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« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2008, 21:56:06 »
Quote from: devon_metro on February 02, 2008, 21:53:03
Quote from: TerminalJunkie on February 01, 2008, 23:01:47
According to my (out-of-date) copy of Avantix▸ (Ticket Issuing System used on board trains) traveller, there are separate Any-permitted and GW» (Great Western - used as an abbreviation for the area / lines under the Great Western franchise, as opposed to FGW which includes "First", the company operating them too. For tickets - about)-only CDRs▸ (Off Peak Day Return [ticket type] (formerly 'Cheap Day')):

You absoultly should not have access to that Wink Grin

I have it too. It's freely available to anyone who types the name of said program into a certain monolithic search engine!
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« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2008, 21:57:24 »
Indeed, however you got it, its now out of date, sadly!
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« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2008, 22:08:42 »
Quote from: devon_metro on February 02, 2008, 21:57:24
Indeed, however you got it, its now out of date, sadly!

Someone on the inside needs to upload an up to date copy!  Wink
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« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2008, 22:20:37 »
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You absoultly should not have access to that

There are three mistakes in that sentence. Can you spot them all?
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« Reply #19 on: February 02, 2008, 22:25:24 »
I've spent more than 1 minutes on a Voyager today if that helps to explain why there are two spelling mistakes, it is probably also worded wrongly but to be frankly honest, I couldn't care less!
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« Reply #20 on: February 02, 2008, 22:26:46 »
Quote from: devon_metro on February 02, 2008, 22:25:24
I've spent more than 1 minutes on a Voyager today if that helps to explain why there are two spelling mistakes, it is probably also worded wrongly but to be frankly honest, I couldn't care less!

Hence why I use the Firefox British English spell-checker plugin!
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« Reply #21 on: February 02, 2008, 22:27:06 »
Quote from: TerminalJunkie on February 02, 2008, 22:20:37
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You absoultly should not have access to that

There are three mistakes in that sentence. Can you spot them all?
Correct sentance ?
You should absolutely not have access to the Avantix▸ (Ticket Issuing System used on board trains).
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« Reply #22 on: February 03, 2008, 10:46:00 »
ATW▸ (Arriva Trains Wales (former Train Operating Company)) didnt care anyway, and let me travel with it  Tongue
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« Reply #23 on: February 03, 2008, 20:52:13 »
Quote from: qprrule on February 02, 2008, 22:27:06
Quote from: TerminalJunkie on February 02, 2008, 22:20:37
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You absoultly should not have access to that

There are three mistakes in that sentence. Can you spot them all?
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You should absolutely not have access to the Avantix▸ (Ticket Issuing System used on board trains).
Well blame ATOC» (Association of Train Operating Companies see - here) on that one - they after all released it in public on their website for about a day and a half!!!
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« Reply #24 on: February 03, 2008, 20:58:19 »
Quote from: swlines on February 03, 2008, 20:52:13
Quote from: qprrule on February 02, 2008, 22:27:06
Quote from: TerminalJunkie on February 02, 2008, 22:20:37
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You absoultly should not have access to that

There are three mistakes in that sentence. Can you spot them all?
Correct sentance ?
You should absolutely not have access to the Avantix▸ (Ticket Issuing System used on board trains).
Well blame ATOC» (Association of Train Operating Companies see - here) on that one - they after all released it in public on their website for about a day and a half!!!

In my opinion it should be available to everyone anyway. What have they got to hide?
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« Reply #25 on: February 03, 2008, 21:00:12 »
The fact that it was meant to not be made anymore after the last fares change - although I am told it's continuing until the next fares change due to delays..  Grin
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