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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 18, 2023 22:10:11 GMT
Booze and drunk people on trains should be banned. Especially if they are football 'fans'.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 18, 2023 22:16:33 GMT
IIRC booze is banned on Scottish trains. Or is it just the Glasgow-Edinburger route? I forget.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 21, 2023 13:16:30 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Feb 21, 2023 18:14:34 GMT
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Post by KnightBeat on Mar 5, 2023 1:34:29 GMT
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 5, 2023 10:54:37 GMT
Disgraceful.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 6, 2023 10:25:32 GMT
Rail service has become completely unreliable. I booked a hotel in Manchester for the minicon. It should be an easy 20-minute journey on the train from where I am but the service in NW England is pretty bad. When I need to be on site early doors it is literally easier to pay three figures to temporarily relocate than get the train!!!
I see today the local trains are off for a month soon! I made the right call.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 6, 2023 11:22:12 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 20, 2023 9:05:57 GMT
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Post by Benn on Mar 20, 2023 9:25:32 GMT
I had to travel to Leeds on Saturday, and the only way to do it reliably was via National Express. Using trains to come home I had to change in Sheffield. The train from Leeds was delayed by half an hour, and consisted of only two coaches. On a day when Sheffield United had a home FA Cup tie. Crowded is an understatement.
Sheffield to Derby was just as small, so I've spent an hour sitting in the door to the train, hoping that all the stations were on the other side...
It's garbage. I'm all for the strikes, and people getting paid what they should, but the actual service is trash.
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Post by primenova on Mar 20, 2023 19:38:03 GMT
Up north the trains are being cancelled. I've got a ticket to get unlimited travel on Northern trains for £10 but they have reduced service because transpen take up the time table but they dont run the trains. They are supposed to be having all the contracts taken off them soon. National express & megabus have all but cancelled all the services they used to run
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Post by The Doctor on May 11, 2023 7:25:22 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 21, 2023 13:46:05 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jun 21, 2023 14:34:04 GMT
I made it with delays last week.
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 21, 2023 17:59:36 GMT
Many trips have been cancelled in the last 18 months as the service so often is cancelled. Hence why Mrs Ralph needs to drive us.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Jun 26, 2023 18:44:01 GMT
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 15, 2023 8:48:13 GMT
Train stuck at Bristol due to problems in the Swindon area.
PHIL!
Martin
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Oct 15, 2023 15:33:49 GMT
Train into Manchester delayed this morning while on a Ralph focussed expedition. Coincidence??
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 26, 2023 20:19:11 GMT
I need to travel to London for Mum's funeral.
Trains to London leave Swindon from Platforms 1 or 3.
The lifts up to platforms 1-3 are out of order.
This could be interesting....
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 26, 2023 20:51:12 GMT
Having spoken to GWR on Twitter I believe the plan is to put me on a Westbound train from p4, whose lifts ARE working, take me off first stop (Chippenham/Bristol Parkway) and put me on next service back!
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 26, 2023 20:58:16 GMT
!!!!
What?!
Surely not.
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 26, 2023 21:00:04 GMT
Surely the solution is to...fix the lifts?
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 26, 2023 21:07:10 GMT
You'd think that, I assume that an engineer/parts won't be available this side of the weekend.
I'm suspecting it's a parts thing as they've been out all week
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 26, 2023 21:09:33 GMT
How else can we do it? P1-3 is an Island Platform with no level access. All Eastbound trains leave from there. 10 mins to Chippenham, 10 mins back is quicker & cheaper than putting me and chair in a taxi to Didcot or Reading! |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Oct 27, 2023 5:59:15 GMT
Allow plenty of time for the unexpected to occur.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 27, 2023 6:49:07 GMT
Odd you should mention that aspect....
The "easiest" way to do this - shortest distance travelled from Swindon and least time taken - would be Chippenham and back which would leave me 6 mins to do a cross platform interchange in the chair IF the trains were on time. If not it's c an hour on Chippenham.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 27, 2023 7:48:41 GMT
GWR Passenger assist think it's doable
09:11 Swi -> Chippenham 09:21
09:26 Chippenham -> Swi 09:38
09:40 Swi -> London Paddington 11:03
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 27, 2023 8:16:59 GMT
How else can we do it? P1-3 is an Island Platform with no level access. All Eastbound trains leave from there. 10 mins to Chippenham, 10 mins back is quicker & cheaper than putting me and chair in a taxi to Didcot or Reading! We have men of Science on the Hub! Surely some solution can be found. I'm surprised there isn't a track level crossing that could be used with the right assistance. Failing that, a taxi to the next station up the line would make more sense than a round trip the wrong way! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 27, 2023 8:22:55 GMT
Taxi to next up would be Didcot which is 20 mins by train and 40 by road, and relies on finding an accessible vehicle for me and the powered chair. I hate to think what that would cost them..... whereas this has cost them an £8 return ticket and done it quicker IF all goes to plan.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 27, 2023 10:27:07 GMT
How else can we do it? P1-3 is an Island Platform with no level access. All Eastbound trains leave from there. 10 mins to Chippenham, 10 mins back is quicker & cheaper than putting me and chair in a taxi to Didcot or Reading! We have men of Science on the Hub! We are also, as Ralph will confirm, Men who will take any First Class trolley freebies that are put in front of us and a bonus opportunity to snatch some is not to be sniffed at! |
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