Published on 1 June 2012 in London, Transport, London Underground, Oystercard, Southeastern Trains, train tickets, trains, Transport for London
What Transport for London tell you and what Southeastern tell you are two very different things.
Published on 19 August 2011 in Transport, railways, train tickets, trains
A train ticket I bought this week brought a whole new level to rail fare insanity.
Published on 6 June 2011 in Internet, Transport, internet, railways, train tickets, trains, usability
I wandered over to the fastticket machines, put my card in and lo, my tickets printed out several hundred miles away from where they were supposed to.
Published on 17 May 2011 in Internet, Transport, London Underground, Oystercard, railways, train tickets, Transport for London, usability, web development
I've learned that the Oystercard website is quite bad for tracking all this stuff - a fact that amazes me.
Published on 12 April 2011 in London, Transport, Gold Card, Network Railcard, railcard, railways, train tickets, trains
unbeknowst to many, the humble Gold Card has various other benefits, and one of them is the ability to buy a Network Railcard for a mere £1. And with a Network Railcard, you can save cash on train fares in the South East.
Published on 11 June 2010 in Transport, railways, train tickets, trains
Today I found an insane situation involving on the day tickets.
Published on 1 June 2010 in Transport, First Transpennine Express, railways, train tickets, trains, Virgin Trains
Where arriving just two minutes later can ensure you make huge savings on ticket prices...
Published on 5 May 2010 in Transport, railways, train tickets, trains, Virgin Trains
Silly Ewe proclaimed the adverts at London Euston station some months ago. They featured a sheep who was buying their train ticket at the station, whilst the 'Clever You' man was busy saving up to 43% by booking his tickets in advance! Yay for him!
Published on 1 March 2010 in Transport, Gold Card, railways, train tickets, trains
Every year I make a number of train journeys outside London. And last year I actually kept a record of it - where I went, what I did, how much it cost. These are the results of that recording. That and a huge pile of orange tickets...
Published on 20 April 2009 in London, Transport, London, London Underground, train tickets, Transport for London
Is the tube actually getting better? More reliable? Less problematic? Every time you get stuck in a tunnel, the tuts and sighs come out like nothing has changed. So I guess most people would say no.