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I travelled the Up Night Riviera last night. RealTime Trains says that whilst I was asleep, there was some shenanigans at Reading with two trains being combined?!
Main Train: 1A50 2145 Penzance to London Paddington Departing on 14th March 2024
"Extra" Train: 0A50 0349 Reading to Reading...
I'm on the Pullman 1303 Paddington to Plymouth. We are being held for an indeterminate period due to a broken train at Thatcham.
The broken down train appears to be 1K12 387156 1205 Paddington to Newbury (link is to RealTime Trains), which has been cancelled at Thatcham.
Does anybody have any...
Cheers for this
It is something that the wider disability rights community is aware of, it has registered in people's heads the blatant difficulty and discrimination this causes.
#EustonWeHaveAProblem
I'll re-raise to see if somebody would take a case.
LNER stating that the 1835 North from King's Cross will be the first one to leave - presumably back on the ECML.
https://twitter.com/LNER/status/1733895239331451194
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Ah, though now down as "delayed" https://twitter.com/g_uk_notts/status/1733911305323499902?t=t9qSsZyP06AEqP43MUhfXQ&s=19
Yes. LNER website
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The frequency of significant overhead line equipment failure on the ECML is troubling me, and doubtless many others.
Is this an indication that there's a major problem that requires significant renewal?
People tell me (e.g. an East Coast driver) that it was done...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-67587775
As a wheelchair user often left without my wheelchair or my body being secured on such coaches, I do wonder what would have happened if I was unsecured on that one.
I hope all involved are as okay as possible and recuperate soon.
Really.
About the only criticism I've had is that I said it would be a "security incident" - phraseology with a specific meaning I wouldn't use in a similar situation again.
Other than that, I struggle to see any "pretty poor" language on this video or any other.
I'm never abusive to railway...