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Not so, sorry, see https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-04/0189/230189.pdf The Scotland part might need formal approval by the Scottish Parliament in some way also, but I think that's generally assumed.

Chris Mullins also wrote well about this a number of years ago. Essentially that the moment he got a junior Cabinet post (under Blair) he lost all freedom to act as he thought he should, and he decided after that that the height of his ambition was to chair significant committees but otherwise...

Everyone's different, but it affects a small number of people and the majority (myself included) don't notice any sort of problem. I used Avanti Crewe-Edinburgh (the same services which served Birmingham) earlier in the year in Standard Premium and they were comfortable and roomy. My experience...

Avanti Standard Premium, bigger seats, bring your own food and drink.

Excellent point, thank you!

Thank you for that comprehensive explanation.

As a point-to-point ticket, Elstree & Borehamwood to Harrow & Wealdstone is not allowed via Watford Junction because of the fare rule, only via West Hampstead and Willesden Junction.

Agreed, I'll be going to Codsall and then Wolverhampton myself on 1 May to meet a friend whom I haven't seen since Covid and have a few beers, a return from Wilmslow to Codsall is valid both via Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton so I'll do a round trip, and in fact I've never been on the...

Yes. It's nothing to do with e-ticket or m-ticket versus paper ticket. In all cases, they'll be the same ticket, and unless the ticket itself has restrictions limiting its use to a particular operator then it's valid. Multiple breaks of journey will not cause a problem. But who you buy the...

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Yes, but retailers don't actually verify age for a significant number of people - I'm over 60 now and nobody asks me to prove it. Laws like this one will change this, it's all well and good in theory but it's going to get annoying in practice. It adds to the list of laws which politicians make...

Or get the anytime return, £188.90 versus £162.90 for the off-peak return, base price. Actually, if you're using PRIV rates it's probably even less of a difference, if any. EDIT And, wouldn't you know, the anytime return "any permitted" is actually cheaper than the anytime return "via...

They’ll not have a clue, and will either guess, believe you or won’t care. Worst case they invent the rules themselves.

There are 32 permitted routes using "any permitted" tickets Perth-Liverpool: KI + MG + NO KI + MG + NR give validity to Hellifield, Blackburn, then Bolton, Manchester to Liverpool KI + GV gives Hellifield, Blackburn, then Preston, Wigan EI, GI can be substituted for KI to give different routes...

Second Reading passed, of course, because Labour supported it, but maybe 100 Conservative abstentions, 60 Conservative votes against the principle of the bill rather than the details at this stage, and 6 or more Cabinet members voted against. I'm totally against this legislation, as I said...

Valid routes are given in the routeing guide by maps (https://data.atoc.org/routeing-maps) WY + MN + NO WY + MN + NR XV and the first two are valid via Leeds and Manchester. EDIT But if you go via Clitheroe and therefore map XV you're not valid via Manchester, you need to go via Preston and...

I disagree, mainly because passing slower traffic on either side is generally "permitted" in the USA, so people are accustomed to it and expecting it, so there's no aggro. I agree that "lane discipline" is poor in the USA, but it doesn't matter as much, and my observation is that now it's as...

Attachment from https://sacuksprodnrdigital0001.blob.core.windows.net/operational-rules/Operational%20Rules/TPR%202024/V4/TPR%202024%20V4%20WW.pdf 2 minutes mainly Paddington to Reading, 3 minutes Reading to Didcot, 4 minutes Didcot to Uffington as I read it.

Llandudno Junction to Bolton is valid via Liverpool and Manchester, as well as Wigan, don’t know if the convenience of a single ticket is outweighed by greater cost. Plus there’s a bit of the ticket unused.

Yes, but you really need to look further on the ticketing Web site because it will tell you all the details you need to know, I am only guessing. An Advance ticket is only valid on specific trains, yes. An off-peak return is valid for a month, yes...