Recent content by centurian

That's what surprised me. I had set my expectations according to the reviews, but my experience was far worse. I've never had any back pain before, but I appreciate that doesn't mean I have an issue. But I can assure you I'm not the only person. In my last journey, everyone in my section of...

So I've had a chance to ride on these new 745's a few times now. And the one thing I feared was far, far worse than my worst expectations. The seat comfort is atrocious. I'm trying not to be emotive or just throw words around, but it was utterly horrendous. I knew it wasn't going to be as...

Thanks, but that's normal though - none of the evening peak's stop at Stratford (except the much hated 1702, which isn't our beloved Intercity stock) - and reservations have always been recommended between those times. I go out in the evening's through Liverpool Street. It's the morning...

:shock: I commute into Stratford on said Intercity services. Are they changing the timetable - or just keeping the limited amount of Stratford-stopping services that they already have - which I can live with.

In danger of this thread turning into EMU vs LHS, but... Much has been made of the Intercity service being just for Norwich. As a regular commuter on that route, I can assure you that passengers at Colchester & Ipswich appreciate it just as much, but are happy for Norfolk to take the flak for...

I think GEML probably will go down the EMU route in the end, more for fleet flexibility reasons. But EMUs alone won't reduce journey times for the longer distance passengers. In fact the evidence suggests it will increase it. The only current EMU service to Norwich is 2hr7min - longer than...

Try sitting for 2+ hours on a 5 abreast Class 321, which NXEA are now running to Norwich once per day. :D And that service is slower than the Intercity services (it does make more stops). The Intercity-style trains are very popular for commuters in Ipswich and Norwich and pressure groups are...

Half of the off peak Intercity's to Norwich stop at Chelmsford, but hardly any of the peak ones do - which is where you need the extra capacity. The big problem with the GEML has always been that it mixes an Intercity service with commuter stopping services on the same piece of track. Other...