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Not sure that would make a huge difference, but the wider point is true- the UK is innordinatly and increasingly London Centric. A few token relocations (the BBC for example) are not changing that. It amuses me for exaple that in Germany there are three major international airports- at...

None of which is relevant to the baseless claim you made that the dft will be biased towards them. I think they are well aware of who funds upgrades. All the number crunchers care about is the figures in the bid, not the PR. In case you have forgotten, they did lose the ICWC before the cock...

What is the equivalent far in standard both ways? Hard to compare unless we know what the mark up from std to 1st is.

At least you check. I can understand frustration aluded too in the OP when you see the TM and Customer Assistant discussing Big Brother for 40 minutes in the front vestibule between Taunton and Bristol though, as I frequently used to do. Often talking over the shoulders of the passengers...

I confess I didn't renew my season ticket TAU-BRI when it expired 6 weeks ago and now drive. It's no slower when you factor in travel to from station at either end, it's no more expensive and it is a hell of a lot more convenient and comfortable than a packed out XC voyager. I still use rail...

This happens freuently at Bridgwater. "The Train now appproaching..." is probably still in Highbridge when she first announces it, and then she announces it about 6 times again before it gets there. Even more annoying is that there is gap in the speech, so it "First Great...

The home office are currently consulting on the level to set minimum alcohol pricing (not the principle, which will happen regardless). They propose 45p per unit. You can always contribute to that consultation. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/drugs/alcohol/alcohol-pricing/...

Well they have a point, although it far from unique to FCC of course. Indeed, people on this very thread have already highlighted that revenue loss will be negligible for precisely that reason...

I commuted for a year from Taunton to Bristol in the vestibule of the first class carriage on XC. Neatly avoiding the crush on the rest of the train. Nobody, train staff or otherwise, ever said a word.

God forbid the commuters who travel every day and pay a small fortune for the privellege should get on a train that stops and goes to their destination. How rude! No, what is clearly more important is that the ocassional traveller traveller from the north should be able to glide into nd out...

I was about to mention Reading West. I have often been sat on a train alongside the platform waiting to proceed and wondered if anyone has ever tried to board.

Security guards are always taught to avoid arrestng eople where possible, and for good reason. One of the major differences between an arrest by a sworn constable and a "citizens arrest" by someone else is that the constable is immune from claims against them of false imprisonment (provided...

Taunton traffic perhaps? Taunton is congested at the best of times, yesterday was apocalyptic in the afternoon and evening, absolutely solid right acorss town from Motorway to Silk Mills. They may have decided it is easier to keep a somewhat consistent service by avoiding that and dropping...

Tackley is a good example here, and a fatal one a few years ago. Anyone wanting to head to Oxford (or the footpaths and bridleways beyond the station) has to cross the line, while XC voyagers power through without stopping. There is a curve immediately south which doesn't help, nor do...

Always liked Temple Meads. Once you get through the crush of the barriers it is really quite pleasant for a big station, especially if your train is due inside the old trainshed. Always loathed Reading, which I confess is unfair but many unhappy memories of waiting for a connection freezing my...