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Permit To Travel
In the ticketing system of the British rail network, a Permit to Travel provisionally allows passengers to travel on a train when they have not purchased a ticket in advance and the ticket office of the station they are travelling from is closed, without incurring a penalty fare. Because some rail passengers may travel without having their tickets checked at any point of their journey, particularly at off-peak times when stations are less likely to be staffed, the obligation to possess a Permit to Travel allows the collection of at least some revenue from passengers who would otherwise travel for free. Most train operating companies (TOCs) have altered their penalty fare policies and have removed many Permit to Travel machines. At larger stations, these stations have also in recent years given way to more sophisticated self-service ticket machines. History The system, known officially as PERTIS (; acronym An acronym is a type of abbreviation consisting of a phrase whos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PERTIS
In the Ticket (admission), ticketing system of the Rail transport in Great Britain, British rail network, a Permit to Travel provisionally allows passengers to travel on a train when they have not purchased a ticket in advance and the ticket office of the station they are travelling from is closed, without incurring a penalty fare. Because some rail passengers may travel without having their tickets checked at any point of their journey, particularly at off-peak times when stations are less likely to be staffed, the obligation to possess a Permit to Travel allows the collection of at least some revenue from passengers who would otherwise travel for free. Most Train operating company, train operating companies (TOCs) have altered their penalty fare policies and have removed many Permit to Travel machines. At larger stations, these stations have also in recent years given way to more sophisticated self-service ticket machines. History The system, known officially as PERTIS (; a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passenger Transport Executive
In the United Kingdom, passenger transport executives (PTEs) are local government bodies which are responsible for public transport within large urban areas. They are accountable to combined authorities, which were created between 2011 and 2016 and took the role of integrated transport authorities (ITAs). The PTEs have joined together to form the Urban Transport Group (Passenger Transport Executive Group (PTEG) until 2016), in which Transport for London and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport also participate. History Transport Act 1968 The first PTEs and passenger transport authorities (PTAs) were established in the late 1960s by the Transport Act 1968 as transport authorities serving large conurbations, by the then transport minister Barbara Castle. Prior to this, public transport was run by individual local authorities and private companies, with little co-ordination. The PTEs took over municipal bus operations from individual councils, and became responsible for man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Kimble Railway Station
Little Kimble railway station is a small, single platform railway station serving the village of Little Kimble in Buckinghamshire, England. Services The station is served by trains operated by Chiltern Railways between London Marylebone and . Services mostly every 90 minutes between Princes Risborough and Aylesbury. Most services after 21:30 operate to/from London Marylebone as well as the first two trains in the morning between 5-6am. However, on weekends there is an hourly service from Aylesbury through to London Marylebone. History The Wycombe Railway opened the line from Princes Risborough to Aylesbury on 1 October 1863. The Great Western Railway took over the Wycombe Railway in 1867 and opened Little Kimble station in 1872. The station building once had ornate stone chimneys, and was identical to the "up" platform building at . The station was transferred from the Western Region of British Rail to the London Midland Region on 24 March 1974. In 1998 Little Kimbl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lichfield Trent Valley Railway Station
Lichfield Trent Valley is one of two railway stations that serve the city of Lichfield in Staffordshire, England; the other being in the city centre. It is a split-level station: low level platforms serve the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line, with a single high level platform being the northern terminus of the Cross-City Line. History The Trent Valley Railway (TVR), which connected the London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) at with the Grand Junction Railway (GJR) at , was formed on 21 July 1845, and opened on 15 September 1847, including a station at ''Lichfield.'' In the meantime, the L&BR, GJR and Manchester and Birmingham Railway had amalgamated in July 1846 as the London and North Western Railway (LNWR), which itself absorbed the TVR later in 1846. This first station at ''Lichfield'' was built in 1847. This station was situated north of Burton Road approximately 0.2 miles north of the current crossing point. The architect, John William Livock, buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapworth Railway Station
Lapworth railway station serves the village of Kingswood, Warwickshire, near the village of Lapworth from which it takes its name. The station has two platforms connected by a footbridge. Chiltern Railways, who manage the station, provide services on its London/Leamington/Birmingham/Stourbridge route. West Midlands Trains also serve the station, with trains to Worcester, via Kidderminster and Birmingham, and to Stratford using the Snow Hill lines. History The station was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1854. It was known as Kingswood until 1 May 1902 when the name was changed to Lapworth to avoid confusion with the station of the same name in Surrey. From 1894, Lapworth was the starting point of a short lived branch line to Henley-in-Arden. The branch was closed as an economy measure during the First World War in 1915 to passengers and to freight in 1917, it never reopened after WW 1. A footbridge spans the remaining two tracks, and continues to the west of the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatton Railway Station (England)
