Orikoru
Tour Winner
As a ginger, it serves no purpose to me at all. The sun is something to be avoided.Sunbathing in general, hate it, so boring
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Rail fares. Not the actual cost, although that’s bad enough, but the ludicrous way they are put together.
Tomorrow is a classic example. I need to get from Warrington to either Crewe or Sandbach. Easy enough. But try and work this nonsense out on TrainPal.
I get the 9.22am from Warrington Central to Warrington Bank Quay and change. Warrington Bank Quay to Crewe, and Crewe to Sandbach.
Total price Warrington Central to Sandbach is £13. But here’s the bonkers bit. If I only go as far as Crewe it’s £3 MORE. So in the event I opt to finish my journey at Crewe, I will pay to do an additional leg to Sandbach and end up saving money.
Has the world gone stark raving mad?
Tomorrow is a classic example. I need to get from Warrington to either Crewe or Sandbach. Easy enough. But try and work this nonsense out on TrainPal.
I get the 9.22am from Warrington Central to Warrington Bank Quay and change. Warrington Bank Quay to Crewe, and Crewe to Sandbach.
Total price Warrington Central to Sandbach is £13. But here’s the bonkers bit. If I only go as far as Crewe it’s £3 MORE. So in the event I opt to finish my journey at Crewe, I will pay to do an additional leg to Sandbach and end up saving money.
Has the world gone stark raving mad?
Lucifer MorningStar
Well-known member
On occasion I’ve got the train from Basingstoke to Stafford, it goes via Reading but it’s one train with no changes.
If I book a direct train it comes in around about £62 non reserved seating, if I book a split fare Basingstoke to Banbury, then Banbury to Stafford despite it being the same train and me never get off of it I can book the total journey for £43 and that’s includes a reserved seat !
Guess which I do ! It’s ludicrous as it’s £19 cheaper and guarantees me a seat on a busy train !
Rail ticketing needs ripping up and replacing. It's overly complicated, frequently incomprehensible, and excessively expensive. If you started from scratch you would never develop the system we currently have.
Whilst I'm at it, every ticket should be allocated a seat number. Lumo manage it, the others can. You can buy an open ticket but you need to book your seat before you actually get on the train. If a seat isn't available, you wait until the next train. I'm fed up of people without reservations sitting in my seat and having to go through the hassle of getting them to move
. You can't do that on a flight, you shouldn't be able to do that on a train.
Whilst I'm at it, every ticket should be allocated a seat number. Lumo manage it, the others can. You can buy an open ticket but you need to book your seat before you actually get on the train. If a seat isn't available, you wait until the next train. I'm fed up of people without reservations sitting in my seat and having to go through the hassle of getting them to move
. You can't do that on a flight, you shouldn't be able to do that on a train.
IanM
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I was looking at trains from Bristol to Truro for tomorrow. Could fly to most of Europe more cheaply.
Not bothering.
Not bothering.
Sid Rixon IV
Head Pro
Surely, you have the classic golfers tan that you can spot anywhere at the beach.
1 Bronzed legs ankle to thigh, milky white above and below.
2 Bronzed arms up to just past the elbow but one hand is white with a white strip around one wrist.
3 Tanned face, white forehead, red 'V' at top of chest.
4 Top of the ears red and peeling.
You can see them nodding and mentally wondering "What's he play off?"
I read earlier this year about a fella who lived down on the south coast, and who needed to get to the northwest to collect a new car.
It was cheaper for him to fly via the continent, somewhere in Spain I think it was, and then up to Manchester, than it was for him to get there on the train.
Madness.
Red devil
Well-known member
You can't get a train from Warrington Central to Warrington bank Quay. It's a 20min walk or a taxi outside the station. Ps. Make sure you get on the right Euston service, one stops at Crewe one goes straight through to Euston.
Rail ticketing needs ripping up and replacing. It's overly complicated, frequently incomprehensible, and excessively expensive. If you started from scratch you would never develop the system we currently have.
Whilst I'm at it, every ticket should be allocated a seat number. Lumo manage it, the others can. You can buy an open ticket but you need to book your seat before you actually get on the train. If a seat isn't available, you wait until the next train. I'm fed up of people without reservations sitting in my seat and having to go through the hassle of getting them to move
Try getting a refund for a late arrival. I booked 1st class Manchester to Doncaster - don’t bother, you’ll be lucky to get a seat. But after the very late arrival, it was running late so they announced it wouldn’t be stopping at Doncaster, and anyone wanting Doncaster should get off at Sheffield and get on the following train…
I put in for a refund with Trans-Pennine. After 2 weeks I got an email saying you didn’t book through us them, we’d bought the ticket at a machine at Piccadilly station. I contacted whoever it was that own the ticket machines… sorry, you’ve timed out for a refund…
My mistake - I was so caught up with the pricing nonsense I didn’t see the bit on TrainPal which said Central to Bank Quay was a walk!
Sid Rixon IV
Head Pro
The boiler repair man who thinks I'd appreciate a detailed explanation of what went wrong, why it went wrong, what he did to fix it and how boilers work and can't see that I have glazed over, tuned out and have installed my "Fascinating" face.
And he's a mate!
Just tell me the foofoo valve was jammed.
And he's a mate!
Just tell me the foofoo valve was jammed.
Slime
Tour Winner
Just tell me the foofoo valve was jammed.
Maybe it was a fault with the left phalange, or is that just on aeroplanes?
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Mudball
Assistant Pro
During the hols, Went from Milan to Bologna.. high speeds hitting 300k.. 2 hrs in a clean first class .. paid a princely 77Euro.
I m not even going to compare to what we get here ..
I m not even going to compare to what we get here ..
Lucifer MorningStar
Well-known member
One of my favourite Cities and the Emilia Romagna region is stunning
KenL
Tour Rookie
We get strikes and cancelled trains.
Sid Rixon IV
Head Pro
I'll challeng him on that one when I get the bill.Maybe it was a fault with the left phalange, or is that just on aeroplanes?
Red devil
Well-known member
I know these nationalised industries. Dreadful things
Mudball
Assistant Pro
Met Service & BBC.. posting about sighting of Northen Lights.. can’t they warn us a day earlier to look out..
nickjdavis
Head Pro
I could be looking in the mirror now!!
