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I was at Manchester Piccadilly station for 1755 departure to London Euston on 03/09/25. When I got on the train and selected a seat to sit on. Everyone started getting off approximately 5 minutes later. I found out that this service was cancelled. Later, I got on a 1835 which got me to London...

I think it's also worth mentioning a significant portion of civil servants have some level of clearance at SC level or above - for various reasons, not necessarily because of access to confidential information. These are non-regulated positions and is in non-regulated field giving civil servants...

It will be more reliable than eyewitnesses for example, probably even more reliable than your own signature on a contract depending how the one processes the original data and how the one interprets the processed data. Supposing a TOC (presumably via their partner providing WiFi) decides to...

As long as there are clear lines in the policy what can be announced over the PA and cannot be, I don't think it's bad, even though I can't hear announcements anyway. In my line of work, we support citizens and we have found that simply being a human is likely to result in a positive outcome...

I paid £4.25 from a ticket office at Euston, which was London Boundary Zone 6 to Watford Junction with a Railcard discount. When I got on a train to Watford Junction, out of curiosity I looked up how much it'd cost if I went for Oyster card. I was surprised it is cheaper. The ticket office...

There is one particular journey I'm having issues with. I use Freedom Pass that is valid for the journey I regularly make, I travel from a TFL station to Farringdon and then to London Bridge. Unfortunately, I often have been not let through the barrier to exit when I arrive at London Bridge. As...

Many thanks for your replies. I've decided to go back to Southern as it's probably an error on Southern's part. They have responded with a really kind and long response admitting their error but unfortunately have said the gate line are staffed by Southeastern Railway. I'll be contacting...

I hold a Disabled Freedom Pass. I've started commuting and this included going between Farringdon and London Bridge using Thameslink before 9:30am. According to the latest version of Freedom Pass validity map (https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/services/freedom-pass/how-use-your-freedom-pass) -...

I have concessionary pass and I also drive. I find myself taking a bus more often but since after the pandemic, some of my bus journeys converted to car. This is because bus frequencies have declined and direct routes have been cut. Regarding to undesirables using the buses, the one only...

I was at Euston on 15th December and my experience on that day as a Deaf person was downright horrible. I arrived at Euston approximately 8:30pm and stayed there all the way up to 10:15pm or so when i left for Birmingham. My experience included: 1. The main displays showing no trains. When I...

Ah it has changed. Originally, it said the train was cancelled with cancellation code of ZX (or Z something). This was the case until my previous post - this was after we set off from Preston and it said it was still cancelled. I'm guessing RT does support partial journeries, someone somewhere...

Some train companies (especially Avanti) tend to terminate their service early and/or begin their service later mid journey rather than at the beginning. A good example of this, is https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:L33797/2023-11-30/detailed#allox_id=0 It should have started at...

I took an Avanti to Birmingham from Euston yesterday (13:40) - it was a 9 coach pendo sitting at the front end of platform 1. Platform 1 already had a 5 coach voyager in it. Never seen this before and I wouldn't have believed it'd fit until I had seen it yesterday. I wonder if it can also fit...

In a totally fantasy scenario where there is now a 4 tracking between Ordsall and Picc, won't there be still capacity issues for some trains crossing the Picc throat from Ordsall to go to Stockport?

This would be a good intermediate solution if they do eventually decide to segregate the line into two, as well as a bonus benefit of making it clearer that Charing Cross trains don't go beyond Kensington to Morden except during rush hour which can be indicated clearly as a dotted line on the...