Recent content by Talbot

Your friendly Ticket Examiner/customer service bod/whatever will be considerably less helpful in either case. So, who are you to judge who will be helpful or less able to cope in an emergency situation, do you not think Ticket Examiners have the ability to do so ? You come across very...

Cheers folks, I know its tpe to sheffield then nt and em, my pass is valid on tpe. Someone told me they went via nottingham so was just checking best route with yous in the know. Also, are the trains really busy between sheffield and worksop/ mansfield, will have our elderly inlaws travelling...

Hi, will be doing above journey in the near future, is it quicker and easier to go via sheffield or via nottingham, needs to be tpe service. Cheers in advance for any help, apologies for any typos, using the weans tablet to post.

you didn't get an answer because I already stated it was the previous evening the concert was on, we have a nine year old so trailing her back up late at night wasn't an option, therefore we stayed in hotel.

Thank you Lampshade, so for someone like myself who has no local knowledge of this it was quite an experience when boarding. I have never been there before so didn't know what to expect, but I sure wasn't expecting what we got. As mentioned earlier, I work as train crew and some times work...

Don't see any bickering on any posts, only reasonable remarks.

Thats the sort of reply you could have gave initially, my post did ask if this was the "norm".

Oh, so defensive, as for " this is not an isolated nationwide happening " I am acutely aware of that, I work as train crew. My post is relating to how I found my return journey and the madness it incurred, there were plenty of regular passengers whom I overheard making the remarks about the...

Hi All, just returned ( yesterday) from Manchester - Glasgow on the 1316 TPE, we had been down with the wee one for some guy called Justins' concert on Thursday night. Anyway, got to Piccadilly and found out our platform (14) so duly made our way up there. Unbelievable, the platform was choke a...

Cheers for the quick replies folks, some good advice once again.

Hi folks, don;t know if i'm in right place to post this but looking for advice on the following. We are going to Piccadilly station and staying at Premiere Inn Portland on Thursday, young one is going to concert at arena that night, is it within walking distance from our hotel or would...

A common error btw, happens almost everyday. I know that we have specific instructions re left property, company policy is to hand it in to lost property office at end of journey, I have handed in wallets, umpteen phones and even Christmas presents. No way would any guard or train staff take it...

My daily view out the office window takes some beating, Ayr to Glasgow. As soon as you leave Ayr you are presented with fabulous views of the Firth of Clyde, Ailsa Craig, Arran, Kyles of Bute and beautiful world class links golf courses along the way on either side. Then as you head up, you have...

Jings, it seems it's no an easy place to get to by rail, so much for moving it to Silverstone. Cheers for the advice folks, was hoping I could have went by rail almost all the way, even if it meant going direct to London and doubling back, the more cost cutting means the more to spend on the event.

Hi, I am going to the Moto GP at Silverstone in September, I have my staff FirstScotrail pass and want to know if I could possibly use this to complete my journey, starting from GLC. Cheers in advance.