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EXACTLY. This was the 645am train from Cardiff not the train at 2300 that had been used all day. I find it hard to believe that ALL toilets were full from use THAT DAY. If that was indeed the fault, more likely that no-one had bothered to empty them then overnight? --- old post above --- --- new...

Last wednesday,Newport to Gloucester. 8am train cancelled. Line closed (at Lydney) due to flooding. Advice was to go via Filton Abbey Wood and connect to train to Gloucester. Of course, train was late and I watched as train pulled out of FAW as my train pulled in. Cue an hour wait for the...

Fair distance too. Can someone explain this to me? Generally, three carriages each of which has a toilet. I assume there is no link? i.e. toilets are independent. If so, then its pretty poor to have to run a train with all three carriages with faulty toilets. Having one faulty is...

You have a very good point. Why cant trains have proper climate control? I agree - we should be encouraging people to use public transport. Thats the problem, if the train is packed and you don't get a seat, or its freezing, or boiling, or it gets cancelled, you're just going to think sod it...

Fair enough about the doors. BUT CC do have an interest in not cancelling trains because, I assume they get fined otherwise? If they're short on carriages and got a few that dont have heating they know full well that not many people are going to complain. --- old post above --- --- new post...

Thanks for the info. I get on at newport so its some time from cardiff/canton. And it still hasnt warmed up by gloucester (50 mins later). Appreciate about the too hot/too cold thing but this is most definitely not borderline temps here! :-) Still think that there appear to be a lot of...

Well today same train same guard. Pretty cold in the carriage I was in again. But three times the guard announced the rear carriage was warm, and the front one he'd reset the heating. To be fair, it did get a little warmer. At least something is getting done. Although, I think it...

Do you know what I think thats may be the case? its broken and they've got away with no-one moaning so why bother?

I've had both answers from CC! So who knows?

Or lack of it... :-( Pretty much every day get the 0655 from Newport to Gloucester with CrossCountry. Its a lottery whether the heating is on or off. 90% of the time its freezing on there 10% of the time its not. The difference is so great, you can tell when you board whether its an on or off...

Is this even possible? Can I do on train? More importantly, how is the cost calculated?

OK, after over a year commuting daily by train heres my list:- 1. People who obsessively must sit in their reserved seat when the train is empty. 2. People who talk loudly on their mobiles and its obvious they are just talking crap to show off to everyone on the train how important they...

Ha Ha thanks for the lesson! I've mentioned this before. CC from cardiff to nottingham. Almost 90% of the train is reserved but, most never get used.

I always get them. Guy gets on. Train half empty but he insists on taking his reserved seat next to me. Hes a big fella so he immediately takes the arm rest and then his one leg is stretched out under the seat in front of me! Cheers mate. Laptop comes out, mobile etc. Spends the next 45 mins...

Yes know about changeover. Did it once a few months ago. Nightmare it was. At first, ticket office staff argued there was no such thing :roll: --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Ah spot on that clarifies it then. Like I said 4 7 day tickets costs about £12 more than one month...

Even if I hand back in after 4 weeks rather than a month? Hmmm.... I dunno.

I understand what they do is take the original price, minus whatever ticket you'd have had to buy anyway minus £10 admin fee. Is this right? On 2/11, I bought a season ticket to run up to the 23/12. One month and 22 days = £496.90 Unfortunately, my contract is ending unexpectedly on...

Let me clarify because I think you're getting a bit excitable. Yes I did shove these two people because otherwise I'd have been stuck on the train and I'd do the same again. They then started flapping and tried to pile back and prevent anyone else getting off so I put myself between them and...

LOL. If they'd had anyone even station staff on the platform they could have cleared them out of the way or even sort out the people getting off the train. So no chance there was a BTP copper standing by waiting to see something like this!

exactly. I'd do same again without a doubt. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- I had that happen to me a few weeks ago. You know where people mill around the door and get in the way a bit when people are trying to get off? I was getting off and you know where you've stepped...