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  1. ivorytoast28

    Train waiting for level crossing

    Today I was on the 13:25 Woking to Portsmouth harbour service and as we approached Milford we slowed down and stopped in the station (despite not being scheduled to call there) I was in the front carriage and could see that cars were crossing the tracks in front of us. After about a minute the...
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    So many announcements, so few people taking them on board

    Found this rather amusing tonight on the last SWR train from Guildford to Waterloo. At every single station the same announcement would be repeated "Make sure you're in the front 8 carriages for Wimbledon and Clapham junction as these stations have short platforms". With so many stops it almost...
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    First class on SWR 458

    So tonight I was at Woking hoping to board the 22:13 service to Haslemere. The train that pulled up was a 5 coach 458 that said "not in service" on the front. This is the first time I've seen a 458 on this route but I don't travel it all that often. Anyway being only 5 carriages it was packed...
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    Should the contactless reader at Wimbledon show something to confirm it has recognised your card?

    I just arrived at Wimbledon off a paper ticket transferring to Thameslink. I tapped my card and it didn't seem to obviously do anything. I tapped a second time and again no change on the screen and no sound just a generic message and the orange light throughout. I asked the guy on the platform...
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    Missed train due to platform alteration 20 seconds before departure

    Tonight at Redhill station the 19:18 service to Luton was scheduled to depart from platform 2. However, a freight train pulled into platform 2 as we were waiting and so it was moved to platform 0 about 10 minutes before departure. At 19:17:40 they announced it would now be departing from...
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    Does using off peak returns in this way break any rules?

    I currently have an off peak return from A to B of which I've used the outbound portion and is validdfor 1 month for the return. If I now buy another off peak return to use tomorrow from B to A and use the outbound portions ,Am I then free to use both return portions to break the journey...
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    How does potential compensation etc work on Spanish trains?

    Hello, I've booked a seemingly unchangeable Barcelona-Sants to Madrid ticket and the earliest I can get to Barcelona Sants from La Tour Carole is 15 minutes before my AVE train leaves. Usually I'd never book with such a short interchange in the UK or elsewhere but I know in the UK any issues...
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    Is this door actually unlocked?

    I didn't press it for obvious reasons but it appears that this end of carriage door is openable straight onto the front loco. The train is R606 Tatran in Slovakia. Is it actually likely to be unlocked and would this be allowed in the uk?
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    [trivia] Which stations are open 24 hours a day?

    And more specifically which stations would you run into no problems being at 24 hours a day? Presumably the thameslink 24hr stations, Derby, Reading, Manchester Airport, Manchester picadilly. Where else?
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    When do overnight possessions/engineering work get confirmed?

    I'm hoping to use the 24hr thameslink on the 20th July but the nationalrail journeyplanner still is showing as unconfirmed journey
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    What are the best first class journeys in Europe?

    What operators give the best 1st class experience? From my (very) limited knowledge/experience the first class experience on UK long distance operators is far better than elsewhere in Europe - is this true, does anywhere else offer meal service etc? And if not where is better? Also is there...
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    Is there any eligibility for a refund/delay repay if your service is changed prior to departure?

    Hello, I'm mostly curious because I booked an advance LNER&Connections ticket from London to Bridlington changing at Doncaster. This was scheduled to take 3hr25mins and include 1 stop at the time of booking, 1 month ago However, Northern have since changed their schedule and this now requires...
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    Anytime return, can anyone confirm I am right in my understanding?

    Sorry, I'm sure this is common. But having read the advice on this website I would be perfectly valid to do the following: -Buy Reading - Penzance off peak return - Travel Reading to Penzance, stay a while - Travel penzance to say St Austell stay 3 days - Travel St Austell to Exeter , stay 3...
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    Two tickets where first one gets delayed but is an Anytime single and the second one is an advance ticket.

    Hello, I'm sure this is a fairly common question so I apologise but as someone living within 30 miles of london I've always had this problem. It is always significantly cheaper to but London to -> Anywhere tickets separately from Guildford-London. But I've never trusted SWR. I also...
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    [Trivia] Which direct route between any two stations has the most TOC's operating on it?

    Does anywhere have more than the 6 that operate between Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly?
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    Cheapest way to use French trains

    Hi, I am currently planning a trip to the south of France and was hoping to use the trains to get around a fair bit. Ideally, I was hoping to find a rail pass that would give me some flexibility to explore (something similar to Deutsche bahn's 25EUR regional day passes) but using the SNCF...
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    Could service patterns be improved at Earlestown, Lea Green and Newton-le-Willows?

    Why do TPE Manchester-Liverpool trains call at Lea Green and Newton-le-Willows? Neither are really in St Helens and if they want to have a stop between Manchester and Liverpool why not choose Earlestown. It is an interchange station and sees more passengers than either NLW or LEG and looks to...
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    How do TOC's get money from train tickets?

    So I've often wondered how they actually allocate the ticket money and get it right... Obviously for advance tickets or anytime tickets with a specified operator it is pretty straightforward but what about when multiple operators operate on the same route. For example: An anytime return from...

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