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Last off-peak train before peak begins (Kings Cross to Peterborough)	johoare	4	3943	October 28, 2014, 19:31:48 by johoare
Group travel from Thatcham to Paddingtn 13/12/2014 Saturday	BerkshireBugsy	4	2528	October 27, 2014, 12:16:22 by BerkshireBugsy
Goldcard - New Year - New T's & C's	Oxonhutch	1	1666	October 25, 2014, 09:58:56 by Surrey 455
Ticketing query	Bob_Blakey	2	2581	October 24, 2014, 01:01:32 by JayMac
Lower rail fares in the South West under Labour?	grahame	4	3268	October 20, 2014, 19:06:29 by devon_metro
Government promised of part time commuter fares	grahame	1	1808	October 19, 2014, 09:12:13 by didcotdean
Nostalgia for a Young Persons' Railcard - Magazine article, BBC News	JayMac	10	7085	October 19, 2014, 08:22:44 by ChrisB
Smartphone apps - FGW, Trainline, Rail Planner Live, Tickety Split (merged topic) « 1 2 3 4 »	James Vertigan	52	30335	October 18, 2014, 23:13:02 by Chris from Nailsea
Collect Nectar Points when buying tickets online with FirstGroup TOCs « 1 2 3 »	JayMac	39	23686	October 11, 2014, 08:15:58 by bobm
Why do Multi Mode Zonal Fares Work in London and Nowhere Else	eightf48544	10	6205	October 09, 2014, 08:39:04 by ChrisB
Rail passenger landed with huge ^1,048 bill after getting on the wrong train	grahame	6	3319	October 08, 2014, 19:09:28 by JayMac
ORR Consults on Code of Practice on ticket information	ChrisB	3	2940	September 26, 2014, 20:39:55 by ellendune
Oyster accepted as far as Dartford & Swanley	ChrisB	3	3856	September 26, 2014, 16:58:42 by ChrisB
"No Justification For Rail Fare Rises" - Christian Wolmar	grahame	5	6006	September 21, 2014, 11:47:25 by Super Guard
Railcards, pre 9am not treating passengers equally « 1 2 3 4 »	LiskeardRich	45	22564	September 16, 2014, 16:58:57 by LiskeardRich
Query Off Peak times from Thames Valley to Padd	eightf48544	4	4104	September 15, 2014, 14:44:43 by SDS
"Combined Rail & Bus Tickets" Bath to Radstock/Midsomer Norton	mfpa	2	4160	September 10, 2014, 21:38:56 by mfpa
Off Peak Query	John R	12	6114	September 10, 2014, 17:51:50 by John R
Northern Rail Massive Peak Hours Fares Rise	eightf48544	10	6250	September 09, 2014, 12:29:46 by IanL
Any permitted route question	tom m	5	7088	September 09, 2014, 00:11:47 by SDS