Recent content by steve099

I appreciate you can't provide 5 services a day that suit everyone, but I sure hope they have consulted prospective passengers - as I would likely still drive to Stafford if the first arrival into London is 09:31 (could cope with 09:05-09:10 latest) although I could make the 17:36 back work, but...

There has been a marked rise in split ticketing (enough that I have heard announcements that make reference to them), which makes me question the numbers, too - as I would have a number whereby my tickets might be Shrewsbury-Birmingham, Birmingham-Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes-Euston - even...

As someone who is being forced to drive to Stafford from Shrewsbury because of the poor timings of the trains from Shrewsbury to Birmingham in the morning peak and in part due to the retiming of the direct service from 6.39am to 7.04am (dare I mention the horiffic difference in the cost), there...

I got a hotel and continued the journey the next day (fortunately my hotel in London could be cancelled) - so in this case it was seen to be delay repay worthy rather than a refund! Good luck!

Not relevant for OP, but I have had a few occasions where this "rule" has screwed my claim and meant I've had to go back and forth with multiple operators pushing the claim back and forth. The latest was where I had a train cancelled from Shrewsbury to Crewe, but managed to catch an earlier...

Agree, the seats are really hard On table seats, the main issue is that the table feels at the wrong height, which makes for an awkward seating position. There is also a huge block on the window side due to the plug sockets that reduces space overall. Did the designer sit down at these for...

This Shropshire Council press release states via Stafford and Rugby. Would be an odd mistake to make so I assume it's correct but perhaps calls at Wolverhampton too (where the train would reverse!?). If it is via Stafford, it means Route Birmingham tickets would not allow use on both direct and...

I lived in Vienna for over a year and travelled between there and Bratislava many times and a few times between Vienna and Budapest. Bratislava probably won't keep you longer than a day trip but that is very possible with hourly trains that take an hour from Vienna. I think it's about 15 euros...

Word of warning.. I attempted to do that and the system wouldn't let me.:|

It's all about splitting tickets ;)

If I move to the South East, I'll be switching straight to a Network Railcard!

By extension, I wonder if we could attribute the farcical situation with acquiring new rolling stock in this country to ultimately killing the service. I must admit, as an otherwise regular user of DMU units, the serenity of WSMR's loco-hauled sets was fantastic. Perhaps we should follow a...

As a resident of Shrewsbury, what continues to ire me about their closure was how sudden it was. I believe it was closed within about two days. In fact, I remember I was about to purchase a first class single for £36.00 to shuttle a foreign friend up from London in comfort and with ease. I...

Sounds like an extension to the Chester train is the most viable option. But via Wrexham, Gobowen, Shrewsbury and terminating at Telford? I can't imagine it taking any less than 45 minutes between Chester and Shrewsbury, giving a total travel time which pretty much matches changes via...

I'd say this is a key point and may potentially be a good way to shift people from cars to trains. Of course, if it were to be a "standing" concept, routes would need to be commuter corridors rather than intercity. No-one LIKES standing for an hour but this happens all too often as it is -...