Recent content by googolplex

As an aside, if the statement they've sent you includes somebody else's name and address; I think it would be worth reporting that to the Information Commissioner's Office, as Northern have an obligation under the Data Protection Act to safeguard personal data (particularly relating to alleged...

I seem to recall when the crossing by Lidlington station was automated that BTP sat by it on a few occasions and stopped anybody going through when the lights were on (presumably giving them an FPN for it); but I don't recall anything similar being done at the Marston Road level crossing -...

I could be mistaken then, but I saw the signal clear as the train approached on a few occasions, and figured it had cleared because the crossing had activated. I guess it could have been because the next (manually controlled) set of barriers on the line had been lowered.

It was a Class 153 that was involved in the collision, and as far as I'm aware there's no CCTV covering the crossing (it's an automatic half-barrier crossing). The only time I've seen them get stuck is in the "closed" position (i.e. blocking the road), and from what I've seen, the signal...

The crossing isn't the one at Lidlington station, it's about half a mile away, so the train could have built up a bit of speed Here's the crossing in question on Google Streetview for anybody who's interested...

http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/road-closed-and-trains-suspended-after-car-struck-by-train-near-lidlington/story-30026678-detail/story.html There's no news yet on whether there are any casualties, but I understand there's quite a lot of emergency vehicles there. Will the RAIB be...

If the train is quiet I'll quite often put my bag on the seat next to me. It's not to discourage people from sitting next to me, but more so that I can get stuff from it more easily than if it's in the overhead rack (I'm tall, so having it by my feet can be a bit uncomfortable, and if it's on my...

Hi folks, I've just been looking at the return leg of a Cheltenham to Ipswich journey I plan to make in a few weeks, and spotted that the only fares available are routed either "Via Not London" (set by XC) or "Via London & Stroud or Evesham" (set by GA), which would rule out travel via Bristol...

I've just checked and it looks like my first 100 points (from 27/7/2011) aren't showing in the total either, and I have 0 points in the "expiring soon" section.

It was announced when I travelled with EMT on the St Pancras route a couple of weeks ago that the trolley didn't take cards. It looked like the guy didn't have any electronic till at all, as the receipt I got (when I asked) was a hand filled in form from a pad. If they're doing it on other TOCs...

The dates aren't entirely nailed down yet, but I shouldn't need to travel at all in the mornings on a weekday. I'm anticipating travelling up to Newcastle on a Sunday afternoon, and then travelling back on a weekday evening (after work). At present it'd be travelling from Cheltenham to...

Hi folks, Having read the restrictions for a Newcastle to Swindon Super Off-Peak return (code 1L), I'm still not entirely sure whether I can have an overnight break of journey on the outward leg of an SSR if I resume my journey before 12:00 the following day but could theoretically complete my...

Thanks for the suggestions guys, the BR Fares site is now bookmarked :). The best I could manage was £77.30, which for the sake of £1.90 doesn't seem worth it :(. @Sonic, unfortunately they're day singles and I'm travelling down one day and back the next (sorry, the phrasing I used could be...

I've got to travel from Cheltenham to Newbury this week (on the 05.54 train :(, back the following evening) and have noticed that the only ticket valid for the journey is the Anytime Return at £79.20 (with a 16-25 Railcard), which seems a bit steep (even though I'll be claiming it back on...

One of the signs at Peterborough (on Platform 4) like that once. OT but it looked like it was Firefox on Linux rather than Windows.