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    London zone 1-2 prices.

    Two of us are going to London arriving approx. 07:15 we're going to have a spin around some of the main termini and some stations that are in zone 2. Would we be best to get a pay as you go contactless ticket I'm working it out to have a cap of £8.10 on it, so when I get to £8.10 I don't pay any...
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    Cross Country advance tickets.

    Hello all, we're planning a trip down to the West Midlands using a West Midlands day ranger that starts at Stoke on Trent. To get to Stoke we're using Northern complimentary travel passes to Manchester Piccadilly and advance tickets to Stoke. I went onto National Rail Enquires to check the...
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    Expiring rail travel vouchers

    I have some RTVs that are due to expire on the 12/3/22, the question is can I use them before the 12th to buy tickets for use on the 19th. I think that this should be OK but I'd like conformation. TIA.
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    Northern have reintroduced the £10 rover offer, using newspaper vouchers.

    Norther Rail have reintroduced the £10 rover offer. Please see link below for full detail's. Unlimited Rail Travel with JPIMedia | Northern (northernrailway.co.uk)
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    Should the platforms on the Preston to Liverpool line (via St Helens Central) be extended for 6 cars?

    moderator note: split from this thread A lot of the stations between Preston and Lime St. (the older one in particular) have the length for 6 coaches, if Network Rail would invest in upgrading the platforms. IIRC at Leyland the main line platforms will take 4 coaches along with the slow lines...
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    G.B. Rail Rover Guide Problem.

    I have just been on GB Rail Rover guide and used the select station (search) function. But when it completed the search a few stations it did not show any rovers or rangers for the stations. Is anyone else having the same problem?
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    Day out in London using a zone 1-6 travel card.

    As the title says I'm looking at a day out in London using a zone 1-6 travel card, I'm arriving at Euston. One of the moves that I'm thinking of starts at Euston to go back to Wembley Central. I will need the travelcard for this. Can I just buy one from a ticket office at Euston, or do I have to...
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    Incorrectly addressed mail

    Moderator note: split from https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/someone-has-used-my-address-for-dodging-a-fare.221646/ Technically with letters that are addressed to your house with the wrong name on them you should just write on them not known at this address and pop it in a post box and Royal...
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    Lochmaben a layout in 7mm 31.5 gauge

    This layout has been in our heads for about 4 or more years, we have now made a start on the thing. The station is on the line between Dumfries and Lockerbie, but it was closed in about 1966, a bit of a problem as we want to model it in the 1980 The yellow line is what we would like to model...
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    Delay repay on a Northern complimentary travel pass: ideas for journeys on Northern

    This is a what if question (so it my be in the wrong section if so please move it to the correct section). If I was traveling from BIF to Hull on a complimentary travel pass the first train that I would get is the 05;49 from BIF to Carnforth (CNF) then the 06;57 CNF to Leeds on to the 08;55 to...
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    Northern Duo tickets

    Just looking at the Northern Duo tickets offer and noticed that the Furness line and the Cumbrian Coast line is not included, nor is the S & C. But the starting points are showing. Can anyone explain this? The link below should show where you can get the tickets at. Duo | Northern - Northern...
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    Railmiles has anyone used it?

    As the title say really, but as it's £25 per year it could be good value or a lot of money to put out for some thing that you may not like. Thanks.
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    HSP 2, days out reports.

    My first trip out was with my long time mate Kev on Saturday 3/4/21, the plan was to go around Leeds and maybe York. Our plan was to try and get some XC HSTs or 220/1s. But due to X.C. terminating at Wakefield Westgate we only had limited opportunists for this. I was also no the lookout for my...
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    Complimentary travel pass

    I was traveling out from Barro on the 17/12/20 on a late running train and had a ticket check (not a problem) This was the ticket I was using, the conductor was new to me and asked for me to take the ticket out of the plastic ticket wallet I thought it was because I had wrote Barrow in caps and...
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    Renewing a senior rail card.

    I have a senior rail card that is due to expire on the 19/12/20 and I would like to renew it with a 3 year one. But not straight away if we're in lock down or only essential travel only. The problems that I can see happening are I don't have a driving licence all I have is my birth certificate...
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    National rail enquires station maps

    Hello all, I've just been on the above mentioned site to see the layout of Doncaster station the plan idea looked good until you tired to get the large view and well? I have done this with a number of stations Nat. Rail have tried to make them look better. But unless you have a large screen...
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    Day out in London on the Underground.

    Me and some mates are thinking about a day out in London (not sure about the date at the moment) but it will be on a Saturday. Arrive Euston approx. 10 am walk to St. Pancras, then tube to London Bridge, tube to Waterloo, tube to Victoria, tube to Paddington, tube to Marylebone, then tube back...
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    Double booked seats on LNER

    On Sat 14/3/20 three of us one 12 year old and one old man who is bad on his legs and myself were booked on the 14;26 from Newcastle to York to find a lady asking for some people to move from a set of seats, I looked at the seat numbers and we had them booked! I just asked if she was in the...
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    TIL and the forum

    I've read a number of posts on this forum that have involved TIL as a instigator of non-compliance with ticketing policies, eg, misunderstanding a ticket, not able to buy a ticket, stopping someone buying a ticket at first opportunity, Etc. The list could go on. Could this forum as a whole get...
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    National rail conditions of travel: Does it have to be available at stations?

    I went down to my local station to pick up some tickets for travel tomorrow, and asked for a copy of the National Rail Conditions of Travel booklet. There was not one copy available at the station for me or any of the staff to see. Apart from on line. One of the staff did phone to the next...

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