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    Toilets on Coaches

    A few weeks ago i travelled on a 90 minute delayed National Express coach from Victoria towards Dover. The driver apologised for the delay but also for the toilet being full and automatically locked out of service. He added that the situation creates a warning sound which he could not stop...
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    Delay Repay - varying onboard announcements.

    I've travelled on two Southeastern trains this month which reached London Victoria more than 30 minutes late. Both conductors apologised and gave a reason for the delay as we approached Victoria. However the first conductor also made several announcements about Delay Repay including advising...
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    Oyster Issue - two incomplete journeys due to one delayed train.

    Last Thursday I touched in with Oyster at Hornchurch at 17.26 for a journey to Victoria starting on the District Line. We came to a stop outside Barking Station due to a broken down train at Mile End and we were told a few minutes later there were trains ahead of us at every signal and platform...
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    Lost railcard advice please?

    I have apparently lost my senior railcard. It's a three year one due to expire in October 2022. Still might turn up at home but run out of places to look... I need to buy a new one year senior railcard at the station tomorrow as I have advance tickets booked - will there be a problem as I...
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    Will withdrawn last trains of the day eventually be reinstated ?

    I split my time between Kent and South Wales exclusively using public transport. Pre-pandemic I was a regular user of three final services on weekdays. The first was the 23.55 from St Pancras Intl. to Rainham (Kent). The final service currently departs 23.25. The second was the 00.10 from...
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    Buying a ticket for the last train of the day

    I need to travel between Cardiff (Central) and Caerphilly on Tuesday (23rd) and was intending to use the final train service of the day which normally departs at 23.16. It isn't running next week from Monday to Thursday and there's no replacement bus either. The previous departure at 22.35...
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    Completed Journey With Wrongly Dated Ticket

    Today, indeed as I type this, I should be at a theatre in Manchester seeing a matinee musical. However I had a senior moment and fixed it in my mind that the trip was yesterday. I only realised my error when I arrived at the box office to pick up my ticket because I completed the whole journey...
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    Rainham (Kent) to Amersham return journey options and fares

    I need to make this journey Friday afternoon returning late evening. Theatre visit. NRE will only give me an itinerary and fare (£20.05 with railcard) via Marylebone and Chiltern Railways but that route does not work for the return journey. The 22.09 departure from Amersham is too early and the...
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    Bus Passenger Rights - Stranded If Last Bus Cancelled.

    Back In December I and about 15 other passengers were left open mouthed in central Cardiff when a late evening Stagecoach bus to Blackwood via Caerphilly sailed past the bus stop without even slowing down. I and several others had clearly raised our arms as the bus rounded the corner. One of...
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    West Midlands Plus Bus use on Midland Metro trams

    I've used this ticket several times over the years - it's very cheap and covers a wide area- but on a recent trip I was informed at Birmingham Moor Street station that it was no longer valid on tram services. I was offered instead a Day Tripper ticket costing £6.70. I declined this and purchased...
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    Trivia :National Rail Stations with only one direct destination.

    All trains from Cardiff Bay only run to Cardiff Queen Street and from Stourbridge Town trains all just go to Stourbridge Junction. A change of train is required to travel anywhere further. I've a hunch there may be other examples , possibly Parliamentary trains, where there is only one possible...
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    "Homeless" person removed from Megabus in the middle of the night

    On the Megabus twitter page on Monday there's a lengthy multiple tweet account of a "homeless" man being made to leave an overnight service to Scotland following protests to the driver from other passengers about his strong body/urine odour. There is no allegation of antisocial behaviour, just...
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    Period Return Potential Issue

    I would like a little advice before I throw away an "unused" return part of a ticket. I don't want to be accused of reusing the ticket but I can foresee how that could happen. I currently travel fairly regularly between two stations in SE England. The return journey involves a train from Kent...
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    Wales Concessionary Travel Pass Use On Trains

    Does anyone know if this scheme will continue after the end of October 2018 ? I cannot find any reference from a google search to it having been funded for a further period.
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    Pleasure Seekers, Merry Makers and Scenic Circular Rail Rides.

    The current thread on Seaside Specials got me thinking about the regular days out I enjoyed in the 1970s and 1980s on excursions under the above banners. I travelled from Kent to destinations as far as Durham, Abergavenny and Scarborough and back on Saturdays, at very reasonable prices. Often a...
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    Coach Services Terminating Short Of Destination

    Following Megabus Twitter today, they have terminated several services short of destination, notably a London to Edinburgh service which only made it to Newcastle. Several to Cardiff have been halted at Bristol. Wondering if there is a legal liability to get passengers to their destination as...
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    "Allow less time to transfer through London" problem

    I'm about to buy an advance ticket for a journey in March from Birmingham New Street through to Rainham (Kent). The train is scheduled to arrive at Euston at 20.23 and I am then given a reservation on the 21.25 from St Pancras International to Rainham. More than an hour for this transfer seems...
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    National Express Booking System

    I usually travel on Megabus but thought I'd try National Express as their fares are slightly cheaper for the four single journeys I need to make in February. On Megabus I can easily book as many single journeys as I wish in one transaction (and pay only one 50p booking fee) but after booking one...
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    Megabus New Routes/Destinations just announced

    Megabus is now serving Heathrow and Gatwick Airports to and from destinations along the M4 corridor. There are also £1 fares, including between the airports. National Express have as I recall never offered Fun Fares on airport routes so this is welcome competition.
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    Megabus Free Travel Promotion

    Just launched for 2017. Free tickets currently available for Megabus travel between 9 and 20 January but promotion continues until 9 February. Includes weekends but not all services have free tickets. 21 January should go on sale tomorrow(22 November) and then another day added each day. Up...

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