Recent content by sadgit

Hi, Just hoping someone can make sense of this! Booked two Off Peak Singles as suggested by the GA booking engine for the times selected - one 0830 NRW-LST, one 1800 LST-NRW. Restriction code 9A on the return ticket: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ticket-types/validity/9a/ Outward travel...

Exactly that - no seat numbers showing. Three adults booked on the outbound train, "reserved - no seat allocated".

"Only valid with [one of the ticket numbers]"

Hi all, Bit of a weird one... I've bought three Advance Flex Return tickets Norwich (NRW) to London (LST) and back on Greater Anglia via Trainline Business, all on the same booking and same trains. I picked them up tonight and (as with any Advance) they all say on them that they're only...

Thanks for that - stupid I know but I will actually be booking through Trainline because (and I'm aware this is a frippery) they seem to be the only place that issues e-tickets that can be stored in Apple Wallet rather than just in an email or an app, and I find it's worth paying the relatively...

Hi all, A quick question with probably an obvious answer - I'm looking into buying Advance tickets from Norwich to London in January, however it looks like Greater Anglia aren't releasing these on time - usually the reservations open for 12 weeks ahead however if I look ahead the first date...

I don't travel frequently any more, and then only really on the GEML side, but there has been a dramatic improvement in service levels since 2015-ish. AGA circa 2014 was unreliable and had extremely poor comms in case of disruption, but has since improved greatly to the point that I'm actually...

Immigration law in general is incredibly punitive to anyone who does want to come here to make a better life for themselves while contributing to the country through taxation and economic activity (and really, that is most migrants). This chap is just one of many. A letter to Theresa May about...

Real Time Trains is fantastic for this (not the app, the app is cack). I usually end up sitting with peace and quiet, in my pick of all the seats, on a perfectly empty Desiro at Waterloo/MK3 set at Liverpool Street (delete as applicable) for half an hour rather than trying to find the one free...

I went from Southampton to London on a 450 once. Never again. I'd rather just stay home.

To follow up on the earlier shock at my being happy with the service from NRW-CBG-KGX the other weekend, I'm shocked to the core to report that I've done that journey twice this weekend and it was absolutely fine both times with no stress or hassle. Also the WiFi worked LST-NRW whereas South...

You do realise that it's more than possible to deal with two things at once, and that you can't just delay dealing with more minor problems until all other problems are solved first, right? Here's a thought. Let's stop people being beheaded... AND stop inconsiderate gonks riding bikes on the...

Well aware of that which is why it seemed bizarre for London Underground to be advertising the LST platforms as the "Railtrack platforms" (especially around 14 years after Railtrack became Network Rail... although I believe Amersham still refers to "British Rail" on its signage...)

Random trivia question... I noticed at Liverpool Street the other week that above the entrance to the Central line was a sign describing the platforms as the "Railtrack platforms" which I had never seen anywhere else, and it made me wonder. Obviously British Rail ceased to be as a brand in 1994...

I didn't think the seat plastic had been changed at all... it looks pretty much the same to me.