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I think they have a place, there are those who dont like flying, and they can provide link between areas which do not have easy access to international airports. If the quality is good they can provide an alternative to night in a hotel and/or an early start. And this is before you get into the...

I would go the route of integrating the OLR companies into GBR, and then absorb other operators as franchises expire. The problem, once the existing franchise holders realise its the end of the line (sorry!!!) they are going to bleed the system every way they can with in the rules. I am not sure...

Assuming the attack is a devastating one, with multiple strikes I think this problem divides into two parts: In the immediate aftermath anything electronic will be fried, but old simple stuff may survive in a state that it can be reused, but in terms of any meaningfull rail service I dont think...

@bspahh Thanks for the links. My take away is that for the UK portion you have more protection with a CIV ticket than without, but the whole thing looks like a minefield. Our last trip had onward travel with SNCF, not sure how that fits in, it was two tickets, but one booking (through Eurostar)...

If you buy a CIV ticket to/from London from a regional destination who actually picks up the cost if it goes wrong, is it the TOC causing the delay, how does that work? To use my example, Hull - London CIV is badly delayed, missing Eurostar at St Pancras, even although more than minimum time...

Thanks for the heads up. Just had a quick look and it is quite simple. The only thing is you have to collect paper tickets, not a problem, just need to aware. Other than the change of destination to London International doesn't affect fares offered on the route we would use which is Hull - KGX...

I didnt know you could get CIV tickets for advance tickets, how do you set about it? Journey planners routinely refuse to recognise them, and if they do only offer anytime or possibly offpeak tickets.

On our two recent trips via HS1 to France I would disagree. Even in Standard Premier there were more tourists than business people, by a big margin. And in the waiting again the same thing, but in both cases not tourists on a tight budget. In Business class, probably yes, but that a small...

Its interesting because taking the case of Hull, no one alive would remember the time when both stations were open for passengers, but it seems to get passed down, and used in other ways as well, my wife is from Hull, and her accent has been described as "Must have been born within 3 miles of...

Dont forget about 'Paragon' station in Hull, a lot of locals still refer to it by that name, or 'Hull Paragon', and of course the signal box on the approach has it in large letters. The other Hull passenger station Cannon Street closed to passengers 100 years ago, but the old names hang on and...

The problem is how, Eurostar are a commercial operation not in receipt of any subsidy, in effect they will see it as an increased cost and add it on to fares. I think the issue is that St Pancras is at capacity. certainly on our recent trip a month ago the waiting area was rammed. Queues at...

Sufficently so that I will not hold my breath for any sort of low cost/competing operator to actually begin operations. I know Mobico have ambitions, but the articles I have seen are very short on details, and there seems to be an awful lot that could go wrong. St Pancras is at capacity, so its...

But if a business (Eurotunnel) decided to give an 'introductary discount' to build the business by bringing new players in is it grounds for sueing? It happens all the time in other industries, mobile phones, broadband, insurance to name a few, the only difference with Eurotunnel is they have a...

Yes even for our location (near Bridlington) flying v train to Paris is very marginal timewise, we are a minimum 90 mins drive from the nearest airport that serves Paris, and with all the faffing about at airports, parking, baggage etc. train is more convenient We walk to our village station...

I have moaned more than once about 'doors at 1/3rds' on the 185s between home and Manchester. When its hot or cold you get temperature cycled for 2.5hrs, and for long distance services that also means loss of seating over end doors, and some seats right opposite the toilet door which can be...

Interesting proposals. the only bit I cant see working at all is Calais to set down, the lack of return journeys will put people off, and SNCF services from Calais are quite sparse. Amsterdam or Rotterdam may be an eventual aim, but as a start-up probably best to stick to Brussels. Bearing in...

I agree that currently the limit is capacity at St Pancras, so there is no incentive to Eurostar to reduce fares, as a commercial operation they are going to raise fares to the point where supply of seats balances demand, and to do anything else would mean the shareholders are not getting the...

I agree that doing anything now beyond creating a decent walking route between Euston and Kings Cross St Pancras is just not possible, but if you go back to when the Kings Cross area was being redeveloped and improved things could have been different. St Pancras International is very much...

I agree based on current transport links, but if you had joined the domestic HS1 services with the London Birmingham HS2 services you would acheive a high speed version of Thameslink or Crossrail, joining up existing lines. Apart from the missing link its not anything new. Once the journeys are...

Regarding Dewsbury I thought it had two through lines, but its a hazy memory, I had a quick look to see if there were any pictures, but couldn't find any.