Not in Crawley Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 They are in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 They are in comparison. Well, maybe But more expensive than driving into Manchester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maaarsh Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Well, maybe But more expensive than driving into Manchester I did a quick check on a similar length journey to mine and the season ticket was a quarter the price I pay, so frankly I'm amazed they ever run a service at that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 At least the trains Northern run are dirt cheap. I take out a 2nd mortgage each year to get fucked by Thameslink. That's because they are buses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 I did a quick check on a similar length journey to mine and the season ticket was a quarter the price I pay, so frankly I'm amazed they ever run a service at that price. There's probably a quarter of the number of services, a quarter of the number of seats and the trains will be 40 year old bus bodies welded to freight chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySanchez Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 There's probably a quarter of the number of services, a quarter of the number of seats and the trains will be 40 year old bus bodies welded to freight chassis.Aye Thameslink trains tend to be about 8 or 9 carriages long even at quieter times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maaarsh Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 There's probably a quarter of the number of services, a quarter of the number of seats and the trains will be 40 year old bus bodies welded to freight chassis. And fewer than a quarter of the number of passengers. The first 2 points are a function of demand - the last is a consequence of it being a very affordable service - frankly I'd happily sit on an old train for a big discount. 1 month in and live departures screen still a sea of red - bunch of useless tossers. How on earth do drivers and rolling stock just disappear with a new timetable. If they're short of drivers, why are so many short trains running when they were 12 carriages a month ago. It would be hard to screw the service any more if it were an active aim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickbrown Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 And fewer than a quarter of the number of passengers. The first 2 points are a function of demand - the last is a consequence of it being a very affordable service - frankly I'd happily sit on an old train for a big discount. 1 month in and live departures screen still a sea of red - bunch of useless tossers. How on earth do drivers and rolling stock just disappear with a new timetable. If they're short of drivers, why are so many short trains running when they were 12 carriages a month ago. It would be hard to screw the service any more if it were an active aim. You'd like to think so - but the fact that folk often have to let trains go because they can't physically get on them suggests otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted June 14, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted June 14, 2018 And fewer than a quarter of the number of passengers. The first 2 points are a function of demand - the last is a consequence of it being a very affordable service - frankly I'd happily sit on an old train for a big discount. 1 month in and live departures screen still a sea of red - bunch of useless tossers. How on earth do drivers and rolling stock just disappear with a new timetable. If they're short of drivers, why are so many short trains running when they were 12 carriages a month ago. It would be hard to screw the service any more if it were an active aim. Drivers are having to be trained on new routes from what I understand. Leads to a shortage for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules_darby Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 And fewer than a quarter of the number of passengers. The first 2 points are a function of demand - the last is a consequence of it being a very affordable service - frankly I'd happily sit on an old train for a big discount. 1 month in and live departures screen still a sea of red - bunch of useless tossers. How on earth do drivers and rolling stock just disappear with a new timetable. If they're short of drivers, why are so many short trains running when they were 12 carriages a month ago. It would be hard to screw the service any more if it were an active aim. Sit? Ahh ha ha ha You’d be fucking lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 Folk can’t get on packed trains during rush hour yet there’s trains run late at night to random places with not a soul on them at any given point. Remember getting the wrong train to Blackpool south once. The conductor was genuinely shocked there was somebody actually on his train. He didn’t even have a any proper tickets and just gave me a bit of paper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birch-chorley Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Northern rail train crashed today (apparently) At Piccadilly by all accounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySanchez Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 And fewer than a quarter of the number of passengers. The first 2 points are a function of demand - the last is a consequence of it being a very affordable service - frankly I'd happily sit on an old train for a big discount. 1 month in and live departures screen still a sea of red - bunch of useless tossers. How on earth do drivers and rolling stock just disappear with a new timetable. If they're short of drivers, why are so many short trains running when they were 12 carriages a month ago. It would be hard to screw the service any more if it were an active aim. I was on a thameslink train last week About 7pm between st Pancras and Blackfriars Hardly anybody on despite having about 8 carriages. Loads of connecting trains cancelled as well And that "see It, say It, sorted it" message can fuck off as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 The trams aren't much more cop on one into manc from Bury that's not moving anywhere fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-44560769 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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