Recent content by Miken

Beford-Luton-London also badly disrupted by the look of it...

Avanti seemed to have a 'reasonable' patch late Summer early Autumn but since then the service is dire. Last week every train I was booked on was cancelled or late and the knock-on for my business is really concerning. They have now had the temerity to turn down a delay repay on the 6/12 1030...

The small ones I think she was maybe referring to - similar to the types in a hotel bedroom perhaps... from what she was saying I really wouldn't discount anything! The sockets are clearly labelled mobile phones and laptops only - I'm not sure how much plainer it can be said?

Talking to a crew member on a class 390 last week about this very topic as the power sockets in J had tripped. She said, and I quote "It's the stupid idiots who regularly try hair straighteners, irons and even kettles that mainly cause the problem" These sockets are NOT designed for the kind of...

For my own understanding here - is a group ticket like this only issued with a barcode? As all of my single user tickets have every detail printed on them and often (particularly on Avanti) the barcode is never read but the printed ticket details are taken as sufficient to validate my journey...

On the 2015 from Victoria to Leeds this evening (Sun) and RTT shows us calling at Huddersfield then routing via Wakefield Kirkgate and Woodlesford before arriving at Leeds so I assume work still going on at Dewsbury?

1830 Euston to Glasgow cancelled... managed to catch the heavily delayed 1740 Euston-Glasgow via B'ham only to be informed at Coventry this train is to be terminated at Wolverhampton (according to the TM because the set now 'needs' to go to Oxley). So we are faced with a Wolverhampton to Crewe...

Talking about a welcome - my experience on Wigan Wallgate Station yesterday morning (managed by Northern)... Lift broken 'indefinitely', both toilets out of order, half stairwell cordoned off (I missed my connection as I couldn't get down the stairs in time), usual disinterested/semi-aggressive...

There is a detailed infomation page on the NR Website.... https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ticket-types/tickets/evr/ Quote: "A Standard Class return ticket which can be purchased in advance or immediately before travel. This ticket can only be sold to passengers who already hold onward...

Yes - I've lived 3 miles from Parbold for 30 years and notably my perception is that the line between Wigan and Southport is often short changed on service availability so on a Sunday an already scant service quickly becomes a 3 hour gap between trains. Just to note when I got on the train at...

Original itinerary: 12:57 Parbold to Manchester Piccadilly 15:18 Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield 16: 51 Sheffield to Leicester 18:12 Leicester Melton Mowbray The 12:57 and the 13:57 from Parbold were cancelled at very short notice (presumably a P code) so I then booked the 13:23 Chorley...

Yes and I bought the tickets from this forum's venerable (and excellent) site - followed the refund process from my account page and it was at this point I was directed to claim the refund from Northern...

Northern have got a near 3 hour gap in service so the next train from Parbold misses my onward train to Sheffield or I go ridiculously early. Booking refs attached. I put this journey together; normally I would go Wigan to Bham New St then New St to Melton, all of which I can travel 1st class...

Hello, I have a paper ticket from Parbold to Manchester Piccadilly today (first leg of 4 trains to Melton Mowbray). I was due to travel on the 1257 from Parbold but this has been cancelled and I've had to book a new ticket from Chorley (the original ticket states valid via Wigan only). I bought...

Thanks yorkie, Really appreciate the offer - am happy to wait for a fix to come along (it will be a really useful enhancement to me if it were to be sorted) in the meantime will continue to use this site for my many business bookings - still by far the best booking engine I've used in 20+ years...