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18th Apr (2018)

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Subject	Started by	Replies	Views	Last post
"Significant disruption" 22/11	TaplowGreen	14	3322	December 01, 2018, 10:17:19 by TaplowGreen
"Smart ticketing goes nationwide" « 1 2 »	didcotdean	18	5567	May 04, 2019, 22:54:40 by stuving
"Tickets not available"	Clan Line	6	778	February 18, 2023, 10:15:39 by eXPassenger
"Travelling by train is up to 13 times more expensive than driving" « 1 2 »	grahame	28	9064	May 22, 2019, 07:20:23 by froome
"Virtual" tickets - mobile phone app?	BerkshireBugsy	2	1740	October 17, 2015, 12:26:07 by BerkshireBugsy
"Which?" campaign for easier/fairer rail delay refunds	TaplowGreen	0	1197	August 15, 2016, 15:01:02 by TaplowGreen
"Wiltshire commuters are braced for rail hikes" - Wiltshire Times 23/08/2013	Lee	2	3016	August 24, 2013, 11:29:31 by sprinterguard
'Crackdown on fare dodgers' at Highbridge	Chris from Nailsea	1	2661	May 22, 2009, 19:34:28 by 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01
'Good news for 400,000 commuters as rail fares drop' (18/08/09)	Chris from Nailsea	0	2723	August 18, 2009, 11:04:51 by Chris from Nailsea
'Hedge fund manager in ^42,550 train fare dodge' - ongoing discussion « 1 2 ... 6 7 »	Chris from Nailsea	103	46177	March 28, 2015, 08:17:35 by Brucey
'Kids travel by train for 10p this summer', from the London Evening Standard	Chris from Nailsea	0	2796	July 21, 2009, 22:24:37 by Chris from Nailsea
'Ministers failing to tackle unfair rail fares' (Western Morning News 13/01/12)	JayMac	2	2603	January 13, 2012, 21:22:01 by 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01
'National Rail Guide to Tickets' - ATOC	JayMac	6	4890	July 25, 2013, 16:37:58 by ChrisB
'Network Rail to hand out ^35m expenses to staff in travel expenses'	Chris from Nailsea	12	8983	January 07, 2013, 21:23:18 by inspector_blakey
'Open Data' access to rail fares information.	JayMac	1	2558	December 02, 2011, 21:21:31 by Chris from Nailsea
'Rail boss stole fare dodgers' fines', from the Reading Evening Post, 10/06/09	Chris from Nailsea	2	4116	July 08, 2009, 22:52:04 by Chris from Nailsea
'Rail fares puzzle', from the Telegraph's columnist Gill Charlton (15/01/2010) « 1 2 »	Chris from Nailsea	20	8820	January 18, 2010, 13:24:53 by Tim
'Rail passengers face Christmas rip-off - exclusive', from the Mirror (6/10/09) « 1 2 3 »	Chris from Nailsea	36	10752	November 16, 2009, 19:49:50 by Btline
'Rail penalty fares to soar under Government plans' from the Telegraph (7/9/09) « 1 2 3 »	Chris from Nailsea	34	9073	September 11, 2009, 16:47:01 by Chris from Nailsea
'Split' Advance Purchase tickets	devon_metro	12	7064	April 09, 2011, 17:45:16 by devon_metro