Recent content by alholmes

Agreed, but nowadays it’s less about the marketing and more about the itinerary that is generated. Trains from Newcastle / Durham tend not to stop at Stevenage, which is mainly served by LNERs Leeds and Lincoln services, plus the York stoppers. Stevenage is a much easier interchange than...

Agreed. Can’t see how this is going to create many new travel opportunities or attract people from other modes of transport. Also, plenty of scope for services to be delayed here given the multiple complex junctions… will be an interesting one for Network Rail to timetable, if the application...

A few questions… 1. Did you send a reply to them based on your 29 March draft (or similar)? If so, when did you send it? 2. can you upload a copy of the latest letter you’ve received, redacting any personal information. When did you receive it? Your friend’s draft response is nonsense...

This is really important. Do you still have a copy of the letter that they sent you, or a copy of the reply that you sent to them? If so, put a copy on here but obscure any personal details. This is usually the stage where you’d apologise and admit your error of judgment, and convince them that...

In your initial post on this thread you mention a “first letter”. What was that letter, and what was your response to it?

Sounds as though you’ve been issued a penalty fare of £50 plus £6.20 for an Anytime Single from Hilsea to Fareham. That would be the right way for South West Railway to deal with this and is effectively the cheapest option for you. The £50 penalty will increase to £100 if you don’t pay within...

You give your location as Glasgow. It’s very important to tell us which stations you are travelling between and at which station were you stopped? Scottish law is very different to England & Wales on these matters, so it’s important you provide this information so we can ensure advice is correct.

Effectively the £7.00 charge deals with the matter and the case is closed. Unless this has happened on multiple occasions, or the inspector starts taking your details for further investigation, there’s nothing to worry about. But remember, although hopper fares apply to bus and tram, you must...

I’m not sure how this sentence helps. TfL will have the report from their inspector, you haven’t given them anything in the letter relating to the circumstances surrounding the error of judgment. The person at TfL will surely conclude that this is a straightforward case of misuse of a Freedom...

https://www.ga.flights/ Yesterday Global Airlines announced their launch flights for their A380, operated by Hi Fly. - 15 May, Glasgow - JFK - 19 May, JFK - Glasgow - 21 May, Manchester - JFK - 25 May, JFK - Manchester No fares published yet, but passengers can pre-register. And no indication...

Your draft is far too long. They won’t care about the story as to why you didn’t renew. There’s a lot of examples on other threads of more concise responses. Chiltern will typically settle out of court if you cooperate, but don’t make their job more difficult by sending a lengthy email.

That’s better, covers the main points. Might be worth just waiting 24 hours for any other comments before sending.

There’s a whiff of AI being used in your draft. We recommend not using AI as it can come across as false and insincere. Or you could just say “Thank you for your letter of 12th March 2025.” Do you seriously care about whether the person reading your letter is well? You need a period of...

Very strange, in particular for bus 108. There are no plans to increase frequency / capacity; the buses are already very well loaded through the tunnel (sometimes full and standing); and I doubt there are many passenger journeys on the 108 which will switch to the Silvertown tunnel when it...

I’ve stayed in Copenhagen a few times and been across to Malmo a couple of times. I’m probably doing it a complete disservice, but I’ve not been impressed with Malmo… after walking around for about 30 minutes I’ve headed back to the station to return to Copenhagen. The Helsingborg / Helsingor...