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    Manchester Piccadilly Platform 12

    I was onboard the 0721 to Buxton last Saturday which departed from platform 12
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    Train cancelled, ticket office advised to board service of another operator, rejected by guard

    Thank you all for this information, good to know I am not alone with feeling frustrated by poor/miscommunication and unsure where to turn to. I wrote to [email protected] on Tuesday, but unlike Northern didn’t receive any auto-reply, so I hope this email address (found in the...
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    Train cancelled, ticket office advised to board service of another operator, rejected by guard

    After checking, I have seen there was a Northern service MCO-PRE dep 0937 (for Blackpool North), however I would then have needed to change at Preston onto another non-Northern service (likely Avanti West Coast, since I would have missed the TPE) and changed again at Oxenholme, but would still...
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    Train cancelled, ticket office advised to board service of another operator, rejected by guard

    On 5 July 2023 I was booked on Northern direct service Manchester Oxford Road (MCO) to Staveley (SVL) departing 0853 arriving 1034, with route “AP Northern only”. When I arrived at MCO I discovered the train was cancelled. I immediately visited the (Northern staffed) ticket office, showed my...
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    Turkey Eastern Express / Lake Van Express

    Thank you for this info @dutchflyer and @Alfonso, it’s a trip I’ve wanted to do for some time but only now starting to make plans. I’ve already read/watched online but was struggling with the current status. I’ll certainly check out those three resources.
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    Turkey Eastern Express / Lake Van Express

    Considering the recent earthquake in south eastern Turkey/Syria, I’m struggling to find out the impact on infrastructure outside of that immediate region. I’m planning a trip from Ankara to Lake Van then from Kars back to Ankara in mid May and haven't seen anything conclusive whether these...
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    Trivia: Retail/food chains that don’t cover the entire UK

    How about Martins bakery shops? According to their website there are 24 of them within Greater Manchester.
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    Travelling to Bosnia & Herzegovina

    I reached Sarajevo by coach from Dubrovnik (via a couple of days in Mostar) and then visited Travnik before heading to Split. I believe Split and Dubrovnik have far more flights from UK compared with Sarajevo.
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    Northern strike timetables

    Thank you, I couldn’t get the link from the website to work on my iPad, but this is reassuring and it does indeed seem a much better service than feared, although I’m sure we can expect some last minute cancellations. Now timetables are being updated, I hope it will become clearer whether...
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    Northern strike timetables

    I’ve got an advance single Manchester to Windermere on the 23rd, for an event on the 25th. Clearly that service is not happening anymore, but I’m hoping there is at least some service on the Lakes Line and I can use my ticket to travel on 22nd or 24th. Northern website seems to imply I must...
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    Avanti and Connections ending with cancelled Scotrail service

    Thank you, I’ll do my best to reach MCO early enough to ask to the ticket office to endorse my ticket so I can board the earlier Northern train to Preston and then at Preston will go to ticket office to endorse ticket to allow me to travel to Carlisle. I only paid £10.10 for the ticket and have...
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    Avanti and Connections ending with cancelled Scotrail service

    I bought the ticket from TPE (to get the Nectar points!)
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    Avanti and Connections ending with cancelled Scotrail service

    Thank you! Option ii would be preferable but I guess staff at MCO would not be able to authorise for the Avanti leg, given it’s a Northern station, so in the case I reach Preston earlier, would I need to also speak with Avanti staff at Preston also?
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    Avanti and Connections ending with cancelled Scotrail service

    Sorry if I have posted this in the wrong forum, I wasn’t sure if it should be fares or timetables! I have advance purchase Avanti West Coast and connections ticket Manchester Oxford Road (MCO) to Dumfries (DMF) for tomorrow. Reservations on the ticket are: 2034 MCO - Preston (Northern) 2143...
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    Manchester Central Zone with Northern Duo ticket

    I wish to use a Northern Duo ticket to travel with a friend from Manchester to Bromley Cross, within TFGM area and return same day. A Duo ticket is available for this journey. Normally for journeys from stations within TFGM area to Manchester Stns group, these are issued to Manchester CTRZ...
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    How could Manchester Victoria be improved? (And does it need to be?)

    I think it’s helpful to have somewhere warm to wait, without getting in the way of the ticket line. Clearly there are cafes and pubs nearby, but for passengers not requiring refreshment, just to wait, perhaps with luggage, for longer distance services to Edinburgh or Newcastle, a waiting room...
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    How could Manchester Victoria be improved? (And does it need to be?)

    As others have alluded to, a decent, welcoming waiting room and also a decent catering outlet within the “wasted space” inside the ticket line would be a start.
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    Megabus trialling its refreshed livery

    I like it! A big improvement on the interim plain blue livery, and a nod to beachball but would be even better with Sid #bringbacksid
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    Megabus branding

    I like it! A big improvement on the interim plain blue livery, and a nod to beachball but would be even better with Sid #bringbacksid

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