Hatton railway station takes the name of the village of Hatton in Warwickshire, England, although it is about from the village. It is situated in the linear settlement of the same name (Hatton Station), that evolved around the station, mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. Other close settlements are Little Shrewley and Shrewley. The station is managed by Chiltern Railways. Hatton is the junction station at which the lines from Leamington Spa to Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham diverge. The station is unstaffed; there is one ticket machine located at the single entrance to the station on the London-bound (southbound) platform. There is a small shelter on Platform 1 (southbound – for trains from Birmingham to Leamington Spa) and also one on the island platform, which consists of Platforms 2 and 3 (Platform 2 is for Birmingham-bound services and Platform 3 is for stations from/to Stratford upon Avon, which bear to the west immediately north of the station. Trains can, however, use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassocks Railway Station
Hassocks railway station is on the Brighton Main Line in England, serving the village of Hassocks, West Sussex. It is down the line from via and is situated between and . It is managed by Southern. Trains calling at Hassocks are operated by Southern and Thameslink. History The station was named "Hassocks Gate" upon its opening on 21 September 1841 by the London and Brighton Railway, which became the London Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1846. It was one of the few intermediate stations on the line with four tracks, to allow express trains to overtake those stopping at the station. However, the number of tracks was later reduced to two, although the additional width is still apparent from the siting of the station buildings. The original 1841 station building was designed by David Mocatta, the architect of the railway, in a simple cottage style, but using the same modular system that he applied to other stations on the line. For many years Hassocks Gate station wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartford Railway Station
Hartford railway station serves the village of Hartford, Cheshire, Hartford, in Cheshire, England; the centre of the village is 0.8 miles (1.3 km) to the east, about 10–15 minutes walk away. It is situated on the A559 road, approximately two miles (3.2 km) west of the town of Northwich. History Hartford station was built by the Grand Junction Railway (GJR) and opened in September 1837. The GJR became a constituent of the newly formed London and North Western Railway on 16 July 1846, which in turn was absorbed by the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) in 1923. The LMSR was nationalised within British Railways on 1 January 1948; the station and its train services were thereafter operated by the London Midland Region of BR. The station buildings were greatly rationalised at the time of the West Coast electrification in the 1960s. Facilities The station is in a cutting, with steps down from the car park. There is a ramp for wheelchairs but it is very s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cressing Railway Station
Cressing railway station is on the Braintree Branch Line in the East of England, serving the villages of Cressing and Black Notley, Essex. It is down the line from London Liverpool Street via and it is situated between to the south and to the north. Its three-letter station code is CES. The platform has an operational length for nine-coach trains. The station is currently managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it. History The Maldon, Witham & Braintree Railway (MWBR) was authorised in 1846 but prior to its opening the company was absorbed by the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR). The line opened for goods traffic on 15 August 1848, and for passenger services on 2 October 1848; it was double-tracked throughout until the Crimean War. The station, originally named Bulford, was also opened on 2 October 1848. It was renamed Cressing on 1 February 1911. It is suggested that the large crossing gates were present because Cressing had a passing loop until af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canley Railway Station
Canley railway station is situated in Canley, Coventry, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Railway. It is situated on the edge of Coventry Business Park, to the west of the Earlsdon area of Coventry, and close to the University of Warwick. It has two platforms, a small booking office and waiting room. History Canley station was opened on 30 May 1940 and originally known as ''Canley Halt'', However, the 'Halt' suffix was later dropped as it was built primarily to serve the Standard Motor Company works alongside. There was a railway level crossing adjacent to the station until 2002 when the road was closed and a footbridge was built over the railway line. Level crossings also at and were removed in 2004 to upgrade the line for more high speed trains. Facilities The station has a ticket office located on platform 1 which is open Monday 07:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00, Tuesday-Thursday 07:0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaulieu Road Railway Station
Beaulieu Road railway station is located at the point where the South West Main Line from London Waterloo station, London Waterloo to Weymouth, Dorset, Weymouth crosses the B3056 road from Beaulieu, Hampshire, Beaulieu to Lyndhurst, Hampshire, Lyndhurst in Hampshire, England. It is down the line from Waterloo. Beaulieu Road is the least-used station in Hampshire, according to the official passenger statistics. There is a Permit to travel, PERTIS machine on platform 1 where customers can purchase a Permit to Travel. History Opened by the Southampton and Dorchester Railway (S&DR) on 1 June 1847, as it was the closest point to nearby Beaulieu and Hythe from the main line. The station was closed by the London and South Western Railway (which had absorbed the S&DR in 1848) on 1 March 1860, and reopened on 1 November 1895. It was destaffed in 1964. Services In 1981 (a timetable typical of the 1980s) the station was served by an hourly stopping service from London to Bournemo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Road Railway Station
Angel Road was a railway station in Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield, north London, on the Lea Valley line that forms part of the West Anglia Main Line, down the line from London Liverpool Street. It was between and in Travelcard zone 4 and had the three-letter station code AGR. It is located beneath the A406 flyover of Meridian Way, and was accessed via a footpath from Conduit Lane, on an adjacent flyover to the north. The station's immediate surroundings include non-manufacturing industrial businesses and a former gas works. In 2016–17 it was the least-used station in London, with an estimated 33,500 passenger entries/exits. Angel Road closed permanently to the general public on 31 May 2019 and was replaced by station, which opened on 3 June 2019 and is located south of Angel Road. History The station was opened on 15 September 1840 by the Northern and Eastern Railway as "Edmonton", although it was situated from Edmonton village.Great Eastern Railway Soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
