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1  All across the Great Western territory / Diary - what's happening when? / Re: 5th July 2025 - RailFuture AGM on: Yesterday at 20:45:06
I have asked the Chair for an answer/decision  Cool
2  All across the Great Western territory / Diary - what's happening when? / Re: 5th July 2025 - RailFuture AGM on: Yesterday at 20:17:57
According to the Railfuture website, the date for this is now a week later on July 12

https://www.railfuture.org.uk/Railfuture-organisation
3  Journey by Journey / London to the West / Re: Westminster Hall debate : Railway services to South West on: Yesterday at 19:19:10
Danny Kruger know something that we don't?

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Commuters using Bedwyn no longer have the same off-peak service into London that we had before. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that, as the Government look to commission a new fleet of inter-city trains for Great Western, it would be good to see the rightful return of a proper off-peak service that supports commuters in Wiltshire?
4  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Millions of train tickets to be discounted next week on: Yesterday at 16:47:22
THere appears to be a TIV-PNZ RailSale Advance fare available on March 19

So -
WOP - CNM» (Cheltenham Spa - next trains) 0758/0814
CNM - TIV 0852/1028
TIV - PLY» (Plymouth - next trains) 1100/1214
PLY - PNZ 1219/1412

£31.59 But there's generally on around 6 tickets for any day/fare, so need to get a hurry on.

Use a split fare app like Railboard to make it easier to find them
5  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Millions of train tickets to be discounted next week on: Yesterday at 15:12:09
My experience is that these fares are all one way Advance fares, but some are allowing a connection into the main part of a journey - so Leamington Spa to Lancaster IS available, for example on connections into Avanti WC (Wiltshire Council (Unitary Authority)).
6  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Millions of train tickets to be discounted next week on: Yesterday at 15:10:08
Hah! One journey it's actually NOT possible to return on the same day! Great pub though....
7  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: GWR free travel card - Scam? on: January 12, 2025, 21:35:51
Over strong smell I'm afraid. Do NOT click on the link or better, even leave that link alone in the 1st post.
8  All across the Great Western territory / Media about railways, and other means of transport / Re: Sunday Times Travel supplement - 14 page rail special on: January 12, 2025, 21:33:30
Try this
9  All across the Great Western territory / The Wider Picture in the United Kingdom / Re: Update on collapsed Bridgewater Canal on: January 11, 2025, 21:35:58
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10  All across the Great Western territory / Who's who on Western railways / Re: The User Group onion on: January 11, 2025, 17:19:08
You omitted Transport Focus / London Travelwatch - they do both still have statutory duties for passengers
Rail Ombudsman https://www.railombudsman.org/
11  All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: one pound flat rate bus fares in Devon and Torbay area. on: January 11, 2025, 11:58:35
[pedant] Plymouth was removed from Devon when it became a unitary authority [/pedant off]
12  All across the Great Western territory / Buses and other ways to travel / Re: Ryanair sues 'unruly' passenger over flight diversion on: January 10, 2025, 19:41:59
There have been bans where thought necessary by the CPS/courts
13  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Millions of train tickets to be discounted next week on: January 10, 2025, 15:14:58
Looking as though GWR (Great Western Railway) are taking part too - they have a webpage URL reserved ending 'railsale' unused currently (the latest sale was just 'sale' on the end of the URL.
https://www.gwr.com/railsale

Conditions (all TOCs (Train Operating Company) presumably using the same ones) can be found on Chiltern's website already.

No Railcards. Not available on all routes
14  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Millions of train tickets to be discounted next week on: January 10, 2025, 12:19:30
From the DfT» (Department for Transport - about)

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  • rail sale returns with more discounted tickets than ever before
  • offers on thousands of popular routes across UK (United Kingdom) to encourage more people to travel by train
  • comes as government continues biggest overhaul of the railways in a generation putting passengers at the heart of services

Next week, passengers will be able to get their hands on millions of train tickets at half the price as part of the government’s annual rail sale.

From 14 to 20 January 2025, selected advance and off-peak fares will go on sale at up to 50% off for travel between 17 January and 31 March 2025.

As part of this year’s rail sale, thousands of popular routes across almost all UK train operators, including Transport for Wales and ScotRail, will be offering discounted tickets with journeys spreading the length and breadth of Great Britain.

