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    Dangerous boarding procedures at Euston

    Standard experience with Euston/Avanti https://twitter.com/euanagreen/status/1769451477024600176
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    Merseyrail again.

    They've not that long been refurbished, when Cerntral got a bit of a makeover a few years ago. A bit of maintenance wouldn't go amiss but that doesn't mean months of closure. 1705359625 Not to mention the 'do not travel' warnings every time the wind gets going.
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    Avanti WC down the pan again

    It's a quiet time of the year once the schools go back in Jan, and if there's no big event on, but it would have been hellish in December or during school holidays, or if there was a big match on.
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    Avanti WC down the pan again

    Cancellations galore again.
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    Could West Midlands Trains operate 8 cars on their Birmingham to Liverpool service?

    Issue at the moment is Avanti services are cancelled all over the place, which makes any 4 car LNWR on the services around that maxed out.
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    Storm Gerrit related disruptions-27/12/23

    Yeah, Scotland has had much of the worst of it the last week. With extreme weather all travel can be affected. I've been stranded in the cold outside Preston station too often though to trust Avanti to get me north of Preston one way or the other.
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    Storm Gerrit related disruptions-27/12/23

    It's got to the point where if there's a bit of rain due or it's windy, I would not risk travelling by train. A short commute at most and that would be with a contingency in place for any return. The railways don't have the contingencies these days. I wouldn't travel north of Preston with...
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    Storm Gerrit related disruptions-27/12/23

    Do not travel warning LNER
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    Avanti WC down the pan again

    Pete for Avanti is ruder. "You're not being kidknapped" the other day when someone complained about their service. And they have the nerve to make be kind posts. These people shouldn't be working in customer service
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    Northern: DO NOT TRAVEL 24th & 31st December

    Nationalisation is pretty futile in effectiveness when the government have been at war with the rail industry/unions.
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    Northern: DO NOT TRAVEL 24th & 31st December

    It's the same with the railways. When privatised its not the TOCs that maintain infrastructure or pay for upgrades. HS2 for example, it's the taxpayer that pays for the line to be built, not the TOC that will potentially run it (for profit).
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    Northern: DO NOT TRAVEL 24th & 31st December

    The problem with nationalisation is it's only as effective as the government that run it (or as willing as they are to invest in it). Which was why the British Rail rotted so badly from Beeching onwards as the motorcar and roads got all the investmens. Tory governments in particular don't like...
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    Northern: DO NOT TRAVEL 24th & 31st December

    Poor but Christmas Eve tends to be quiet on a lot of routes at least and the fact it's on Sunday most people will have travelled before then. Some of the reasons that have led to a staff shortfall on TOCs will also have meant less demand from passengers on the day. Not good enough for those who...
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    Storm Pia disruption - Thursday 21st December 2023

    Ultimately if you travel by train in extreme weather you run the risk, regardless of TOCs.
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    Storm Pia disruption - Thursday 21st December 2023

    Should have a firm 'do no travel' warning for these strong storms, as something always goes wrong on the main west or east coast line (and others). If you have to travel then you have to travel, but a lot of journeys are non-essential.

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