MYB to High Wycomb

johoare

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Re: MYB to High Wycomb

« Reply #15 on: November 30, 2010, 22:32:53 »

So when are you leaving Wycombe? Surely taxi back to Maidenhead will be quicker than going all the way into London and out again?


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Mookiemoo

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Re: MYB to High Wycomb

« Reply #16 on: November 30, 2010, 22:52:53 »

My appointment is 3pm - my return train is 430pm from PAD^» - meeting should only be 30 minutes

as I said tight - if I can get back to slough to get a train to pick up the train at 1700 at reading........ I know its tight - but I'm taking a chance


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Re: MYB to High Wycomb

« Reply #17 on: December 01, 2010, 08:42:46 »

Quote from: johoare on November 30, 2010, 20:13:30

If not how about the branch line from Maidenhead to Marlow.. That gets you even closer to Wycombe.. And then a taxi?

On same line no need to go to Marlow try Bourne End frequent buses to HW from outside station.

Use http://www.transportdirect.info/Web2/JourneyPlanning/JourneyPlannerInput.aspx?cacheparam=7&repeatingloop=Y for times.

Or if you don't want to use the branch try Taplow and our friendly taxi co from Paltform 4. For return permit to travel and/or ticket machine on 4 and no barriers.


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Mookiemoo

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Re: MYB to High Wycomb

« Reply #18 on: December 01, 2010, 22:21:35 »

I'll add to this thread even though its not directly related but is sort of......

Today I had a case of where a train managers discretion worked well.

I was due to get a connection at parkway with a prebooked advance ticket from temple meads - the incoming train was late so I ended up on a train 30 minutes later which meant I missed the nice connection at MYB^▸ and ended up 45 minutes late for my meeting - so instead of meeting being 3pm to 330pm - it was 345pm to 415pm - so no chance of getting the 1630 which I was booked on.

I left at 1615 and did indeed get to PAD^» in an hour so I was not cutting it fine at all - except the next train I was in time for was the 1730 - now I was on dubious grounds here as the delay to my journey was not my return journey but my out.......but it was a train delay that caused me to miss my train

So I thought, sod it, may as well try....

So I explained all of the above to the TM^‡ and got told, that if I could come up with that logic, he had no issue with me using my ticket.

Win win for all


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Chris from Nailsea

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Re: MYB to High Wycomb

« Reply #19 on: December 01, 2010, 22:45:49 »

That, or he'd lost the will to live ... Wink


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Re: MYB to High Wycomb

« Reply #20 on: December 01, 2010, 22:58:52 »

Quote from: Mookiemoo on December 01, 2010, 22:21:35

I was due to get a connection at parkway with a prebooked advance ticket from temple meads - the incoming train was late so I ended up on a train 30 minutes later which meant I missed the nice connection at MYB^▸ and ended up 45 minutes late for my meeting - so instead of meeting being 3pm to 330pm - it was 345pm to 415pm - so no chance of getting the 1630 which I was booked on.

That explains why I didn't see you up the posh end of the 1630 this evening! Wink

Quote from: chris from nailsea on December 01, 2010, 22:45:49

That, or he'd lost the will to live ... Wink


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