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« on: February 19, 2025, 17:30:08 »
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Hi - Just thought you'd be amused to know that the Grateley train back from London I had booked has been cancelled. They moved me to a train an hour earlier - too early back for me and offered to let me cancel if that was not any good... for a £10 cancellation fee.
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« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2025, 18:38:15 »
Was there a later service or were they booked on the last train of the day already?

If there was a later train, they are allowed to take it if it's direct. Indirect might be a problem though.

But refund without a fee, for sure.
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« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2025, 18:56:08 »
Quote from: grahame on February 19, 2025, 17:30:08
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Hi - Just thought you'd be amused to know that the Grateley train back from London I had booked has been cancelled. They moved me to a train an hour earlier - too early back for me and offered to let me cancel if that was not any good... for a £10 cancellation fee.

There should be no refund fee under these circumstances.
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« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2025, 19:26:26 »
I've been following this one up ...

Originally booked on the 17:23 due into Grateley at 18:38  ... that train has been removed from the timetable, with a new one added in at 17:22 with - I suspect - another stop or two and not reaching Grateley until 18:43 - five minutes later than the original train.

It would appear that the SWR» (South Western Railway - about) have prioritised arrival time at Grateley and move passengers due into Grateley at 18:38 onto the train earlier - 16:50 off Waterloo. 

Looking through the small print which has been copied to me it does say that "your ticket will be accepted on the train before or the train after the one that is not running" and on that basis I have advised "just turn up for the train at 17:22". 

Good on SWR for notifying of the change / later arrival, but what a screwed up way of doing it, with a threat of ticket change fees if you don't like the new headline times!
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