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« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2009, 20:10:39 » |
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Damn! Yet again, I'm too young to benefit!   |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2009, 23:50:26 » |
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Damn! Yet again, I'm too young to benefit! descrimination!!! it's true though, working people between 18-60 get shafted, pay tax and have to pay for bus travel, pay for prescriptions, don't get any national railcard............... |
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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2009, 04:59:37 » |
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Oh whoopee! Let's get the timetables out. Hey wait a minute, I get free travel on FGW▸ . Doh!
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« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2009, 12:20:17 » |
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Damn! Yet again, I'm too young to benefit! descrimination!!! it's true though, working people between 18-60 get shafted, pay tax and have to pay for bus travel, pay for prescriptions, don't get any national railcard............... YP railcard ? (sorry could not resist) |
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« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2009, 14:21:19 » |
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............ok then, 26-60yrs!
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« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2009, 11:24:03 » |
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Don't forget the poor little old fellows of 60 have already been 'shafted' and paid tax for the previous 45 years so it is good to get something back for a change.....
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« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2009, 11:40:19 » |
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Don't forget the poor little old fellows of 60 have already been 'shafted' and paid tax for the previous 45 years so it is good to get something back for a change.....
There are plenty of my parents generation who left Uni at 21 (with no debts), and retired at 60 with a final salary pension. Most of them will live until 80+ which means that they will have lived longer without working than they worked for. |
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« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2009, 21:29:51 » |
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« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2009, 21:42:59 » |
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Thanks, chrisoates - but as this topic had already been started, I've just taken the opportunity to merge your post with the existing thread. Chris  |
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« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2009, 06:08:19 » |
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What happens to Club 55 (the lower fare 'club' for people a little older that I am) after 7th April?
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« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2009, 07:47:19 » |
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It becomes Club 56?
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« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2009, 11:42:24 » |
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It closes. It was only meant to run until then. There will be a review and then they will decide if / when to do it again.
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« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2009, 15:25:35 » |
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Strong rumours Club 55 will return in September. Dont knowdate or price if same or not but good news for those of you who qualify For those of you who are familiar it will be a flat rate turn up and go ticket for anywhere on the FGW▸ network. Valid off peak but only if you are over 55. From memory the standard return was about 20 pounds. |
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« Reply #14 on: August 26, 2009, 21:29:11 » |
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For those almost wrinklies among us, Club 55 is making a comeback from mid-September to early December. My thought is, if FGW▸ are cash strapped and/or greedy enough to muck about with the normal range of tickets to boost their revenue, why start running a promotion with cheaper tickets? (For those who don't know Club 55 is where anyone over 55 years old can travel for ^25 return on FGW services & senior railcard holders get another ^5 off) |
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