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All across the Great Western territory / Media about railways, and other means of transport / Re: Richard Wilson to present documentary about today's railways.
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on: March 17, 2011, 23:00:16
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The bit about being charged an Anytime fare after forgetting his Railcard, doesn't quite ring true. The Guard should have only charged him for an Any Permitted Anytime Single for the train he was on - ^139.50. Mr Wilson could then have made other arrangements for his return journey at considerably less cost.
What sort of FC‡ ticket had he already bought then - or was that figure a typo in the original article? Paul There is a 1st Advance for ^15.85 STP-SHF but the article is wrong to say this was a return ticket. Would've had to pay ^15.85 each way. And occasionally trump myself. What have you been eating, then?    Yes TJ. A rather unfortunate turn of phrase. |
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Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: Modern Developments?
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on: March 17, 2011, 22:45:58
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Perhaps someone bought him the coffee. I'm sure it's better quality than the stuff he famously complained about at Swindon!
And I doubt he'd sit there for long if he were alive today. You'd find him at the top of the steps opposite the taxi rank on Eastbourne Terrace. Can't puff on one of his cheroots within station confines!
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: First Great Western to Give up Franchise?
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on: March 17, 2011, 22:36:06
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Could well be vacman. The DfT» are going to struggle to get ^860 million in premium payments for those three years from any other source. A management contract is a bigger bargaining chip for First Group than having a few of their own trains.
That said, NatEx tried to get a management contract out of the DfT for NXEC▸ , but Andrew Adonis refused. I wonder whether Philip Hammond will also play hardball should First go fishing for a deal that is in their (ie shareholders) best interests.
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All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: Help please!
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on: March 17, 2011, 21:59:01
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Worcester Foregate Street to Fratton (Route: Evesham/Stroud) Super Off Peak Return with Railcard ^37.60
Returning via Oxford (ie Fratton-Basingstoke-Reading-Oxford-Worcester) is permitted on any train, as is a break of journey, so you can stop off in Basingstoke Monday morning.
Yet to find splits or Advances that can beat that.
On the outward you can chose to travel via either the Cotswold Line or Golden Valley (Gloucester - Swindon) at any time as it's a Sunday.
On the return you can leave Fratton at any time, break your journey at Basingstoke then continue via either route to Worcester. However you cannot return via Swindon on trains departing Reading between 1530 and 1900. Via Oxford there are no time restrictions.
Edited after finding a cheaper fare!
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All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Re: 16-25 Railcard
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on: March 17, 2011, 21:38:36
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Result!
I note that all flows (including those priced by FGW▸ ) that have the evening return ticket (C1R) in this area have been amended on booking engines to allow railcard discounts.
Now, is there any reason why these ridiculously cheap tickets can't be used as singles? Could be very handy for splitting fares on journeys on the Cotswold Line where a return is needed the following (or up to a month) evening.
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Journey by Journey / Shorter journeys in Devon / Re: Tarka Line - Exeter to Barnstaple - services, passenger numbers, carriages, engineering works, incidents and events
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on: March 17, 2011, 20:16:01
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Just as an aside, a first name of Joel may be male or female.  Agreed, for some reason I thought it said Jo.  A bit of Google research throws up a Joel Cooper, journalist at the North Devon Journal, who's gender is male. According to his Facebook profile. |
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All across the Great Western territory / Across the West / Re: First Great Western to Give up Franchise?
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on: March 17, 2011, 20:05:59
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Temporary state ownership anyone? I think there's a precedent......
Actually, may not be a bad thing. Put the franchise out to tender once the IEP▸ programme is up and running. Although whether the Conservatives will consider state ownership as readily as Labour did is another matter.
I'm sure there are many scenarios the DfT» and First Group are looking into. A bit of poker style bluff and counter-bluff may well be going on behind the scenes.
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All across the Great Western territory / Media about railways, and other means of transport / Re: Richard Wilson to present documentary about today's railways.
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on: March 17, 2011, 19:59:18
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So, willc, who do we get to present a puff-piece for Britain's railways?
Oh, hang on, Mr Portillo has recently done that. Nothing wrong with seeing the other side of the coin. A side that is experienced on a daily basis by lots of commuters.
What is so wrong with a pre-determined agenda anyway? Programme makers don't just go out and do stuff on the fly.
I do agree that "....From Hell" is an overused clich^ in programme titles, but if it catches your attention and stimulates debate (as it has here) then that's half the battle won by the broadcaster.
However, I'll reserve judgement on the programme content itself, and Mr Meldrew's Wilson's presenting style, until I've actually watched it.
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Sideshoots - associated subjects / The Lighter Side / Re: "I'm leaving the West" photo quiz
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on: March 17, 2011, 19:33:00
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I was wondering if anyone knew what the punch in the ticket was supposed to represent?
Can't answer that, but I do have a definition for the bit of card that is cut out. DIDCOT n.
The small, oddly-shaped bit of card which a ticket inspector cuts out of a ticket with his clipper for no apparent reason. It is a little known fact that the confetti at Princess Margaret's wedding was made up of thousands of didcots collected by inspectors on the Royal Train.
From The Meaning of Liff by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd. |
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