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Get a train down the Wrexham line to somewhere like Hope, Cefn-y-nedd or Caergwrle and have a ramble in the Welsh hills?

Not having to endure the lousy mobile signal quality chez nous?

Thanks all - I have passed on the news to the Wife.

Just had a call from the wife. She's stuck at a station called Bondy en route to Chalons. The announcements say that there has been a power failure and that 22.00 is the earliest thing might start to move again (It's currently just before 19.00 French time). Does anyone have any further information?

Yeah, that's what I thought. And they took two weeks to send it. I think I will start buying tickets to Liverpool South Parkway in future as that's where I travel to and from 9 times out of ten, in case i run into these two jokers at the ticket barrier again. Haven't got the time or energy to...

Just got this reply from LNR which says: 'In response to your query, different tickets have different restrictions, but in general your ticket will be valid to travel from and to the destinations stated on the ticket.' So that seems to imply that a ticket to Liverpool Lime Street is not valid...

I'm not sure. My informant was someone who works in the airline industry and he didn't mention any age limits. I am over 60 (and probably look it) so maybe the bus driver was taking pity one me because of my great age? 1780763299 Perhaps they made a similar concession for Glasgow to match the...

The County Council chief is a good tip - I might try that if I ever have cause. In my case, which was a company failing to deliver a pallet of woodchips having taken my money, I'd already recovered the money through my bank so I didn't pursue it. The only reason why I wanted to take it to...

That's reassuring to hear. I had occasion to contact Trading Standards about something a few years ago and found that the service had been completely dumbed down. The public could only contact them through the Citizens' Advice Bureau website which carried the warning that there was no guarantee...

I travelled from Paisley Gilmour Street to Glasgow Airport the other day. Someone had told me that you could travel free on the 757 bus if you presented your boarding pass, which I did. The driver accepted it after a cursory glance. I've never heard of such a concession before - does it exist at...

This country, and London in particular, has a reputation for fleecing tourists and visitors. I'm not particularly proud of it. I've brought the post to the attention of the Advertising Standards Authority, though I don't know if anything will come of it.

I came off a pushbike on a muddy country lane about 15 years ago at around 15mph and cracked my head on the tarmac. Fortunately it was one of the occasions when I decided to wear my helmet (I didn't always in those days; I do now.) It might not have been fatal but it would have been extremely...

I spotted this advert pasted to the window of an airport shuttle bus at Stansted Airport on Thursday night. In case the picture isn't clear, the first panel says: It then goes on to say that: ...and there's a QR code to book tickets. The trains were absolutely fine that evening and...

Yes, I guess greater London is exceptional in that you have bus and rail routes that closely parallel and duplicate each other. And in the case of the Caterham and Redhill routes I mentioned, the geography dictates that road and rail are never far away so bus stops are generally in easy reach of...

Should more use be made of parallel existing bus services to take the place of rail replacement buses? Purley station forecourt becomes a hive of activity on Sundays, and often Saturdays, with buses and coaches hired in at no doubt great expense to substitute for train services that are not...

Yes, sorry, that's what I meant. Not had any response yet, not even an email, so beginning to wonder if it was a waste of time.

1778845585 You can never be bored if you have a good book...

These days, quality of time matters a lot more to me than door-to-door journey time. Once I get to Euston, Kings Cross etc I know I can have 4-5 hours to work, sleep, read etc as opposed to shuffling about in security, queuing to get on and off planes and so on. That's why I mostly take the...

No, I meant the local stations in Merseyside, Aigburth to be specific. (I live in Purley but travel up to Merseyside regularly.) Though I'm sure Liam in Purley does provide excellent service too - I've just never had cause to make use of him!

I've put in a query rather than a complaint as such through the London Midland website. I shall wait and see what happens! (If anything.)