Recent content by CaptainHaddock

Well the good news is that EMR have reinstated the hourly service between Nottingham/Sheffield and Liverpool. The bad news is that, if the last two days are anything to go by, they've reduced the number of coaches on most services from 4 to 2! Considering that even the 4 coach trains are often...

The reinstatement of the three SO Sheffield to Cleethorpes via Brigg services would also be welcome.

What a ridiculous idea! You'll be suggesting next that the railway should be run for the benefit of passengers instead of staff! ;)

But if you have a paper ticket you don't need to leave your mobile phone switched on! Just another reason why paper tickets are easier to use and more convenient than e-tickets. And whilst yes, you can do other things with a mobile phone, its primary function is to make and receive phone calls...

I disagree: normal people do not leave a gadget switched on when they're not using it. Why would you leave your mobile phone switched on if you don't wish to be disturbed? I do however accept that I'm not what you might call a "normal" person but then most people on this forum would probably...

The difference is that I know who exactly who has access to my paper ticket, ie me and it would be my own stupid fault if I lost it or had it stolen. You don't know who has access to your e-ticket and the card details you used to pay for it.

Any data you choose to put online, whether it be e-tickets, card details or photos can potentially be accessed and stolen by hackers.

Of course the results of this poll will be slightly skewed by the fact it's taking place online and you have to have some degree of tech knowledge to log on and vote. If you held a similar poll on the high street the majority in favour of paper tickets over e-tickets would be even larger!

With the exemption of the speaking clock I do all those things! Ultimately it's far more satisfying to interact with other people in the real world rather than spend every waking minute staring at a phone screen!

Yet even a stack of 12 credit card sized tickets will easily fit in your wallet whereas a sheet of A4 paper with a set of incomprehensible barcodes won't!

It may have already been asked on this thread but do any TOCs do a simple "What's changing" guide for the new timetables to save me having to download each one and compare it with the current timetable?

That's not necessarily true, is it? TOCs are obviously employing "nudge theory" tactics as it's in their interests to phase out paper tickets and then use that as justification to remove TVMs and close down booking offices. For example if you book on LNER's website, e-tickets are presented as...

It works both ways though, doesn't it? Some people are so obsessed with technology and "progress" that they don't stop and question whether it makes their lives better or who it benefits (clue - it's the company not its customers!). It seems these days if you don't do absolutely everything on...

A sensible one who wants to relax on the train and doesn't like being disturbed unnecessarily. Do you keep the oven on at home all the time on the off chance you might feel hungry? ;)

Not yet but that's clearly the long term plan, in the same way as that when the banks introduced online banking a few years ago it wasn't to make life easier for its customer it was so that eventually they could save costs and increase profits by mass closure of branches and associated...