Recent content by Amy Worrall

Correct! It's my sister travelling from Macclesfield; I live in Coventry; and I'll be joining her for the second half of the journey down to London. As it happens she's decided to book advance tickets instead, as she now wants to go somewhere else afterwards. But this is useful information...

Darn. Thanks for the info. (Trying to get to London earlier than the first train on the Sun, which arrives at Midday!)

For an off-peak return Macclesfield to London, not tied to a specific operator, would it be valid to travel to Coventry on a Saturday evening, stop overnight, then resume the journey at Leamington next morning (Sunday) and travel in to Marylebone? (This would be on the outward portion of an...

Had it happen to me once (an HST though not an IEP as the substitute). They managed to get permission to turn off the lights in every other carriage, so those of us who wanted to try to sleep could do so. My main annoyance was they wouldn't let us take the duvet from our sleeper berth into...

IMO the system will not be fit for purpose until disabled passengers have the same flexibility as anyone else to turn up and go -- they shouldn't be forced to book assistance. There are two ways to implement that: One is to ensure that there is level boarding and step-free access to every...

If this happened to me, and if the driver were the only member of staff on the train, I'd probably give them about two minutes to make an announcement. If nothing was forthcoming I would attempt to talk to the driver. I'd probably try knocking on the cab door first, but the passcom would be an...

I know, alas. I wish they'd fix that. I've tried to get creative with my crayons and work out if there was a way to reverse across the flyover to the north of the station. But if only they'd built the underpass they originally planned!

Now extend it to Leicester too, and we have a winner!

In my opinion, it should ALWAYS count as reasonable adjustment for a disabled passenger to request a ramp to help them board or leave the train. They shouldn't have to pre-book, either — the aim is to give disabled people the same freedom as the rest of the population, and the rest of the...

I'd have something like this: Economy: same as standard class is now. Premium economy: no particular standards required, just segregated accommodation. So it could just be a carriage with the same seat size but reserved for premium economy passengers. Like what London Midland offer for first...

Why should you? Because society should protect its vulnerable. It's not being denied a seat because a disabled person wants it, but because a disabled person needs it. It helps them get a level of access that is closer to what able bodied people enjoy. I think the expectation of a seat is a...

I think that is part of the problem — I think conductors _should_ be able to do things like demand someone vacates a seat, for a reason like this. (And if the person refuses, I guess that's what the BTP are there for. As I said above, it would suck to be turfed out of your seat, but it sucks...

They should be!

I really hate this attitude, which is common among public transport companies too. IMO, equality means provision for as close as possible the level of service that non-disabled people get. Non-disabled people can travel on the train without having to make plans in advance. Disabled people...

Lack of a toilet can be much more problematic for some disabled people than it is for the able bodied. Here's what I think should happen: - If a route normally provides toilets, and there isn't a disabled toilet available on a certain train, where possible customers should be notified in...