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  1. BingMan

    Crewe Railway and Bus station

    Could someone advice me how long it takes to get between Rail and Bus in Crewe. IO need to visit some of the villages south of Crewe using the 39 Crewe Nantwich bus
  2. BingMan

    South Pennine Day Ranger

    Where do I buy one of these tickets? I will be starting from an unmanned station and AFAIK they are not available from TVMs
  3. BingMan

    Delay Repay denied

    On Tuesday I returned from Heaton Chapel to Whaley Bridge. I caught the 2215 from Heaton Chapel arriving in Stockport at 2223 intending to catch the 2233 Buxton train. But that train was cancelled so I had to wait for the 2319 which got to Whaley at 2348, 49 minutes later than planned. Northern...
  4. BingMan

    Finding a train time

    How does one find out whether a particular train yesterday was on time or how late its was, please?
  5. BingMan

    Ticket validity

    Tonight I shal be travelling from Whaley Bridge to Heaton Chapel to compete in a backgammon tournament. I shall but an off peak return ticket. I would hope to return on the last southbound train at 2215. But if I am delayed there is the option of getting the 2238 train to Manchester Piccadilly...
  6. BingMan

    Advanced tickets

    Yesterday i bought an advanced ticket for a journey from Whaley Bridge to Adlington(C) on the Northern Rail app for £6.50. Today my phone ran out of power so I went to the ticket office. The clerk said that he couldn't sell me an advance, only an anytime at a cost £13.30. He reduced this to...
  7. BingMan

    Fare anomoly

    On Tuesday I had occasion to travel from Whaley Bridge to Stockport. Because my 'phone with its Northern app was not to hand I checked times on the National Rail web site. As well as giving me times that told me that the cheapest travel was to buy two singles at £2.20; £4.40. When my phone...
  8. BingMan

    Bus Drivers' Rough Driving

    I don't know if it is my advancing years, the bus company I mainly use (High Peak) or the design of the particular buses; but drivers seem to be rougher than they used to be and pay little attention to the comfort of their passengers. This is most evident in braking. At bus stops, rather than...
  9. BingMan

    OCTOBER 1ST

    I cannot book a ticket on the Buxton Stockport line on October 1st. Is There industrial action on that date? Nation Rail Enquiries say "Oops Something went wrong". Do you think that a ticket inspector would accept that excuse when I cannot show him a ticket?
  10. BingMan

    Should you be allowed to sit in 1st class if 2nd class is full?

    mods note - split from here. In the past I have moved into first class when second class was crowded and paid the difference to the guard. Is that now illegal?
  11. BingMan

    Abandoned journey

    Sorry if this has been done to death. I bought a ticket to go into Manchester but when I arrived at the station the train was posted half an hour lat which meant that I would have missed my appointment. So I went home. Can I get my fare back? It was a Northern e-ticket
  12. BingMan

    Can a ticket clerk give permission to board train without ticket

    There was a queue of impatient people at the ticket office as some one was planning a complex journey in the five minutes before the train arrived. The clerk reassured as that we could buy a ticket on the train. Which I did. But would a revenue protection officer accept that as an excuse for...
  13. BingMan

    More Manchester Metro Help

    I have to travel to hospital appointments on the two Jubilee Bank Holidays this week and can find no information about what services run un these or other Bank Holidays. Anybody able to enlighten me?

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