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This is a good example of why existing working practices are unacceptable that rely on voluntary overtime.

I bought a super off-peak day return from Luton Airport Parkway to Brighton at around 9am at the station. As I was making a day of it I first broke the journey in London then again in Gatwick. At around 12.15 I tried to board a train to Brighton to complete my journey but all the trains were...

Only 14.2% of airport passengers are using the Dart since it opened in March. The shuttle bus, which the Dart replaced carried 18%. The original target was around 32%, except I can’t find that document anymore.

After getting my 3 year senior railcard for only £56 I intend to start making a few more train trips around the U.K. I believe not all rail operator apps or websites give the option of downloading e-tickets to apple wallet. Anyone got a recommendation for a company that combines simple ticket...

Be grateful for a narrow covered walkway. Those walking from the car drop off area have no cover until they pass the Dart station. If Terminal 2 is ever built the tunnel will need a major extension with a sharp left turn with all the winding gear needing moving half a mile and new longer...

The planned public access by road to the Dart forecourt is no more with the entrance controlled by barriers for taxis only and backup buses in case of Dart failure. The principal reason for the £4.90 single, £9.80 return ticket price is that the final cost of the Dart will be around £300m...

£2.10+£4.90= £7.00 so i would say it isn’t. There are plenty of people who buy tickets to Parkway and not their intended destination, which is the airport, as I see them queuing by the Dart ticket machines. On and the staff at the terminal selling railway tickets in high viz jackets work for...

https://www.lutondart.com/concessions/

The shuttle bus was run by Thameslink while the Dart is run by the council via its airport company Luton Rising, so is not part of the rail network. 1679897710 The last Thameslink shuttle buses shown last night with a 23.59 departure.

Yes it is unless you are a local who can apply for a half price Dart ticket or any pensioner with a bus pass who also needs to register for free tickets. In those cases passengers would buy tickets to and from Parkway and not the airport. How any pensioner is meant to know this is a mystery...

Most people buying a ticket to the airport won’t have a clue that £4.90 of that fare is for the final 2 minutes 39 seconds.

No discounts for booking the Dart in advance or booking a return. There are bid discounts for the EMR leg of the journey if booked in advance.

Because it is also a railway station and not just for the Dart

All depends where you live. Anyone living in Wigmore, Stopsley or east along the A505 corridor cannot turn right on the A505 and into the existing station forecourt from that direction. Instead they have to pass the other station entrance with its double yellow lines in Kimpton Road and then...

Yesterday, I tried buying a return from the airport to Parkway and back from the machines by the terminal station. It wouldn’t complete the purchase as “continue“ was grayed out. In the terminal there were a couple of different machine types with a different layout. There I had no problem...

It was a major disappointment when they were introduced and far inferior to what they replaced. Just found this. They still claim it will happen but not when. https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/our-fleet/connect

As part of the new electric service from St Pancras to Corby the class 360’s were meant to have an interior upgrade including replacing 2+3 seating (corrected) with 2+2 Seating. Did it ever happen and if not will it happen anytime soon? I seem to remember it was promised as part of the...

Same East Midland trains. One includes a link to the airport while the other is just to and from Luton Airport Parkway. £6.50 vs £41.10

The biggest issue is that with a railing running down the middle, the metal walkways are far too narrow to accommodate a wheelchair. There is also the issue of the gap and the drop where a small set of steps would have to be provided to reach the walkway. For the trial evacuation it was very...

I took part in an evacuation trial using the walkway to a train on the other track. What was noteworthy is that disabled passengers in wheelchairs have to stay on the train as does passenger’s luggage. Also for the most part, only small sections of the walkway are at carriage floor height but...