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• Winter sale on GWR train tickets starts this Friday

  30-12-2025 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Great Western Railway (GWR) is launching its January Sale next Friday (2nd Jan 2026), with 225,000 lower-cost train tickets available, including 150,000 Standard seats and 75,000 First Class seats, offering up to 50% off the most popular Advance fares sold across the GWR network.The January Sale runs for just four days from Friday 2nd to Monday 5th January, for travel between Friday 9th January and Friday 10th April 2026, excluding travel on Sundays and some selected dates.
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• Train firms slapped for “cheapest ticket” claims after regulator ruling

  30-12-2025 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Two train companies and one train ticket seller have been rapped over the knuckles for claims that they offered the cheapest possible tickets.Both Greater Anglia and ScotRail were found to have misleadingly advertised the cheapest tickets possible, because they didn’t sufficiently highlight the availability of split ticketing, which can reduce the headline figure offered on some journeys.
  Split ticketing is where it turns out that, instead of buying one ticket to the destination, it can be
  
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• Museum of musical instruments to be reimagined as part of £30m refurbishment

  30-12-2025 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A museum of musical instruments inside the Royal Academy of Music could become easier to visit after the Academy announced a £30 million refurbishment of its central London campus.
  Museum concept (c) Wright & Wright Architects
  The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) in Marylebone is split over two buildings linked by an underground tunnel, and thanks to a £30 million donation from philanthropist Mrs Aud Jebsen, they are planning improvements to the layout and facilities.
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• TfL raises ‘existential’ concerns over track access under Great British Railways

  30-12-2025 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Transport for London (TfL) is warning that unclear clauses in the Great British Railways legislation going through Parliament could leave it with long-term uncertainties about its operations.
  Elizabeth line trains on the western branch (c) ianVisits
  In a submission to the Transport Select Committee’s Call for Evidence, TfL writes that it welcomes the proposed Railways Bill as a step towards a simpler and more reliable railway, but raises concerns about how the national railway would affect
  
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