Train change on a through service

[chris_in_salop]

It is when its from P3 to P5. You wonder if someone had a bad day with passenger assistance requests and was looking for revenge

Happened Friday evening from P5 to P3 at Shrewsbury, with effectively two trainloads packed into a 3-car 175 (unusually) from Birmingham. Bowing to the inevitable, staff just opened the ticket barriers to let the tidal wave through.

However my sympathies are limited. There were rather a lot of holidaymakers taking up space on what is normally a commuter-time train: screaming babies, vestibules blocked with luggage, people eating food, etc. Possibly due to a combination of the bank holiday weekend and that ticket sale that is currently being promoted. Given current stock shortages, it would be prudent to deter these types of passenger, at least in the short term.

 

[miklcct]

There were rather a lot of holidaymakers taking up space on what is normally a commuter-time train: screaming babies, vestibules blocked with luggage, people eating food, etc.

I generally plan my holidays using commuter-type trains, such as London - Brighton or London - Folkestone. What's wrong with this?

 

[Runningaround]

Happened Friday evening from P5 to P3 at Shrewsbury, with effectively two trainloads packed into a 3-car 175 (unusually) from Birmingham. Bowing to the inevitable, staff just opened the ticket barriers to let the tidal wave through.

However my sympathies are limited. There were rather a lot of holidaymakers taking up space on what is normally a commuter-time train: screaming babies, vestibules blocked with luggage, people eating food, etc. Possibly due to a combination of the bank holiday weekend and that ticket sale that is currently being promoted. Given current stock shortages, it would be prudent to deter these types of passenger, at least in the short term.

Trains are every two hours with the last coast train being 19:30, so holidaymakers don't have much choice of train. It's the commuter who needs encouraging off TFW Cambrian Coast trains between Birmingham to Wolves and probably Shrewsbury, they have numerous options but just jump on the first service they see for a five/30 minute wait they can catch the local stoppers or 11 carriage Avantis, most won't be travelling more than an hour. The tourist will need to be accommodated if they miss their train due to it being to full.
TFW need to work with New St and Wolves to try and encourage this. It also doesn't help when they introduce summer timetables after two bank holidays xmas and the new year have already been. Why not keep it all year round? I hope who ordered the new trains has factored in the large amount of luggage students and holiday makers take and wasn't the one who considered one toilet on a service that stops at stations that have none in areas miles from facilities was sufficient.