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It still hasn't changed that much. I spent 25 minutes last night at a station in Sweden watching my train sitting stationary on the GPS map at the previous station down the line. Eventually I just gave up and watched the adjacent level-crossing barriers and signals, which saved my data allowance...

I've never actually checked that before - it's a shocking difference. That's my problem with Loganair though - they include bags and biscuits I don't want in the headline price, and then hide all the value in loyalty schemes and seasonal sales. I mostly fly Loganair to help out my ailing...

To be fair, the phrase "you couldn't make it up" is almost invariably used by people who just did

I don't

That presupposes that the treasury don't regard LNER services themselves as worthy of subsidy. Much of the reason rail gets a subsidy is to improve the environment by moving passengers from air/road to train, and clearly one way to achieve this is to allow LNER to run at break-even or a small...

A good summary. To be fair the data isn't useless without a key, it's just more difficult to make use of. The TD mappings were generally being released in response to FoI requests and being otherwise shared in a fairly uncontrolled way when the feed was set up, so I think it wasn't seen as...

But for just 180 quid Loganair will give you a Tunnocks wafer and arrive so late it would've been quicker to get the train.

The routing information comes from Network Rail in the open feed. The problem is that each route is just an arbitrary bit in a long list. You need a key to decode what that route is represented by what bit, and these aren't currently published by Network Rail. They can usually be worked out, but...

On Android the train summary widgets can be removed by swiping them left or right, which might help. I'd love to get the X on there, but it really cuts down the space for information - I suspect I'd be better off just making it more obvious to users what other options are available to close the...

In terms of cross-subsidy from intercity routes, it makes sense to me that any cross-subsidy should be restricted to the value of the network effects. More people use intercity trains because they can get through-ticketing, full-journey guarantees, and easy changes from local services to...

I read the interim platform as being a "temporary" structure which is in line with the current tracks, but which would be removed to allow 4 tracking. I could be completely wrong about that though

There have been literally thousands of flats built in close proximity to many of these stations since Thameslink started running through the core. That's not restricted to the "busy" stations, and the people travelling from those stations and paying to commute are still the bedrock of rail...

I'm struggling to see what you're saying. Doesn't this remove direct-to-kings-cross services from a fair number of stations?

Quite sensible of the dogs. I'd be alarmed too if a bell went off to indicate that a train was arriving inside a house

I think when I read quotes from government ministers I read expect as being directive rather than predictive. It's possible Hendy is just making an observation, but it seems like a risky way to do it when you're in a position which has the power to direct. I'm not sure that ticket model was...

You presumably draw the in the same place other European operators with stupid fares models draw the line: trains that go fast have to be booked, trains that go slow are walk-up fares. Passengers from Durham to Newcastle can jolly well use a Thameslink train like the Stevenage to London crowd...

Completely honestly, the passengers with very large quantities of hold luggage are the very ones who would be better off shunted into cars. On trains they are often taking up the same space as 2-3 passengers but only paying for a single ticket, so yes I think it's reasonable to push them into...

They could put luggage limits on the Thameslink services. Might make Gatwick Express seem like less of a rip off if it's the only way they can get their wardrobe and kitchen sink up to London

Id be interested to know how the wifi is when it's busy. On quieter days I was streaming video on the free wifi so happily that I didn't notice I wasn't using the premium one.

Are you in the Charing Cross PI in St Helier, or the cheaper one across town? I did like the cheaper one, but I was there before the start of the season so I suspect it was a bit cheaper