Recent content by Brock_and_Roll

Well I have not traveled on a 442 since they were replaced by the 444 in 2007 (?). At some point between 2007 and today, the original seats have been replaced. The old seats were wider and reclined more - I noticed that these comfy seats lived on in the 1st class of the 444s until fairly...

I commute daily from Brockenhurst to Waterloo, usually on the 06:14 Prior to the recent strike, this service was always a Class 444. Since the strike, the service is now a refurbished 442. Much as I like these old girls (but hate the new terrible seats), we are running at 1 or 2 cancellations...

What I find rather worrying is aside from the (unnecessary) frequency and banality of the announcements on SWT is the actual noise level. Even with my headphones in and an audio book on full volume, I am unable to make out any of the words sometimes - particularly a couple of "enthusiastic"...

.....and apparently its MY fault that my £5,000 Gold Card has ceased working at the ticket barriers after just 2 days! This is a new record for me! If Tesco Clubcards ceased working like this Tesco would design a new one straight away rather than blaming customers for, shock horror, owning a...

Thanks everyone for your reponses. Yes of course in an ideal world I should have checked online, asked at office etc. But my point was not to protect the likes of me, but the many "walk ons" such as tourists etc who turn up at a station and buy a ticket from a machine. In my opinion the...

I recently took some clients from Waterloo to Ascot on what is probably a very popular route for commuters, racegoers and tourists alike. When buying a ticket from the machine I was faced with 2 choices: 1) Any route 2) Via Staines Not knowing where exactly Staines relative to Ascot...