Recent content by Class195

Easy for me - riding a 142/144 off the Bentham line into Carnforth station. Be far the loudest screeching I've ever experienced on a train journey.

It'll be years before we see growth again. I fear that the railways have lost the peak commuters forever.

Leeds platform 16 has been the most dangerously overcrowded platform for me.

Welsh train service going to Wales?

But what is an acceptable code of conduct for dealing with a situation like the one at Chester earlier today? Do you stop the already delayed train and ask people to leave or do you charge down the platform to the doors and start getting people off the crowded service yourself? 1598281594 I...

Not good for the passengers or security staff when a three car 175 arrives and it’s already full with a further 30/40 trying to get on the train at the platform. It was a complete shambles not helped by the security/bouncers working for Transport For Wales.

Today at Chester. Platform 4b to be precise. I think Yorkie is correct, send a FOI request in to find out exactly what powers these security/bouncer contracted staff actually have.

To give you best description possible here is what happened. The three car 175 train arrived on the platform where around 30/40 people wanted to board the service. There was already a member of security staff onboard in the front carriage. Who was stood blocking the door telling people to...

I challenged one of them and asked if they were British Transport Police to which he replied no, they wasn’t but a contracted security firm that normally would be doing the nightclub doors being used by Transport For Wales.

But do they have the power to watch a train arrive into the train station and then when realising it’s full start grabbing people and removing them by force? It all seems OTT and why didn’t the guard stop that many people boarding the train in the first place? Surely if it’s not safe for the...

I’ve had no joy from Northern on when the missing Lancaster and Morecambe services will resume.

What actual rights do they have with regards a full train and grabbing passengers from the vestibule and forcing them off said full train and telling them that it is full and they must now wait for the next one (hourly service on the North Wales line) or wait for TFW to procure coaches for those...

But if the trains are currently running around close to empty during the day, then surely it is better to offer 50% fares and fill them? Bradford to Manchester for £6.80 instead of £13.60 sounds and looks amazing value. 1598118480 Which has to be better than them carrying thin air. As long...

It's been mentioned on BBC News 24 this morning that the government could follow their successful ”Eat Out To Help Out” scheme with a travel-based one under the ”Head Out To Help Out” branding. Nothing officially confirmed but 50% off off peak train fares was discussed. I hope this happens...

Nothing from me on Northern again today.