Trains Argh!!!!
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In London today (or at least that's the plan) and thought as I live on the main east coast line, rather than drive an hour north to the Airport and fly, I would get the train. It's only a 3:40 trip after all. Meant to arrive in London at 10:10 and have just left Doncaster.
We sat there for what seemed like hours ( in fact it was) because a train in front had broken down. Now I'm no fat controller, but how hard is it to go around a train on the other track? Or is this a no no? Only two trains went the other way while we sat there.
Moving now but folowing other slower trains which means we are getting later and later!!
To top it off it's freezing, I asked the guard if the heaters were working, "of course sir". When I asked if he wouldn't mind switching them on it was like I had pissed on his kids.
Now to the point of my message, I travel everyday on the train and while my train is often late, on the few occasions it's not, it's likely the one before or after will be. I have an open ticket which means I "could" have been on any of them. Is there a site that lists what time the trains arrived etc? My cunning plan is to claim for any journey either way each day which was late enough to trigger the delay repay scheme.
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We sat there for what seemed like hours ( in fact it was) because a train in front had broken down. Now I'm no fat controller, but how hard is it to go around a train on the other track? Or is this a no no? Only two trains went the other way while we sat there.
Moving now but folowing other slower trains which means we are getting later and later!!
To top it off it's freezing, I asked the guard if the heaters were working, "of course sir". When I asked if he wouldn't mind switching them on it was like I had pissed on his kids.
Now to the point of my message, I travel everyday on the train and while my train is often late, on the few occasions it's not, it's likely the one before or after will be. I have an open ticket which means I "could" have been on any of them. Is there a site that lists what time the trains arrived etc? My cunning plan is to claim for any journey either way each day which was late enough to trigger the delay repay scheme.
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The amount of paper work and faffing about needed to make a "wrong direction movement" is horrendous. By the time everything has been put in place, usually the problems sorted itself. As most railway lines in the UK are only signalled for one direction (up or down) then H&S get a pit scared when you try to move a train the wrong way!
National Rail Enquiries has live arrivals/departure boards so you could check there for any late running trains.
National Rail Enquiries has live arrivals/departure boards so you could check there for any late running trains.
MRSNEAK said:
We sat there for what seemed like hours ( in fact it was) because a train in front had broken down.
The distruption started earlier than that - the 10.37 southbound was held up at Doncaster just as I left for Manchester
MRSNEAK said:
To top it off it's freezing, I asked the guard if the heaters were working, "of course sir". When I asked if he wouldn't mind switching them on it was like I had pissed on his kids.
Probably because he will have listened to the season ticket holders (like my wife) complaining regularly about the heating being STUCK ON during the very hot days over the last couple months! I kid you not, it's been unbearable!
MRSNEAK said:
Now to the point of my message, I travel everyday on the train and while my train is often late, on the few occasions it's not, it's likely the one before or after will be. I have an open ticket which means I "could" have been on any of them. Is there a site that lists what time the trains arrived etc? My cunning plan is to claim for any journey either way each day which was late enough to trigger the delay repay scheme.
I assume the tickets have been checked by the the guard and stamped with the date/time as is normal on ECML? They will want to see the ticket(s) as part of the claim.I need details of trains delayed on previous days. Have two valid claims to make, just can't remember the dates.
Supplying tickets is not a problem, as for stamping with the date, it's usually a pen or a hole punch machine.
We were at Donny from about 8:30!! Completely wrecked my day.
Supplying tickets is not a problem, as for stamping with the date, it's usually a pen or a hole punch machine.
We were at Donny from about 8:30!! Completely wrecked my day.
MRSNEAK said:
I need details of trains delayed on previous days. Have two valid claims to make, just can't remember the dates.
Supplying tickets is not a problem, as for stamping with the date, it's usually a pen or a hole punch machine.
We were at Donny from about 8:30!! Completely wrecked my day.
I guess you werer on the train that I saw pull in Supplying tickets is not a problem, as for stamping with the date, it's usually a pen or a hole punch machine.
We were at Donny from about 8:30!! Completely wrecked my day.
MRSNEAK said:
We sat there for what seemed like hours ( in fact it was) because a train in front had broken down. Now I'm no fat controller, but how hard is it to go around a train on the other track? Or is this a no no? Only two trains went the other way while we sat there.
In addition to B2Dans comments, if your train switched to another track, it could be travelling for miles before it came to any switches to put it back on the right track, which would hold up trains travelling in the oncomming direction.Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff