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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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Next departures • Bristol Temple Meads • Bath Spa • Chippenham • Swindon • Didcot Parkway • Reading • London Paddington • Melksham
Exeter St Davids • Taunton • Westbury • Trowbridge • Bristol Parkway • Cardiff Central • Oxford • Cheltenham Spa • Birmingham New Street

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Save on Reading - Paddington Season	fleeced commuter	5	3928	December 24, 2011, 10:47:58 by fleeced commuter
No fare valid on train	Btline	4	2386	December 22, 2011, 13:07:03 by Btline
Btween London and Reading via Guildford	Boppy	12	6691	December 20, 2011, 20:40:12 by bigdaz
Football fans debating whether to buy train tickets before getting on trains	Glovidge	0	4513	December 14, 2011, 17:21:35 by Glovidge
Help, my head hurts!	bobg	1	3593	December 12, 2011, 23:01:49 by 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01
Magnetic stripe on ticket bought on train « 1 2 »	BerkshireBugsy	24	16183	December 12, 2011, 00:02:28 by Ollie
why do you buy online? « 1 2 3 »	6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01	39	18143	December 06, 2011, 17:19:28 by Wilf19
penryn to truro weekly ticket	LiskeardRich	8	6498	December 05, 2011, 07:00:38 by old original
Debit cards and train tickets ........ What is going on? « 1 2 3 »	Mookiemoo	36	24663	December 04, 2011, 02:06:11 by readytostart
'Open Data' access to rail fares information.	JayMac	1	4173	December 02, 2011, 21:21:31 by Chris from Nailsea
Ticket-on-departure with a non-Chip & Pin card « 1 2 »	inspector_blakey	29	13690	November 25, 2011, 09:39:50 by 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01
Tesco vouchers to be used for train tickets	basset44	13	11079	November 18, 2011, 22:45:26 by JayMac
Ten weeks in prison for convicted fare dodger	Chris from Nailsea	14	9563	November 15, 2011, 14:56:50 by Tim
Free tickets offer from First Capital Connect	JayMac	14	8912	November 11, 2011, 09:34:25 by Brucey
Maidenhead to Nottingham	johoare	10	7769	November 09, 2011, 22:34:27 by johoare
Clarification - making shorter journeys than ticketed « 1 2 »	grahame	17	13962	November 09, 2011, 09:17:12 by Brucey
Sanity check, please ... dear Mr Fare Expert!	grahame	7	5140	November 06, 2011, 19:39:09 by 6 OF 2 redundant adjunct of unimatrix 01
Another Quick Question	eightf48544	10	6048	November 02, 2011, 23:43:39 by Chris from Nailsea
Complimentary tickets	Cruithne3753	9	5571	November 01, 2011, 09:41:18 by Chris from Nailsea
Gatwick Express Booking Confirmation - Not Received!	thetrout	3	5272	October 31, 2011, 20:32:59 by thetrout

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