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I'm planning to do the follwoing photo trip next week I'm not able to book advance tickets because my health has been unpredictable lately. I'm proposing a super off peak day return for the main leg at £31.95 I would like to know which other legs I'll need tickets for. I'm thinking...

15/10/2012 11:07 AM Off peak (as part of a return). This is a simple question I hope ! There are 2 trains involved . the XC MAN-BRI and the FGW Great Malvern-Weymouth. NRE gives a changeover station of Cheltenham but Bristol is my preferred option as the GMV-WEY is a rickety-bump, rickety...

Are there any members of RMWeb on here ? as it seems to have been inactive since yesterday afternoon. I think they were upgrading servers recently but don't know for sure.

I've had a couple of health issues this year which means I'm reluctant to buy advance tickets. I know the rules on advance tickets are quite rigid but does such an animal as cancellation insurance exist for these tickets ? I've just seen a "cracker" and I'd love to reserve it but I'm a bit...

I've become absolutely fascinated by the West Coast operation since it has been the main focal point of the forum for a little while ! I'm interested in one piece of logistics information regarding the service from Euston to Birmingham and Wolverhampton. From my study it looks like there are...

Background :- Historians will know that the direct line between the 2 largest population centres in Somerset was severed by Dr B. and crew in the 60s. The track bed has now formed a large part of the main trunk road between the towns , fine , I don't have a problem there. There exists a very...

Scotland have their Freedom of Scotland Travelpass @ a standard £129 for 4 in 8 days (£32 / day). Wales have their Explore Wales pass @ £89 for 4 in 8 days (£23 / day) so where is the "Freedom of England pass ?". It seems the best we can can get is an ALR at £450 for 7 consecutive days (£64 /...

Is this used by TOCs ? My 87 yo father arrived last night from Birchwood into Yeovil Junction on a ticket that says Birchwood-Yeovil Junction Offpeak Rtn at a cost of £70.70M I told him to book Yeovil via Manchester Piccadilly. The TOC salesman at Birchwood (TPE) told him firstly that there...

Is there such a beast ? Eg: I want to do a route for spotting purposes but I also regularly do such trips and a google-map type rail-route planner with on-board costing would be a real timesaver for planning. Route :- Yeovil Junction- Oxford-Banbury-Aylesbury-Marylebone-Clapham Junction-Yeovil...

This is almost certainly a no-brainer but I'll try anyway ! This Saturday I'm thinking of calling in on the Swanage Gala and also visiting Eastleigh. I have a senior railcard If I book 3 anytime singles I have :- YVJ-ESL £15.70 , ESL-WEY with BOJ at Wareham £16.70 and WEY-YVP £5.35 , the total...

Reading the Tavistock re-opening thread it got me thinking about the PPM. The Stourbridge PPMs have been around for a couple of years now so I’m assuming that a serious evaluation has been done in this time. Is this unit a viable option for short rail legs where the track still exists and is...

I'm intending to make a journey ; Yeovil PM to Manchester on Monday 9th April (Easter Mon.) Timings are YPM-Bristol TM 09:41 to 11:31 by FGW Weymouth-Gloucester stopper. Then 12:00 to 14:59 BRI to MAN by XC Paignton-Manchester. As I have health issues at the moment I would prefer to just...

I made this journey several times during 2011 and the overall journey time was 2 hours and 7 minutes. The last time I did it was 31/08/11. I'm planning a journey within the next few weeks and find that the trip time is now 2 hrs 38 minutes , a whopping 31 minutes increase. There are no...

EG : Yeovil-Bletchley...14/09/11. Off peak return fare for this route is £38.60 with railcard which I am happy with. The outward route is 08:29 YVJ-Clapham Junction-Bletchley via SWT and Southern. The return route I've chosen is : 15:46 Bletchley-Euston-Underground to Waterloo-YVJ by LM/LU/SWT...

This is a just a question of curiosity but it seems to me that a significant amount of freight movements these days is of an Infrastructure/Engineering nature, more so than say in the 80s. Does anybody have a view on this topic ? Cheers Ron

Last week I did a round trip from YVP to Warrington Bank Quay for 59.80 Off Peak with a senior railcard. I wish to do a similar trip next month but finishing at Birchwood. If I do BWD direct the price I'm getting is £120+ , however , If I do YVP-Man Picc at £61.50 Off Peak return + a Man...

Help required please :- can someone point me to a publication which details off-peak hours, in this case CLJ. I plan to go from Brighton to Yeovil but wish to spend an hour or so at Clapham Junction. Timings on NRE are Depart BTN 14:19 arrive CLJ 15:02 , depart CLJ 15:27 Arr YVJ 17:38. What I...

With a Freedom of Severn & Solent ticket , I wish to go from Eastleigh to Fratton. The obvious & quickest route is via Hedge End & Botley to Fareham but this route is not marked on the FoSS map. Do I have to go via Southampton Central ? Thanks Ron

Explanation : I buy Heart of Wessex Day Ranger which includes Swindon and Bristol TM. I then buy Swindon-Didcot cheap day return at Swindon. My question is , can I go through from Didcot to Bristol on the return journey using the combination of these tickets ? Cheers Ron

Hi , first post !! :) Are there any known postal workings on the GWML through Taunton or on the LSWR main line through Yeovil Junction please ? Any info much appreciated Thanks Ron