Recent content by Sheepy1209

Blimey, no wonder they keep it low profile! I just hope there's enough bus drivers willing to cover it.... Yesterday was my first time on that run, and it struck me that 99% of passengers are going to the airport, most with luggage, and the coach could get there in less than 15 minutes. But...

I'm only an occasional visitor so apologies if I've missed something obvious in what I'm about to ask. I've put this in Infrastructure so mods please move if I've guessed wrong. I spent a few hours yesterday driving a coach on rail replacement between Wilmslow and Manchester Airport via Styal...

Probably not for this thread but all very familiar - I'm planning to retire in 2 to 4 years and it won't come soon enough! (32 years at DWP, most of that freelance or private sector supplier so I've observed all this as an outsider).

That stopped at DWP many years ago, which combined with the bizarre and outdated approach of ‘promotion boards’ means there are thousands of good staff who have seen their pay eroded by below-inflation pay rises and freezes over many years. You might ask why they don’t just get another job...

I live in Blackpool and I'm sick to the back teeth of the cheap jibes I see repeatedly on this forum. Yes, it has its problems, the area around the station in particular, and I won't argue with the reputation of Blackpool North's staff. But the Fylde as a whole is NOT a ****hole as one of you...

I travelled out and back from Blackpool North today for the first time in a while - I can't put my finger on it but there was something different. - All barriers were open, something I've never known before. Having witnessed queues for barriers, platform 1 and taxis all intermingling I hope...

Bitterne to St Denys. My student house in the 80s was almost next to Bitterne station, and the pub was next to St Denys - so this was a regular trip. Station staff at St Denys didn't like selling us six railcard returns for a journey that short and thought we were taking the mickey - the route...

I take these surveys with a pinch of salt unless the original questions and responses are provided, as the wording used in the media report can be very carefully used to give the message the sponsor is looking for. It doesn't say 'cross when lights are flashing or barriers are down', it simply...

I live in Blackpool. My sister lives in Milton Keynes. My grown-up kids and grandkids live around Hinckley & Nuneaton. I have no further comment to make....Thank-you ORR and GNWR!!

You have missed my point - the BBC chose to report on those changes as if they came as a surprise, while the growing chaos in the North was ignored. I have every sympathy with London commuters even when things are going well, but there is a huge amount of unplanned disruption that's happening...

Particularly annoying for me is that most of the complaints on the BBC haven't been about cancellations - it's people complaining because of the changes themselves and the impact on their lives. They should try commuting from a town the size of Blackpool that's had no train service, or one that...

It's a long story, the travel is frequent but individuals don't travel frequently if you get my drift. Add the fact that our provider's journey planner isn't the best - I always check elsewhere but most don't.

Colleagues frequently travel between Blackpool or Preston and Leeds, and I've lost count of the number of times they've gone via Manchester because it often comes up as a faster journey - when most would far rather sit on the same train all the way and the difference is only a few minutes. When...

It works at Blackpool North, what's the problem? Irony intended..... Ok, it's harder to do than I thought, but doesn't change the point that conflict between opposing flows is a problem.

Keep it simple! Announce the platform earlier, wait by the doors until the train is ready. Or did the Euston management train at Blackpool North? The only problem I can see with that is conflict between arriving and departing passengers - so look for ways of keeping arrivals separate instead of...