Recent content by mrcheek

cant believe nobody has mentioned my favourite seaside town of Paignton yet. My second favourite would be Cleethorpes. Although in both cases, this is largely due to the beautiful journey to get there! Southport and Saltburn are both nice places to visit too As for stations, it just depends on...

Einstein never said any such thing. I once had a letter published on the subject! https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/november-2021/november-letters-to-the-editor/ "I found myself unable to read Irwin Stelzer’s article on COP26, due to my disbelief at his use of one of the most famous misquotes in...

Not nearby enough. There is a strong case for a new station. But I think the main reason it hasnt happened is because residents are worried that trains would start missing out Gloucester Main altogether, leaving a worse ervice

It is certainly becoming much more prevalent. But while it annoys the traditionalists, it's actually a more accurate term. After all, you dont go to catch a bus from the road station do you?

and another thread with people parroting everything RMT says without taking into account the actual financial situation.

ooh, does this mean everybody gets paid a ridiculous extra amount for working on this day, as its Sunday (or, a normal day for most working people these days....)

I dont think theres any shortage of paths in and out of Paddington. When the IETs were launched, GWR had plans for lots of extra services, all of which had paths available, but the plan was abandoned largely due to the drop in passenger numbers after Covid.

Sundays are similar on GWR services in and out of London. Most services full and standing, First Class full of people without First Class tickets. I only travel on Sundays if Im doing an All Line Rover. Next time, I will avoid London on Sunday, far too much hassle.

this is some clever outside the box thinking here. On similar logic, even if it is a passenger train, surely we should be mainly thinking about Open Access services, which are by their very nature designed to return a profit. Unlike all other services....

I cant believe some people are criticising OP here. If you are being prevented from exiting, and have a valid ticket, then you are entitled to find alternative means of exiting. As long as youre not vandalising the gate or anything like that. I recently did an All Line Rover, which of course...

GWR to and from London on Sundays is usually a farce, regardless of whether there have been any strikes. If there is any other way you can make this journey, then explore that option.

It might be worth investigating if you can change at Wolverhampton instead.

although it was fairly recent, the GWR HST refurbishment when they put leather seats in 1st Class was a massive step up

absolute disgrace! if the right train isnt available, they should cancel the service and leave everyone stranded rather than trying to do their best! Just like they should cancel services that are full and standing if they cant operate the drinks trolley....

many thanks for that! I found the CO and TS maps, which led me to think it should be ok. But, in actual fact, the Routeing Guide was perhaps simpler to use than I had assumed, which made me think I might have missed something! Anyway, somebody needs to tell the Journey Planners about this...