the sequence of the next three trains. Probably none of those left anywhere. I remember them well everywhere along the...

Somewhat off topic, but my wife has just received a letter from a charity telling her that they have obtained her address from the Royal Mail redirection service. We moved six years ago. Who knew?

I suggest you delete everything from "I am currently" to "make it easier". The last paragraph "Once again" to "dishonesty" is also superfluous. The railway only wants to know that you have learned your lesson and won't do it again.

It is not unknown for TOCs to use their own data to work out what DR to pay. TOC3 in this case caused the delay by cancelling the service from C to D. When you entered your claim, you told them your intention to use that service. They used their data to decide what you were likely to do. That...

The one and only time I used the car park at Wigan NW, I exited the station via the side door, and paid for my parking at the car park payment machine situated there. Is that machine being relocated if the door is being closed?

I believe Billericay has NSE logo set into the block paving.

I travelled with a few members of my family from Birkdale to Liverpool on Sunday 29 December. The Birkdale ticket office was shut, the roller shutter was closed. There was a large notice board advising to buy at destination. One of the group took a photo. On arrival at Liverpool Central the...

It may help you to know that the Anytime Day Single from London to Stonehouse is £105. The least you may expect to pay is that amount plus a fee of about £150. However if GWR investigate your ticket history, then you may be invited to pay £105 for each journey (round trip will be £210) for which...