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I remember a deer strike just south of Bristol a few years back on a HST. The need to make an emergency brake application led to a pipe disconnecting somewhere on the train exterior. So both lines had to be closed while the driver, in darkness, had to try and locate the problem. Two hour dealy...

so, the people who actually go to work are causing the problem? not those who refuse to work?

I wonder how long it will be before some sort of law is passed mandating that all catering outlets must offer a full service, to accommodate those with allergies/intolerances. Which would likely result in all catering being removed from all trains.

The idea was to simplify the messaging on the ticket for infrequent rail users. Rovers are more likely to be used by regular rail users, who know the score. Alternative conspiracy theory suggestion: Because all rovers and rangers are going to be phased out under GBR

Deciding where to stop is of course a modern variation of the old trolley problem. Sorry to sound like a lawyer here, but if a passenger is maimed by terrorists, the rail company isnt responsible. But if they stop in the middle of nowhere in the dark and people get off the train onto the tracks...

Ruislip (forget which station it was) to Paddington on Chiltern Northern to Heysham Port I also managed to get the Yeovil curve done on a diverted service during The Beast from the East in 2018!

I suspect those on here calling for free travel for any one group of people are then the first to complain when services are overcrowded..... How about this for fairness: everybody pays the same fares

GBR isnt about providing a better service, despite what people might claim. It is being brough in because many people believe (completely incorrectly), that it will make running the railways cheaper to run, and thus bring fares down. Some people are going to be in for a shock as the service...

No. The charter/Merrymaker market was dying long before privatisation. No way it will come back.

you'll soon care once you need to use the toilet...... 1758619394 whilst I am largely critical of the entire project, I dont think this matters. Queen Street will be just as convenient for people travellling to Cardiff for shopping

I wouldnt risk those connection times. Edinburgh isnt so bad, since I would imagine the Kings Cross to Edinburgh has a few minutes recovery time, so if its on time, no problem. Inverness might actually be the toughest connection, since congestion at the ticket gates at Inverness is very...

yes, I am with you on this one! Its been shown that £56m wont buy you much in terms of new lines or stations, so far better to spend the money on oneself! Endless All Line Rovers (First Class of course), plus enough money to afford something better than Travelodge each night

There may as well be "Do not Travel" warnings on GWR every Sunday and Bank Holiday. The timetable is rarely adhered to. 5 car trains where there should be more is also common. The only good thing is that on most GWR Sunday services, theres no need to pay for a First Class upgrade, just go sit...

Conversely, Worle station has always just been Worle. yet a lot of local people call it "Worle Parkway", which is merely the name of the adjacent business park!

technically an offence, but if youve done all you can to get attention, or find a member of staff, then nobody can blame you. I have had to do this a few times to avoid missing a train

yes, at some times of day trains are too long. What do you want to do, abandon a few coaches on the way? Or shorten them for the whole day, so that they are also overcrowded at times. It happens. Last train I was on, early morning Cardiff to Plymouth. Full all the way from Newport to Bristol...

This is correct, for many years the second platform (actually confusingly numbered Platform 1) at Weston wasnt used at all, everything used Platform 2. Occasionally, if there was disruption, you might have a service terminate on the other platform, but nothing would depart from there. As at...

I seem to recall this idea has come up several times. On one occasion, they even came up with a price for the track changes, resignalling etc. As soon as the figure was given the suggestion was quickly dropped. Expect it to eventually happen when the Weston loop is redoubled. Which is a long way off

I wasnt fortunate to have been on the pacer that famously substituted an HST on a Temple Meads to Paddington service (it got as far as Swindon), but I was once waiting for a Cross Country Voyager at Taunton, heading south, when we were surprised to find a 153 showing up in its place.

Im sure I recall stories of trains being sent out along new lines whilst they were still finishing off the last bit of track at the other end!