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today - West Wiltshire RUG
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On this day
14th May (1951)

first Tal-y-llyn trains run under preservation (link)

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Ticket purchase times; how early do people arrive?	grahame	11	7179	July 17, 2012, 08:09:46 by BandHcommuter
Freedom of the South West/Weekend First	bobm	11	6733	July 16, 2012, 18:53:03 by Brucey
Slightly out of area help required - how can I find out the fare.... « 1 2 »	Mookiemoo	15	7988	July 15, 2012, 00:14:13 by Chris from Nailsea
From the ORR: 'Fares and ticketing ^ information and complexity report' « 1 2 3 »	JayMac	33	20721	July 13, 2012, 13:12:40 by JayMac
Split tickets, advance fares and connecting trains « 1 2 3 »	basset44	32	25061	July 05, 2012, 16:38:56 by Andrew1939 from West Oxon
Cash-strapped commuters to face eye watering fare increases	Btline	7	5280	June 30, 2012, 00:30:30 by TonyK
Commuter left stunned after needing FOURTEEN tickets for simple trip « 1 2 »	Btline	26	13577	June 30, 2012, 00:08:47 by TonyK
Endless delay in trying to buy a ticket	broadgage	8	5987	June 29, 2012, 06:10:13 by BerkshireBugsy
What are your chances of getting the cheapest tickets « 1 2 3 »	basset44	31	17941	June 25, 2012, 16:24:05 by old original
Night Rivera train. Whats the policy on dogs in the seated area.	croc25	6	5274	June 22, 2012, 21:48:58 by croc25
Poor first impressions « 1 2 »	John R	15	10708	June 19, 2012, 10:44:12 by mjones
Wiltshire to London commute	cyoung123	9	8770	June 09, 2012, 17:46:24 by John R
Plusbus offers available online « 1 2 »	Brucey	23	12583	June 08, 2012, 22:45:29 by bobm
Avantix Mobile and accurate passenger counting.	JayMac	4	3618	June 08, 2012, 21:37:37 by Chris from Nailsea
Majority of commuters baffled by time restrictions made on their train travel	Btline	3	2883	June 08, 2012, 19:13:16 by 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01
ATOC in discussions over Split Ticketing « 1 2 3 »	bobm	32	15283	June 08, 2012, 15:44:03 by Tim
Commuter charged TEN POUNDS to change a seat reservation « 1 2 »	Btline	28	14853	June 08, 2012, 10:34:35 by Southern Stag
Wiltshire to Liverpool	grahame	2	2338	June 03, 2012, 13:58:40 by grahame
Should travelling passengers "grass" on non paying rail users?	BerkshireBugsy	4	3991	June 01, 2012, 23:35:35 by Chris from Nailsea
Angry commuters start fightback against fines « 1 2 ... 5 6 »	Btline	85	45318	May 25, 2012, 16:22:27 by Btline