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Update - "On this Day", 25th January 2022 ... I will add on the end of the thread At: http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=13495.msg317610#msg317610From the FGW▸ Website First Great Western and Singapore Airlines are proud to announce the launch of through-ticketing from selected towns and cities in the South West and those served by Singapore Airlines' route network from London Heathrow Airport, including the Heathrow Express rail link between Paddington Station and the airport. Travellers will therefore be able to purchase a ticket for hundreds of different route options such as Cardiff to Singapore, or Sydney to Plymouth, etc. The stations on our network which will be open to these arrangements are as follows: Bath Spa Bristol Parkway Bristol Temple Meads Cardiff Central Exeter St. David's Oxford Par Penzance Plymouth St Austell Swansea Booking may be made by any IATA travel agent. Visit the Rail Fly website for more information.
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« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2014, 17:31:02 » |
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I didn't notice them building the Heathrow western link - and right onto the apron as well! Presumably they have a special bridge to get straight from an HST▸ to the plane  |
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« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2014, 20:17:33 » |
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Cardiff to Singapore, or Sydney to Plymouth, etc. Par to Noumea  Kuala Lumpur to Melksham  And before you wonder at that last one ... it's a frequent journey to us! |
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« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2014, 08:55:08 » |
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"What about split tickets" indeed! Takes the whole art to a new level....... Melksham to Kuala Lumpur - split at Swindon and Dubai. Anyone know where to find the Singapore Airlines Fare & Routing guide to check if a flight actually has to stop for a split to be valid?  |
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« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2014, 09:02:50 » |
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Think First already have a link with Singapore BUSES! I asked them this week if the refurbished luxury interior, free wi fi specifications of the X2 X3 Bristol Portishead buses actually included heating .....because I have yet to travel on a bus with any heating yet, so far this winter. Their reply was, that it could only be done by the mechanics at the depot. I did ask sarcastically if the buses had been imported from Singapore....
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« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2014, 11:43:52 » |
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*secretly hopes this means job shares and we start seeing Singapore Airlines stewardesses working on FGW▸ trains...*
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« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2014, 12:55:52 » |
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Gimmick.
I'd much rather see FGW▸ offer integrated travel/tickets with local bus operators on a more consisitent and passenger friendly basis. If it can be done with international airlines then it can't be beyond the wit of man to do so with buses running in the same country.
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« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2014, 13:28:47 » |
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Point well made BNM
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« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2014, 13:38:46 » |
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Gimmick.
I'd much rather see FGW▸ offer integrated travel/tickets with local bus operators on a more consisitent and passenger friendly basis. If it can be done with international airlines then it can't be beyond the wit of man to do so with buses running in the same country.
Something like.. PlusBus? |
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« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2014, 13:46:52 » |
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Something like.. PlusBus?
How does one get that at the start of one's journey by bus? Same applies to combined Rail/Bus tickets. How does someone living in an area served by buses, but not in a PlusBus area, benefit? I'd like FGW▸ (and other TOCs▸ ) to do more locally, rather than gimmicky tie-ins with international airlines which get them a few column inches, but probably little extra custom. |
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« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2014, 20:45:46 » |
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Interesting... http://rail-fly.com/Anyone have any inside info on the SaverExpress, FlexiExpress & BusinessExpress FGW▸ /HEX fares? |
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« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2014, 21:32:48 » |
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I notice that "online check in" for the rail portion is done at http://www.accesrail.com/checkin/, who appear to already have tie-ups with DB» , Renfe and Trenitalia. Therefore I am assuming the rail ticket is issued in the form of an electronic ticket to print at home. |
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Ollie
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« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2014, 11:19:09 » |
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Something like.. PlusBus?
How does one get that at the start of one's journey by bus? Same applies to combined Rail/Bus tickets. How does someone living in an area served by buses, but not in a PlusBus area, benefit? I'd like FGW▸ (and other TOCs▸ ) to do more locally, rather than gimmicky tie-ins with international airlines which get them a few column inches, but probably little extra custom. Admit it's not available for all areas, but it is a growing scheme. As with any of our tickets they can be bought in advance from station or over phone/internet - downside would be you need to have it posted if you're not able to collect it before needing to use the bus. I'm not sure how you would have an alternative way of processing the ticket though. Unless the bus company was able to sell train tickets too, but I think that may confuse things further for a bus driver who doesn't have long to deal with a transaction at the side of the road. |
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« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2014, 11:40:17 » |
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I'm not sure how you would have an alternative way of processing the ticket though. Unless the bus company was able to sell train tickets too, but I think that may confuse things further for a bus driver who doesn't have long to deal with a transaction at the side of the road.
Pay the bus driver a fiver for a "Plus Bus Starter" ticket, to be taken as credit towards your plus bus journey ticket purchased from the station counter when you switch from rubber to steel? Of course that assumes a counter will be open at the station and you won't find that you're faced with just a TVM▸ . |
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