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1  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / Renewing season tickets in advance on: July 02, 2007, 12:13:00
On Wednesday, 20th June I tried to renew a monthly season ticket that would need to start on Monday, 25th June.

I was told that I could not get a new season ticket to start on Monday, 25th June until midday on Friday, 22nd June at the earliest. 

I was only trying to get the ticket in advance to save time as I was going to be away on the intervening dates and I didn't want to leave it until Monday morning (as I am already pushed enough for time in the morning).

I'm sure in the past I have bought season tickets in advance with no problems.

Is this a new "rule" and if so does anybody know the reasoning behind it?
2  All across the Great Western territory / Fare's Fair / FGW offer for season ticket holders on: February 06, 2007, 15:30:59
For those (monthly or longer) season ticket holders that want to subject themselves to FGW▸ (First Great Western) at the weekend as well as Monday to Friday this seems a reasonable offer.

http://www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk/Content.aspx?id=786

It's obviously been around for a couple of weeks but I hadn't seen it advertised and it might be of interest to some.
3  Journey by Journey / Portsmouth to Cardiff / Re: Portsmouth - Cardiff - Info on: February 06, 2007, 09:53:50
Quote from: Jim on February 05, 2007, 15:53:03
0600 Portsmouth - Cardiff (Front TWO dumped at Bristol TM▸ (Train Manager, or Ticket Machine, or Temple Meads (Bristol), depending on context))
1230 Cardiff - Portsmouth (Attaches at Bristol TM
1622 Portsmouth - Cardiff (All the way to my knowldge)
1630 Cardiff - Portsmouth (Front 2 off at Portsmouth, ECS▸ (Empty Coaching Stock) to Fratton, back 2 form 2024 to Cardiff)

They are the only Portsmouth - Caridffs I have seen 4 car!

The 16:22 was supposed to be 4 carriages from December 11th (this was confirmed to me in an e-mail by FGW▸ (First Great Western)) but I have never seen 4 carriages on this service yet.  Admittedly I have stopped using this service due to the risk of not being able to get on a 2 carriage train at Southampton Central.  However colleagues of mine who do still catch this sevice at Southampton have confirmed that they have not seen 4 carriages yet.

The 15:22 and the 17:22 have been 4 carriages on a few occassions though and they are only meant to be 2 carriages (also confirmed by FGW).
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