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    Avanti take needless announcements to a new level

    Aha I stand (behind the red line!) corrected... last Tuesday they were nowhere to be heard !
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    Avanti take needless announcements to a new level

    At least redline gate 13/14 at Piccadilly has stopped!
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    Avanti strike at Manchester Piccadilly Saturday Aug 1st.

    Catering staff/platform staff? What' are the allegations...
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    Avanti take needless announcements to a new level

    So long as we all use brown paper bags and mind the doors with our hot drinks and lock the loo door !
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    Avanti take needless announcements to a new level

    At least redline announcements on 13/14 at Manchester Piccadilly have stopped !
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    Class 350 stop signs

    These have appeared at Wilmslow on all platforms In advance of LNWR services from December?!
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    A little Avanti rant

    The refurbishment of Pendolino saw crew rest seats installed by the service door to stop Coach K being used as crew rest ( maybe a curtain needs putting round the double seat in last row )
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    'Ardwick Blockade' - February 2026 (timetable alteration updates)

    Interesting; wasn't a criticism more of a discussion point!
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    'Ardwick Blockade' - February 2026 (timetable alteration updates)

    Out of curiosity wonder why nothing going from Stockport to Victoria? Even a ½ hourly shuttle ? ISTR that during last blockade in early '90-s?
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    Manchester Airport to North East TPE: Why the alternation between Redcar and Newcastle?

    Was regularly served 2020... the Airport Redcar services
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    Manchester Airport to North East TPE: Why the alternation between Redcar and Newcastle?

    Ty...now why is the Gatley stop not back .. still there Sunday lol!
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    Manchester Airport to North East TPE: Why the alternation between Redcar and Newcastle?

    Not a whinge but why does the once hourly service seme to alternate between Redcar/Newcastle on a weekly basis!
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    Routes that previously had catering trolleys.

    I was steward on Gatex 1985; did 4 r/t a day! Very rewarding ;) 999 iykyk ! Management also sent one trolley down to Ramsgate and we night stopped and brought one back in morning!
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    Future mainline uses for compliant HST/LHCS Mk3 sets?

    Wonder which TOC ?
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    Thameslink/LNER Delay Repay Query

    **Update ** So LNER said not valid route so called them Very helpful guy put me on hold and came back saying he would sort it(not see it!) Which he did ! Claim paid!
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    Thameslink/LNER Delay Repay Query

    The issue isn't which services; they're disputing it being a valid route
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    Thameslink/LNER Delay Repay Query

    22nd February Mml Blocked south of Bedford so everyone being rerouted through Grantham;Lner delayed claim denied as they said I'd travelled on non valid route! Even attached s/s of offered route lol Thanks all for input/advice
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    Thameslink/LNER Delay Repay Query

    Hello! So after much toing and froing Thameslink forwarded my claim to LNER as they say it was them who caused delay! They have since replied saying that my ticket (off peak return Nottingham Gatwick) was not valid for travel via Grantham ! Despite that being the route advised at purchase...
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    Thameslink/LNER Delay Repay Query

    This would be amusing if wasn't so frustrating! Submitted claim for Nottingham to Gatwick ; travel via Grantham and Stevenage due engineering work Twice rejected as the cancelled Stevenage/Gatwick 'operated by LNER' ! Called TL c/r who said he would escalate only to have it rejected for same...
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    RMT Strike (Avanti) February

    Before or after they'd had their 1st class food!!

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