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Thanks It's quite ridiculous. Avanti could have lost my first class ticket sale if I had believed that it was really sold out and not just booked on another train. It's hard to book an open ticket that's not for a specific train now.

On Saturday 25th November I tried to book a First Class ticket off peak return ticket (London to Stourbridge Town) using the 10.49 Avanti Euston – Glasgow (via Birmingham) Sunday 26th. Avanti (and other websites) said that first class was sold out on this (and a number of other Avanti trains...

It's more than a curiosity, it's a great place to walk from as I have done twice.

Does anyone know what the prospects of the line between Taunton and Exeter being open tomorrow? I'm due to travel Paddington to Torquay.

Line blocked at Crediton now. No trains to Okehampton or Barnstaple.

GWR website still says Taunton -Exeter closed until at least 16.00

Looks like it. Trains still running between Exeter and Newton Abbot but not east of Exeter (Taunton) or west of Newton Abbott (Plymouth).

If the delay was due to the weather / track, would it not be Network Rail who foot the bill for delay repay rather than CS? I think the whole delay repay situation is unreasonable. Weather, suicides etc aren't the railways' fault but we can still claim. No other mode of transport offers this...

Given that the ladders are mainly used by passengers in bare feet it would seem rather important that the rungs are comfortable to ascend and descend without shoes on. They are far from it. One can only assume that this was not considered or tested at the design stage.

Would it not be a good idea to keep a 37 or similar with appropriate coupling adaptor at Exeter so it can rescue trains, or is that not technically possible? It might not seem economically viable but what was the cost of today's disruption?

Bother. Bad decision then. Decided to play safe rather than risk very long wait at Exeter.

I was on the 14.36 Paddington to Paignton. Left just over 30 minutes late waiting for driver. Almost immediately passengers found online it was terminating at Exeter. Train Manager was unaware but said he'd check. No announcement before Reading. After reading this thread and GWR saying so far...

It would be good if someone was brave enough to say that over the PA! I think many people do want to know the cause of delays & cancellations and don't want to be fobbed off.

Same on TFL - 'Delays due to cancellations'. Passengers should be told the root cause of delays.

Could well have been. I was on my own and sat in reserved seat that was empty, with two youngish blokes in the window seats talking about fares in Worcester / Birmingham area (sorry I was listening with interest!) I'd planned to get the down train from Bristol on my way from London to Torquay...

I only travelled from Totnes to Newton Abbot but First was fully booked and Standard virtually full. Passenger demographic somewhat different to usual for this train.

The new lounge car menu looks excellent. Same menu for all trains now. 1694292396 I was on the southbound from Fort William last night (Friday) and it was a 66 & 73. Is that now normal for the summer length train?

It was excellent. Especially if sat in first class where the meal was served on a chine plate - like a restaurant car. It wasn't marketed as well as it could have been. Even on trains there often weren't announcements. And if someone ordered a reheated buffet burger why weren't they offered a...

I often wonder how some of the older, less mobile or larger passengers manage in the double berths and are there passengers who book but find they can't actually get in or out of the bed?

I tend to set my alarm for just before arrival in Euston, so won't be ready to get out on arrival if the train is early. I don't deliberately wait until the latest advertised time but nor do I consider that the train running early should impact on my already shortened sleep. Is that...