i am on a train that has come from Glasgow and is going to Penzance. It has only 4 carriages (of which one is first class). It's absolutely fooking packed.
A lovely gentleman sitting next to me just pointed out that the seat I was in was reserved but that we could jump across the aisle into the only unreservable seats in the carriage. He does this 4 times a week so knows all the tricks.
I love those bizarre cross-country train routes and see them advertised and wonder who on earth travels on them and now I know.
I used to work in Southampton for a firm with an office in Bristol and would dread having to go to Bristol as it was always on one of those trains with a handful of carriages that trundles cross country stopping everywhere.
Weirdly I was just thinking about this thread while waiting for a train
Everything between Stevenage and London is fooked
Most things between Doncaster and York are fooked
Trains between Inverness and the rest of the world are fooked
I just saw a train to Aberdeen that is standing room only and some of those passengers are coming from london. London to Aberdeen, about 9 hours. Standing!
THIS SHIT IS INEXCUSABLE
Never mind fooking carbon tax, people need to be able to get from a to b without the birkenau experience.
Same! And I would be willing to accept that this is statistical lucky holiday coincidence except that I can't remember the last time a British train wasn't somehow fooked.
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Glasgow to Penzance--how long is the ride?
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why would anyone from glasgow want to go to penzance!
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I genuinely blame Tories. They hate their voters.
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Damn that is a long journey.
Flying definitely the better option I would have thought.
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There's nothing wrong with drinking alone. I'm the only adult in my house (currently) It would be worse if I let my children join in.
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I only got on at Bristol.
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Ah yes wine time, a handy reminder.
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THe only decent trains these days are Virgin trains, but not to worry the DFT have blocked them for bidding for contracts....
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A lovely gentleman sitting next to me just pointed out that the seat I was in was reserved but that we could jump across the aisle into the only unreservable seats in the carriage. He does this 4 times a week so knows all the tricks.
The horror. The horror
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Virgin smell of chemical toilet
first class in the new GWR trains is nice
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It is obscene that virgin is allowed to smell like that
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Shall I prep the spare room hoolie? I’m only a few miles from Penzance so if you fall asleep and end up in Kernow, I got you covered notm7.
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Tragically I am not going to Penzance
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I love those bizarre cross-country train routes and see them advertised and wonder who on earth travels on them and now I know.
I used to work in Southampton for a firm with an office in Bristol and would dread having to go to Bristol as it was always on one of those trains with a handful of carriages that trundles cross country stopping everywhere.
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Virgin are blocked bc Virgin Trains is part owned 49%? by Stagecoach
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If you look at stats our trains are not that bad compared to other countries.
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Weirdly I was just thinking about this thread while waiting for a train
Everything between Stevenage and London is fooked
Most things between Doncaster and York are fooked
Trains between Inverness and the rest of the world are fooked
I just saw a train to Aberdeen that is standing room only and some of those passengers are coming from london. London to Aberdeen, about 9 hours. Standing!
THIS SHIT IS INEXCUSABLE
Never mind fooking carbon tax, people need to be able to get from a to b without the birkenau experience.
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What clergs said
DS I've only been on trains in Italy and France and they are blissful by comparison
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Same! And I would be willing to accept that this is statistical lucky holiday coincidence except that I can't remember the last time a British train wasn't somehow fooked.
And there isn't even trainwine on weekends :(
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All trains in the UK are essentially commuter trains
Should be even better when Labour lets in a further 3 million third world immigrants
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Many English citizens or their parents or ancestors were immigrants some time ago.
.... it is exactly for this reason that the Uk and the US were worldwide renown ?
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I hardly take the train, but the fact that the trains are v.busy in London is well known no real news to anyone ?
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Repeat: if you look at the stats out ttains are actually quite good.
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