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    Forced to pay twice due to issues with ticket machine

    This morning I was travelling from Newcastle to Carlisle using an advance fare (bought in the recent sale for £1). However, the ticket machine did not print the ticket and only printed the receipt. I tried a number of other machines but these did not work either. I sought assistance from a...
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    Trivia: High altitude bus routes

    A little while back, I used the B3 service which runs across the moors from Keighley and Oxenhope to Hebden Bridge. It's an absolutely gorgeous route, and at the highest point on the route, my phone reckoned I was 440 metres above sea level. It made me wonder whether that was the highest bus...
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    Break of Journey - Off-Peak Day Single with code B3

    Hello, I realise this is a bit of a basic question but I can't actually find a clear answer. I'm planning to travel from Horden to Billingham tomorrow, but have noticed the weather forecast is absolutely lovely and so would like to walk from Hartlepool to Seaton Carew along the coast. I've...
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    Are any statistics published on usage for non-station destinations?

    I was having a think about the various unusual destinations that the railway offers tickets for, and which one is the most used. I'm talking the likes of Minehead by bus, Abingdon via Didcot bus, as well as the more ubiquitous Boundary Zones. If I had to guess, the most common non-station origin...
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    Delay Repay Query with Split Tickets and Singles

    I recently travelled from Oxford to Pinhoe in Devon, using an off peak day return to Basingstoke and then once there, buying a super off peak day return to Pinhoe. I then used buses to travel to Plymouth, where I ended up having to buy an off peak day single to Pinhoe (due to my bus ticket...
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    Can you use Gatwick Express on longer distance tickets?

    I'm travelling from Oxford to Brighton via the North Downs Line next week using a combination of two off peak day returns (splitting at Dorking), and journey planners all recommend changing at Gatwick for the fastest journey. However, given how Gatwick Express services tend to be more expensive...

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