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Based on a sample of one (!) my 1343 Pendo from Euston to BHM yesterday was impeccably on time. But I had plenty of horrors earlier this year. The stats seem to be improving. Are the problems more or less over now?

Says what about this country? You don't really know the facts of the case. The judge decides on the basis of all known facts, not just those the newspaper chooses to report. IMO, based on what little I have read, 9 months suspended seems more appropriate than a bullet in the head, which is what...

Good on you Metroland. Given that this thread might veer dangerously off topic I wasn't going to reply. But then I saw curly42's reply and thought a bit of balance is needed. For me the issue is not really about whether the scientists are right or wrong; it's whether it's worth the risk. Given...

Hi I see the Deltics are to feature in an upcoming TV programme on National Geographic channel. I don't have pay-tv so can't watch this but would be interested in what people have to say. Apparently Rimmer from Red Dwarf is going to drive a Deltic as part of "Britain's Greatest Machines" ...

To be fair, tbtc, if there's nobody sat in it you have every right to do so. Don't stand while there are unclaimed reserved seats! What's really irritating, however, is the silly electronic displays on voyagers etc ... the paper tickets allow you to see at a glance what the score is...

I think EMT's failure to run trains at short notice is nothing short of disgusting. I understand there's not a lot they can do in the short term, BUT: 1. Any private company bringing the supposed management brilliance of the private sector should ensure they have the staff available...

I don't think the font is Helvetica. It looks like the "Transport" font designed by Jock Kinnear for use mainly on UK road signs but also seen throughout the rail network. See http://www.cbrd.co.uk/media/fonts/ for more details (and a download!). Although very similar, the top of the lower case...

I don't think your comment is worthless. As long as London gets special treatment in the way it can specify and manage public transport, then anything its leadership does is fair game for national scrutiny and debate.

I used it in October last year and it was packed. It would be interesting to see any statistics on catering (especially dining car) usage in the context of NXEC's decimation of it and the train travelling experience.

I don't know. Do TOCs "own" restrictions in the same way they set prices for certain routes? If it's an EMT restriction that also applies to the XC trains that pass through, does this explain confusion on guard's part? I don't enough about rail industry training, but guards/revenue/sales people...

To get round the problem that led to my original post (station staff refusing to sell tickets that I request), yesterday I made my usual journey but this time prebooked over the internet and collected TOD. Imagine my surprise that it offered me an Off Peak Day Return Sheffield-Derby for the...

Hi Thanks to everybody who has contributed a reply to my post about time-restrictions on split tickets. I am heartened to see that it's not just me. In some ways I agree with PTF62 that I should just "lie" but to be honest I'm not sure why I should. It has almost become a point of principle...

That's what I thought too. However, EMT staff at Sheffield have become decidedly sniffy about this. There is no Day Return ticket Sheffield-Birmingham. So I usually ask for a Day Return Sheffield-Derby and then an Offpeak Day Return Derby-Birmingham. This weighs in at under £20, a reasonable...

They're no more expensive than the outlets in the stations themselves, which it seems to me are controlled by a monopoly or a cartel. All the receipts I ever get are from "Select Service Partner, Euston". Sounds like a price fix to me. Bowker is an idiot. It may lose £20 million in cash flow...

I make it £12,000 per day. SHF-STP FOR route Chesterfield = £240

Thanks John, this is really helpful. The thing that annoys me the most is that Inverkeithing, a stop I use a lot on the London-Aberdeen sleeper, is now "technically" denied to me from Sheffield, although if I get my ticket from Doncaster it's fine!! As far as I'm concerned it's a huge anomaly...

Thanks for your replies, Yorkie and Glynn80 I didn't realise quite how many different routes I could try between Sheffield and Glasgow ... have done the S&C ... but cumbrian coast sounds good. I'm glad to see that getting the sleeper at Preston is valid for journeys north from Sheffield. I...

Hi everybody, I frequently use the sleeper to get to various Scottish destinations to/from Sheffield. Until recently, the routeing guide would show various "+ZZ" combinations allowing the use of the sleeper as a permitted route. National Rail Enquiries would show a number of valid...

I sympathise. It's an annoying situation but I would guess it's largely a result of one or two idiotic barrier guards rather than anything systematic with the industry or its workforce. Just say you need a platform ticket 'cos you're meeting your old gran off the 10.15 from blah-de-blah and...

This is not 'legal' and you could get a fine if you're not careful. Best just to leave the ticket where it is, because anybody can sit in a reserved seat if there's nobody actually using it. While your appreciation for other passengers is laudable, what you're doing might actually be causing...