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Any one else noticed the absence of high level handrails over the "wheel-chair" bay on the latest LUL tube stock

As far as I am aware up umtil now, at least on LM trains, you can only apply for a refund if the Conductor has "exercised his discretion" and announced that "1st Class is today declassified" and also reported that declassificatiion to Control. This event is rarer than hen's teeth, and the best...

If you look at the picture you will note that there are no trees and no undergrowth whatsover. This is because Network Rail have spent the summer cutting down all line-side growth to ground level, from at least Berkhamsted to the Watford tunnels. You can possible just make out the galvanised...

To go back to the original topic, when the extension to November 2017 was announced in December 2015, part of the deal was the provision of additional car parking spaces at Hemel Hempstead. Four months later, with 20 months to go, there is no sign of any activity on the ground, so time is...

If the train is "deleted" then I am I correct in thinking that it cannot be "cancelled" and it cannot be "late" and that therefore it does not get counted in the performance figures?

Arctic Troll & I share the same stations and we also share the same sentiments re revenue collection. The barriers at EUS are usually open in the early morning and mid / late evening, as are those at HML, where they are frequently open in the afternoon. Ticket inspections on the train are, by...

The Power of this Forum / What a co-incidence ... This morning there was a ticket inspector at the barrier, the first in months, doing a roaring trade in excess fares from arriving passengers.

I have the answer to my own question! The additional train is already in the new timetable, starting on 13th December 2015. There is no re-casting because the entire time-table is the same as that which operated up to 23rd October 2015. As far as I can tell, the two new evening services on...

In the London area, ticket inspections on the trains are as rare as hens teeth! There are a few Conductors who will always come through and check, but the vast majority stay in the end cab. As for the gate-line, at my local station this is generally unmanned, even in the morning rush hour, as...

Actually, I was being optimistic in seeking details of a re-cast ... Being a cynic, the "extra train per day" could just mean that the current 20 trains per day service will simply revert to the 21 trains per day service which LM operated from way back when until 23rd October 2015. So...

Already done that! I'll post any answer as and when. I raised the query because, apart from claims that there will be a specific extra number of seats a week on some services, there is nothing anywhere on LM's web-sites giving details.

"More than 400 extra car parking spaces across three stations – Watford, Hemel Hempstead and Tamworth" Anyone got any idea as to where I can find more details of the 400 extra spaces, especially with respect to Hemel Hempstead? Come to that, are there any actual specific details of...

On the subject of using the "wrong" railcard, a year or to ago, at about 16.30 on a week-day, I went to buy a single ticket from one of the machines at Euston. On selecting the railcard option the one for Senior cards was absent. I asked one of the barrier staff why this should be, and what I...

Actually, having the card with you is essential! However, it may not work. Last year my son bought some train tickets on the web from New York, for travel on Virgin West Coast with reserved seats. He tried to retrieve them at our local railway station but his American credit card did not work...

As a former holder of a 1st Class annual season on Silverlink / London Midaland for some 15 years, I was initially somewhat of the view that the OPo got what he deserved. However, on reflection, perhaps not: 1. There really is very little difference between 1st class & Standard on most SN...

I totally agree! We were not trying to break any records and so generally we did not start much before 08.30 and we stopped by about 18.00. We stayed mainly at Premiere Inns. Sunday was spent "at rest" in Edinburgh.

About 1/2 day to agree the route plan (two of us involved). About 1/2 day to sort out the "preferred" trains A whole day to buy the tickets, using two computers, three screens and up to three web sites - mainly because the Advance fares kept changing! (We bought in January for travel in...

Please be aware that the ALR may not be the cheapest ticket! Last year I did a "week" of rail travel using individual tickets, all 39 of them, travelling 1st Class and with seat reservations where available for a lot less than a 7 day ticket. (We actually started on a Tuesday night with the...

The same procedure is required to get ANY railcard discount applied to your oyster card, and you have to re-register every time that the railcard is re-newed. TfL may delete your Oystercard travel history every time you go through the gate your image will have been captured on CCTV and the...