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Do all trains have to have at least one internal door for fire safety? If so, FCC is running a train that has both sets of internal doors missing by the toilets (in the middle) on one of its sets. Totally missing, not just wedged open. It certainly makes it easier to walk through (as I...

Uno has a new bus for my route, which is quite snazzy (nice, bright and airy inside - far too good for us!) but for some reason it scrolls the destination line backwards. I really can't quite understand why! I know people in Hatfield can be considered to be backwards, but still...

Has anyone found that the new style Travelcards are quite hard to get through the gatelines? I don't mean through the ticket reader, but the gate itself? :D The only good thing is that you can't lose your ticket if you simply sit on it.

Just had this in my inbox! Not even sure what forum this is most appropriate for, but thought it might be of interest.

Got the train home tonight, from King's Cross, and walked down to country end of train to get some space. About 10 minutes before the train left, a guy came down and sat near me and kept looking around. He was either looking for someone or looked otherwise concerned about something. As the...

I read today that FCC is axing fees for using its cash machines (a charge it introduced when it took over from Wagn in 2006!) and also offering 10% off parking for people with environmentally friendly vehicles. The 10% discount only applies if you pay by phone (which in itself has a per usage...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-16826761 The fault of the railway again? Time to shut down the entire railway?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jan/25/leveson-inquiry-bob-crow?CMP=twt_fd

Sorry, couldn't resist... :D

As I no longer have a season ticket, I recently bought a carnet of off-peak singles on FCC, working out at £5 each to London Terminals. I can then use Oyster PAYG if continuing on by bus/tube. This morning was my first usage experience, and I was asked to attend a meeting at 9.30am so I had...

Having just used the 1990-built X2000 from Malmo to Stockholm, the on-train magazine had a big feature about the new SJ3000 trains that will join the X2000 soon, with a top speed of 250kph (or ready for that speed pending planned line upgrades and new high speed lines). I believe the trains have...

Travel plan: Passenger 1: Hatfield > Harwich International dep 22 December (after 0930) ret 30 December (after 0930) Passenger 2: BZ6 > Harwich International same departure/return With Z1-6 Season (Gold Card) I have found that passenger 1 (wife) can get an off-peak return for...

Just got my new timetable for FCC today and noticed something rather odd; 11 December 2011 to 8 December 2012! What happened to the usual December-May and May-December timetables? I can't remember a time where a timetable was published for a whole year! They've also added a QR Code...

First we had someone who wasn't allowed on a train in a wheelchair, now we have someone who couldn't get off! http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/disabled_man_s_wheelchair_crushed_in_train_doors_at_welwyn_garden_city_station_1_1124340 It's quite possible FCC wasn't aware of the need to provide...

Okay, so how do you get a fare to Stratford International using HS1 without paying through the nose? I can get a St Pancras to Stratford International ticket for £4.80 return (what an absolute bargain, not - rich man's railway indeed!) but on the EC booking engine, all tickets from Hatfield...

http://www.brelson.com/2011/10/sit-down-on-overground-prepare-for-war/comment-page-1/#comment-209 A bit of humour!

Can someone please explain where my train was going tonight, or at least half of it? Besides saying Foxton instead of Cambridge (but we all know why that is), the rear 4 coaches were going to LTCEADL. Another wonderful example of the ATOS information system? Shame I didn't stay on to...

Came through Kings's Cross tonight and noticed something different.. natural light! :shock: A section of the newly refurbished roof has now been unveiled, on platforms 5-8 and it looks very nice. Perhaps not as nice as St Pancras, but pretty decent nonetheless. I can't remember when it was...

I need to go to Bath next week, most likely Tuesday, possibly on a train leaving before 10am but possibly not. I will start from Hatfield but have a Z1-6 annual Travelcard so could get a return from boundary zone 6 perhaps. Any suggestions on the best way to do this, or whether it's...

I like to think I'm pretty fair when pointing out problems on FCC, and I like to think I do always say when they do things right. Most of the time they're fine, at least on the GN side, and most staff are very friendly and helpful. But standards seem to be slipping, or else I'm just...