Recent content by GarethC

As someone who has tried to plan a coherent PSH(E)E [at one point it was Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education] I fully agree. There isn't enough time in the curriculum to deliver everything properly. You end up shoehorning things together that don't really fit, or it gets a one off...

Speaking as a secondary school teacher, I agree with the other posters who have said that accessing and using public transport is a key part of parenting, not something to be taught in schools. Where schools can help, this can be through experiences rather than through explicit lessons. For...

Thanks everyone for your replies. I'll recommend they are bought at a ticket office (been working it out for a friend). Though I think buying a two together railcard will save them more on the whole journey. Thanks, Gareth

Hi all, I am looking at the Northern (listed as FNW) duo tickets between Crewe and Stockport. I can't see any operator restrictions in the details on either BR Fares or on the National Rail page for the restriction code, however when I look in the journey planner it is only showing for...

My experience is that most people will just follow what their preferred journey planner says, regardless of what is happening. If it says replacement bus they may decide not to travel, or they may not even notice until they are travelling (and look at the journey in the app). In my own...

They have rejected the claim for: Unable to find a timetabled journey Ticket not valid It is the any permitted route ticket and was within the time restrictions. I also suspect that they are looking at the difference if I had travelled all the way to Felixstowe. To clarify, I took the xx.04...

Hi all, I am hoping someone is able to clarify/help with this situation. I have read a couple of other threads on the issue and think I am correct, although I appear to be in a loop going back and to with Customer Resolutions. Ticket: Return portion of an Off Peak Return Stockport-Felixstowe...

One thing to note is that the OP has said they are in Scotland so they will have contacted NHS 24 which is the service NHS Scotland operate via 111. There may be a process to link up between the two separate healthcare systems, but it might not be as automatic as if you called the NHS England...

Thanks for the feedback everyone. Gareth

Hi all, I travelled from Felixstowe to Stockport on Saturday 15th February, via London, breaking the journey in London. The train I planned to take, and did take from Euston to Stockport was delayed (17.13 departure) so I am eligable for delay repay. When I do this I need to enter an itinery...

Wasn't the green stripe version of the Regional Railways livery (applied to some Class 156s) the RRNW livery?

Wasn't "Network North West" a sectorisation idea prior to shadow franchising?

I notice that FEC are launching "Ipswich reds Village Links" as the brand for their rural routes to the east of Ipswich. Described as "south Suffolk" in the news item, but I think most people would say they're east Suffolk! Ipswich reds - Village Links I also notice that the phrase "rural reds"...

Thanks for the info, hard to imagine compared to the last time I went to Norwich earlier in the year and there seemed to be Mk3s everywhere! Have they finished the changes to the depot now the legacy stock has gone? (Apologies if I missed that info!).

With today's Class 90 move does that mean all the legacy stock has gone from Crown Point or are there still some Mk3s about?