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  1. gordonthemoron

    Lumo's poor service in general

    In the past week, Lumo Stirling have suffered from: Lack of train crew Toilets out of use Trains in reverse formation Trains cancelled, for which you have to use specific Avanti or TransPenine services Trains seriously delayed Trains starting/ending short at Motherwell/Preston, is...
  2. gordonthemoron

    Why doesn't North America have train sheds / pleasant platforms?

    At least Quebec Gare du Palais and Montreal Gare Centrale have high platforms, unlike all other ones I’ve used in Canada, California and north east corridor
  3. gordonthemoron

    Toronto - Niagara Falls day trip

    I did Niagra from Toronto on a Go Transit day pass in April, on a Saturday, out by train and returning by regular double decker bus and switching to train about half way, Go trains look weird but are comfortable enough. In Niagra I used Uber as I was visiting micro breweries
  4. gordonthemoron

    Best P&R options into London from the West Midlands?

    We usually use Luton AirPort Parkway, or Stanmore
  5. gordonthemoron

    Does London have/need a core bus network?

    I’ve always believed that the 24 hour routes are the core network
  6. gordonthemoron

    Should Class 222's be moved from Lumo West Coast to East Coast?

    222s are required because: a) the route is not fully electrified b) the OHLE is apparently overloaded in the Crewe area
  7. gordonthemoron

    Accidentally booked e-tickets including Southport departure

    I’ve used Liverpool Stations e-tickets to travel on lime street and Chester services to James Street
  8. gordonthemoron

    New (light rail?) branch lines (in an ideal world)

    The current Canberra light rail isn’t very long, and the extensions seem to be taking ages
  9. gordonthemoron

    Gigs or concerts attended

    Saw Cabaret Voltaire in Vancouver last week, can’t believe I’d never seen them before
  10. gordonthemoron

    Lumo iPhone app

    Is anyone else unable to sign in to the Lumo app? I contacted them 9 hours ago and have heard nothing
  11. gordonthemoron

    Booking advance London-Inverness

    Do LNER do return tickets anymore? And secondly, does the LNER website have an option to notify you when tickets are available?
  12. gordonthemoron

    Misuse of passenger sockets and how to address it?

    20 or so years ago, I saw someone using a desk top computer in first class, on MML
  13. gordonthemoron

    Australia: Stark warning about "Journey Beyond" train operator

    Due to this post, I’ve booked the Overland in June with my UK Barclaycard, rather than my Australian debit card, incase things go tits up. Thanks for the advice
  14. gordonthemoron

    Passport prices to increase yet again from next month.

    Thank yourself lucky you’re not Australian, an Australian passport costs AUD 422, which is £222
  15. gordonthemoron

    Ports you have visited/used

    Dover Folkestone Harwich Felixstowe Holyhead Dublin Dun Laogaire Aberdeen Lerwick Kirkstall Scrabster Stromness Hull Portsmouth Hoek van Holland Calais Ostend Zeebrugge Rotterdam Europooort Boulogne Hoverport Caen St Malo Cuxhaven Mukran Trelleborg Riga Stockholm Helsinki Tallinn Puttgarten...
  16. gordonthemoron

    Do “Through train” enthusiasts exist?

    Indeed I do, which is why I’m doing Broken Hill to Sydney in June
  17. gordonthemoron

    Australia / New Zealand - Any upcoming changes?

    Albury to Melbourne is something like $55 on the XPT but only $11.40 on Vline
  18. gordonthemoron

    Avanti West Coast via Settle (for WCML Bridge replacement next January?)

    The bus I was on from Carlisle (12:25) had a working toilet
  19. gordonthemoron

    Avanti West Coast via Settle (for WCML Bridge replacement next January?)

    How many Everos are currently in Carlisle? I counted 4 when the 14:07 from Preston eventually arrived

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