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« Reply #15 on: May 13, 2009, 15:27:41 »
Wow what an interesting question.

Brings back memories of sitting at the bottom of my grandmother's garden in Woolston overlooking the Portsmouth line and seeing the morning Brighton Plymouth drift down the bank from Sholing behind an unrebuilt West Country usually  around luchtime. Later in the day if we weren't out the opposite working used to come huffling up the bank in the way WCs▸ (Wiltshire Council (Unitary Authority)) had when working hard.They were special trains because they were some of the few trains on the line that didn't stop at Woolston.

However, that was the 50s. When you only had paper timetables.

Just tried to get Exeter Brighton via Clapham Junction in National Rail planner as I thought probably only one change and reasonable stock 159 to Clapham and Electrostar to Brighton. Also I know friends that do Axminister to Clapham Jn a lot and get very good advanced fares. However it  keeps giving me FGW▸ (First Great Western) to Padd TFL▸ (Transport for London) to Victoria and out to Brighton.

Just tried Exeter Central to Clapham Junction got a couple of through trains but also got Central to St Davids, Padd, TFL, Vic, Clapham Jn. Also got via St Davids Westbury Salisbury Basingstoke!

If you go via Salisbury you can also do it with one change if you time it right but it's DMUs▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) all the way SWT▸ (South West Trains) 159 and FGW 158! You can also change into the FGW 158 from an HST▸ (High Speed Train) at Westbury.

If you change at Southampton as well you can  presumably get a Southern  Electrostar through to Brighton.

Maybe via Reading and Gatwick could be best so just tried it out on rail planner and it gives me a via Clapham Junction also got via Padd and Farringdon!

Is there a coach? At least it would probably be one change in Victoria.

If you do find a reasonable journey how you find out what the best fare is I haven't a clue!

Sometimes computers are just not as good as books. e.g. Journey Planners and versus printed timetables.
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