Hear are some "short hop" fares below the Olddield Park to Bath Spa ones:

Lelant to Lelant Saltings - £1.00 off peak day single (that's after 05:00).
Culrain to Invershin - £2.00 anytime day single
Ryde St Johns Road to Esplanade - £2.00 anytime, £1.10 evening or Sunday out
Wrexham General to Wrexham Central - £2.00 anytime day single
Aberdovey to Penhelig - £2.10 anytime day single
Keyham to Dockyard - £2.20 anytime day single
Llanrwst to North Llanrwst - £2.20 anytime day single
Kirby to Headbolt Lane - £2.30 anytime day single
Maghull to Maghull North - £2.30 anytime day single
Reading to Reading West - £2.40 anytime day single
Grimsby Docks to New Clee - £2.50 anytime day single
Yetminster to Thornford - £2.50 anytime day single
Severn Tunnel Junction to Caldicot - £2.60 anytime day single
Birmingham Moor St to Bordesley - £3.00 anytime, £2.90 evening

Wales Valleys seem to have a minium fare of £2.70 for "quicker to walk" journeys such as Rhiwbina to Whitchurch and Barry Island to Barry. Barry Island to Barry Links if £279.00 anytime single.

Edit - I keep finding more low fares and editing them in ..

If they are global (all country) passes then yes, but remember that you get just two days UK^▸ (United Kingdom) - "inbound / outbound' is the intent - in your own country.

Chippenham - Paddington (1st Class), Elizabeth line to Farringdon, Thamelsink to St Pancras all included as (but with a "seat reservation" fee that feels more like a supplement) is Eurostar and provide you start all legs of the journey in the UK in the same day, it's just one day off your pass.   Example - Lisa and I the other week, Melksham to Swindon to London and onward to Brussels and Frankfurt in a single day. 1st class included coffee and snack on GWR, and gets you standard premier on Eurostar which include our lunch.

Technically a disruption to one of the trains that's scheduled / travelled our line, though I suspect that the number of passengers from south of Swindon to north of Cheltenham Spa on board was/is limited.

Industrial action - as I understand it - is one of the few exceptions to "we'll provide an alternative".  I hope they'll get people home ...

There are several stations in the Centre of Warsaw - each having underground of lines running East/West and in close proximity to one another. "Warszawa Centralna is connected by an underground passage to two other rail stations: to the west lies Warszawa Śródmieście WKD railway station, the terminus of the WKD suburban light rail line, and to the east lies Warszawa Śródmieście PKP, served by suburban trains run by Koleje Mazowieckie and Szybka Kolej Miejska" says WikiPedia

Having found the correct station, find the correct platform.   Island platforms have tracks on both sides - a single platform number, but then two track numbers (and in order of their ranking across the whole station) and you need to find the right side of the island.  For longer trains (and mine is 6 carriages today) you need to find the right sector of the platform and make sure you wait for the correct train number at the right time.  Lots of trains call, and it had best be the right one.  When it arrives, look for the correct carriage and the seat you have reserved in the carriage. Simples - don't know why some people find train travel so difficult.

Station   Centralna
Platform   2
Track   1
Sector   1
Train      IC144
Time      07:46
Carriage   15
Seat      16

Oh - if you miss the train, don't worry - there will be another one to the same destination along tomorrow - it runs 7 days a week.

I'm not sure ... I suspect that they allow a certain "overspill" number for reservations that don't get taken up.  I asked the chap on the platform who had "can I help you" on his tabard in English and he told me I might have to stay for 5 hours!

Here's a simple fare chart from Poland - it would appear that fares are mileage based.



Mind - it is slightly more complex; I am on a pedelino at the moment and have had to pay a supplement.

Here is the current Monday to Friday timetable - Saturday and Sunday there are just 3 return trips each way



The connections ...

05:30 and 17:30 arrivals in Rosslare from Fishguard
So that's the 07:20 train or the 05:35 next morning to carry on to Dublin

08:15 and 19:30 departures from Rosslare to Fishguard
So that's an arrival into Rosslare at 20:42 the previous evening from Dublin, or at 16:33

North of Bray / Greystones, into Dublin, the trains don't seem to have a regular in-the-hour pattern to them, and are (yes, I admit) a darned nuisance between almost clock face Dart services; they often seem to get stuck behind the Dart and the journey takes an age.

From the Irish Times


An interesting follow up to the old (nine year ago) story that the line was at risk.  Passenger numbers have grown dramatically and there's now a consideration of splitting the service at Greystones or Wexford - the idea being to free up paths on the suburban line into Dublin, and be able to run the diesel trains more frequently on the shorter part of the route.

My understanding is that day ranger tickets can be purchased at any open (staffed) ticket office. Some online descriptions say "only available with in the area shown on the map", but I think that relates to travel and not to purchase.  So (for example) you could buy a North Downs Day Ranger at the Westbury station ticket office on your way out to sample the joys of Reigate, Dorking and Gomshall.

I counted when I got out ... 5 carriages.   Shhh - don't tell broadgage - with a locomotive on the front

I thought the UK^▸ (United Kingdom) system was a bit complex until I came to a polish booking site:



Anyone care to provide a UK equivalent?   We have 100%, Railcard and Groupsave (66%), Children (50%), Priv (well hidden that)! and babe (100%) - have I missed any?