Passengers in Liverpool could visit London for as little as £7, a journey from Preston to Edinburgh could be as cheap as £8.40 and a ticket from Nottingham to Manchester could cost less than a tenner.

These offers will not last long and there are only a limited number of tickets, so passengers are being encouraged to snap up these deals quickly if they want to save more on their train fares.

Following the success of last year’s sale – which saved passengers around £5.8 million in total – the government tasked the rail industry to deliver an even bigger sale to offer cheaper tickets for passengers and encourage more people to travel by train.

Whether it is connecting with family, friends and loved ones or getting out to explore more of Great Britain, passengers can find thousands of journeys at up to half price.

The railways play a vital role in connecting people and businesses across the UK, providing opportunities through essential links to jobs and education. Getting more people moving on our rail network is a key part of the government’s mission to build strong foundations through fuelling economic growth.

The sale delivers on the government’s commitment to put passengers at the heart of rail services and to raise living standards as part of the Plan for Change so working people have more money in their pockets.

Secretary of State, Heidi Alexander, said:

    I’m launching the biggest ever rail sale so more passengers can get big discounts on train tickets to visit destinations across the country.

    Whether you’re planning a getaway or wanting to visit friends or family, this sale offers huge reductions on all sorts of journeys.

    Make the most of this sale, get your tickets while you can!

This year’s rail sale returns after more than 600,000 tickets were sold in last year’s sale, worth £5.1 million in ticket sales for the industry and resulted in an extra 440,000 journeys taken by train.

This comes on the 200th anniversary of the first steam-powered passenger train with celebrations expected throughout the year as part of Railway 200. This will honour Britain’s heritage as the birthplace of the modern railway and recognise the role rail continues to play in forming critical infrastructure and boosting local economies throughout the country.

Jacqueline Starr, Chief Executive of Rail Delivery Group, said:

    This year, as we celebrate 200 years of railways in the UK, we’re reminded that rail travel is about much more than simply getting from A to B – it’s about bringing people, communities and opportunities together.

    Over 2 centuries, rail has become a vital part of the UK, shaping the economy and lives of millions.

    The year’s rail sale will offer over 2 million discounted advance fares starting on 14 January 2025, which is a great way to save on your travel and celebrate 200 years of railway connections.

Rail remains one of the quickest and greenest ways to travel, with the government committed to getting more people onto the railways, cutting carbon emissions and freeing up vital space on our roads for emergency services and freight.

To encourage more people onto the railways, the government is undertaking the biggest overhaul of our railways in a generation through the creation of Great British Railways, which will bring track and train together under one directing mind with a relentless focus on improving services for passengers and customers.

As part of this, the Public Ownership Bill recently became legislation, delivering on a manifesto commitment and allowing the government to get on with improving services by clamping down on unacceptable levels of delays, cancellations and waste under decades of failing franchise contracts.

It will save up to £150 million a year in fees alone by ensuring every penny is spent on services rather than private shareholders, all while coming at no additional cost to the taxpayer.

Example fares during the rail sale   
Journey                                  Sale price     Full price
St Pancras to Whitstable             £7.20         £11.30
Ashford to Ramsgate                     £2.60      £5.20
Leeds to Manchester Airport     £5.90      £11.90
Newcastle to Carlisle                     £6.00         £12.00
Liverpool to London Euston     £7.00      £14.00
Nottingham to Manchester             £9.20      £18.50
Leeds to Sheffield                     £3.60      £7.20
London to Edinburgh                     £26.15       £62.50
Aberdeen to Edinburgh*             £14.50       £29.00
*Journeys on ScotRail only
Glasgow to Inverness*                £14.10       £28.10
*Journeys on ScotRail only
Preston to Edinburgh                     £8.40         £16.80
London to Newcastle                     £23.60       £52.10
   

15  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: GWR Advance Purchase sale - January 2025 on: January 10, 2025, 08:37:22
Is there going to be a Great British Rail Sale this year?  I think I'll wait for that instead!  That was very good last year and I think back in 2023 too.  It blew this current supposed GWR (Great Western Railway) sale out of the water!

Now there's a good question!

There WAS talk of one, back in October I think, of one earlyish this year to celebrate Railway 200. It's gone quite quiet these days though, so ideas may have have changed & moved to operator sales instead - no one knows currenty

Yup - more info here
Going on sale next week (14th)
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