Bletchleyite
Veteran Member
Sounds like another TOC whose name is made up of a very large UK city and a region a bit further north-west of it.
I agree in principle - Advances should not be sold at all on any train where there will be PIXC (passengers in excess of capacity) from walk-up fares.
However, we also need to pack in wasting capacity by running stupid short trains. No service running on the WCML for any significant distance[1] should be shorter than 140m or thereabouts, and timetables should be planned accordingly.
[1] I could cope with the Windermere and Barrow running together to split at Lancaster.
I agree in principle - Advances should not be sold at all on any train where there will be PIXC (passengers in excess of capacity) from walk-up fares.
However, we also need to pack in wasting capacity by running stupid short trains. No service running on the WCML for any significant distance[1] should be shorter than 140m or thereabouts, and timetables should be planned accordingly.
[1] I could cope with the Windermere and Barrow running together to split at Lancaster.