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    Not so Greater Anglia

    i feel sorry for this franchise, they've taken on poorly maintained and badly refurbished stock especially in Gtr London- the state of the commuter trains is well awful dirty seats filthy interior and exterior, not Abeillos fault but not an easy job either. Encouraging to see today no more NXEA...
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    Virgin First Class

    i got a chicken sandwich with 2 rounds of coffee a soft drink, crisps, a mini bag of pretzels and a piece of fruit for a 1hr 25 min journey brham to london was an excellent service
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    East Coast Problems - Potters Bar 15/2

    barely a day or week goes by without east coast problems huh? I feel sorry for those commuting with either ec or fcc
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    cross country delays

    Well i'm not saying it would help for isolated incidents,such as today- but well in general for major disruption we should all try and be more communicative with Twitter it does actually help!
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    cross country delays

    Thanks, not much you can do in these situations, the train was very full though and only 2 cars as it was the first off peak from lei to brum and probably one of the most convenient for those who come from further afield. *I imagine there's some short formed trains to0night or cancellations as...
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    cross country delays

    Afternoon all. Did anyone get stuck in the cross country delays between Leicester and Coleshill Parkway today due to a broken down freight train? 85 minutes delayed not a good start to the week but not XC fault. wonder how many services were affected? I was on the 0949 from Leicester Oh well...
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    Goodbye National Express East Anglia.......

    wll, i gave up because they just didn't seem interested
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    Goodbye National Express East Anglia.......

    now nxea they are no more is there any hope i will get a reply from them about money they still owe me, will the customer service desk in Norwich have closed and will the old franchise still receive mail? Their customer care was appauling their machine at walthamstow took 80 quid last march for...
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    Red Spotted Hanky charging me twice

    well no i wont mention it im hoping its just a small error but doesn't make them look good i'll go back to using LM and xc to get back to Manchester when i book trains i enjoy the route and the change and i get loads of work done too and the change at staffords nice
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    Red Spotted Hanky charging me twice

    Thanks for that it was debit card its been done twice on both occasions (for separate journeys when i travelled in December. I know its a bit late but i've had this trouble before where people charge twice its their bad not mine and has thererfore screwed me over. I think i'm going to stop...
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    Red Spotted Hanky charging me twice

    Hi all i booked some tickets via Red spotted hankey, they have charged me twice even though i only had 1 reference number. I have heard they have done this to others. Can anyone please direct me to their customer service, or help me out here otherwise i'm reporting it to my bank as wrongful...
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    virgin first class over xmas period

    thanks for that i might just travel next day or maybe just do mcr direct at 25 quid
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    virgin first class over xmas period

    Hi all i have read that the first class offerings will be a weekend service offerings (ta, coffee water, snacks) over the xmas period. Nown do they still provide a service of tea coffee etc in first class on trains after 9pm at night? I am thinking of travlleling on the 9 or 10pm train...
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    Complaining about overcrowding - is it worth the bother?

    Of course they don't plan properly for half term, the other night Friday Euston packed a super voyager train to Preston around 630pm advertised as 5 car only- what a joke!!!!!! I caught the 1913 to Birmingham that had a good number of people but wasn't as overcrowded as i expected although I did...
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    day out in West Midlands suggestions

    Hi all me and my partner are in Birmingham over the weekend and I fancy a train ride, that's reasonably priced after 10am Saturday, anyone got any suggestions? Need to be back say around 6pm ish thanks
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    London to Reading: Off Peak Day Return restriction request

    oops from London Paddington silly me tiredness setting in
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    London to Reading: Off Peak Day Return restriction request

    What time can i travel to Reading tomorrow off peak? It says it is £16.00 day return and the first train i can get isaround 0920 is this correct? What about coming back can i travel back anytime? I should be leaving Reading around 3pm? thanks
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    london midland first class friday 1913

    looks like i shall; have to be there and quick i imagine the train will be 8 cars though? unless something goes wrong with rolling stock etc
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    london midland first class friday 1913

    16 pounds to Birmingham New st it states i don't get a seat reservation which is bad really as it is just out of peak times!

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